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The 2004 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 133rd Open Championship, held from 15 to 18 July at the Old Course of Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland. Todd Hamilton won his only major championship, defeating 2002 champion Ernie Els by a stroke in a four-hole playoff. [ 2 ]
Harry Vardon, six-time Open Champion in 1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911, and 1914, which is a record. The Open Championship is an annual golf competition held in the United Kingdom that was established in 1860. [1] It is played on the weekend of the third Friday in July, and is the last of the four major championships to be played each year. [2]
The Open Championship is an annual golf competition established in 1860, and is organised by The R&A. [1] It is played on the weekend of the third Friday in July, and is the last of the four major championships to be played each year. [2] The championship is currently held on a different course each year.
The 2004 United States Open Championship was the 104th U.S. Open, held June 17–20 at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Shinnecock Hills, New York. Retief Goosen won his second U.S. Open title, two strokes ahead of runner-up Phil Mickelson , the reigning Masters champion.
March 28 - Adam Scott wins The Players Championship by one shot over Pádraig Harrington. Scott is the tournament's youngest winner ever. May 9 - Se Ri Pak wins the LPGA Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill, qualifying her for the World Golf Hall of Fame. She will not be eligible for induction, however, until she completes her 10th year on tour in ...
The first Open Championship was played on 17 October 1860 at Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland, over three rounds of the twelve-hole links course. [3] In the mid-19th century golf was played mainly by well-off gentlemen, as hand-crafted clubs and balls were expensive.
The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open national championship of golf in the United States. It is the third of the four men's major golf championships, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour.
The Texas Open, known as the Valero Texas Open for sponsorship reasons, is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, played near San Antonio, Texas. It dates back 103 years to 1922, when it was first called the Texas Open ; San Antonio-based Valero Energy Corporation took over naming rights in 2002 .