137th The Open Championship

137th Open Championship

Royal Birkdale
Southport, Lancashire, England
Jul 17-20, 2008
Start Time 09.00(GMT)

The Open 137th comes to Royal Birkdale and is the ninth time. And no Tiger

Tour: PGATour, Europeantour, Asian Tour
Country: Lancashire England
Length: Par 70 Total 7173 yards
Past Winner: 2007-Padraig Harrington Prize Fund- € 6,162,532
: 2006-Tiger Woods


TV Coverage: BBC I/II , GD Sport / CCTV5 / StarSprot(not confirm)


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Background
The Open Championship, or simply The Open (sometimes referred to as the British Open outside the UK), is the oldest of the four major championships in men's 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 U.S., Canada and Mexico. The Open is played on the weekend of the third Friday in July, and is the third major to take place each year following The Masters and the U.S. Open and before the PGA Championship. The event takes place every year on one of nine historic links courses in the United Kingdom. In 2007, The Open had a prize fund of £4.2 million (at the time, approximately €6.197 million or $8.638 million). Historically, The Open's prize money was consistently the least of the four majors; since 2002 it has been the highest. Uniquely among the four Major championships, the Open features a four hole playoff for all golfers tied at the end of regulation, with the playoff continuing into sudden death holes if players remain tied after four holes.

Credit Backgroun: Wikipedia