The Open Championship
The Open Championship has been held at Troon on eight occasions:
| Year | Winner | Score | Winner's share (£) |
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| R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | |||
| 1923 | Arthur Havers 1st | 73 | 73 | 73 | 76 | 295 | 75 |
| 1950 | Bobby Locke 2nd | 69 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 279 (-9) | 300 |
| 1962 | Arnold Palmer 2nd | 71 | 69 | 67 | 69 | 276 (-12) | 1,400 |
| 1973 | Tom Weiskopf 1st | 68 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 276 (-12) | 5,500 |
| 1982 | Tom Watson 4th | 69 | 71 | 74 | 70 | 284 (-4) | 32,000 |
| 1989 | Mark Calcavecchia 1st | 71 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 275 (-13)PO | 80,000 |
| 1997 | Justin Leonard 1st | 69 | 66 | 72 | 65 | 272 (-12) | 250,000 |
| 2004 | Todd Hamilton 1st | 71 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 274 (-10)PO | 720,000 |
The Open Championship is scheduled to return to Royal Troon in 2016.
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