query: where is the open championship played this year

pos: 2018 Open Championship birdie at the 18th Friday just to make the cut, eagled the 14th after his approach hit the flag, then birdied the 18th after a close approach to also finish runner-up. Amateur: Locke (+9) "Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par" 2018 Open Championship The 2018 Open Championship was the 147th Open Championship, and was held from 19–22 July 2018 at Carnoustie Golf Links in Angus, Scotland. It was the eighth Open Championship to be played at Carnoustie. Playing conditions were unusual as a result of the heatwave in Scotland which had produced brown, dry and sun-baked fairways and brown rough.

neg: English Open English Open The English Open was a professional golf tournament on the European Tour. In 2009, it was due to be played over the Jack Nicklaus designed Signature Course at the St. Mellion International Resort in Cornwall, after a six-year hiatus, but its return to the schedule had to be postponed for at least two years after developers ran into financial difficulties. In most countries where golf is played there is a national open, but in England this role was effectively filled by The Open Championship, sometimes referred to as the "British Open". The English Open was founded in 1979

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Nick Job Open, where he lost to Brian Barnes in a playoff. After turning fifty he won five times on the European Seniors Tour. European Tour playoff record (0–1) "Note: Job only played in The Open Championship."
 WD = Withdrew
 CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1969 Open Championship)
 "T" = tied Nick Job Nicholas James Job (born 27 July 1949) is an English professional golfer. Job turned professional in 1965 and qualified for the 1966 Open Championship as a 16-year-old. He played on the British circuit, winning two age-restricted tournaments, the Gor-Ray Under-24 Championship in 1969 and

neg: 2014 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship 66. This was the easiest scoring day of the championship; 16 players scored under-par and the field average was 72.39. "Final round" 2014 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship The 2014 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 69th U.S. Women's Open, held June 19–22 at Pinehurst Resort Course No. 2 in Pinehurst, North Carolina. It marked the first time that the U.S. Women's Open was played on the same course in the same year as the U.S. Open. The U.S. Women's Open was played in the week immediately following the U.S. Open. First played in 1946, the U.S. Women's Open

neg: 1967 Open Championship 1967 Open Championship The 1967 Open Championship was the 96th Open Championship, played from 12–15 July at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake. Roberto De Vicenzo, 44, won his only major championship, two strokes ahead of runner-up and defending champion Jack Nicklaus. This was the last year until 1986 in which The Open had a single cut at 36 holes. From 1968 through 1985, a second cut was made after 54 holes. The PGA Championship was played the next week near Denver, Colorado, one of five times in the 1960s that these two majors were played in consecutive weeks in July.

neg: 2018 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship 2018 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship The 2018 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 73rd U.S. Women's Open, played May 31 – June 3 at Shoal Creek Club in Shoal Creek, Alabama, a suburb southeast of Birmingham. The U.S. Women's Open is the oldest of the five current major championships and the second of the 2018 season. It has the largest purse in women's golf at $5 million. The tournament was televised by Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports. The championship was moved up in the schedule this year; it had been played in July for decades, with a

neg: Jim Rutledge European Tour, where his best finish on the Order of Merit came in 1990 when he finished in 55th, earning £75,274. He played in his first major at the 1990 Open Championship, where he was high on the leaderboard going into the weekend, but ended up finishing T-57. He played in his second and last major the following year at the 1991 Open Championship but he missed the cut. Rutledge's best finish on the Asian Tour money list was third in 1994. He has finished third on the Canadian Tour's Order of Merit three times. He is one of the

neg: Motor City Open PGA Championship in 1954. Meadowbrook petitioned for and won the opportunity to host the 1955 PGA Championship. Due to this development, the Motor City Open was not held in 1955. This is the only time that a defending champion of a major championship has hosted the tournament the following year. A new successor tournament is expected in 2019 at Detroit Golf Club in the city, to be sponsored by Quicken Loans, replacing The National in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. "this list is possibly incomplete before 1948" Motor City Open The Motor City Open was a PGA Tour event played

neg: 2010 Open Championship 2010 Open Championship The 2010 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and was held from 15–18 July over the Old Course at St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. It was the 150th anniversary of the founding of The Open in 1860, and the 28th time The Open was played at St Andrews. Usually branded with the edition of the championship (for example, the previous year's Open was branded as the "138th Open Championship"), due to the sesquicentennial anniversary, the R&A branded this as the "150th Anniversary Open Championship" rather than "139th Open Championship." The standard branding returned the following year.

neg: Max Hopp Championship saw him rise 14 places in the rankings during the year to start 2015 62nd, the first time Hopp has been inside the top 64 who gain their PDC tour cards. At the first UK Open Qualifier he eliminated Kevin Painter, Ian White and Michael Smith to play in his first quarter-final in the PDC, where Brendan Dolan beat Hopp 6–5. This result helped him enter the UK Open at the third round stage where Kim Huybrechts beat him 9–7 after Hopp had been 7–5 up. Hopp played in his first World Cup of Darts this year. He partnered

neg: Marcus Campbell when he won Event 3 of the Euro Players Tour Championship beating Liang Wenbo 4–0 in the final. This result along with other consistent performances were enough to see him enter the top 32 in the rankings. He also qualified for the world championship for the second successive year, where he played Shaun Murphy. He subsequently lost 10–1 to Murphy. In the 2011/2012 season Campbell qualified for six of the eight ranking events. His best results of the season were last 16 exits at the Australian Goldfields Open, where he lost 1–5 to Mark Allen, and at the World Open,

neg: Golf inception in 1934. It is the only major championship that is played at the same course each year. The U.S. Open and PGA Championship are played at courses around the United States, while the Open Championship is played at courses around the United Kingdom. Prior to the advent of the PGA Championship and The Masters, the four Majors were the U.S. Open, the U.S. Amateur, the Open Championship, and the British Amateur. Women's golf does not have a globally agreed set of majors. The list of majors recognised by the dominant women's tour, the LPGA Tour in the U.S., has

neg: 1960 Open Championship Blair (−2), Jack (E), Deboys (+2), Smith (+9), Shade (+11), Deighton (+14), Munro (+20) 1960 Open Championship The 1960 Open Championship was the 89th Open Championship, played 6–9 July at the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland. In the centenary year of the Open Championship, Kel Nagle prevailed over Arnold Palmer by a single stroke; this year marked the championship's re-emergence as a major stop for American players. The total prize money was increased by forty percent, from £5,000 to £7,000. The winner's share was increased to £1,250 with £900 for second, £700 for third, £500 for fourth, £400 for

