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The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is an annual golf tournament conducted by The R&A. It is one of the four major championships in professional golf, and is the oldest of the four. The Open is traditionally played in mid-July; beginning 2019, with the rescheduling of the PGA Championship to May, the tournament will be the final major of the golf season.
Edward White, Ed White, or Eddie White may refer to:
The Bush family is an American family that is prominent in the fields of politics, sports, entertainment, and business, founded by Obadiah Bush and Harriet Smith.
John Ball Jr. was an English amateur golfer of the late 19th and early 20th century.
James, Jimmy, or Jim Bennett may refer to:
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Harold Horsfall Hilton was an English amateur golfer of the late 19th and early 20th century. He won The Open Championship twice, The Amateur Championship four times, and the U.S. Amateur Championship once.
Andrew Anderson Strath was a Scottish professional golfer who played in the mid-19th century. He won the 1865 Open Championship. In total, he accumulated six top-10 finishes in The Open Championship.
George Thompson may refer to:
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Archibald "Archie" Simpson was a Scottish-American professional golfer. He was also a golf course designer and a golf club maker. He was runner-up in The Open Championship in 1885, and 1890.
John McGowan may refer to:
William, Willie or Billy Dunn may refer to:
Kelly is a surname in the English language. The name has numerous origins. In some cases it is derived from toponyms located in Ireland and Great Britain, in other cases it is derived from patronyms in the Irish language.
The Metropolitan Open is a golf tournament organized by the Metropolitan Golf Association, which covers New York City and its suburbs and surrounding districts in northern New Jersey and southwestern Connecticut. The tournament has been played annually since 1905, and is the third oldest "Open" golf tournament in the United States, after the U.S. Open (1895) and Western Open (1899). It is held at member clubs in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. It was considered a PGA Tour event from 1916 to 1940. In fact, it was one of the "major" tournaments of this period. The 2009 winner was Andrew Giuliani, the son of former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani.
The 1860 Open Championship was a golf competition held at Prestwick Golf Club, in Ayrshire, Scotland. It is now regarded as the first Open Championship. Until his death in 1859, Allan Robertson was regarded as top golfer in the world. The Open Championship was created to determine his successor. Eight golfers contested the event, with Willie Park, Sr. winning the championship by 2 shots from Tom Morris, Sr.
Low is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
George Anderson Low Sr. was a Scottish-American professional golfer. Low finished tied for second place in the 1899 U.S. Open championship. In total, he had five top-10 finishes in the U.S. Open. He won the Metropolitan Open in 1906 and the Florida Open three times.
George Anderson Low, Jr. was an American professional golfer and noted putting instructor and designer of golf putters. Low was also one of golf's greatest—and unabashed—hustlers. He once reportedly said, "Show me a millionaire with a bad backswing and I can have a very pleasant afternoon".
The England–Scotland Professional Match was an annual men's professional golf competition between teams representing England and Scotland. It was played from 1903 to the start of World War I and was then revived in 1932 and played until the start of World War II. The match was played on a single day, generally a few days before the Open Championship. Except on one occasion, there were 12 players in each team who played 12 singles matches and 6 foursomes. Scotland won the inaugural match in 1903 but didn't win another match, although three matches were tied. The event was organised by the PGA and only members of the PGA were eligible to play.
