A Quick Guide To Golf Championships
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If you are trying to learn how to be a golf master, you must understand the essentials of the game, particularly the big golf competitions that happen every year. Just like a real basketball fan knows about the key NBA games and tournaments, and the Olympic championship game, any faithful golfing fanatic has to be knowledgeable about the most important tournaments.
The almighty PGA Tour which Tiger Woods has earned a healthy 77 million dollars off! This is a collection of the finest golf events in America spread over the course of the year. They have recently changed the structure so that the big names don't ease off the pressure towards the end of the year. For 2007 it will have 49 events in 45 weeks of which players can earn money from 48 of them.
One of the four majors, the PGA Championship is actually a part of the tour mentioned above. It is the final of the four major championships and is usually played in August time to round the year off. Winning this (or any other major) gives you a raft of invitations to all the big tournaments and exempts you from qualifying for this one ever again!
The Open Championship, The Masters, and U.S. Open are three additional major contests that are a part of the PGA Tour. Each competition is unique as far as credentials, playing settings, and rewards. Let's discuss each in turn:
One odd major championship is the Masters. All the others rotate their courses around, but the Masters vehemently refuses to and has been played on the same course (Augusta National Golf Club) since 1934! I guess if it isn't broken don't try and fix it.
The original coat associated with the Master's competition is a coveted inviting, green tinted single breasted coat that is awarded to the winner of the tournament. One notable fact regarding the Masters competition was that Tiger Woods placed 20 records throughout his 1997 win. One of those records was being the youngest winner of the competition at the age of 21.
Each major seems to have their own quirks, and The quirk for the US Open is that it open to amateurs as well, and it allows men and women to play together. It doesn't even have a lower age limit so in 2006 a 15 year old from Hawaii qualified for the tournament!
The Open Championship, a.k.a. the British Open, is a golf competition thrown at varied golf venues in the United Kingdom. It is usually organized the third week of July. The record for total triumphs at the Open Championship is six, held by Harry Vardon, whose final appearance was in 1914. The Open is the first of all the most well-known golf competitions.
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