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  2. Wimbledon Championships - Wikipedia

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    The only grass-court tournament scheduled after the Championships is the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships at Newport, Rhode Island, USA, which takes place the week after Wimbledon. Since 2015, the championships have begun one week later than in previous years, extending the gap between the tournament and the French Open from two to three weeks ...

  3. List of tennis tournaments - Wikipedia

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    Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships: 1894: 1974: Haverford: Grass (1894–1969, 1973–1974) Hard (1970–1972) Grand Prix Pepsi Grand Slam: 1976: 1981: Myrtle Beach (1976) Boca Raton (1977–1981) Clay: Grand Prix Perth Indoor Tennis Tournament: 1975: 1977: Perth: Hard: Grand Prix Philippine International Tennis Tournament: 1973: 1978 ...

  4. Jack Nicklaus - Wikipedia

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    [9] [10] Nicklaus won the Tri-State High School Championship (Ohio/Kentucky/Indiana) at the age of 14 with a round of 68, and also recorded his first hole-in-one in tournament play the same year. At 15, Nicklaus shot a 66 at Scioto Country Club, which was the amateur course record, and qualified for his first U.S. Amateur .

  5. The History of Wimbledon, the World's Oldest Tennis Tournament

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    As the tennis tournament's official history notes, "From 2000-2010, the Williams sisters made SW19 their own back yard. Venus won five singles titles, Serena four.

  6. History of tennis - Wikipedia

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    The oldest was the U.S. Pro Tennis Championships, played between 1927 and 1999. Between 1954 and 1962, it was played indoors in Cleveland and was called the World Professional Championships. The third major tournament was the French Pro Championship, played between 1930 and 1968. The British and American championships continued into the Open ...

  7. Timeline of golf history (1851–1945) - Wikipedia

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    The first golf club in the French Rivera. It is here that Michael taught Prince Albert to play golf. 1892. The Oakhurst Golf Club is founded at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. It hosted the Oakhurst Challenge, the oldest known golf tournament in the U.S. The Oakhurst Challenge Medal is recognized as the oldest known prize for golf in the U.S.

  8. Major professional tennis tournaments before the Open Era

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    The oldest of these three tournaments was the U.S. Pro Tennis Championships, played at a variety of different venues and on a variety of different surfaces, between 1927 and 1999. The Wembley Championship , played between 1934 and 1990 at the Wembley Arena in the United Kingdom, was played on a wood surface through 1967.

  9. All-time tennis records – Men's singles - Wikipedia

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    The oldest of these three professional majors, was the U.S. Pro Tennis Championships, played at a variety of different venues and on a variety of different surfaces, between 1925 and 1999, although it was no longer a major after 1967. Between 1954 and 1962, the U.S. Pro was played indoors in Cleveland and was billed as the World Professional ...