Turnberry

Ayrshire, United Kingdom

Tournaments hosted

8

Years

1972–2009

Tours

DP World TourMajors

Most wins here

—

By the numbers

Scoring records across the venue's history.

Course record

63

Greg Norman · 1986

Lowest winning score

-12

1994

Highest winning score

E

1986

Avg winning score

-1.7

8 editions

Avg margin

2.6

strokes

Plays well here

Best records at this venue (minimum 3 starts).

Player	Starts	Wins	Top 10s	Cuts	Best
Tom Watson	4	1	2	4	1
Bob Charles	7	1	1	4	1
Greg Norman	4	1	1	3	1
Sandy Lyle	4	1	1	3	1
Peter Dawson	3	1	1	2	1
Tommy Horton	6	0	3	4	4
Arnold Palmer	3	0	3	1	6
Tony Jacklin	4	0	2	2	2
Dale Hayes	3	0	2	2	2
Mark James	4	0	2	4	4

Tournament history

Year	Tournament	Tour	Winner	Purse
2009	138TH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP	Majors	Stewart Cink	EUR 4,200,000
1994	123RD OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP	Majors	Nick Price	EUR 1,128,300
1986	115TH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP	Majors	Greg Norman	EUR 606,861
1979	2nd European Open Championship	DP World Tour	Sandy Lyle	EUR 105,000
1977	106TH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP	Majors	Tom Watson	EUR 100,000
1975	Double Diamond Strokeplay	DP World Tour	Peter Dawson	EUR 10,000
1973	John Player Classic	DP World Tour	Charles Coody	EUR 58,550
1972	John Player Classic	DP World Tour	Bob Charles	EUR 56,550