
The 2009 Open Championship PGA Tour is scheduled to be played from July 16 to July 19 at the Turnberry Golf Course in South Ayrshire, Scotland. This will be the 138th Open Championship. There will be 156 golfers at the 2009 British Open Championship with a purse of £4,200,000 or around $6.76 million US. The winner’s share of the purse is £750,000 or $1.2 million US. Total yardage at the 2009 British Open is 7,204, par 70.
Phil Mickelson will likely miss next month's British Open in order to be with his wife Amy as she undergoes breast cancer treatment. Speaking ahead of the US Open which begins on Thursday, Mickelson said: "I'm putting everything I have into this week because I don't anticipate being able to play for a little while."