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Golf Majors, Ryder Cup,
President Cup, and more
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)
2011 Champion
Charl Schwartzel
(South Africa)
100405-100411
Phil Mickelson (USA)
090406-090412 Angel Cabrera (Argentina)
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”
100614-100620
Graeme McDowell (Northern
Ireland) Pebble Beach, California
090615-090621
Lucas Glover (USA)
Bethpage State Park (Black Course), Farmingdale, NY
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.
110710-0717
Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake,
Wirral, UK
100715-0718 Louis
Oosthuizen
(South Africa) Old Course at St. Andrews, UK
090716-0719 Stewart Cink (USA)
Turnberry, South Ayrshire, Scotland
080717-0720
Padraig Harrington (Ireland)
Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England
070719-0722 Padraig Harrington (Ireland)
Carnoustie Golf Links, Carnoustie, Scotland
060720-0723 Tiger Woods (USA) defends the title.
Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Merseyside, England.
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http://www.opengolf.com >
PGA Championship (1916 - )
” Wanamaker
Trophy”
110808-0814
Atlanta Athletic Club, Johns Creek,
GA
100809-0815
Martin Kaymer (Germany)
Whistling Straits, Kohler, Wisconsin (WI)
090813-0816
Y.E. Yang (South Korea)
Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minnesota (MN)
080807-0810 Pádraig
Harrington
(Ireland) 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 >
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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 (biennial event)
English seed merchant and entrepreneur Samuel Ryder founded the Ryder Cup. The
Ryder Cup is held every other year.
101001-1003
Europe Celtic Manor Resort, City of Newport, Wales
080916-0921 U.S.
Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky (KY)
060922-0924 Europe
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http://www.rydercup.com/2006/ >
Solheim Cup (1990 - )
Presidents Cup
(1994 - )
Team USA vs. International Team
non-Ryder Cup nations
(biennial
event)
111114-1120 Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
091006-1011 U.S. Wins Harding Park Golf Course, San Francisco, CA
modified: 101025
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