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	The Open Championship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Open Championship, typically, but incorrectly, referred to in North America as the British Open, is the oldest of the four major championships in men's golf.
		The Open Championship is played in July, and is the third major to take place each year, after The Masters Tournament and the U.S. Open, but before the PGA Championship.
		Otherwise the early post war years The Open was dominated by golfers from the Commonwealth, with South African Bobby Locke and Australian Peter Thomson winning the Claret Jug in nine of the eleven championships from 1948 and 1958 between them.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Open_Championship

	Golfers with most major championship wins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This article lists all the winners of golf's major championships for men by the number of majors they have accumulated, and is complete through the 2005 PGA Championship.
		In any case, if wins in these tournaments are included there are four men with ten or more major titles: Jack Nicklaus 20; Bobby Jones 13; Tiger Woods 13; Walter Hagen 11.
		The four majors are the most prestigious events of the golf season, and the number of wins that a player accumulates in them has a very important influence on his stature in the sport.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_golfers_with_most_major_title_wins (400 words)

	The Sports Network - Golf
		The Royal & Ancient Golf Club recently decided that women can qualify for the British Open (notice the lack of the word "men's" in the British Open), based on finishes in their major championships.
		Bradley Dredge and Stephen Dodd combined for a 27-under-par-189 total to earn the second win for Wales, and its first since this event fell under the umbrella of the World Golf Championships in 2000.
		Algarve, Portugal (Sports Network) - Due to heavy rain and wind on Sunday, the final round of the World Golf Championships - World Cup was cancelled and Wales was declared the winner.
	www.sportsnetwork.com /?c=sportsnetwork&page=golf-m/indexpic.htm (387 words)

	Penn State Altoona - Ivyleaf Spring 2003
		Hoover, a 1994 Penn State graduate, qualified for the World Championships by winning the 4K Sprint competition at the U.S. Team Trials at the Soldier Hollow Olympic venue outside of Salt Lake City, Utah, in August, the first major title in his biathlon career.
		Penn State Altoona captured its first AMCC Men’s Golf Championship with a 12-stroke advantage over second-place Penn State Behrend on October 6 at the Wildwood Golf Club in McCandless, PA. Kevin Lazzaro of the Lions tied for the individual title with a 75.
		In his first appearance on the world biathlon stage, Doug Hoover was a smash hit.
	www.aa.psu.edu /ivyleaf/fa03/sports.asp (2133 words)

	PGA Championship - Enpsychlopedia
		The PGA Championship is one of the four Major Championships in men's golf, and it is the golf season's final major, being played in August.
		The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament, conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA TOUR.
		Willie Goggin 5 and 4 at Blue Mound Golf and Country Club ( Wauwatosa, Wisconsin)
	www.grohol.com /wiki/PGA_Championship (2133 words)

	Masters Tournament -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		During that period he became the first player to win all four of professional golf's major championships—an achievement...
		Palmer was the first professional golfer to earn more than a million dollars a year in prize money, the first golfer to fly his own plane to tournaments, and the first to win the Masters four times—in 1958, 1960, 1962, and 1964.
		Regarded as the greatest amateur golfer of modern times, Bobby Jones was the only player in the world to win the grand slam in golf.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9051325&ref=news0205 (895 words)

	Golf HQ
		One of four major men's golf championships is "Masters Golf." A golfing year starts with this tournament.
		The individual player is supposed to make a hard and tiny ball move around the course by striking it as few times as possible with a golf club (A hyperlink for golf club page).
		The typical size of a golf course is from 6500 to7000 yard and it has holes which are at varied length from 100 to 600 yard.
	www.golfhq.org (304 words)

	Golf HQ
		One of four major men's golf championships is "Masters Golf." A golfing year starts with this tournament.
		The typical size of a golf course is from 6500 to7000 yard and it has holes which are at varied length from 100 to 600 yard.
		Golf is played in a wide, open, and green ground that is called as a "Course" or "Link".
	www.golfhq.org (304 words)

	U.S. Open (golf) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is one of the four major championships in men's golf and is on the official schedule of both the PGA TOUR and the PGA European Tour.
		U.S. Open champions are automatically invited to play in the other three majors (The Masters, British Open and the PGA Championship) for the next five years, and are exempt from qualifying for the U.S. Open itself for ten years.
		In line with the other majors, winning the U.S. Open gives a golfer several privileges which make his career much more secure, if he is not already one of the elite of the sport.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/US_Open_(golf) (304 words)

	The Masters Tournament - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Masters is one of four major championships in men's golf and the first to take place each year.
		In addition to a cash award, the winner of the tournament is presented with a distinctive green jacket, awarded since 1949, highly coveted among professional golfers.
		In line with the other majors, winning The Masters gives a golfer several privileges which make his career much more secure, if he is not already one of the elite of the sport.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Masters_golf_tournament (304 words)

