Ayrshire's Open Champions
Turnberry 2009 will represent the 36th Open Championship played in Ayrshire out of 138 - more than 25% of The Open Championships have been held in Ayrshire.
Prestwick Opens:
1860-1870, 1872, 1875, 1878, 1881, 1884, 1887, 1890, 1893, 1898, 1903, 1908, 1914, 1925
Troon Opens:
1923, 1950, 1962, 1973, 1982, 1989, 1997, 2004
Turnberry Opens:
1977, 1986, 1994, 2009
Here's a list of the great and the good who have lifted The Claret Jug or before it the Championship Belt in Ayrshire. never won here by Jack Nicklaus or to date by Tiger Woods but what a list in spite of that.
2004 Tod Hamilton - Troon
1997 Justin Leonard - Royal Troon
1994 Nick Price - Turnberry
1989 Mark Calcavecchia - Royal Troon
1986 Greg Norman - Turnberry
1982 Tom Watson - Royal Troon
1977 Tom Watson - Turnberry
1973 Tom Weiskopf - Royal Troon
1962 Arnold Palmer - Troon
1950 Bobby Locke - Troon
1925 Jim Barnes - Prestwick
1923 AG Havers - Troon
1914 Harry Vardon - Prestwick
1908 James Braid - Prestwick
1903 Harry Vardon - Prestwick
1898 Harry Vardon - Prestwick
1893 Willie Auchterlonie -Prestwick
1890 Jack Ball Jnr - Prestwick
1887 Willie Park Jnr - Prestwick
1884 Jack Simpson - Prestwick
1881 Bob Ferguson - Prestwick
1878 Jamie Anderson - Prestwick
1875 Willie Park - Prestwick
1872 Tom Morris Jnr - Prestwick
1870 Tom Morris Jnr - Prestwick
1869 Tom Morris Jnr - Prestwick
1868 Tom Morris Jnr - Prestwick
1867 Tom Morris Snr - Prestwick
1866 Willie Park - Prestwick
1865 Andrew Strath - Prestwick
1864 Tom Morris Snr - Prestwick
1863 Willie Park - Prestwick
1862 Tom Morris Snr - Prestwick
1861 Tom Morris Snr - Prestwick
1860 Willie Park - Prestwick
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