21st July 2024

Round 4

Xander SCHAUFFELE (USA) was the 2024 Champion Golfer of the Year at Royal Troon G.C. Rounds of 69, 72, 69 and 65 saw him finish on 275 (-9), two shots ahead of Justin ROSE (ENG) and Billy HORSCHEL (USA).

20 year old Calum SCOTT (SCO) won the low amateur Silver Medal at The 152nd Open Championship with rounds of 71, 75, 70 and 76 (+8).

Calum Scott (Photo: Luke Walker / R&A / R&A via Getty Images)

Talking afterwards Scott said “I made it tough for myself coming in bit I’m just super happy to come in and be the Low Am. It’s one of the highest honours I think you can win as as an amateur. I’m very proud of myself for that.”

Scott is the ninth Scottish player to win the Silver Medal following in the footsteps of W. Dickson Smith, R. Reid Jack, Charlie Green, Ronnie Shade, Barclay Howard, Stuart Wilson, Lloyd Saltman and Sam Locke. All won the prize whilst playing at a course in Scotland.

Tommy MORRISON (USA) and Jacob Skov OLESEN (DEN) (+11) finished tied 60th after final rounds of 73, the best amateur score of the day, and 76 respectively.

Tommy Morrison’s Round 4 Scorecard (Graphic: The R&A / NTT Data)

Luis MASAVEU (ESP), the fourth amateur to make the cut, shot a 76 in Round 4 to finish the Championship in 78th on +18.

Morrison, Olesen and Masaveu all received Bronze Medals which are awarded to other amateurs who make the cut.

Final Amateur Scoreboard (Graphic: The R&A / NTT Data) 

Here are all of the amateur Round 4 hole-by-hole scores: –

Round 4 Amateur Hole-By-Hole Scoreboard (Graphic: The R&A / NTT Data) 

Here are the key amateur statistics from Round 4: –

Click here to view the – 2024 Open Championship Results

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20th July 2024

Round 3

On a day where the playing conditions worsened as each hour passed by it was no surprise to see the Open Championship leaderboard tighten up.

After 54 holes Billy HORSCHEL (USA) on -4 leads Thriston LAWRENCE (RSA), Sam BURNS (USA), Russell HENLEY (USA), Xander SCHAUFFELE (USA), Justin ROSE (ENG) and Dan BROWN (ENG) by 1-shot.

Calum SCOTT (SCO) +3 tied 25th, now just seven shots back, consolidated his lead in the low amateur Silver Medal race with a solid round of 70 in Round 3.

Calum Scott’s Round 3 Scorecard (Graphic: The R&A / NTT Data)

Jacob Skov OLESEN (DEN) +6 now tied 54th shot 72, Tommy MORRISON (USA) +9 tied 70th 74 and Luis MASAVEU (ESP) +13 tied 78th 78.

Round 3 Amateur Scoreboard (Graphic: The R&A / NTT Data) 

Here are all of the amateur Round 3 hole-by-hole scores: –

Round 3 Amateur Hole-By-Hole Scoreboard (Graphic: The R&A / NTT Data) 

Here are the key amateur statistics from Round 3: –

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Round 2

Shane LOWRY (IRL) leads The 152nd Open Championship after 36 holes with a 135 (-7) total. Overnight leader Dan BROWN (ENG) encouragingly stood his ground after shooting a 1-over 72 in the second round. Justin ROSE (ENG) joined the Yorkshireman in tied 2nd on 137 (-5) after he fired an excellent 68 in some of the tougher conditions. It is the first time since 1951 that three GB&I players have been at the top of The Open leaderboard after two rounds.

Players who started later in Round 1 and earlier in Round 2 had the best of the draw.

To be in the race for the low amateur Silver Medal you’ve still got to be in it – which of course means making the low 70 players and ties cut after 36 holes.

At the end of Day 2 just four of the 12 amateurs were amongst the 80 players on +6 or better, from 23 different countries, who survived to fight another day.

Well done to Calum SCOTT (SCO) +4 tied 38th, Jacob Skov OLESEN (DEN) +5 tied 54th, Luis MASAVEU (ESP) and Tommy MORRISON (USA) both +6 tied 69th who can look forward to another 36 holes around Royal Troon over the weekend.

Assuming they complete the full 72 holes they will each be awarded a Bronze Medal by The R&A to commemorate their achievement. The lowest amateur of the four on Sunday will of course be upgraded to a shiny Silver one.

“I’m super happy to make it through to the weekend,” Scott said. “That was the intention, the goal was to make it through those first two rounds and put myself in with the chance to win that Silver Medal.

