The Ailsa Course at Turnberry, situated 80 kilometers south of Glasgow, Scotland, on headland along the Firth of Clyde, overlooking the Isle of Arran and Ailsa Craig, was initially opened with 13 holes in 1901, designed by Willie Fernie, and later completed to 18 holes. It was redesigned by Mackenzie Ross between 1949 and 1951.
The course has hosted the Senior Open Championship four times, including the 2006 tournament. It has also hosted The Open Championship three times; 1977, 1986 and 1994.
The field consisted of 144 competitors; 139 professionals and five amateurs.
18-hole stroke play qualifying rounds were held on Monday, 24 July, on three places in Scotland, Dundonald Links Golf Club, the Kintyre Course at Turnberry and The Irvine Golf Club, for players who were not already exempt. The 43 leading players from the qualifying competitions joined the 101 exempt players for the championship.[5][6]
78 players made the 36-hole cut, all of them professionals and no amateurs.
Loren Roberts and Eduardo Romero tied the lead after the fourth round, to meet in a sudden death playoff, to decide the winner. Roberts lost a four-shot lead after finishing with a five over par round of 75, including two double bogeys on the back nine holes.
The sudden-death playoff went on the 18th hole, to be played until one of the players had a lower score on the hole than the other. Loren Roberts beat Eduardo Romero with a par at the first extra hole.[7] Roberts holed a 15 footer for par, while Romero three-putted from 40 feet for bogey.[8]
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