• Saturday 4th July 2009
 

The Open Championship

The Open Championship will take place on the Ailsa Course at Turnberry on 16 - 19 July 2009. For all the latest Championship news, video footage of previous Opens, new interactive features and much more visit Opengolf.com.

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Tickets

Tickets are still available to purchase online for the 138th Open Championship at Turnberry. Click the link below for the ticket sales website where you can take advantage of the 'Kids Go Free' offer.

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Championship Page

The Amateur Championship runs from Monday 15 - Saturday 20 June at Formby and West Lancs golf clubs.

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The Final

Matteo Manassero defeats Sam Hutsby to become the youngest-ever winner of the Amateur Championship. Click the link below for results.

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The Open Championship

The Open Championship will take place on 16 - 19 July 2009.

The R&A, St Andrews

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The Amateur Championship

Find out more about The Amateur Championship

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Latest News

Course Management 30, Jun, 2009

Star Greenkeeping Scholar teaches next generation

Katie Walls (front row, second from the left) recently brought Myerscough greenkeeping students up to visit St Andrews.

Former R&A greenkeeping scholar, Katie Walls, has taken up a teaching post at Myerscough College.

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Championships 20, Jun, 2009

Manassero is youngest-ever Amateur champion

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1000 watched 16-year-old Matteo Manassero win the 2009 Amateur Championship after beating England’s Sam Hutsby 4&3.

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Championships 20, Jun, 2009

The Final - Live Text

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Live coverage of the final 18 holes of this year's Amateur Championship.

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Golf Development

 The R&A is committed to encouraging the playing  of golf globally.
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Course Management

The R&A Golf Course Committee has been established to provide guidance and help on all aspects of golf course management. Initial activities are concentrating on the needs of federations and unions within Europe.

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Best practice guidelines

Best practice guidelines for course management are now available

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Golf Development
Case Study

Uganda - 20 Jan 2009

The R&A's presence in Africa

There are now almost 700 golf courses in Africa with participation continuing to grow...

Rules Interactive Quiz

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