neg: 1960 Open Championship 1960 Open Championship The 1960 Open Championship was the 89th Open Championship, played 6–9 July at the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland. In the centenary year of the Open Championship, Kel Nagle prevailed over Arnold Palmer by a single stroke; this year marked the championship's re-emergence as a major stop for American players. The total prize money was increased by forty percent, from £5,000 to £7,000. The winner's share was increased to £1,250 with £900 for second, £700 for third, £500 for fourth, £400 for fifth, £300 for sixth, £250 for seventh, £200 for eighth, £150 for ninth, and

neg: Jack Ferguson (golfer) Jack Ferguson (golfer) Jack Ferguson (born c. 1851) was a Scottish professional golfer who played during the late 19th century. His only top-10 finish in The Open Championship came at the 1874 Open Championship where he was tied for tenth place with James Morris and G. McCachnie. Ferguson was born in Scotland circa 1851. The 1874 Open Championship was held 10 April at Musselburgh Links, Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland. Mungo Park won the Championship, by two strokes from runner-up Tom Morris, Jr. This was the first Open Championship played at Musselburgh. Ferguson carded rounds of 41-46-41-41=169, finishing tied for tenth

neg: 1967 Open Championship This was the last Open at Hoylake for 39 years, until 2006. "Wednesday, 12 July 1967" "Thursday, 13 July 1967" Amateurs: Benka (+6), Howard (+7), Carr (+11), Falkenburg (+12), Sweeny Jnr (+12), Bonallack (+17), Broadbent (+17), Cosh (+30). "Friday, 14 July 1967" "Saturday, 15 July 1967" 1967 Open Championship The 1967 Open Championship was the 96th Open Championship, played from 12–15 July at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake. Roberto De Vicenzo, 44, won his only major championship, two strokes ahead of runner-up and defending champion Jack Nicklaus. This was the last year until 1986 in which The Open had a

neg: 2017 Open Championship prize money was paid in U.S. dollars rather than British pounds. This was the second Open Championship televised domestically by Sky Sports. In the United States, it is the second Open Championship to be televised by NBC (Golf Channel's parent network). The 2017 event was the tenth Open Championship played at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club. Before 2017 the most recent was in 2008, where Pádraig Harrington successfully defended his 2007 title from Carnoustie. Lengths of the course for previous Opens: Each player is classified according to the first category in which he qualified, but other categories are shown in

neg: 1963 Open Championship play. This was the last 36-hole playoff at The Open, the format was changed to 18 holes the following year, used in 1970 and 1975. The four-hole aggregate format was introduced in 1986 and first used in 1989. The PGA Championship was played the next week in Texas at Dallas, one of five times in the 1960s that these two majors were played in consecutive weeks in July. In epic heat, 23-year-old Nicklaus regrouped and won by two strokes for his third major title. <br> Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950): For the first time,

neg: 1924 Open Championship of a major championship without a victory. Taylor finished in fifth at the age of 53, thirty years after his first Open title. Gene Sarazen, age 22, played in his first British Open this year and was 41st. He won the championship in 1932 and played in the Open as late as 1976. Did not advance past qualifying rounds (Monday & Tuesday): Did not enter: "Thursday, 26 June 1924 (morning)" "Thursday, 26 June 1924 (afternoon)" "Friday, 27 June 1924 (morning)" "Friday, 27 June 1924 (afternoon)" Amateurs: Tolley (314), Sutton (323), Hassall (328), Hope (328), Robinson (329), Walker (332) 1924 Open

neg: 2014 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship 2014 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship The 2014 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 69th U.S. Women's Open, held June 19–22 at Pinehurst Resort Course No. 2 in Pinehurst, North Carolina. It marked the first time that the U.S. Women's Open was played on the same course in the same year as the U.S. Open. The U.S. Women's Open was played in the week immediately following the U.S. Open. First played in 1946, the U.S. Women's Open is the oldest of the five current major championships and the second of the 2014 season. It has the largest purse in

neg: 1928 Open Championship 1928 Open Championship The 1928 Open Championship was the 63rd Open Championship, held 9–11 May at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, England. Walter Hagen won the third of his four Open Championship titles, two strokes ahead of runner-up Gene Sarazen. It was his second triumph at Royal St George's, the site of his first Open win in 1922. It was the tenth of his eleven major titles; his second Open victory came in 1924 at Royal Liverpool. For this year and the next, the Open was played earlier than usual, in early May, and Hagen won both. Qualifying

neg: G. McCachnie place<br> Yellow background for top-10 G. McCachnie George McCachnie (born ) was a Scottish professional golfer who played during the late 19th century. His only top-10 finish in The Open Championship came at the 1874 Open Championship where he was tied for tenth place with Jack Ferguson and James Morris. McCachnie was born in Scotland circa 1851. McCachnie's only top-10 finish came in the 1874 Open Championship where he carded rounds of 40-39-43-47=169 and tied for tenth place with Jack Ferguson and James Morris. The date of McCachnie's death is unknown. "Note: McCachnie played only in The Open Championship." "T"

neg: G. McCachnie G. McCachnie George McCachnie (born ) was a Scottish professional golfer who played during the late 19th century. His only top-10 finish in The Open Championship came at the 1874 Open Championship where he was tied for tenth place with Jack Ferguson and James Morris. McCachnie was born in Scotland circa 1851. McCachnie's only top-10 finish came in the 1874 Open Championship where he carded rounds of 40-39-43-47=169 and tied for tenth place with Jack Ferguson and James Morris. The date of McCachnie's death is unknown. "Note: McCachnie played only in The Open Championship." "T" indicates a tie for a

neg: Peter Fernie Peter Fernie Peter Fernie (born ) was a Scottish professional golfer who played in the late 19th century. Fernie had one top-10 finish in the 1884 Open Championship where he tied for ninth place with Jack Kirkaldy. Fernie was born in St. Andrews, Scotland, . He was the younger brother of Willie Fernie. The 1884 Open Championship was held 3 October at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Jack Simpson won the Championship by four strokes, ahead of runners-up Willie Fernie and Douglas Rolland. This was the first Open Championship to be played at Prestwick after it had

neg: Garrick Porteous Garrick Porteous Garrick Rennie Porteous (born 17 January 1990) is an English professional golfer who won The Amateur Championship in 2013 where he defeated Toni Hakula 6 & 5. In 2017 he won the Prague Golf Challenge on the Challenge Tour. Porteous played on the golf team at the University of Tennessee where he earned all-conference and all-region honors. Porteous won the 2013 Amateur Championship where he defeated Toni Hakula, 6 & 5. This win earned him entry into the 2013 Open Championship, 2014 Masters Tournament, and the 2014 U.S. Open provided he maintained his amateur status. He also won