	PGA Grand Slam of Golf - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The PGA Grand Slam of Golf is an annual off season golf tournament contested by the winners of the four major championships of regular men's golf, which are The Masters, the U.S. Open, The Open Championship (British Open), and the PGA Championship.
		Initially the PGA Grand Slam of Golf was played at a different golf course each year, but since 1994, the Poipu Bay Golf Course on the Hawaiian island of Kauai has been the tournament's permanent home.
		It is one of several invitational events for leading male golfers which are held each year in November and December after the PGA Tour and the European Tour seasons have concluded.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/PGA_Grand_Slam_of_Golf (304 words)

	U.S. Open (golf) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is one of the four major championships in men's golf and is on the official schedule of both the PGA TOUR and the PGA European Tour.
		In line with the other majors, winning the U.S. Open gives a golfer several privileges which make his career much more secure, if he is not already one of the elite of the sport.
		U.S. Open champions are automatically invited to play in the other three majors ( The Masters, British Open and the PGA Championship) for the next five years, and are exempt from qualifying for the U.S. Open itself for ten years.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/US_Open_(golf) (304 words)

	"Singapore Island Country Club - Singapore"
		Many prominent business men and Statesmen are members and it's exclusivity is the reason why this is one of the most sought after golf clubs.
		Many major International Championships have been held here.
		It is the second oldest club in Singapore and has 4 x 18 hole golf courses at two separate locations.
	www.golf-asia.com /sin/sicc.html (304 words)

	Par excellence - The Boston Globe
		Poipu Bay hosts the annual Grand Slam of Golf, which unites the winners of men's golf's four major championships in a two-day tournament.
		Princeville is also one jewel in a Kauai golf ''Triple Crown." The Kauai Golf Challenge combines a round at Princeville, a round at Poipu Bay Golf Course, and a round at the Kiele Course at Kauai Lagoons in Lihue.
		Kapalua bills itself as the ''Triple Crown of Golf," with the Plantation Course the newest of the three 18-hole courses on the property.
	www.boston.com /travel/getaways/hawaii/articles/2003/12/07/par_excellence (1610 words)

	SI.com - More Sports - - Wednesday December 31, 2003 5:06PM
		25-29 -- Men's golf, World Golf Championships Match Play, Carlsbad, Calif. 25-29 -- Men's bowling, PBA Baby Ruth Real Deal Classic, O'Fallon, Ill. 26 -- Cross-country skiing, World Cup, Drammen, Norway.
		10-13 -- College skiing, men's and women's NCAA championships, Truckee, Calif. 10-13 -- Men's and women's college swimming and diving, NCAA Division II championships, Buffalo, N.Y. 10-14 -- Freestyle skiing, World Cup, Sestrieres, Italy.
		3 -- Track and field, U.S. Olympic Trial, Women's marathon, St. Louis, Mo. 3 -- Athletics, IAAF race-walking challenge, Rio Major, Portugal.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2003/more/12/31/2004.uscalendar.ap/index.html (1610 words)

	The 1999 PGA Championship: Official Site by IBM
		Since the Chicago Open was played at Medinah in 1930, Course No. 3 has been the site of 11 major golf championships.
		This area has since played host to virtually every type of tournament, men's and women's, including three PGA Championships - the aforementioned 1920 at Flossmoor, 1961 at Olympia Fields Country Club, and just 10 years ago at Kemper Lakes Golf Club, a magnificent daily-fee facility.
		The relationship between The PGA of America and Medinah is so solid that, long before the first tee ball will be launched Thursday morning, major plans were announced for the 21st Century.
	dev.pga.com /99pga/journal_13.html (1610 words)

	Senior PGA Championship -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		The Senior PGA Championship is one of the (additional info and facts about major championships) major championships in men's senior (A game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes) golf.
		The lower age limit is 50, which is the standard limit for men's senior professional golf tournaments.
		It is administered by the (additional info and facts about Professional Golfers' Association of America) Professional Golfers' Association of America and is recognised as a major championship by both the (additional info and facts about Champions Tour) Champions Tour and the (additional info and facts about European Seniors Tour) European Seniors Tour.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/se/senior_pga_championship2.htm (1908 words)

	The Masters Tournament - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Masters is one of four major championships in men's golf and the first to take place each year.
		Unlike the other major championships, the Masters is held every year at the same location, Augusta National Golf Club, a private golf club in Augusta, Georgia, USA.
		In line with the other majors, winning the Masters gives a golfer several privileges which make his career much more secure, if he is not already one of the elite of the sport.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Masters_Tournament (389 words)

