Played over the Ailsa Course, Turnberry, Ayrshire

Tom Weiskopf and Johnny Miller, the British and US Open champions, renew the rivalry that paired them for 36 holes at Troon in July. Tommy Aaron, the reigning US Masters champion, looks for his first big success in Britain. The defending champion Bob Charles is challenged for the first time in Britain by one of Australia's most consistently successful golfers, Billy Dunk, the current New Zealand Open Champion. Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Roberto de Vicenzo, Gay Brewer,Chi-Chi Rodriguez, Neil Coles, Tony Jacklin and Peter Thomson are some of the other legendary names who this week are competing for prize money totalling more than £58,000 over the spectacular Ailsa Course at Turnberry on the West Coast of Scotland.