British Open 2024
The 152nd British Open2024 Championship is currently underway at Royal Troon Golf Club tees off Thursday as golf’s final major of the 2024 season.
The winners of the previous three majors – Masters winner Scottie Scheffler, PGA Championship winner Xander Schauffele and U.S. Open winner Bryson DeChambeau – are in this year’s field.
This marks the 10th time Royal Troon will play host to The Open, the most recent time coming in 2016 when Sweden’s Henrik Stenson beat Phil Mickelson by three strokes to win his first.
The 152nd Open Championship is currently underway at Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Here are some highlights:
- Dates: The tournament runs from July 18 to July 21, 2024.
- Course: The championship takes place at the historic Royal Troon Old Course, which was founded in 1878 and has hosted The Open nine times previously. It features an out-and-back layout with a challenging back nine.
- Leaderboard: Justin Thomas has taken an early lead with a birdie-birdie finish, currently sitting at -3 after the first round.
- Fashion: Curious about what players are wearing? Check out the attire of golfers like Jason Day, Collin Morikawa, and Jordan Spieth during this week’s Open Championship
Past Winners of British Open at Royal Troon
The Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club has seen some remarkable champions over the years. Here are the notable winners:
- Arthur Havers (1923): The Englishman secured victory with a dramatic bunker shot on the 72nd hole, claiming his only Major title.
- Bobby Locke (1950): South African great Locke defended his Open title, finishing one under par and setting a record for the four-round era.
- Arnold Palmer (1962): Palmer also defended his Open title at Troon, dominating with a 12-under-par score, his second Claret Jug.
- Tom Weiskopf (1973): American golfer Weiskopf triumphed at Troon, adding his name to the prestigious list of champions.
- Tom Watson (1982): Watson, a four-time Open winner, secured his fourth Major victory at Royal Troon.
- Mark Calcavecchia (1989): The American golfer claimed the Claret Jug in a memorable tournament.
TROON, Scotland — In the fall of 1963, four years into his time in America, Gordon Murray was giving a lesson to a woman named Janet Lee Auchincloss at Maryland’s Chevy Chase Country Club. She had brought her granddaughter Caroline, just 5 years old, and the girl played behind them. In the middle of the lesson, the starter came out with an urgent message—Aucinchloss was needed on the phone. Murray drove them back to the clubhouse, and when she picked up the receiver, the voice on the other end told her that her son-in-law, John F. Kennedy, had been shot in Dallas.
Weather Forecast British Open 2024
The tournament began on July 18, 2024, and it will be played over four days, concluding with the final round and victory presentations on July 21, 2024. The defending champion is Brian Harman, who won the 2023 British Open at Royal Liverpool by six strokes over a quartet of runners-up. Keep an eye on the leaderboard for exciting golf action. As for the weather forecast, here is what you can expect during the tournament at Royal Troon:
- Thursday (July 18, 2024):
- Morning: Temperature around 68°F (20°C), with a slight chance of rain (10%) and winds from the south-southwest at 8 mph (16 mph gusts).
- Afternoon: Temperature around 59°F (15°C), with a 5% chance of rain and winds from the southwest at 8 mph (14 mph gusts).
- Friday (July 19, 2024):
- Morning: Temperature around 69°F (21°C), with a 25% chance of rain and winds from the south-southwest at 9 mph (22 mph gusts).
- Afternoon: Temperature around 61°F (16°C), with a 9% chance of rain and winds from the south-southwest at 10 mph (24 mph gusts).
- Saturday (July 20, 2024):
- Morning: Temperature around 65°F (18°C), with a 25% chance of rain and winds from the south-southwest at 9 mph (23 mph gusts).
- Afternoon: Temperature around 55°F (13°C), with a 7% chance of rain and winds from the west-southwest at 10 mph (27 mph gusts).
- Sunday (July 21, 2024):
- Morning: Temperature around 63°F (17°C), with a 45% chance of rain and winds from the west-northwest at 12 mph (27 mph gusts).
- Afternoon: Temperature around 56°F (13°C), with a 64% chance of rain and the highest winds gusting up to nearly 30 mph, sustained at 10-15 mph
Typical British Open conditions: breezy and wet. Rain early in the morning has given way to scattered sprinkles, leaving the greens saturated and fairly slow in the early going.
The official forecast calls for “outbreaks of rain and drizzle” throughout the day with a “moderate to fresh” breeze and temperatures in the 60s. Winds should pick up as the afternoon progresses with gusts exceeding 20 mph.
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