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Golf Majors
& Ryder Cup
The Masters Tournament (1934 - )
Famous for the “Green Jacket,” awarded to the
winner of the Masters golf tournament
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia (GA)
080407-080413
Trevor Immelman (South Africa)
070405-070408 Zach Johnson (USA)
060403-060406 Phil Mickelson (USA)
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http://www.masters.org/en_US/index.html >
U.S. Open
Championship (1895 - )
“The U.S. oldest golf championship”
080512-080615
Tiger Woods
(USA)
Torrey Pines Golf Course, San Diego, California (CA)
070614-070617 Angel Cabrera (Argentina)
Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania (PA)
060615-060618 Geoff Ogilvy (Australia)
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http://www.usopen.com/ >
British Open Championship (1860 - )
“The world’s oldest golf championship” “The Silver Claret Jug,” The Golf Champion
Trophy is presented to each year’s winner.
Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake,
Wirral, UK
080717-0720
070719-0722 Padraig Harrington (Ireland)
060720-0723 Tiger Woods (USA) defends the title.
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http://www.opengolf.com/home/default.sps >
PGA Championship (1916 - )
” Wanamaker
Trophy”
080807-0810 Oakland Hills C C, Bloomfield Township, Michigan (MI)
070809-0812
Tiger Woods
(USA); wins his 13th career Major
Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma (OK)
060814-0820 Tiger
Woods (USA); his 12th Major
Medinah Country Club, Medinah, Illinois (IL)
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http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2007/index.html >
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Ryder
Cup
(1927), The K Club, Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland <
http://www.kclub.ie/default.asp >
Team Europe (originally only Great Britain) vs. Team USA (biannual event)
English seed merchant and entrepreneur Samuel Ryder founded the Ryder Cup. The
Ryder Cup is held every other year.
2008
060922-060924 Europe
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http://www.rydercup.com/2006/ >
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