Published: 17 Nov 2011 |
By bas.zap|
Last updated: 11 Jan 2012
The Open Emblem
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The Open Championship, or simply The Open (sometimes referred to as the British Open outside the United Kingdom), is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A,which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico. TheOpen is played on the weekend of the third Friday in July. It is thethird major to take place each year, following The Masters and the U.S. Open, but preceding the PGA Championship. The current champion is Darren Clarke who won the 2011 Open Championship.
It will held in 2012 at:
Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club Links Gate, Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire, FY8 3LQ
View version history Location:Lytham, United Kingdom Future locations: Location is always the same Start: Thursday 19 July 2012 End: Sunday 22 July 2012 Duration 4 day(s) Repeats: Every third Thursday of July (view original event) Planning: confirmed 56 days from today