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The British Open offered a $17 million purse this season which, while a record for the event, was the lowest offered among the major championships in 2024. The Players Championship offered the ...
The 2008 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 137th Open Championship, played from 17 to 20 July at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. Pádraig Harrington successfully defended his Open Championship title, his second; he shot four under par over the final nine holes and was four strokes ahead of runner-up ...
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 .
The Senior Open Championship, or simply The Senior Open (and originally known as the Senior British Open), is a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and over. It is jointly owned and run by The R&A , the same body that organises The Open Championship , and the PGA European Tour . [ 1 ]
Scheffler also won $3.6 million for his win at the Masters, which had a $20 million purse, and Xander Schauffele won $3.3 million at the PGA Championship as part of an $18.5 million purse.
Read CNN’s Fast Facts about the British Open Golf Tournament and learn more about one of the four Grand Slam golf championships.
The 2024 event was the 11th Open Championship (tenth for men) played at Royal Troon. [4] The most recent was in 2020, when The R&A only staged the Women's Open Championship (both Open Championships for men were not held in 2020). Sophia Popov scored a major upset in winning her only major by two strokes. [5]
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