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- There is no doubt that Turnberry has always been regarded as one of the most beautiful venues in the world, but this year’s exceptional staging of The Open Championship has ensured that it won’t take another 15 years for the tournament’s return.
- Tom Watson’s bid to become the oldest major winner in history at the age of 59 finally ended as fellow American Stewart Cink snatched victory in a play-off at Turnberry.
- Italian teenager Matteo Manassero emerged as a star for the future after shooting a one-under-par 69 in the final round of The Open Championship to complete an extraordinary week at Turnberry.
- Chris Wood is the clubhouse leader at Turnberry as he bids to become the third youngest winner in the history of The Open Championship.
- Tom Watson's incredible attempt to become the oldest ever winner of a major championship remained on track after the third round of The Open at Turnberry.
- Chris Wood battled the elements and the Ailsa course during another strong Open Championship performance and then declared Turnberry as the best he had ever played.
- Ross Fisher's fairytale of winning The Open Championship and then flying home to witness the birth of his first child is still on after a second round 68 at Turnberry.
- Tom Watson rolled back the years at Turnberry with another magical display to sit atop the leader board of The Open Championship going into the weekend.
- Steve Marino set the early clubhouse target in the second round of The Open Championship at Turnberry despite only receiving the call-up to play on Sunday.
- More than 30 years after his epic "Duel in the Sun" with Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson rolled back the years to take an early clubhouse lead in the 138th Open Championship.
- George Brown, legendary Golf Courses & Estates Manager at Turnberry, retires from his role after this year’s Open Championship after more than 23 years at the top of his profession.
- Henrik Stenson is aiming to go one step further than his Swedish compatriot Jesper Parnevik did on the Ailsa course fifteen years ago and claim victory in The Open Championship.
- As Tom Watson relaxed on the eve of the 138th Open Championship in the new ‘Duel in the Sun’ bar of the recently re-opened Turnberry hotel, thoughts of past glories would have been inevitable.
- History has shown that when the Ailsa course hosts The Open Championship the best player in the world always raises the Claret Jug. With this in mind, the current world number one, Tiger Woods, is out to make some history of his own.
- Defending champion Padraig Harrington will aim to make it three-in-a-row this week on the course he describes as the “ideal” Open Championship venue.
- Following the heroic efforts of Greg ‘The Shark’ Norman at Royal Birkdale last year with his sensational third place finish, it wouldn’t be beyond the realm of reality to think that maybe, just maybe, this year at Turnberry he could go even better.
- World No.1 Tiger Woods began his preparation for The 138th Open Championship with a practice round on the Ailsa course yesterday.
- Former open Champion Ernie Els and past Order of Merit winner, Colin Montgomerie have warned that although the Ailsa course at Turnberry is without doubt one of the most beautiful courses in the world, it could be "a beast" at The Open Championship this week.
- With thousands of spectators from all over the world set to descend on Turnberry for four days of world-class golf, local council and business leaders believe that The Open Championship 2009 will provide a major boost to the economy.
- World number one Tiger Woods is relishing the challenge of taking on the Ailsa course for the first time at the 138th Open Championship, which gets underway at Turnberry on 16 July.