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Jack White (golfer) York Golf Club in England in the winter. White first played in The Open Championship in 1891 and in 1904, when it was played at Royal St George's, where he won his only major championship. He was the professional at the prestigious Sunningdale Golf Club outside London for over twenty five years from 1902. White died in 1949 in Musselburgh. He is best remembered as the winner of the 1904 Open Championship. "Note: White only played in The Open Championship and the U.S. Open."
 NYF = Tournament not yet founded
 NT = No tournament
 WD = Withdrew
 ? = unknown

neg: Murtas Kazhgaleyev 13th Dubai Open Chess Championship. Later that year Kazhgaleyev competed in the Chess World Cup 2011, where he was eliminated in round one by Dmitry Andreikin. He shared first place with Vasily Papin and Rustam Khusnutdinov in the 2014 Australasian Masters tournament. In January 2015 he finished second to Ni Hua in the Australian Open. In May of the same year Kazhgaleyev won the Kazakhstani Chess Championship. Kazhgaleyev played for Kazakhstan in the Chess Olympiads of 1996, 1998, 2000, 2008, 2010 and 2012. Murtas Kazhgaleyev Murtas Kazhgaleyev (; born 17 November 1973) is a Kazakhstani chess Grandmaster. In 2004, he

neg: 1889 Open Championship at the 8th where Kirkaldy was bunkered and took six. Source: "Friday, 8 November 1889" Source: "Monday,11 November 1889" "Morning rounds" "Afternoon rounds" 1889 Open Championship The 1889 Open Championship was the 29th Open Championship, held 8 November at the Musselburgh Links, Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland. Andrew Kirkaldy and Willie Park, Jr. were tied on 155 each. They had a 36-hole playoff on 11 November, Park winning by five strokes from Kirkaldy. This was the sixth and last time the Open was played at Musselburgh. It was replaced by Muirfield as the venue for the 1892 Open Championship. A number

neg: Peter Fernie place<br> Yellow background for top-10 Peter Fernie Peter Fernie (born ) was a Scottish professional golfer who played in the late 19th century. Fernie had one top-10 finish in the 1884 Open Championship where he tied for ninth place with Jack Kirkaldy. Fernie was born in St. Andrews, Scotland, . He was the younger brother of Willie Fernie. The 1884 Open Championship was held 3 October at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Jack Simpson won the Championship by four strokes, ahead of runners-up Willie Fernie and Douglas Rolland. This was the first Open Championship to be played

neg: Manuel Trappel of the Year". Trappel lives in Bregenz and studied Economic Law at the University of Innsbruck. "Note: Trappel only played in The Open Championship."<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut Amateur Manuel Trappel Manuel Trappel (born 16 September 1989) is an Austrian professional golfer who in 2011 became the first Austrian winner of the European Amateur. This title brought Trappel an invitation to the 2012 Open Championship. Trappel won his National Championship before winning the 2011 European Amateur at Halmstad Golf Club in Sweden. He won in a playoff against Walker Cup player Steven Brown. In September 2011, Trappel played

neg: Kenichi Kuboya a full season in 2003. His best finish of the year was a T13 at the 84 Lumber Classic of Pennsylvania and he was not able to keep his card. He would go back to play on the Japan Golf Tour in 2004, where he currently plays. Kuboya played in his first major championship in 2002 at The Open Championship, where he made the cut, but did not contend on the weekend. His next major was the 2009 Open Championship at Turnberry in Scotland. He finished his first round birdie, birdie, eagle, birdie to finish in a tie for second.

neg: 2009 Open Championship (1986), and Nick Price (1994). As with previous editions of The Open Championship at Turnberry, this event was played on the resort's Ailsa Course. Since it last hosted the Championship in 1994, the course had been lengthened by almost , with over having been added to the par 5 17th hole. Six new tees had been built, and the 16th hole was longer and had been remodelled into a dog-leg to the right, having previously been relatively straight. Ailsa Course Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship: Each year, around two thirds of The Open Championship field consists

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Willie Thomson place
 Yellow background for top-10 Willie Thomson Willie Thomson (born ) was a Scottish professional golfer who played during the late 19th century. Thomson was born in Scotland . In total, Thomson had three top-10 finishes in The Open Championship. In the 1874 Open Championship and 1889 Open Championship he finished tied for sixth and tenth, respectively. His best performance came in the 1876 Open Championship where he finished tied for fourth place. Thomson's place and date of death are unknown. "Note: Thomson played only in The Open Championship." DNP = Did not play
 ? = played, finish unknown
 "T"

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Willie Thomson Willie Thomson Willie Thomson (born ) was a Scottish professional golfer who played during the late 19th century. Thomson was born in Scotland . In total, Thomson had three top-10 finishes in The Open Championship. In the 1874 Open Championship and 1889 Open Championship he finished tied for sixth and tenth, respectively. His best performance came in the 1876 Open Championship where he finished tied for fourth place. Thomson's place and date of death are unknown. "Note: Thomson played only in The Open Championship." DNP = Did not play
 ? = played, finish unknown
 "T" indicates a tie for a

neg: Ronnie Baxter was the first World Championship either PDC or BDO to not feature Baxter's name since 1995. Baxter's run of missed major events continued as he failed to qualify for the UK Open for the first time after he had played in every other edition since it started in 2003. He did though reach the semi-finals of the eighth Players Championship by beating the likes of Kim Huybrechts and Simon Whitlock, but he lost 6–4 to Gerwyn Price. This result ensured that he would play in one major event this year as it qualified him for the Players Championship Finals, where

neg: 2000 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship $2.75 million, an increase of over 57% from the previous year, with a winner's share of $500,000. Webb also picked up an additional $250,000 bonus from the Nabisco Grand Slam Challenge for winning two majors in the same year. This championship was scheduled concurrently with The Open Championship in Scotland, where Tiger Woods won his fourth straight major title at St. Andrews to secure his historic "Tiger Slam." "Thursday, July 20, 2000" "Friday, July 21, 2000" "Saturday, July 22, 2000" "Sunday, July 23, 2000" 2000 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship The 2000 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 55th

neg: World Championships in Renju the World Championship (AT). This tournament is open to all Renju players who do not have the right to play in the World Championship. The first three places in BT have the right to participate in the Qualification Tournament (QT) of the next World Championship. There are no world champion titles awarded in this tournament. The results of previous International Open Tournaments of World Championship are following: World Championships in Renju via Correspondence were held in 1982 to 1993 (by paper letters, later by e-mails), and now are played every year since 1996 with an exception in 2009, 2010 and

neg: 1987 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship 1987 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship The 1987 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 42nd U.S. Women's Open, held July 23–28 at Plainfield Country Club in Edison, New Jersey, a suburb southwest of New York City. Laura Davies won the first of her four major titles in an 18-hole Tuesday playoff over runners-up Ayako Okamoto and Joanne Carner. The final round concluded on Monday after rain delays. It was Davies' first victory in the United States, and she became the fourth international winner of the championship. Following this year, the Women's Open was not played in the New York

