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      • Since the PGA Championship moved to May in 2019, the Open has been chronologically the fourth and final major tournament of the year. It is held in mid-July. It is called The Open because it is in theory "open" to all, i.e. professional and amateur golfers.
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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Open_ChampionshipThe Open Championship - Wikipedia

    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.

  4. ftw.usatoday.com › lists › open-championship-britishThe Open Championship: Why not British Open name, explained

    Jul 13, 2022 · The R&A has never referred to it as anything but The Open Championship, and it recent years it has made a stronger case for the name of golf’s oldest major to go by one name — the proper name...

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  6. golf.com › news › open-championship-british-openThe Open Championship or the British Open? It's not that ...

    Jul 15, 2019 · Strictly speaking, the tournament in question is called the Open Championship, plain and simple. When it was first played in 1860, there were no other significant tournaments “open” to...

  7. www.sportskeeda.com › golf › why-the-openWhy is The Open Championship not called British Open anymore ...

    Jul 12, 2024 · As per the official website, the reason dates back to the first Open Championship played in 1860. At the time, there was no US Open, French Open, or any other Open. These Opens only came into...

  8. www.theopen.com › latest › why-it-is-the-open-notWhy The Open is not the British Open

    Jan 3, 2020 · Why it is The Open and not the British Open Since it was founded in 1860, only one detail of The Open has never changed – the Championship’s title. To compare and contrast the tournament of 160 years ago with today is to understand how it has been transformed from a groundbreaking, but tiny, event into one of the world’s great sporting ...

  9. www.golfcompendium.com › 2019 › 07Is It the British Open or The Open Championship?

    The official name of the tournament is, and always has been, "The Open Championship." It is run today by the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, one of the two governing bodies (along with the USGA) of golf.

  10. golf.com › news › open-championship-british-openWhy does The Open Championship have multiple names? It’s ...

    Jul 13, 2021 · Officially, the last men’s major of the year is named The Open, or the Open Championship. But colloquially — among American golf fans, anyway — the tournament often is referred to as the ...