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Jack Nicklaus, three-time Open Champion in 1966, 1970, and 1978 Seve Ballesteros, three-time Open Champion in 1979, 1984, and 1988 Nick Faldo, three-time Open Champion in 1987, 1990, and 1992 Tiger Woods, three-time Open Champion in 2000, 2005, and 2006. He is one of six champions to win wire-to-wire after 72-holes played with his victory in 2005.
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 .
The Masters is the only one of the four majors to use the same course every year; the Augusta National Golf Club. [3] Masters champions are automatically invited to play in the other three majors (the U.S. Open, the Open Championship (British Open), and the PGA Championship) for
From Ben Hogan to Tiger Woods, golf's oldest major has produced some iconic champions.
The first open tournament was the 1968 British Hard Court Championships held in April, [1] followed by the inaugural open Grand Slam tournament, the 1968 French Open, a month later. [2] Unless otherwise sourced, all records are based on data from the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), [ 3 ] the International Tennis Federation (ITF), [ 4 ...
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] In addition, this championship is conducted by the Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA).
Serena Williams is the winner of 23 major singles titles, most in the Open Era. Steffi Graf – winner of 22 major singles titles, and the only person to win the Golden Slam (1988). Helen Wills Moody – winner of 19 major titles, the first woman to win more than 10 titles.
New singles champions are traditionally elected honorary members of the AELTC by the club's committee. [c] [13] In 2012, the ladies' singles winner received prize money of £1,150,000. [14] In the Amateur–challenge round era, Dorothea Lambert Chambers (1903–1904, 1906, 1910–1911, 1913–1914) holds the record for most titles, with seven ...