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The Open Championship is the oldest of the four golf major championship tournaments, and is often referred to as the British Open outside of the United Kingdom. Unlike The Masters, which is held at Augusta National Golf Club every year, The Open Championship is held at a different course each year. This is similar to the other two majors which are the PGA Championship and the U.S. Open. The winner receives 750,000 British pounds in prize money (approx $1.5 million) and the Claret Jug. The Press Association: Harrington Secures Second Open (July 20, 2008)
Stewart Cink won the 2009 event, defeating Tom Watson in a four-hole playoff. Tiger Woods failed to make the cut, finishing with a plus-five score.
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Tournament History
First played in 1860 at the Prestwick Golf Club, the tournament has grown over the following decades. The first tournament was only open to just eight professional golfers, with no cash prize. Becoming a regular tournament on the PGA Tour schedule in 1995, the modern Open hosts more than 150 golfers competing for a prize purse worth more than $8.5 million. Wikipedia: The Open Championship -
Previous Winners
- Harry Vardon, 6 wins
- Tom Watson, 5 wins
- Peter Thomson, 5 wins
- Walter Hagen, 4 wins
- Tiger Woods, 3 wins
- Nick Faldo, 3 wins
- Lee Trevino, 2 wins
- Jack Nicklaus, 2 wins
- Padraig Harrington, 2 wins
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Official Website: The Open Championship
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Thursday eye-opener: Watson leads the British Open with a 65 ...
Good morning. Game On! will be following the British Open this morning and invite you along. You can also click onto golf.usatoday.com for the Open leaderboard with in-progress scores. In addition, our man on the course Steve DiMeglio will Twitter...USA Today (July 16, 2009) -
Rough at British Open could make things tough for Tiger Woods
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Watch out for the German kid
You wake one day on a golfing planet gone merciless and Sergio Garcia seems middle-aged, Adam Scott winds up dumped to No. 43 and the rankings teem with those who arrived young but utterly ready to rumble.Los Angeles Times (July 15, 2009)
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British Open News
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New date for Reno-Tahoe Open will conflict with celeb tourney
... Century Celebrity Golf Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course at Stateline as well as the British Open being played next summer at St. Andrews. ...USA Today (November 03, 2009) -
Purse size, field still up in the air
"(The British Open) has a totally different group of guys. It's mostly Europeans." Of the 80 Bridgestone players this year, 29 were Americans. ...Reno Gazette Journal (November 08, 2009) -
Andy Murray wins inaugural Valencia Open title
Murray, in his first tournament for almost two months following a wrist injury, beat Mikhail Youzhny 6-3 6-2 to land the inaugural Valencia Open yesterday. ...Mirror.co.uk (November 09, 2009) -
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Good Morning: stocks in Asia closed higher today; US futures are pointing to a higher open. Let the food fight begin. Ending weeks of speculation, ...Smartmoney.com (November 09, 2009)
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#judo In 1974 Christine Child (GBR) won her fifth of six British Open titles. Child was a stunt actress and worked in several Superman films
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At age 15, he became the youngest contestant ever in the British Open.
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British Open Golf Course Locations
- Years Ending 0 or 5: The Old Course at St. Andrews
- Years Ending 2, 4, 7, or 9 at 1 of these 4 locations:
- Carnoustie Golf Links
- Turnberry
- Muirfield
- Royal Troon Golf Club
- Years Ending 2, 4, 7, or 9 at 1 of these 4 locations:
- The Royal Birkdale Golf Club - 2008 site
- Royal Liverpool Golf Club
- Royal St Georges
- Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
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Martial Farts » Grappling Dummies BJJ TV: No Gi British Open 2009
Team Scramble's little sojourn to Birmingham for the No Gi British Open. You can see: My bad form on kettlebells! Andy's absolute robbery of three points for passing the guard and securing side control that wasn't given! ...martialfarts.fightlinker.com (November 08, 2009) -
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Following the hugely successful 2009 Horse of the Year Show (HOYS), Grandstand Group, the team behind HOYS and the British Open, has today announced that tickets for the British Open Show Jumping Championships 2010 have hit the NEC Box ...britishopenshowjumping.com -
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The day before the battle the British had made contact with the American rearguard. The Americans had all the advantages but chose to retire from the area known as Crysler's Farm, leaving the British on an open, defensible piece of ...tyler.provick.ca (November 08, 2009)
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