The Amateur champion Olesen produced the best amateur round of the day achieving the rare feat of 18 consecutive pars in his 71. Discussing his play to date the Dane said: “It is what I have dreamt of ever since I was a kid, getting to be in these positions. I think I held my own pretty well. I was quite nervous on the front nine (yesterday) and that is why my score was bad, but I played the last 26 holes bogey-free, and I am pretty proud of that and will take a lot from it.”

Jacob Skov Olesen’s Round 2 Scorecard (Graphic: The R&A / NTT Data)

Here are the final 36 hole scores from the amateur contingent: –

Round 2 Amateur Scoreboard (Graphic: The R&A / NTT Data) 

Jasper STUBBS (AUS) showed good heart in Round 2 after essentially playing himself out of contention on Day 1. His 72 included five birdies including a nice sign off on the 18th green.

Jasper Stubbs’ Round 2 Scorecard (Graphic: The R&A / NTT Data)

Here are all of the amateur Round 2 hole-by-hole scores: –

Round 2 Amateur Hole-By-Hole Scoreboard (Graphic: The R&A / NTT Data) 

Here are the key amateur statistics from Round 2: –

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18th July 2024

Round 1

The Round 1 leader of The Open Championship is 29 year old Dan BROWN (ENG), who, playing in his first major, shot a bogey free 6-under 65. Dan’s younger brother Ben, the reigning English Amateur champion, is on the bag.

In the opening rounds of The Championship, with a large field and a one tee start, an early or late tee time is often highly beneficial to a player’s scoring chances. That certainly proved to be the case for the two leading amateurs on Day 1.

Calum Scott Tees Off In Round 1 (Photo: Stuart Franklin / R&A / R&A via Getty Images)

Calum SCOTT (SCO), who was the first amateur to tee off at 6.35am, produced the best score, an even par 71. He enjoyed four birdies including one on The Postage Stamp 8th hole to finish the day tied 18th.

Talking after his round the Texas Tech rising senior from Nairn said “It was tough to settle in there for a while with the crowds. It was something I haven’t experienced before so that was new. I managed my way around the golf course really well and holed some good putts. I was really happy with the result.”

Calum Scott’s Round 1 Scorecard (Graphic: The R&A / NTT Data)

The second best score came from the last amateur out, Matty DODD-BERRY (ENG), who teed off nearly ten hours later at 4.16pm. The Royal Liverpool member started with a nice birdie and held his round together superbly after giving two shots away early on. HIs 72 (+1) saw him end Round 1 tied for 31st place.

Matty Dodd-Berry’s Round 1 Scorecard (Graphic: The R&A / NTT Data)

Jaime MONTOJO (ESP) made the best start of any player in the field when he holed his second shot on the 1st for an amazing eagle 2. He finished his round on +3 and tied 69th one shot behind his impressive compatriot Luis MASAVEU who will have been pleased with his 73 (tied 42nd).

Here are all of the amateur Round 1 hole-by-hole scores: –

Round 1 Amateur Hole-By-Hole Scoreboard (Graphic: The R&A / NTT Data) 

Here are the key amateur statistics from Round 1: –

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16th July 2024

Amateur Tee Times

The start times for the opening two rounds of The Open Championship were released at noon today.

Here are amateur tee times for Rounds 1 and 2: –

6.46am / 11.47am – Alex Noren (SWE), Tom Mckibbin (N.I.), Calum SCOTT (SCO)

7.41am / 12.42pm – Francesco Molinari (ITA), Justin Rose (ENG), Jasper STUBBS (AUS)

8.36am / 1.37pm – John Daly (USA), Santiago DE LA FUENTE (MEX), Aaron Rai (ENG)

8.47am / 1.48pm – Stewart Cink (USA), Chris Kirk (USA), Dominic CLEMONS (ENG)

10.20am / 3.21pm – Keegan Bradley (USA), Will Zalatoris (USA), Gordon SARGENT (USA)

10.42am / 3.43pm – Guido Migliori (ITA), Sean Crocker (USA), Tommy MORRISON (USA)

12.31pm / 7.19am – Ernie Els (RSA), Gary Woodland (USA), Altin VAN DER MERWE (RSA)

12.42pm / 7.30am – Henrik Stenson (SWE), Rasmus Hojgaard (DEN), Jacob Skov OLESEN (DEN)

3.54pm / 10.42am – Ryan Van Velzen (RSA), Charlie Lindh (SWE), Luis MASAVEU (ESP)

4.05pm /10.53am – Kazuma Kobori (NZL), Jaime MONTOJO FERNÁNDEZ (ESP), Liam NOLAN (IRL)

4.16pm / 11.04am – Daniel Brown (ENG), Denwit Boriboonsub (THA), Matty DODD-BERRY (ENG)

Click here to view the full – 2024 Open Tee Times

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15th July 2024

Introduction

157 players will contest the 152nd Open Championship which will be played at Royal Troon G.C. in Scotland on 18-21 July 2024.