neg: 1932 U.S. Open (golf) Palmer closed with 65 in 1960. His 286 total tied the tournament record, while his 136 over the final 36 holes set a record that stood until 1983. Sarazen was certainly helped by his familiarity with the venue; he was club pro at Fresh Meadow for five years, from 1925 to 1930. Four-time major champion Jim Barnes played his final major and finished in 55th place. Johnny Goodman won low-amateur honors at 14th; he went on to win the championship the following year, and remains the last amateur champion. The course where this U.S. Open was played in Queens no

neg: Rafael Nadal the clay-court Croatia Open in Umag, where he partnered with Alex Lopez Moron to defeat Todd Perry and Thomas Shimada in straight sets in the final. 2004 started with a doubles championship alongside Tommy Robredo at the Maharashtra Open. In singles, Nadal reached the third round of the 2004 Australian Open where he lost in three sets against Australian Lleyton Hewitt. Later that year, the 34th-ranked 17-year-old played the first of many matches against Federer, then ranked No. 1, at the Miami Open, and won in straight sets, before losing to Fernando González in the fourth round. He was one

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Andrew Sherborne European Tour's Order of Merit was 30th in 1992. "Note: Sherborne only played in The Open Championship."
 CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1984 Open Championship)
 "T" = tied Amateur Andrew Sherborne Andrew Sherborne (born 11 March 1961) is an English professional golfer. Sherborne was born in Bristol. He was the leading amateur at The Open Championship in 1984 and turned professional later that year. He played on the European Tour for nearly twenty years, winning the 1991 Madrid Open and the 1992 Peugeot Spanish Open. Towards the end of his tournament career he struggled to

neg: Anastasia Bodnaruk Russian Championship Higher League of 2013 she qualified for the Russian Women's Championship Superfinal, held later that year, where she finished eighth. In December 2013, she won the Women's Russian Cup, a knockout tournament, by defeating WIM Margarita Schepetkova in the final. In 2015, Bodnaruk won the Saint Petersburg women's rapid championship and the Russian women's blitz championship. Later that year, she finished second in the Russian Women's Championship Superfinal and played in the gold medal-winning Russian team at the 2015 Women's European Team Chess Championship in Reykjavík. Bodnaruk won the women's section of the 2016 Moscow Open, edging Soumya

neg: Ashley Hall (golfer) Ashley Hall (golfer) Ashley Hall (born 3 November 1983) is an Australian professional golfer. He played on the Web.com Tour from 2013 to 2015. He was in a playoff in successive events in 2013, the United Leasing Championship and the Utah Championship, but lost on both occasions. At the end of 2016 he lost another playoff in the Emirates Australian Open and was 4th in the Australian PGA Championship two weeks later. His runner-up position in the Australian Open gave him an entry into the 2017 Open Championship. Hall played in the 2012 Open, where he qualified through International Final

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Jack Ferguson (golfer) place. No prize money was won by the tenth-place finishers. The date of Ferguson's death is unknown. "Note: Ferguson played only in The Open Championship."
 "T" indicates a tie for a place
 Yellow background for top-10 Jack Ferguson (golfer) Jack Ferguson (born c. 1851) was a Scottish professional golfer who played during the late 19th century. His only top-10 finish in The Open Championship came at the 1874 Open Championship where he was tied for tenth place with James Morris and G. McCachnie. Ferguson was born in Scotland circa 1851. The 1874 Open Championship was held 10 April at Musselburgh

neg: Hazeltine National Golf Club cows." Tony Jacklin (that year's reigning Open Championship winner) won the tournament with a seven under par 281. The course played to and Hill placed second. After that, the club faced severe financial troubles, and it looked unlikely that the club would host a major championship again. The club almost secured a deal to host a PGA Championship, but ultimately lost the opportunity. However, the course was awarded the U.S. Women's Open for 1977. This was the first year that Nancy Lopez played in the championship as a professional, and she placed second. Hollis Stacy won the event with a

neg: Tournament Players Championship (United Kingdom) Tournament Players Championship (United Kingdom) The Tournament Players Championship was a European Tour golf tournament which was played in either England or Scotland each year from 1977 to 1984. Except in the first two years the official name took the form "[Sponsor's name] TPC". "Tournament Players Championship" was also the original name of the PGA Tour's Players Championship, which is the richest event on that tour, but in Europe the TPC tag has been applied variously to this British event and to otherwise unrelated events in Germany, the Deutsche Bank Open TPC of Europe, and in Portugal, the Portuguese Open

neg: Evonne Goolagong Cawley when she won 4 tournaments and ended the year ranked 4 in the world. Injuries at the beginning of 1980 kept her away from the tour for many weeks in the first six months of the year, but she returned in triumph at Wimbledon, yet only played three further tournaments for the remainder of the year after her final grand slam victory, these being the US Clay Court Championship where she lost in a semi-final to Andrea Jaeger and the Canadian Open where she lost in a quarterfinal match. She withdrew from the US Open where she had been seeded

neg: John Whitty (snooker player) tournaments, but once the last 32 round was his best result. In the Benson & Hedges Championship, open to amateurs professional tournament, he also reached the round of the last 32. He also starred in the British Amateur Championship, where he lost the final of the southern group. The Challenge Tour 2002/03 was not better than the year before and in Snooker season 2003/2004 he won only 2 games in the 4 tournaments. Then he gave up his professional ambitions. In 2010 he played as an amateur again the English championship. This time he defeated in the regional final Jeff

neg: Martin Erlandsson the Challenge Tour in 2011. Erlandsson's best finishes on the European Tour are a pair of runner-up placings in the 2005 Celtic Manor Wales Open and the 2009 Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles. His best season was 2005, when he finished 67th on the Order of Merit. "Note: Erlandsson only played in The Open Championship."<br> "T" = tied Amateur Martin Erlandsson Martin Erlandsson (born 12 February 1974) is a Swedish professional golfer. Erlandsson was a top amateur golfer, representing Sweden in the 1996 Eisenhower Trophy before turning professional the following year. He joined the Challenge Tour, where he spent seven

neg: Gordon Sherry Gordon Sherry Gordon Sherry (born 8 April 1974) is a Scottish professional golfer most recognised for winning The Amateur Championship in 1995. Sherry enjoyed his greatest moments as an amateur, winning The Amateur Championship, being a member of the victorious Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cup team, and appearing in The Open Championship and the Masters Tournament. In 1994 Sherry finished as runner up in The Amateur Championship and played in the Eisenhower Trophy, where the Great Britain team finished as runners up. The following year, he won The Amateur Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, and finished fourth overall

