When, where: Thursday-Sunday, The Old Course (7,305 yards, par 72), St. Andrews, Scotland.

Field: 156 players (147 pros, 9 amateurs), cut after 36 holes to top 70 and ties. Four-hole playoff, if necessary, immediately after final round.

Purse: $7.3 million at current exchange rates ($1.29 million to winner).

Defending champion: Stewart Cink.

TV: ESPN — 5 a.m.-3 p.m Thursday-Friday; 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday; 6 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sunday.

Two-time Openchampions atSt. Andrews

Bob Martin: 1876, 1885

J.H. Taylor: 1895, 1900

James Braid: 1905, 1910

Jack Nicklaus: 1970, 1978

Tiger Woods: 2000, 2005