The Open Championship

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annual sporting event golf major championship golf tournament

The Open Championship is golf’s oldest major championship, an annual links tournament held in the United Kingdom and organized by The R&A.

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All labels observed (28)

Label Occurrences
The Open Championship canonical 39
The Open Championship at St Andrews 3
The Open 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf annual sporting event ⓘ
golf major championship ⓘ
golf tournament ⓘ
alsoKnownAs The Open Championship ⓘ
surface form: The British Open

The Open Championship ⓘ
surface form: The Open
awards major championship title ⓘ
broadcastInternationally true ⓘ
category professional golf tournament ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
courseRotationName Open rota ⓘ
cutFormat 36-hole cut ⓘ
established 1860 ⓘ
firstChampion Willie Park Sr. ⓘ
firstEditionLocation Prestwick Golf Club ⓘ
firstPlayedYear 1860 ⓘ
format stroke play ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
genderCategory men ⓘ
governingBody The R&A ⓘ
hasPlayoffFormat yes ⓘ
hasWorldRankingPoints true ⓘ
isOldestMajor true ⓘ
languageOfOrganization English ⓘ
locationType links golf courses ⓘ
notableSurface links turf ⓘ
numberOfHoles 72 ⓘ
numberOfMajorsPerSeason 4 ⓘ
openTo amateur golfers (qualified) ⓘ
professional golfers ⓘ
organizer The R&A ⓘ
partOf men's major golf championships ⓘ
playedOnRotatingCourses true ⓘ
playoffType aggregate playoff then sudden death (modern era) ⓘ
prizeType cash prize ⓘ
qualificationMethod exemptions and qualifying events ⓘ
region Great Britain ⓘ
rounds 4 ⓘ
sanctioningBody The R&A ⓘ
significance oldest of the four men’s golf majors ⓘ
sport golf ⓘ
trophy Claret Jug ⓘ
trophyOfficialName Golf Champion Trophy ⓘ
typicalCoursePar 70–72 ⓘ
typicalFieldSize 156 players ⓘ
usualMonthPlayed July ⓘ
weatherConditions often windy ⓘ

Referenced by (70)

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Old Course at St Andrews → hostsTournament → The Open Championship ⓘ
Carnoustie → hostedTournament → The Open Championship ⓘ
subject surface form: Carnoustie Golf Links
U.S. Open → otherMajors → The Open Championship ⓘ
subject surface form: U.S. Open (golf)
BBC Sport → coversCompetition → The Open Championship ⓘ
The Open Championship → alsoKnownAs → The Open Championship ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Open
The Open Championship → alsoKnownAs → The Open Championship ⓘ
this entity surface form: The British Open
Hell Bunker → associatedWith → The Open Championship ⓘ
Road Hole → playedIn → The Open Championship ⓘ
Road Hole → hostCourseFor → The Open Championship ⓘ
Old Tom Morris → awardReceived → The Open Championship ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Open Championship 1861
Old Tom Morris → awardReceived → The Open Championship ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Open Championship 1862
Old Tom Morris → awardReceived → The Open Championship ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Open Championship 1864
Old Tom Morris → awardReceived → The Open Championship ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Open Championship 1867
The R&A → organizes → The Open Championship ⓘ
The R&A → organizes → The Open Championship ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Open
Swilcan Bridge → associatedWith → The Open Championship ⓘ
SANDWICH → hasEvent → The Open Championship ⓘ
subject surface form: Sandwich
this entity surface form: The Open Championship (at Royal St George’s)
Royal St George’s Golf Club → hostsTournament → The Open Championship ⓘ
Royal St George’s Golf Club → isOnRotationFor → The Open Championship ⓘ
Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club (nearby at Deal) → hostedTournament → The Open Championship ⓘ
subject surface form: Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club
Prince’s Golf Club → hostedTournament → The Open Championship ⓘ
Prince’s Golf Club → hostedYear → The Open Championship ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1932 Open Championship
Michael Reid → participantIn → The Open Championship ⓘ
subject surface form: Michael Reid (golfer)
Arnold Palmer → wonTournament → The Open Championship ⓘ
Sir Nick Faldo → wonTournament → The Open Championship ⓘ
subject surface form: Nick Faldo
this entity surface form: 1987 Open Championship
Sir Nick Faldo → wonTournament → The Open Championship ⓘ
subject surface form: Nick Faldo
this entity surface form: 1990 Open Championship
Seve Ballesteros → wonTournament → The Open Championship ⓘ
golf correspondent of The Times → hasNotableCoverage → The Open Championship ⓘ
Royal Troon Golf Club → tournament → The Open Championship ⓘ
Rolex → officialTimekeeperOf → The Open Championship ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Open Championship (golf)
Muirfield → hasTournament → The Open Championship ⓘ
Jim Barnes → wonTournament → The Open Championship ⓘ
Barassie Links → associatedWith → The Open Championship ⓘ
Willie Park Sr. → competitionWon → The Open Championship ⓘ
Claret Jug → competition → The Open Championship ⓘ
Golf Champion Trophy → alsoKnownAs → The Open Championship ⓘ
this entity surface form: Golf Champion Trophy (The Open Championship)
Golf Champion Trophy → competition → The Open Championship ⓘ
Golf Champion Trophy → oldestMajorContext → The Open Championship ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Open Championship is golf’s oldest major
Young Tom Morris → tournamentWin → The Open Championship ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Open Championship 1868
Young Tom Morris → tournamentWin → The Open Championship ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Open Championship 1869
Young Tom Morris → tournamentWin → The Open Championship ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Open Championship 1870
Young Tom Morris → tournamentWin → The Open Championship ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Open Championship 1872
James Braid → winnerOf → The Open Championship ⓘ
Prestwick → hostedTournament → The Open Championship ⓘ
subject surface form: Prestwick Golf Club
Prestwick → hostedFirst → The Open Championship ⓘ
subject surface form: Prestwick Golf Club
Harry Vardon → majorChampionshipWin → The Open Championship ⓘ
J.H. Taylor → participantIn → The Open Championship ⓘ
Prestwick Golf Club → hostedTournament → The Open Championship ⓘ
Prestwick Golf Club → hostedFirst → The Open Championship ⓘ
Swilcan Burn → associatedWith → The Open Championship ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Open Championship at St Andrews