neg: Anthony Saidy the apparently reluctant Fischer to go to Iceland, where he won the world crown in a match against holder Boris Spassky. Saidy is the son of playwright Fred Saidy. Anthony Saidy Anthony Saidy (born May 16, 1937) is an International Master of chess, a retired physician and author. He competed eight times in the U.S. Chess Championship, with his highest placement being 4th. He won the 1960 Canadian Open Chess Championship. The same year, he played on the U.S. Team in the World Student Team Championship in Leningrad, USSR. The U.S. team won the World Championship, the only time the

neg: Bradley Klahn Bradley Klahn Bradley Klahn (born August 20, 1990) is an American professional tennis player from Poway, California. Klahn played collegiate tennis at Stanford University, where he won the 2010 NCAA Singles Championships as a sophomore. His next year as a junior, he was a finalist in the NCAA Doubles Championship. He played at the 2010 US Open, taking a set from 20th seed Sam Querrey before being defeated in four sets. Klahn received a wild card into the 2011 SAP Open. He is coached by Lee Merry and Stanford Boster. He underwent back surgery in February 2015 and did not

neg: Héðinn Steingrímsson malnutrition during the event and fell ill. In 1990, he won the Icelandic Chess Championship, aged 15. The same year, he competed at the 29th Chess Olympiad, scoring 1½/3 as Iceland finished eighth out of 108 teams. At this time, his Elo rating was over 2500. He competed in the Icelandic Championship in 1991, but did not play in another until 2006, where he finished second. He also did not play in Chess Olympiads during this period, returning in 2008 to score 4/7. In 2009, he won the Reykjavik Open on tie-break over Yuriy Kryvoruchko and Hannes Stefánsson. He played

neg: Steve Duggan to, and after, that point, and helped improve his world ranking for the 1986-87 season to 35th. Further success followed; Duggan played Rex Williams in the last 32 of the 1986 International Open, losing 4–5, and Jimmy White in the last 16 at the 1987 Classic, where White defeated him 5–2. At the British Open that year, he lost 2–5 to Thorne in the last 32, but a 3–10 loss to Tony Chappel in qualifying ended his World Championship hopes. The following year, Duggan progressed further in the World Championship, but was defeated 5–10 by John Virgo in the last

neg: Don Iverson 1966 NAIA Championship. He turned professional later that year. Iverson played nine years on the PGA Tour from 1971–1979. The biggest win of his career came at the 1975 B.C. Open; he shot a final round 68 for a four-day total of 274 (10-under-par) to edge David Graham and Jim Colbert by one stroke. Iverson's best year on the Tour was also 1975, when in addition to his win at the B.C. Open, he tied for 37th on the money list with $56,559. His best finish in a major was T-6 at the 1973 PGA Championship where Iverson was a

neg: Frans Devooght Frans Devooght Frans Devooght is a retired Belgian darts player who competed in the 1980s and 1990s in the British Darts Organisation. Devooght won the Dutch Open back to back in 1984 and 1985 and then captured the Swiss Open in 1986. He then played in the 1987 BDO World Darts Championship, beating Avtar Gill 3-1 in the first round before losing to former World Champion Jocky Wilson 3-1 in the second round. After a five-year absence, he returned to Lakeside at the 1992 BDO World Darts Championship where he was defeated by Englishman Graham Miller 3-1 in the first

neg: Frans Devooght round. BDO Frans Devooght Frans Devooght is a retired Belgian darts player who competed in the 1980s and 1990s in the British Darts Organisation. Devooght won the Dutch Open back to back in 1984 and 1985 and then captured the Swiss Open in 1986. He then played in the 1987 BDO World Darts Championship, beating Avtar Gill 3-1 in the first round before losing to former World Champion Jocky Wilson 3-1 in the second round. After a five-year absence, he returned to Lakeside at the 1992 BDO World Darts Championship where he was defeated by Englishman Graham Miller 3-1 in

neg: Daniel Denison (golfer) only played in The Open Championship."<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut Daniel Denison (golfer) Daniel Denison (born 14 February 1985) is an English professional golfer who plays on the Challenge Tour. Denison broke both of his legs in a car accident in 2007, an injury that threatened his career. He joined the Challenge Tour in 2009 where he struggled in his rookie year. He improved in 2010, finishing 39th on the Order of Merit while recording a runner up finish at the Kärnten Golf Open. He picked up his first win in 2011 at the ECCO Tour Championship. He

neg: Mike Brisky school. He also played on the Nationwide Tour that year and won the Nike Texarkana Open. He did a lot better on the PGA Tour in 1995 and finished 92nd on the money list. The highlight of his year came at the Buick Open where he lost in a playoff to Woody Austin. He continued to play well in 1996 and finished 84th on the money list while recording three top-10 finishes. He also finished in a tie for 14th at the 1996 PGA Championship. He played even better in 1997, finishing 67th on the money list while recording six

neg: 1962 Open Championship 1962 Open Championship The 1962 Open Championship was the 91st Open Championship, played from 11–13 July at Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland. Arnold Palmer won his second consecutive Open, six strokes ahead of runner-up Kel Nagle. It was the sixth of Palmer's seven major titles and the second of the year; he won his third Masters in April. Qualifying took place on 9–10 July, and entries played 18 holes on the Old Course at Troon Golf Club and 18 holes on the Lochgreen Troon Municipal course. A maximum of 120 players qualified; the qualifying score was 154 and 119

neg: 1962 Open Championship "Friday, 13 July 1962 - (morning)" "Friday, 13 July 1962 - (afternoon)" Amateurs: Green (+20)<br> 1962 Open Championship The 1962 Open Championship was the 91st Open Championship, played from 11–13 July at Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland. Arnold Palmer won his second consecutive Open, six strokes ahead of runner-up Kel Nagle. It was the sixth of Palmer's seven major titles and the second of the year; he won his third Masters in April. Qualifying took place on 9–10 July, and entries played 18 holes on the Old Course at Troon Golf Club and 18 holes on the Lochgreen Troon

neg: 2016 Open Championship 2016 Open Championship The 2016 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 145th Open Championship, played from 14–17 July at Royal Troon Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland. It was the ninth Open Championship played at the Old Course of Troon, and the fifth since gaining royal status. Henrik Stenson shot a final round 63 for 264, a record 20-under par, three strokes ahead of runner-up Phil Mickelson, the 2013 champion. The leader after 54 holes, Stenson became the first Scandinavian man to win a major title. This was the final appearance for 1997 champion Justin Leonard. This

neg: Mats Wilander Wilander won his second Grand Slam title later that year at the Australian Open, played on grass at Kooyong Stadium, where he defeated McEnroe in a semifinal and Lendl in the final. He won eight other tournaments in 1983, including two Grand Prix Championship Series titles, and finished the year ranked no. 4. Wilander retained his Australian Open title in 1984, beating Stefan Edberg in the quarterfinals and Kevin Curren in the final. He lost in the semifinals of the French Open to Lendl, the second round at Wimbledon to Pat Cash, and the quarterfinals of the US Open to

