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The 1953 Open Championship was the 82nd Open Championship, held 8–10 July at the Carnoustie Golf Links in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland.In his only Open Championship appearance, Ben Hogan prevailed by four strokes over four runners-up to win his third major championship of the year.
The oldest winner of the Open Championship is Tom Morris Sr. (or Old Tom Morris) who was 46 years and 102 days old when he won in 1867. His son, Tom Morris Jr., is the youngest winner of the championship, he was 17 years and 156 days old when he won the 1868 Open Championship. He also won the most consecutive times with four victories (1868 ...
His margins of victory in the 1953 majors were five, six, and four strokes, respectively. In 1953, the final two majors were in conflict on the schedule. The match-play PGA Championship was a seven-day event, held July 1–7 near Detroit; the British Open in Scotland was played July 8–10, with a mandatory 36-hole qualifier on July 6–7. [9] [10]
PGA Tour on ABC was the de facto branding used for telecasts of the main professional golf tournaments of the PGA Tour on ABC Sports in the United States until 2006. [1] ABC broadcast at least one PGA Tour event from 1962 to 2009, focusing before 1995 on the majors, with ABC serving as the primary television partner of the PGA Tour from 1999 until 2006.
1951 (3) Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, World Championship of Golf; 1952 (1) Colonial National Invitation; 1953 (5) Masters Tournament, Pan American Open, Colonial National Invitation, U.S. Open, The Open Championship; 1959 (1) Colonial National Invitation; Major championships are shown in bold. Source: (Barkow 1989, pp. 261–262)
Pages in category "1953 in golf" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ... 1953 Open Championship; P. 1953 PGA Championship; R. 1953 Ryder Cup; U.
From his five starts, Hogan wins the Masters, the U.S. Open and the World Championship of Golf. He finishes 2nd and 4th in his other two events - the Seminole Pro-Am and the Colonial Invitational. 1952. Marlene Hagge wins the Sarasota Open when she is 18 years 14 days old—an LPGA record. Patty Berg shoots an LPGA-record of 64 for an 18-hole ...
The Triple Crown of Golf is the winning of three major golf championships in the same year. This feat has been accomplished only twice in modern golf history: Ben Hogan holding the Claret Jug in 1953. In 1953, Ben Hogan won the Masters, the U.S. Open, and The Open Championship, which was touted as the Triple Crown.