Royal Troon Course Record Best Scores

Royal Troon will host the 152nd Open Championship in July.

The course, founded in 1878 and redesigned by James Braid, became an 18-hole layout in 1888. It first hosted The Open in 1923.

Fast forward to today, and the 2024 event will mark the tenth time Troon has held The Open. This course has also seen low scores at the AIG Women’s Open.

Arnold Palmer and Tom Weiskopf both won with scores of 12 under par. Mark Calcavecchia needed a playoff after finishing one shot better over four rounds. Six out of nine Opens here have been won with double-digit scores under par. Henrik Stenson’s victory over Phil Mickelson in 2016 tied a Major record with a score of 20 under par.

Both men set a course record during their epic duel , but Xander Schauffele surpassed it this year by winning the PGA Championship at 21 under.

Record-Breaking Rounds:

Schauffele matched his own record round of 62, while Troon has seen two rounds of 63 before Branden Grace’s historic first-ever Major round of 62 at Birkdale in 2017. Stenson and Mickelson both shot rounds of 63 during their memorable battle for the Claret Jug just a year earlier.

Fans might think these records make Troon an exciting venue for future tournaments!

Mickelson started that tournament with his own round of 63 but missed an even lower score by inches on an eighteen-foot putt. Stenson clinched victory with another stunning round of 63 on Sunday, making it one of golf’s most thrilling finishes ever.

Troon also hosted some British and Scottish women’s amateur events along with the AIG Women’s Open in 2020 where Sophia Popov won at seven under despite tough conditions early on. Inbee Park and Ally Ewing (then McDonald) both shot impressive rounds of sixty-six on Sunday; Park finished fourth while Ewing ended up T22 after starting far back.

What do you think about these amazing performances?