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The 2008 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 137th Open Championship, played from 17 to 20 July at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. Pádraig Harrington successfully defended his Open Championship title, his second; he shot four under par over the final nine holes and was four strokes ahead of runner-up ...
Harry Vardon, six-time Open Champion in 1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911, and 1914, which is a record. The Open Championship is an annual golf competition held in the United Kingdom that was established in 1860. [1] It is played on the weekend of the third Friday in July, and is the last of the four major championships to be played each year. [2]
Major championships. 10–13 April: The Masters - South African Trevor Immelman won his first major by a three-stroke margin. 12–15, 16 June: U.S. Open - American Tiger Woods won his 14th major by making birdie on the 72nd hole in regulation, and forcing an 18-hole playoff with Rocco Mediate on Monday, 16 June.
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The Open is recognised as one of the four major championships in golf, and is an official event on the PGA Tour, European Tour, and the Japan Golf Tour. The Open began in 1860, and for many years it was not the most-followed event in golf, as challenge matches between top golfers were more keenly followed and drew larger crowds. [85]
The knock on Brian Harman has been that he thinks to much. He's even admitted as much himself. It happened when he took a one-shot lead into the final round of the 2017 U.S. Open, when he was no ...
Hull, seeking her first major title, has plenty of high-profile company at the top of the leaderboard. Charley Hull shoots 67 to lead wind-swept Women's British Open. Nelly Korda is one back