neg: Stuart Wilson (golfer) Stuart Wilson (golfer) Stuart Wilson (born 18 July 1977) is a Scottish amateur golfer. Wilson won the 2004 Amateur Championship at St Andrews Links. His win gave him an entry to the 2004 Open Championship where he was the only Amateur to make the cut, and so winning the Silver Medal as the leading Amateur. Wilson was the European Junior Ryder Cup captain in 2012 and 2014. Wilson now works at his home course Forfar Golf Club as managing secretary. "this list may be incomplete" "Note: Wilson never played in the U.S. Open or the PGA Championship."<br> LA = Low

neg: 2014 U.S. Open (golf) winner in five years. This was the last U.S. Open for NBC Sports, which had televised the event for twenty consecutive years, 1995–2014. Starting in 2015, Fox Sports began a 12-year contract to televise the championship and other USGA events. This was the third U.S. Open played at Pinehurst's No. 2 Course. The past champions were: Payne Stewart in 1999 and Michael Campbell in 2005. Designed by Donald Ross, the No. 2 Course opened in 1907 and also hosted the PGA Championship in 1936 and the Ryder Cup in 1951. The course hosted the 2014 U.S. Women's Open the following

neg: 2015 Open Championship present TV deals with the BBC and ESPN each having their swan song. NBC and Sky Sports would take over coverage the following year at Royal Troon. The 2015 event is the 29th Open Championship played at the Old Course at St Andrews. The most recent was in 2010 when Louis Oosthuizen won his only major title and became the first South African to win an Open Championship at St Andrews. Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950): Each player is classified according to the first category in which he qualified, but other categories are shown

neg: 2004 Roger Federer tennis season career Grand Slam. Federer's first tournament after Wimbledon was the Swiss Open at Gstaad. This was a clay court tournament that Federer played because it was a major tournament in his native Switzerland. He had played Gstaad every year between 1998–2003 but had never managed to emerge victorious. That changed in 2004 when Federer defeated Igor Andreev to win a tournament in Switzerland for the first time in his career. Federer then won the Canada Masters in Toronto where he defeated Andy Roddick in the finals 7–5, 6–3. This was his fourth Masters championship and his first in Canada. His

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Bob Byman where he had a great deal of success, winning four times. He played full-time on the PGA Tour from 1979–84. His best year was 1979 when he won the Bay Hill Citrus Classic in a playoff against John Schroeder, earned $94,243, and made the cut in all 20 of his starts. His best finish in a major championship was T-7 in the 1979 British Open. Byman played on the European Seniors Tour in 2005. "this list may be incomplete" PGA Tour playoff record (1–0) "Note: Byman never played in the Masters Tournament."
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neg: Forrest Fezler from 1968–1969, and still holds most of the college's golf records. Fezler won the California State Amateur, Santa Clara County Championship and the California State Community College Championship in 1969. He later attended Stanford University. Fezler played on the PGA Tour from 1972–1983, and won one event. He had 30 top-10 finishes including eight runner-up finishes. He won the PGA "Rookie of the Year" award in 1973. His career year was 1974 when he won the Southern Open and finished in 2nd place to Hale Irwin at the U.S. Open. This was his best finish in a major championship. In

neg: Bruce Zabriski the Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic where he finished in a tie for twelfth, a career best. He played in five Nationwide Tour events in 1991 where he recorded three top-10 finishes including a win at the Ben Hogan Panama City Beach Classic. He rejoined the PGA Tour the following year, earning his card through qualifying school. In his second year on Tour he matched his career best finish on Tour at the United Airlines Hawaiian Open, finishing in a tie for twelfth. Zabriski won the PGA Professional National Championship in 1997 and the PGA Assistant Professional Championship in 1995. He

neg: Alex Geisinger well throughout the year, placing in the top 10 in eight of the ten other events he played. This included a tie for 8th place at National Tour event The Vibram Open, four spots ahead of reigning World Champion Paul McBeth. Alex was unable to win The Minnesota Majestic for the third straight year. He finished in 5th place despite being only six strokes behind winner and eventual 2016 World Champion Ricky Wysocki. Geisinger finished the year by competing in the United States Disc Golf Championship where he finished in 13th place. Alex once again competed in the USDGC distance

neg: George Treysman qualified for the 1936 United States Chess Championship finals in New York City, and scored 10.5/15, for a tied 3rd–4th place, only one point out of first; the winner was Samuel Reshevsky In this tournament, Treysman defeated established stars such as Isaac Kashdan, Arthur Dake, Alexander Kevitz, Herman Steiner, and Arnold Denker. Treysman qualified for the finals at the 1937 U.S. Open Chess Championship / Western Open in Chicago, where he placed tied 3rd-4th with 6/10; the winner was David Polland. Then in 1938, Treysman again played in the U.S. Championship at New York, where he scored 7/16 for a

neg: Sports in the United States these holding its first edition in 2018. The PGA of America organizes the PGA Championship, Senior PGA Championship and Women's PGA Championship. Three legs of the Grand Slam of Golf are based in the United States: the PGA Championship, U.S. Open and The Masters. (The Open Championship, known in the U.S. as the British Open, is played in the United Kingdom.) The PGA Tour is the main professional golf tour in the United States, and the LPGA Tour is the main women's professional tour. Also of note is PGA Tour Champions, where players 50 and older compete. Golf is aired

neg: Ben Campbell (golfer) Ben Campbell (golfer) Ben Campbell (born ) was a Scottish professional golfer who played in the late 19th century. Campbell had three top-10 finishes in The Open Championship. In the 1886 Open Championship he played fine golf, finishing alone in third place. The next year, in the 1887 Open Championship, he tied for tenth place. Campbell was born in Scotland. The 1886 Open Championship was held 5 November at the Musselburgh Links, Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland. David Brown won by two strokes from Willie Campbell. The contest consisted of four rounds over the 9-hole course. There were 42 entries including

neg: 1881 Open Championship reduced the lead to three, with Anderson four behind. Campbell had a poor final round of 65 and Jamie Anderson was Ferguson's only challenger. Ferguson played a steady final round of 57 and although Anderson had a good last round, Ferguson won by a clear three strokes. Source: "Friday, 14 October 1881" The scores of the other finishers is not recorded. 1881 Open Championship The 1881 Open Championship was the 21st Open Championship, held 14 October at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Bob Ferguson won the Championship for the second successive year, by three strokes from runner-up

neg: Paul Broadhurst Paul Broadhurst Paul Andrew Broadhurst (born 14 August 1965) is an English professional golfer. He won six times on the European Tour and played in the 1991 Ryder Cup. Since turning 50, has had success in senior events, winning the 2016 Senior Open Championship and the 2018 Senior PGA Championship. Broadhurst was the leading amateur at the 1988 Open Championship. He joined the European Tour in 1989 and picked up his first win at the Credit Lyonnais Cannes Open that year, and was the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year. Further European Tour wins followed in 1991, 1993 and

