Free Articles at Neutron Marketing Article Publishing and Distribution » Recreation-and-sports » Golf » What Are The Major Golf Tournaments?
Previous Article - Black Rock Golf Club Gives 18 Holes Of Challenging Beauty
Next Article - 5 Steps To Energize Your Putting

View PDF | Print View | Html Version
by: JamesBeckett
Total views: 1
Word Count: 488

It is essential to learn about the big players and the big events in any sport if you want to really get to grips with the sport. After all, where better to view what you should be doing than by watching the best in the business? Let's take a look at the biggest golf tournaments that you should be tuning into:

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.

The PGA Championship is one of the four big golf contests. It was established in 1916 and has traditionally been thrown on various golf courses across the US. Walter Hagen and Jack Nicklaus together are the record holders for most triumphs at the PGA Championship with five each.

The other 3 major championships in golf are the Open Championship, the US Open and the Masters, these are all part of the PGA Tour and all have a hefty winning prize on offer. Each is different and has different requirements, locations and prize funds. Now let's look deeper at each one:

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.

One of the most highly sought after prizes in golf (aside from the money is the distinctive green jacket that the winner of the Masters gets to wear. It is the official jacket of the club which the winner is then an honorary member of. They are supposed to give the jacket back after one year so that the club can hold onto it ready for when they play there next, but in 1962 Gary Player liked his so much he decided not to return it!

The US Open is indeed very 'open', it allows experts and gifted amateurs to play and even male and female golfers together. If you have a USGA handicap of not more than 1.4 you can participate in the qualifying rounds. It is held on various courses around the US and has been played since 1895.

Here is my favourite, the British Open, the only major held in the UK. Started in 1860 at Prestwick Golf Club it is now rotated between English and Scottish courses each year. A small handful of players have won this event more than once, Tiger Woods is up there with 3 wins alongside Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus, but Harry Vardon annihilates them with 6 total wins with his last win in 1914.

About the Author

Choosing the right clubs is crucial to your game, read up here how to find the best golf irons for your game.

---

Rating: Not yet rated

--Choose-- 0 1 2 3 4 5

No comments posted.

Add Comment

Enter the code shown