The way it works in occasion of tie

Six gamers had been inside a stroke of the lead. 13 had been inside 5. And one was on the prime coming into the 2024 Open Championship’s remaining spherical on Sunday. 

So, sure, a playoff at Royal Troon may occur. 

However what does that appear like? Scroll on. 

Open Championship playoff format

A playoff can be performed over 4 holes — the 352-yard, par-4 1st; the 386-yard, par-4 2nd; the 244-yard, par-3 seventeenth; and the 459-yard, par-4 18th. However what occurs if the gamers are tied after that? They’ll play the 18th once more till a winner is topped. 

For readability, right here is the official playoff announcement from the Open:

“Playoff holes Within the occasion of a tie for first place, there can be a four-hole playoff over the first, 2nd, seventeenth and 18th holes. If nonetheless tied, a hole-by-hole playoff can be performed over the 18th gap solely till a winner emerges.”

Have there been playoffs on the Open Championship earlier than?

Sure. A number of. The final one? That got here in 2015 at St Andrews, the place Zach Johnson prevailed over Louis Oosthuizen. 

Have there been playoffs at Troon? Sure. Two. In 2004, Todd Hamilton prevailed over Ernie Els; and in 1989, Mark Calcavecchia prevailed over Wayne Grady and Greg Norman. 

In all, the Open has gone to a playoff 21 instances. 

How have the contenders performed the playoff holes over the primary three rounds?  

Good query. Let’s have a look. 

Billy Horschel (two underneath)
1st: par, birdie, par
2nd: par, birdie, par
seventeenth: birdie, par, par
18th: par, par, bogey

Daniel Brown (4 over)
1st: par, par, bogey
2nd: par, par, par
seventeenth: par, bogey, bogey
18th: birdie, par, double bogey

Justin Rose (one over)
1st: par, par, bogey
2nd: par, par, par
seventeenth: par, par, bogey
18th: par, birdie, par  

Xander Schauffele (one over)
1st: par, par, par 
2nd: par, bogey, birdie
seventeenth: par, par, par
18th: par, par, bogey

Russell Henley (even par)
1st: par, par, par
2nd: par, par, par
seventeenth: par, par, par
18th: par, par, par 

Sam Burns (three over)
1st: bogey, par, bogey
2nd: bogey, par, par
seventeenth: par, par, par
18th: par, par, par 

Thriston Lawrence (one over)
1st: par, bogey, birdie
2nd: bogey, bogey, par
seventeenth: par, par, par
18th: par, birdie, par 

Scottie Scheffler (one over)
1st: bogey, par, par
2nd: par, par, par
seventeenth: bogey, par, birdie
18th: birdie, bogey, par  

Shane Lowry (two underneath)
1st: par, birdie, par
2nd: par, par, par
seventeenth: par, par, par
18th: birdie, birdie, bogey  

Nick Piastowski

Golf.com Editor

Nick Piastowski is a Senior Editor at Golf.com and Golf Journal. In his function, he’s accountable for modifying, writing and creating tales throughout the golf house. And when he’s not writing about methods to hit the golf ball farther and straighter, the Milwaukee native might be enjoying the sport, hitting the ball left, proper and brief, and consuming a chilly beer to clean away his rating. You may attain out to him about any of those subjects — his tales, his sport or his beers — at nick.piastowski@golf.com.