Team Troon On Tour – Open Championship Edition
Sending the World of Troon, an Open Championship Themed Team Troon on Tour!
We trust all are enjoying the early action in round one. It is exciting to see Team Troon players off to a great start. Alex Noren teed off early and posted a nice -2. Then Justin Thomas topped that and posted a great -3, 68 to get things started for Team Troon at Royal Troon. Team Troon is well-represented in the field, with members Alex Noren, Justin Thomas, Gary Woodland, and Matt Fitzpatrick all competing for the Claret Jug.
In celebration of The Open Championship, Matt Fitzpatrick will be showcasing an Open Championship-themed Troon golf bag, crafted by our friends at Sun Mountain. The idea and inspiration for the bag design came from a fellow Troon Associate, Steven Payne, the General Manager of the Troon-managed Al Zorah Golf Club in the United Arab Emirates. During his visit to the Scottsdale office ahead of our Leadership Conference, he shared the idea of a UK stamp themed bag that paid homage to the “Postage Stamp” at Royal Troon. We put his idea into action. Two pre-tournament shots of the bag are below (the initial design comp follows in the sharable section).
Thank you Stephen for the great idea. There is a replica version of this bag being sent your way to display at Al Zorah GC!
From last week
PGA TOUR – Genesis Scottish Open
The Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club concluded with a historic victory for Robert MacIntyre, who became the first Scottish player to win the event since Team Troon’s Colin Montgomerie in 1999.
Team Troon members also delivered noteworthy performances. Alex Noren led the team with an impressive T10 finish, showcasing his skills with excellent bookend rounds of 65. Matt Fitzpatrick and Erik van Rooyen both secured respectable T39 finishes, with van Rooyen carded a great round of 64 in his third round. Justin Thomas started the tournament strong with an opening 62, while Gary Woodland maintained a steady presence throughout the event to finish -2. Great playing Team Troon!
- T10 Alex Noren: 65-66-71-65 = 267 / -13
- T39 Matt Fitzpatrick: 67-69-66-70 = 272 / -8
- T39 Erik van Rooyen: 67-67-64-74 = 272 / -8
- T62 Justin Thomas: 62-72-71-71 = 276 / -4
- T67 Gary Woodland: 67-69-72-70 = 278 / -2
PGA Champions Tour – Kaulig Companies Championship
The Kaulig Companies Championship, a PGA Tour Champions event, took place the same week of the Scottish Open at the iconic Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Team Troon member Colin Montgomerie participated in this tournament, which served as the final event before the Senior Open Championship scheduled to begin on July 25th at Carnoustie in Montgomerie’s home country of Scotland. Montgomerie finished the tournament tied for 44th place with a total score of 286 (+6). His performance over the four rounds showed some improvement in the middle of the tournament, with scores of 74-70-69-73.
- T44 Colin Montgomerie: 74-70-69-73 = 286 / +6
PGA TOUR – Rocket Mortgage Classic
The week prior to the Scottish Open, Team Troon made a strong showing at the Rocket Mortgage Classic held at Detroit Golf Club. Erik van Rooyen delivered an exceptional performance, securing a T6 finish. Van Rooyen’s week included a stretch of 40 holes without a bogey and his third round was particularly noteworthy, as he caught fire on the back nine, birdieing 6 of his final 9 holes.Meanwhile, fellow Team Troon member Matt Kuchar demonstrated his own brand of consistency. Kuchar managed to keep his scorecard clean on the back nine for all four rounds of the tournament. Even more impressively, he maintained a bogey-free streak for a 54 consecutive holes during the event.
- T6 Erik van Rooyen: 69-64-68-72 = 273 / -15
- T25 Matt Kuchar: 70-68-71-69 = 278 / -10
Shareable
In honor of Fourth of July weekend, Gary Woodland shared a special video message, extending holiday wishes and highlighting the important year-round synergy between Troon and Folds of Honor. This collaboration aims to raise funds to supports military families through various golf-related initiatives. For more info on how one can support Folds of Honor, CLICK HERE
Cheyenne Woods took to social at the start of the month to highlight Troon Family Golf Month (and our continued dedication to grow the game, year round). Thank you Cheyenne for sharing this support/messaging to your 151k followers.
Full Design Comp of Matt Fitzpatrick’s Open Championship Troon Bag, crafted by Sun Mountain:
Have a great week, enjoy the Open Championship action and Go Team Troon!