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Royal Troon will host its 10th Open Championship in 2023, celebrating 100 years since golf’s original major was played there for the first time.
The famed links course in South Ayrshire, Scotland, has cultivated a deep and rich history during that period, stretching back to when Arthur Havers won the first Troon title in 1923.
From Bobby Locke’s defence in 1950 to Tom Watson’s dramatic triumph in 1982 through to Henrik Stenson’s masterclass in 2016, Royal Troon has staged some of the greatest moments in the history of The Open.
For the first 60 years of The Open’s history, the Claret Jug’s visits to the southwest of Scotland were confined to Prestwick – Troon’s next-door neighbour and original championship host.
That all changed in 1923, however, when The Open went to Troon for the first time. The course recently had been redesigned, lengthened and strengthened by five-time Champion Golfer James Braid.
Sporting a new look, the course provided a fitting climax to Royal Troon’s first Open, with the drama not settled until the final hole as Havers got the better of defending champion Walter Hagen.
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Limited tickets and hospitality for The 149th Open at Royal St George’s are still available.
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