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The oldest winner of the Open Championship is Tom Morris Sr. (or Old Tom Morris) who was 46 years and 102 days old when he won in 1867. His son, Tom Morris Jr., is the youngest winner of the championship, he was 17 years and 156 days old when he won the 1868 Open Championship. He also won the most consecutive times with four victories (1868 ...
The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Founded in 1860, it was originally held annually at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland .
Year Order [a] The Open Championship [1] U.S. Open [2] PGA Championship [3] Masters Tournament [4]; 1860: O Willie Park Sr. tournament started in 1895: tournament started in 1916
The 2016 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 145th Open Championship, played from 14–17 July at Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It was the ninth Open Championship played at the Old Course of Troon, and the fifth since gaining royal status.
The Open Championship 2023 - live updates from Hoylake The 151st Open Championship gets underway at Royal Liverpool Tommy Fleetwood sets clubhouse lead after superb five-under-par opening round
The criteria included past Open champions, recent major winners, top ranked players in the world rankings and from the leading world tours, and winners and high finishers from various designated tournaments, including the Open Qualifying Series; the winners of designated amateur events, including The Amateur Championship and U.S. Amateur, also ...
Mark Calcavecchia won his only major championship in a playoff over Greg Norman and Wayne Grady. [3] [4] [5] It was the first playoff at the Open in fourteen years and the first use of the four-hole aggregate playoff, adopted in 1985. [6] The playoff was formerly 18 holes the following day (and 36 holes prior to 1964). [7]
The 2021 Open Championship, officially the 149th Open Championship, was a golf tournament played 15–18 July at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, England. It was originally scheduled for 16–19 July 2020, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .