| Date
|
Event Name
|
Avenue
|
| Sun 7/12/2009 |
British Open golf - Full Week Season, July 12-19, 2009 |
Turnberry Golf Course
South Ayrshire, SCOTLAND |
| Sun 7/12/2009 |
British Open golf - Practice Rounds
|
Turnberry Golf Course
South Ayrshire, SCOTLAND |
| Mon 7/13/2009 |
British Open golf -
Practice Rounds
|
Turnberry Golf Course
South Ayrshire, SCOTLAND |
| Tue 7/14/2009 |
British Open golf - Practice Rounds |
Turnberry Golf Course
South Ayrshire, SCOTLAND |
| Wed 7/15/2009 |
British Open golf - Practice Rounds |
Turnberry Golf Course
South Ayrshire, SCOTLAND |
| Thu 7/16/2009 |
British Open golf - Championship Rounds |
Turnberry Golf Course
South Ayrshire, SCOTLAND |
| Fri 7/17/2009 |
British Open golf - Championship Rounds |
Turnberry Golf Course
South Ayrshire, SCOTLAND |
| Sat 7/18/2009 |
British Open golf - Championship Rounds |
Turnberry Golf Course
South Ayrshire, SCOTLAND |
| Sun 7/19/2009 |
British Open golf - Championship Rounds |
Turnberry Golf Course
South Ayrshire, SCOTLAND |
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The open Championship (sometimes erroneously referred to as the British Open Championship to distinguish it from other national opens), is the oldest of the four major championships in men's golf. Each year the event is hosted by one of several prestigious golf clubs in Britain ; however, the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (R&A) administers The British Open Championship regardless of its site. It is always played on a links course. The Open Championship is played in July, and is the third major to take place each year following The Masters and the U.S. Open and before the PGA Championship. It has been an official event on the PGA TOUR since 1995, which means that the prize money won in the Open by PGA Tour members is included on the official money list. In addition, all Open Championships before that date have been retrospectively classified as PGA Tour wins, and the list of leading winners on the PGA Tour has been adjusted to reflect this. The European Tour has always recognized The Open as an official event.
The Open Championship was first played on 17 October 1860 at Prestwick Golf Club. The inaugural tournament was restricted to professionals, and attracted a field of eight, who played three rounds of Prestwicks twelve-hole course in a single day. Willie Park Senior won with a score of 174, beating the favourite, Old Tom Morris, by two strokes. The following year the tournament was opened to amateurs; eight of them joined ten professionals in the field. Willie Park, Snr wearing the Championship Belt, the winners prize at the Open from 1860 to 1870.Originally, the trophy presented to the events winner was the Champions Belt, a red leather belt with a silver buckle. There was no prize money in the first three Opens. In 1863, a prize fund of $50 was introduced, which was shared between the second- third- and fourth-placed professionals, with the Champion still just getting to keep the belt for a year. The Champions Belt was retired in 1870, when Tom Morris was allowed to keep it for winning the tournament three consecutive times. It was then replaced by the present trophy, The Golf Champion Trophy, better known by its popular name of The Claret Jug.
