The Open Championship 2009 - Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews

The 2009 Open Championship will be held at Turnberry in Scotland, the 4th time it has been staged there, and, as always, will see the best players in golf gather together to pit their wits against a great links course.After Padraig Harrington’s successful defence of the trophy at Royal Birkdale, will he be able to make it 3 in a row, the return of Tiger Woods after injury will certain make the task even tougher. Everyone is hoping that the tournament will be as good as the 1977 “Duel in the Sun” at Turnberry between Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus, which Watson by a single shot.This book, produced by the R & A, provides the official record of the tournament and contains photographs by some of the best sports photographers in the world, articles by leading journalists from the UK and exclusive interviews with the top players giving their opinions on this year’s tournament.It will provide a superb souvenir for the millions of people who watched The Open on TV around the globe.