Open Championship draw: Padraig Harrington in major grouping

Defending Open champion Padraig Harrington will play with American Jim Furyk and Australian Geoff Ogilvy for the first two rounds of this year's Open championship at Turnberry...more and the full Open draw...

Padriag Harrington will play alongside Jim Furyk and Geoff Ogilvy at Turnberry

The draw for the 2009 Open Championship at Turnberry has been made, and there are some fascinating groups for spectators to follow on the Ailsa Course this coming Thursday, including a major-themed threeball for defending champion Padraig Harrington.  

The Irishman will have two other major winners alongside him when he tees off at 2.20pm on Thursday, with US Open champions Jim Furyk and Geoff Ogilvy forming an exciting threeball.  

German Martin Kaymer, who has just won back-to-back titles, tees off with former Open winner Ernie Els and current US Open champion Lucas Glover, who will head out at 12.58pm.

Crowds will flock to see Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy as he attempts to win the Open alongside American Anthony Kim and the in-form South African Retief Goosen at 1.30pm.

Tiger Woods has an earlier tee off time as he plays alongside Englishman Lee Westwood and Japan's Ryo Ishikawa, who get away at 9.09am, and will be sure to have the early crowds following them.

Other interesting groups include 2001 Open champion David Duval - so impressive in the US Open recently - who joins up with recent European Tour winner Nick Dougherty and Australian Adam Scott - who had a top-5 finish at Loch Lomond at the weekend.

Last year's surprise package Greg Norman will hope to have another memorable year when he starts his campaign at 7.36 am with American Kenny Perry and England's Oliver Wilson.

Thomas Patrick Clarke
Sports Digital Editor


Tom Clarke joined Golf Monthly as a sub editor in 2009 being promoted to content editor in 2012 and then senior content editor in 2014, before becoming Sports Digital Editor for the Sport Vertical within Future in 2022. Tom currently looks after all the digital products that Golf Monthly produce including Strategy and Content Planning for the website and social media - Tom also assists the Cycling, Football, Rugby and Marine titles at Future. Tom plays off 16 and lists Augusta National (name drop), Old Head and Le Touessrok as the favourite courses he has played. Tom is an avid viewer of all golf content with a particularly in depth knowledge of the pro tour.