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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 ...
Henry Cotton holding the Claret Jug after winning the 1937 Open Young Tom Morris (c. 1873) got to keep the original trophy, the championship belt, after winning three consecutive Opens (1868 to 1870). The champion receives trophies, the winner's prize money, and several exemptions from world golf tours and tournaments.
As of the 2024 season, 233 golfers have won one of men's professional golf's four major championships – the modern accepted definition of the majors has only existed since the 1960s but wins in these tournaments have been retrospectively recognized by all the major sanctioning organizations.
Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka share the record for the lowest score in relation to par with their winning scores of -16. [6] The U.S. Open has been won wire-to-wire by seven golfers on eight occasions: 1914 by Walter Hagen, 1921 by Jim Barnes, 1953 by Hogan, 1970 by Tony Jacklin, 2000 and 2002 by Tiger Woods, 2011 by McIlroy, and 2014 by ...
Stenson broke the previous Open Championship record by three shots, formerly 267, set by Greg Norman in 1993. Stenson's 63 (in round 4) and Mickelson's (in round 1) tied the major record for a round. It was the 28th and 29th time this score had been achieved, and Stenson was the 27th different player to do so.
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 US Open men's singles championship is an annual tennis tournament that is part of the US Open [c] [d] and was established in 1881. It is played on outdoor hard courts [ e ] at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows – Corona Park , New York City, United States.
The PGA Championship is an annual golf competition formerly held in mid-August until 2019, when it moved to mid-May. It was established in 1916 and is one of the four major championships played each year which include the Masters, the U.S. Open, and the Open Championship (British Open). [1]