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Bobby Jones was a four-time U.S. Open Champion in 1923, 1926, 1929, and 1930.. The U.S. Open is an annual golf competition established in 1895, with Horace Rawlins winning the inaugural championship. [1]
The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open national championship of golf in the United States. It is the third of the four men's major golf championships, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour.
The men's major golf championships, commonly known as the major championships, [1] and often referred to simply as the majors, are the most prestigious tournaments in golf. Historically, the national open and amateur championships of Great Britain and the United States were regarded as the majors.
The Masters Tournament (usually referred to as simply the Masters, or as the U.S. Masters outside North America) [2] [3] is one of the four men's major golf championships in professional golf. Scheduled for the first full week in April, the Masters is the first major golf tournament of the year.
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.
This category contains articles about United States national golf championships organized by the United States Golf Association. There are currently 11 individual championships, plus men's and women's state team championships. Two other individual championships were discontinued after their 2014 editions.
The United States Amateur Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Amateur, is the leading annual golf tournament in the United States for amateur golfers. It is organized by the United States Golf Association and is currently held each August over a 7-day period.
The men's major golf championships, also known simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious events in professional golf. [1] The competitions are the Masters Tournament , the PGA Championship , the U.S. Open , and The Open Championship , contested annually.