Royal Troon To Host 2016 Open

The Open Championship will be held in Royal Troon again after the Ayrshire course was selected to host the tournament in 2016, 12 years after it was last held there.

Royal Troon has hosted the event eight times in all, with the 2004 edition starring the relatively unknown Todd Hamilton – who defeated Ernie Els in a play-off to claim the Claret Jug.

The Open will be held in Scotland three times in four years, with the Claret Jug heading to Muirfield in 2013, St Andrews in 2015 and Royal Troon 12 months later.

Another Scottish course, Gleneagles, will also host the Ryder Cup in 2014.