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The 2005 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 134th Open Championship, held from 14 to 17 July at the Old Course at St Andrews, Scotland. Tiger Woods led wire-to-wire for his tenth major title, five shots ahead of runner-up Colin Montgomerie . [ 3 ]
Jack Nicklaus, three-time Open Champion in 1966, 1970, and 1978 Seve Ballesteros, three-time Open Champion in 1979, 1984, and 1988 Nick Faldo, three-time Open Champion in 1987, 1990, and 1992 Tiger Woods, three-time Open Champion in 2000, 2005, and 2006. He is one of six champions to win wire-to-wire after 72-holes played with his victory in 2005.
16–19 June: U.S. Open - Michael Campbell came from behind in the fourth round to win his first major with an even par score. He was the first New Zealander to win a major since Bob Charles won the British Open in 1963. Retief Goosen led after three rounds, but fell away badly on Sunday and tied for eleventh. Tiger Woods had a good final round ...
Read CNN’s Fast Facts about the British Open Golf Tournament and learn more about one of the four Grand Slam golf championships.
From Ben Hogan to Tiger Woods, golf's oldest major has produced some iconic champions.
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 .
Only three other players since 2000 have won both the PGA Championship and the Open Championship: Tiger Woods (2000 and 2006), Padraig Harrington (2008) and Rory McIlroy (2014).
It was an annual off-season golf tournament contested by the year's winners of the four major championships of regular men's golf, which are the Masters Tournament, the U.S. Open, The Open Championship (British Open), and the PGA Championship. The event was match play in 1998 and 1999. It was stroke play in all other years. Woods won in seven ...