neg: 2009 PDC World Darts Championship played at the 2008 PDC World Championship but lost to Anthony Forde from Barbados in the preliminary round. He will once again appear at the preliminary round this year. New Zealand qualifier The New Zealand qualifier was Warren French who won New Zealand's National Singles Championship. French is no stranger to the PDC World Championship, having accompanied fellow New Zealander Warren Parry to the 2008 event and having played in the 2007 event, where he lost to James Wade in the first round. This year he enters in at the preliminary rounds. North America qualifiers The 2008 North American Order

neg: Jack Grout grandchildren. He is interred beside her in Riverside Memorial Park in Tequesta, Florida. Furthermore, Jack Grout came from a fine family of golfers. His older brother Dick played in the 1926 PGA Championship at Salisbury Golf Links, Westbury, New York and the 1929 U.S. Open at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York. Also, Dick won the Oklahoma Open in 1927 and 1929. His younger brother Raymond (Dutch) played in the 1934 U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania and, later that same year, won the Oklahoma State Open Match-Play Championship. His youngest sister Jenny was one

neg: 1971 Open Championship 1971 Open Championship The 1971 Open Championship was the 100th Open Championship, played 7–10 July at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. Lee Trevino won the first of his consecutive Open Championships, one stroke ahead of Lu Liang-Huan. It was the third of his six major titles and his second consecutive; he won the U.S. Open less than a month earlier in a playoff over Jack Nicklaus. Trevino became the fourth player to win both the U.S. Open and the Open Championship in the same year, joining Bobby Jones Gene Sarazen (1932), and Ben Hogan (1953). Subsequent winners of

neg: Jamie Murray since splitting up with Eric Butorac 5½ years ago, was close to sliding out of the doubles top 100 and contemplated quitting the sport altogether. At the start of February, Murray paired up with John Peers. This partnership looked to be more successful as they reached the semi-finals of their first tournament together, the Open Sud de France. They continued playing together and won their first title of the year at the US Men's Clay Court Championship, upsetting the top-seeded Bryan brothers in the final. The pair played their first Grand Slam together at the French Open where they lost

neg: John Bowles (darts player) He reached his first PDC semi-final in the sixth 2013 UK Open Qualifier in April, having defeated the likes of Mervyn King (with an average of 108) and Brendan Dolan, but lost 3–6 to Kim Huybrechts. This result helped him finish 22nd on the UK Open Order of Merit to enter the competition at the third round stage, where he beat Paul Nicholson 9–5. He played Terry Temple in the next round and lost 7–9. He reached the last 16 once during the rest of the year, at the seventh Players Championship, in a run that included a 6–0 whitewash

neg: 2006 Australian Open – Women's Singles 2006 Australian Open – Women's Singles Serena Williams was the defending champion, but she was defeated in the third round by Daniela Hantuchová. Amélie Mauresmo, the third seed, ultimately won the tournament, her first major championship. Her finals opponent, eighth-seeded Justine Henin-Hardenne, retired down 2–0 in the second set, already down a set. Henin was suffering from stomach cramps resulting from the accidental misuse of anti-inflammatories for a chronic shoulder injury. This was the third match Mauresmo played during the tournament where her opponent retired. Mauresmo and Henin-Hardenne would have a rematch in the final of Wimbledon later that year,

neg: Guillermo Vilas 16 of the 31 Association of Tennis Professionals tournaments he entered. His playing record for 1977 was 130 wins against 15 losses. Not including the Masters year-end championship, he won 72 of his last 73 ATP matches in 1977. The highest point during this phenomenal run was winning the last US Open played at Forest Hills against Jimmy Connors 2–6, 6–3, 7–6, 6–0 in a match where Vilas surprised his American rival by attacking the net. In 1977 he won seven consecutive titles after Wimbledon—Kitzbühel (clay), Washington (clay), Louisville (clay), South Orange (clay), Columbus (clay), US Open (clay) and Paris

neg: 1961 Open Championship 1961 Open Championship The 1961 Open Championship was the 90th Open Championship, played 12–15 July at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. Arnold Palmer won the first of two consecutive Open Championships, one stroke ahead of Dai Rees. It was the second Open for Palmer, the runner-up in his first in 1960, and the fourth of his seven major titles. He was the first American to win the Claret Jug since Ben Hogan in 1953. This was the second Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, which hosted in 1954. Qualifying took place on 10–11 July. Entries played 18 holes on

neg: 1938 U.S. Open (golf) out. He shot 96 (+25) for the round and missed the cut. This was the first U.S. Open played in the western United States. The U.S. Open returned in 1960 and 1978, and the PGA Championship was played here in 1941 and 1985. The average elevation of the course exceeds above sea level. This was the first U.S. Open in which the players were limited to a maximum of 14 clubs; the USGA rule (4-4) went into effect in January 1938. Guldahl won the title the previous year with 19 clubs in his bag. "Thursday, June 9, 1938" "Friday, June

neg: Sergio García the 2011 Open Championship because of an infected finger. He had originally planned against qualifying for the 2011 U.S. Open, where he was outside the top-50 in the OWGR and was not guaranteed automatic entry. He eventually earned a spot in the U.S. Open after being one of the top four at a qualifying tournament near Memphis. García played well in all four rounds of the U.S. Open, ending in a tie for seventh place at five-under par 279. García finished tied for ninth place in The 2011 Open Championship at Royal St George's. This was his 17th career top-10

neg: Bud Holscher year. Also in 1955 was his best finish in a major — a T-7 at the U.S. Open. Bud Holscher Frank "Bud" Holscher (born c. 1931) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s. Holscher attended Santa Monica Junior College, where he was a member of the golf team. He won the 1950 California State Junior College Championship. Holscher's best years as a PGA professional were in the mid-1950s. He won the Labatt Open in 1954. In 1955, he finished 2nd in the Philadelphia Daily News Open after a playoff loss to Dick Mayer;

neg: Ashley Hall (golfer) Qualifying. "this list may be incomplete" Ashley Hall (golfer) Ashley Hall (born 3 November 1983) is an Australian professional golfer. He played on the Web.com Tour from 2013 to 2015. He was in a playoff in successive events in 2013, the United Leasing Championship and the Utah Championship, but lost on both occasions. At the end of 2016 he lost another playoff in the Emirates Australian Open and was 4th in the Australian PGA Championship two weeks later. His runner-up position in the Australian Open gave him an entry into the 2017 Open Championship. Hall played in the 2012 Open,

neg: Celia Barquín Arozamena Team Championship, where the team finished third and second respectively. She won the 2018 European Ladies Amateur Championship held at the Penati Golf Resort in Slovakia, finishing a stroke ahead of Esther Henseleit. In the third round, she set a course record of 63. She qualified for the 2018 U.S. Women's Open, where she missed the cut. In 2018, she reached Stage II of the LPGA Q-School, which is to be played in mid-October. Barquín was in her final year of a degree in civil engineering after completing her eligibility for the university golf team with the 2017–2018 season. On

