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The British Golf Open Championship
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The Open Championship is the greatest golf tournament of all with the first
championship being held at
Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland in 1860.
The following eleven championships were also staged at Prestwick until 1873 when
St Andrews played host. Over the years a number of the other great links courses
in the UK have been added to the Open circuit such as
Muirfield,
Royal Troon,
Carnoustie,
Royal Birkdale and
Turnberry to name but a few.
Up until 1870, golfers used to play for "The Belt" until it was won by Tom
Morris Jnr in three consecutive years from 1868 - 1870 and therefore The Belt
became his property. Now it is the famous Claret Jug that golfers from all over
the world strive to get their hands on and achieve their lifetime dream of
becoming The Open Champion!
Golf Courses which have hosted The Open Championship:
Prestwick -
Royal Cinque Ports (Deal) -
Royal Birkdale -
St Andrews
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Royal Troon -
Turnberry -
Musselburgh -
Carnoustie -
Royal Lytham -
Muirfield -
Royal Portrush -
Prince's -
Royal St George's (Sandwich) - Royal Liverpool (Hoylake)
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The British Golf Open in the News:
Executive Suites Garibaldi Springs Golf Resort 08/10/2009
This all-suite hotel in Sqaumish, British Columbia offers access to championship golf, relaxing facilities and spacious studio and one-bedroom suites near a variety of recreational activities.
Executive Suites Garibaldi Springs Golf Resort features ...
Executive Suites Garibaldi Springs Golf Resort 21/07/2009
This all-suite hotel in Sqaumish, British Columbia offers access to championship golf, relaxing facilities and spacious studio and one-bedroom suites near a variety of recreational activities.
Executive Suites Garibaldi Springs Golf Resort features ...
Manassero is youngest British Amateur champ 22/06/2009
Matteo Manassero completed a dominant week at Formby Golf Club by winning the British Amateur, making the 16-year-old the youngest player and first Italian to win golf's oldest amateur tournament.
Manassero seized control toward the end of the ...
Golf: British Masters dropped from tour schedule 19/05/2009
The British Masters, one of the oldest events on the European golf tour, has been dropped from this year's schedule after it was unable to find a new sponsor.
The event, which has been staged every year since 1946, will not be on the calendar this ...
County Louth GC Baltray 18/05/2009
Interactive map of the golf course County Louth GC Baltray
County Louth Golf Club or "Baltray" as it is more affectionately known is situated 4 miles from the historic town of Drogheda at the mouth of the river Boyne. With the river to the south ...
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