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A number of players win more than a million dollars in prize money each season, and once endorsements and other business activities are taken into account, a few of the "legends of golf" in this age group earn as much as any of the younger PGA Tour pros. The two main senior tours are: PGA Tour Champions (based in the United States)
The British Open offered a record $16.5 million purse this week, though that’s actually the smallest among the major championships. By comparison, the U.S. Open offered $20 million last month ...
This was the first Open held at Turnberry, which renamed its 18th hole after the duel. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Three months earlier, Watson had held off Nicklaus to win his first green jacket at the Masters . In the second round, Mark Hayes rebounded from his opening 76 (+6) with 63 to establish a new single round record at The Open Championship by two ...
In 2000, Tiger Woods, having just won the U.S. Open, became champion by a post-war record 8 strokes [56] to become the youngest player to win the career Grand Slam at age 24. [3] After winning the 2002 Masters and U.S. Open, he became the latest American to try to emulate Ben Hogan and win the Open in the same year.
The British Open, while offering the ... The Players Championship offers the largest with a $25 million prize pool, which allowed Scottie Scheffler to take home $4.5 million for his win there in ...
Read CNN’s Fast Facts about the British Open Golf Tournament and learn more about one of the four Grand Slam golf championships.
The 1983 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 112th Open Championship, held from 14 to 17 July at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. It was the sixth time the course had hosted, with the first in 1954 .
The 1986 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 115th Open Championship, held from 17 to 20 July at Turnberry Golf Resort, Scotland. Aided by a 63 in the second round, [ 2 ] Greg Norman won his first major championship at even-par, five strokes ahead of runner-up Gordon J. Brand .