	Golf [Definition]
		The Open Championship The Open Championship, typically referred to in North America as the British Open, is the oldest of the four major championships in men's golf.
		The PGA Championship is one of the four Major Championships in men's golf, and it is the golf season's final major, being played in August.
		PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament, conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA TOUR.
	www.wikimirror.com /Golf (389 words)

	PGA Championship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The PGA Championship is one of the four Major Championships in men's golf, and it is the golf season's final major, being played in August.
		PGA champions are automatically invited to play in the other three majors (The Masters, US Open and British Open) for the next five years, and are exempt from qualifying for the PGA Championship for life.
		The PGA Championship is the only major that does not explicitly grant entry to the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Rankings, although it invariably invites all top-50 players who are not already qualified.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/PGA_Championship (950 words)

	The Open Championship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Open Championship (sometimes, especially in the United States, colloquially referred to as the British Open, perhaps to distinguish it from the US and other national opens), is the oldest of the four major championships in men's golf.
		St Andrews: In 1872 the "Home of Golf" became the second course to host the Open.
		In 1892 the event was doubled in length from thirty six to seventy two holes, that is four rounds of what was by then the standard complement of eighteen holes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Open_(golf) (2261 words)

	Professional Golfers' Association of America - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The PGA Grand Slam of Golf is a match exclusively for the winners of golf's four major championships:
		The organisation is now primarily a representive body for club and teaching professionals, as elite tournament golf is run by the PGA TOUR, with a separate organization for female touring professionals, the LPGA.
		Founded in 1916, the Professional Golfers' Association of America is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States and claims to be the largest working sports organization in the world with more than 27,000 members.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Professional_Golfers_Association_of_America (226 words)

	Senior Players Championship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Senior Players Championship is one of the major championships in men's senior golf.
		The lower age limit is 50, which is the standard limit for men's senior professional golf tournaments.
		It is recognised as a major championship by both the Champions Tour and the European Seniors Tour.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Senior_Players_Championship (226 words)

	Professional Golfers' Association of America - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The PGA Grand Slam of Golf is a match exclusively for the winners of golf's four major championships:
		The organisation is now primarily a representive body for club and teaching professionals, as elite tournament golf is run by the PGA TOUR, with a separate organization for female touring professionals, the LPGA.
		The PGA of America no longer operates the main U.S. professional golf tours, which are run by an affiliated organization now known as the PGA TOUR, which prefers for branding purposes that its name be rendered in all caps.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Professional_Golfers'_Association_of_America (226 words)

	The Open Championship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Open Championship (sometimes, especially in the United States, colloquially referred to as the British Open, perhaps to distinguish it from the US and other national opens), is the oldest of the four major championships in men's golf.
		While he was far from being the first American Open Champion, he was the first of their compatriots that many Americans saw win the tournament on television, and his charismatic success is often credited with persuading leading American golfers to make the "British Open" a routine part of their schedule, rather than an optional extra.
		The Open Championship is played in July, and is the third major to take place each year, after The Masters Tournament and the U.S. Open, but before the PGA Championship.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Open_(golf) (226 words)

	The Open Championship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Open Championship (sometimes referred to as the British Open to distinguish it from other national opens), is the oldest of the four major championships in men's golf.
		The Open Championship is played in July, and is the third major to take place each year, after The Masters Tournament and the U.S. Open, but before the PGA Championship.
		In addition, all Open Championships before that date have been retrospectively classified as PGA Tour wins, and the list of leading winners on the PGA Tour has been adjusted to reflect this.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Open_Championship (2376 words)

	Masters Tournament -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		During that period he became the first player to win all four of professional golf's major championships—an achievement...
		In one year, 1930, he won the four major tournaments of the time: the British Amateur, the British Open, the United States Amateur, and the United States Open.
		The span of his major victories extended from the 1922 United States Open to the 1935 Masters tournament.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9051325&ref=news0205 (2376 words)

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		Rated "Four Stars" by Golf Digest, Sudden Valley has been requested as the site of many major Northwest tournaments including a Washington State Open, four Washington State Men's Amateur Championships, a Master-40, a Washington State Senior Women's Championship, the Men's Mid-Am and numerous PNWPGA Pro-Amateur tournaments.
		Sudden Valley Golf Club 2005 Upcoming Tournament Schedule
		The Sudden Valley golf course was designed by Ted Robinson
	www.suddenvalley.com /HTML/golfcourse.htm (2376 words)

	Professional Golfers' Association of America - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		PGA Grand Slam of Golf (a match exclusively for the winners of the four major championships)
		The organisation is now primarily a representive body for club and teaching professionals, as elite tournament golf is run by the PGA TOUR, with a separate organization for female touring professionals, the LPGA.
		The PGA of America no longer operates the main U.S. professional golf tours, which are run by an affiliated organization now known as the PGA TOUR.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Professional_Golfers_Association_of_America (254 words)

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