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2. In 1997, The Open Championship was played at Troon . The Open Championship was also played here in:
Troon — 1997
Leonard putts his way to the title
While half-way leaders Darren Clarke and Justin Leonard found the course more difficult in the third round of the 1997 Open at Troon, Sweden’s Jesper Parnevik came in with a 66 to turn a three-shot deficit to Clarke into a two-shot lead, with Leonard a further three shots behi...
Troon — 1997 Results
| pos | player | ctry | r1 | r2 | r3 | r4 | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin LEONARD | USA | 69 | 66 | 72 | 65 | 272 |
| 2 | Jesper PARNEVIK | SWE | 70 | 66 | 66 | 73 | 275 |
| 2 | Darren CLARKE | NIR | 67 | 66 | 71 | 71 | 275 |
| 4 | Jim FURYK | USA | 67 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 279 |
| 5 | Padraig HARRINGTON | IRL | 75 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 280 |
| 5 | Stephen AMES | CAN | 74 | 69 | 66 | 71 | 280 |
| 7 | Eduardo ROMERO | ARG | 74 | 68 | 67 | 72 | 281 |
| 7 | Fred COUPLES | USA | 69 | 68 | 70 | 74 | 281 |
| 7 | Peter O'MALLEY | AUS | 73 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 281 |
| 10 | Shigeki MARUYAMA | JPN | 74 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 282 |