The competition will be decided by stroke play over 72 holes. An aggregate play-off will be used to break any ties for 1st place.

The 70 lowest scores over the first 36 holes, and ties for 70th place, will advance to the final two rounds over the weekend.

12 amateurs are competing, all for the first time, having earned exemptions or come through qualifying: –

Dominic CLEMONS (ENG, 22, d.o.b. 14/06/02) – 2024 Final Qualifying, Burnham & Berrow
Caddie – Michael Clemons

Santiago DE LA FUENTE (MEX, 22, d.o.b. 18/11/01) – 2024 Latin America Amateur Champion
Caddie – Jose Lopez 

Matty DODD-BERRY (ENG, 20, d.o.b. 11/11/03) – 2024 Final Qualifying, West Lancashire
Caddie – Chris Mitchelsen 

Luis MASAVEU (ESP, 21, d.o.b. 17/12/02) – 2024 Final Qualifying, Royal Cinque Ports
Caddie – Gonzolo Fernandez Castano 

Jaime MONTOJO FERNÁNDEZ (ESP, 19, d.o.b. 13/13/04) – 2024 Final Qualifying, Royal Cinque Ports
Caddie – Luis Montojo Fernández 

Tommy MORRISON (USA, 19, d.o.b. 11/08/04) – 2024 European Amateur Champion
Caddie – Stan Mercer 

Liam NOLAN (IRL, 24, d.o.b. 26/03/00) – 2024 Final Qualifying, Dundonald Links
Caddie – Kenny Fahey

Jacob Skov OLESEN (DEN, 25, d.o.b. 28/05/99) – 2024 Amateur Champion
Caddie – Andreas Sko Olesen 

Gordon SARGENT (USA, 21, d.o.b. 27/05/03) – 2023 Mark H. McCormack Medal Winner
Caddie – Mike Thomson

Calum SCOTT (SCO, 20, d.o.b. 23/10/03) – 2024 Open Amateur Series Winner*
Caddie – James Vargas

Jasper STUBBS (AUS, 22. d.o.b. 16/12/01) – 2023 Asia-Pacific Amateur Champion
Caddie – Simon Clarke

Altin VAN DER MERWE (RSA, 27, d.o.b. 08/11/96) – 2024 African Amateur Championship~
Caddie – Nicky Gold

*The Open Championship Amateur Series was introduced by The R&A in 2023. It offers an exemption to the player who gains the most WAGR points in the St. Andrews Links Trophy, the Amateur Championship and the European Amateur Championship events (as long as they didn’t win the Amateur or European Amateur Championships which meant they were already exempt).

~A new exemption category for 2024.

This is the highest number of amateurs to be playing since 1987 when 13 featured.

The Amateur Competitors (Photo: The Open)

Royal Troon G.C.

In 2024 the course will play to 7,385 yards, the third longest in Open history, and a par of 71.

The par 5 6th at 623 yards and the par 3 8th at 123 yards will be the longest and shortest holes ever seen at the Championship.

In the first qualifying round for The Open in 1950, the German amateur, Hermann Tissies scored 15 at The Postage Stamp on his way to a round of 92.

Royal Troon Scorecard (Graphic: The R&A / Players’ Edition Strokesaver)

Low Amateur Silver Medal

Since 1949 the Silver Medal has been awarded to the leading amateur in The Open Championship who completes 72 holes. Bronze Medals are awarded to all other amateurs who complete 72 holes.

The Open has to date been played nine times at Royal Troon G.C. with the Silver Medal awarded on seven occasions. The first Open here in 1923 pre-dates the award and no amateur made the cut in 2016.

The Silver Medal winners at Royal Troon are Frank Stranahan USA (1950), Charlie Green SCO (1962), Danny Edwards USA (1973), Malcolm Lewis ENG (1982), Russell Claydon ENG (1989), Barclay Howard SCO (1997) and Stuart Wilson SCO (2004).

For more information on this prize please take a look at my article – The Open Championship’s Silver Medal.

Additional Information

Click here to view the official – 2024 Open Championship Website

Click here to view the  – 2024 Open Tee Times

Click here to view the – 2024 Open Championship Leaderboard

2024 Regional & Final Qualifying

No amateur or professional player came through both Regional and Final Qualifying this year.

The five amateurs who advanced to the Championship through Qualifying were all exempt directly into Final Stage.

Click here to view my article on – The Open Championship – 2024 Regional & Final Qualifying

Click here to view the official – Open Championship Website (Final Qualifying)

Click here to view the official – Open Championship Website (Regional Qualifying)

Matty Dodd-Berry (Photo: The Open)

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