How will The Open 2024 be calculated if the cup owner at the target hole has not been determined?
"If the score of four holes is not completed, then compare each hole" is the process to determine the new champion of The Open if there is a situation where more than one golfer has the same score (T1) after all players cross the finish line - complete the hole. 72nd.
As usual, the world's oldest major has four standard rounds, equivalent to 72 holes, of which hole 18, at the end of the field, is the last hole for the first three rounds, the "finish line" for the last round. This role in the 2024 tournament belongs to hole 18 par4, Royal Troon par71 course in Scotland. However, it may have to add an "extra hole mission" (playoff) because at the beginning of the finishing stage, there were 12 golfers ranked in the top 10, divided into five places separated by one stroke. In this group, the leading position belongs to Billy Horschel at -4, then there are six places in T2 (-3), world number one Scottie Scheffler -2, The Open 2019 champion Shane Lowry -1 and three places in the standings. T10 (even par).
If there is a T1 situation after all players pass hole 18 in the last round, the Organizing Committee will deploy extra holes, starting by comparing the combined scores of four holes. This part takes place at holes 1, 2, 17, 18. In case this method is still not completed, the extra hole will move to hole 18, this time according to the "sudden death" rule (compare each turn).
Horschel leads the Claret Jug cup competition at -4 when entering the final round of The Open 2024 today, April 21.
Horschel leads the Claret Jug cup competition at -4 when entering the final round of The Open 2024 today, April 21.
In the past 35 years, The Open, including the 2024 edition, has taken place four times at Royal Troon. The previous three times, there were two times when a playoff was used to determine the championship. Both times, with T1 at -13 and -10 respectively, ended in four-hole scoring, when Mark Calcavecchia surpassed both Greg Norman and Wayne Grady in 1989, and Todd Hamilton beat Ernie Els in 2004. Those two playoffs are also arranged at holes 1, 2, 17 and 18 as expected this time.
The Open since 1985 has started to apply the method of comparing scores of four holes before comparing each hole.
When returning to Royal Troon in 2016, the tournament took place with beautiful weather, ending with the champion belonging to Henrik Stenson at -20.
This year, The Open encountered heavy rain and wind throughout the first three rounds. The final round, on July 21, is still forecast to have scattered rain when the top 10 compete, and winds can gust up to 35 km/h. With the current playing conditions and Horschel's current -4 lead, this tournament's championship mark is likely not half that of 2016, in addition to leaving the playoff scenario open at the end of the journey. The competition for the Claret Jug Cup and $3.1 million is both crowded and tight - the five places in the top 10 are one stroke apart.