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Pip Elson played on the European Seniors Tour in 2004. "Note: Elson only played in The Open Championship."
 CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1977 Open Championship)
 "T" = tied Pip Elson Philip Ambrose "Pip" Elson (born 14 April 1954) is an English professional golfer. He is the son of the cricketer Gus Elson and the father of Jamie Elson. Elson was born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England. He won the British Youths' Championship in 1971 before turning professional in 1973. He was that year's European Tour Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year. He was a consistent

neg: Old Course at St Andrews unique on the Open roster in holding the Championship every five years. However, this sequence has been broken with the announcement that the 2020 Championship will be at Royal St. George's. The reason for this is that the 2021 Championship will be the 150th, and will be played on the Old Course. The Open Championship has been staged at the Old Course at St Andrews 29 times. The following is a list of the champions: Winners of the Women's British Open at the Old Course at St Andrews: Winners of the Senior Open Championship at the Old Course at St

neg: PGA Tour China in PGA Tour China history. South Korean teenager Wang Jeung-hun dominated the season's first event, the Mission Hills Haikou Open, winning by what is still a tournament record 10 shots. Teenager Li Haotong won the final two events of the 2014 season, the Hainan Open and the Tour Championship – and three tournaments overall – to capture Player of the Year honors and full access to the Web.com Tour. Li later played on the European Tour, where he was an event in 2006. Another notable winner was China's Jin Cheng, a 16-year-old amateur who came from behind on the final

neg: 2015 U.S. Open (golf) champion, Spieth became the youngest to win the Masters and U.S. Open in the same year, passing Tiger Woods, who won both in 2002 at age 26. Others to win the first two majors of the year were Craig Wood (1941), Ben Hogan (1951, 1953), Arnold Palmer (1960), and Jack Nicklaus (1972). This was the first U.S. Open played in the Pacific Northwest and the third major played in the state of Washington, which hosted the PGA Championship in 1944 and 1998. Owned by Pierce County, the Chambers Bay course opened for play only eight years earlier in June 2007.

neg: World Championship of Golf World Championship of Golf The World Championship of Golf was a championship played on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s that, in its latter years, boasted a purse that dwarfed every other event on the tour, including even the U.S. Open. It was played in August of each year at the Tam O'Shanter Country Club, in Niles, Illinois. The same course was the venue for the All American Open played the preceding week; both tournaments were instigated by course owner George S. May. In 1953, the championship was the first golf tournament to be shown live on national

neg: 2009 PDC World Darts Championship circuit full-time and therefore is not eligible to play in British Darts Organisation events, meaning she cannot defend her BDO Ladies' world title. South Africa qualifier Charles Losper will return to the Alexandra Palace for this year's World Championship, after victory for the second successive year in the South African Open. Losper appeared in the first round of the 2008 World Championship, where he lost 3–1 to eventual champion John Part. He will be entered in at the preliminary stage this year. SBS6 wildcard The Dutch TV station SBS6, who will be broadcasting the World Championship in the Netherlands, originally

neg: 1874 Open Championship 41 in his final round and although Morris again played a useful round he still finished two behind. McCachnie fell away with a closing 47. "During the last round the utmost excitement prevailed, and as each couple came in a knot of spectators gathered round them to ascertain what luck had attended them." Source: "Friday, 10 April 1874" 1874 Open Championship The 1874 Open Championship was the 14th Open Championship, held 10 April at Musselburgh Links, Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland. Mungo Park won the Championship, by two strokes from runner-up Tom Morris, Jr. This was the first Open Championship played

neg: Thorbjørn Olesen Robert Rock. The following month Olesen finished in a tie for second again at the Alstom Open de France when he bogeyed the last hole to finish one stroke behind Thomas Levet. With this finish, Olesen qualified for The 2011 Open Championship, his first major. Olesen won the 2012 Sicilian Open. This victory placed him in the top-100 of the Official World Golf Ranking. After the final event of the 2012 season, the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai where he finished T21, Olesen moved into the world top-50 for the first time as No. 50 and played the Masters for

neg: Tour Championship of Canada for qualifying school. Freedom 55 Financial Championship Tour Championship of Canada Canadian Tour Championship Bay Mills Open Players Championship Bay Mills Open Tour Championship of Canada The Tour Championship of Canada is an annual golf tournament played on PGA Tour Canada (historically known as the Canadian Tour). It is the last tournament played in the season, and in 2018 had a purse of C$225,000. In 2015, it was an event reserved for those in the top 60 on the PGA Tour Canada money list. All players in this tournament retain PGA Tour Canada status. It is also a final chance

neg: Hickory golf Chantilly G.C. was remarked by never seen scores under PAR. It is the first prize money Championship of Continental Europe. The Swiss Hickory Championship Days (swisshickory.ch) were inaugurated in 2011. They are held on the oldest golf course in Switzerland, the Engadine Golf Club - Since 1893 in St. Moritz/Samedan. Amateurs and Professionals are welcomed to participate in this hickory event. Probably the most prestigious tournament is The World Hickory Open Championship (www.worldhickoryopen.com), which was inaugurated in 2004 and played on Musselburgh Old Course, the oldest still surviving playing surface in the world (Guinness Book of Records). This year (2010)

neg: Park Sang-hyun (golfer) Maekyung Open in 2016 and 2018. He finished runner-up in the 2018 Kolon Korean Open, one of the Open Qualifying Series events, to gain entry to the 2018 Open Championship, his first major championship. Co-sanctioned with OneAsia Tour<br> Park Sang-hyun (golfer) Park Sang-hyun (; born 24 April 1983) is a South Korean professional golfer. Since 2014 Park has played primarily on the Japan Golf Tour, where he has one win, the 2016 Golf Nippon Series JT Cup. Before 2014 Park played on the Korean Tour, his first wins coming in 2009. He finished third behind Lee Westwood and Miguel Ángel

neg: Mark Nichols (golfer) followed by a new tournament at Tsleevo Golf & Polo Club, North of Moscow, where Nichols used to work as Director. "Note: Nichols only played in The Open Championship."<br> "T" = tied Mark Nichols (golfer) Mark Andrew Nichols (born 29 December 1965) is an English professional golfer. Nichols was born on the Isle of Sheppey. He played on the European Tour in 1994 and 1995, and the second tier Challenge Tour from 1990 to 1993, and again in 1996. He appeared in just one major, the 1995 Open Championship at St Andrews, where he made the cut. Since leaving the