British Open
Golf's oldest major
The British Open is golf's oldest major championship, officially called The Open Championship, held annually in the United Kingdom since 1860.
It rotates among historic links courses in Scotland and England: He finally won the British Open at St Andrews.
Americans call it the British Open; the British simply call it The Open.
Coastal, wind-swept course style
Historic Scottish golf town
- seasideCoastal recreational area
- coastalOf the shoreline
- fescueFine-bladed pasture grass
- gorseThorny yellow-flowering shrub
burn · dunes · wind · bump-and-run
Inherited cultural legacy
One who prevails
- medalistCompetition award recipient
- titleholderOne who holds a championship
- victorOne who defeats opponents
- championTop competitor, or advocate
finalist · contender · trophy · victory · triumph · glory · crown · achievement
Turning on an axis
- drawCreate with pencil
- roundCurved like circle
- tee timesScheduled first strokes
- cut lineSkip ahead in queue
final round · leaderboard · field · qualifying · exemptions · purse · prize money · BBC
links golf
Coastal, wind-swept course style
bogey · eagle · caddie · green · tee · driver · iron · wedge · putt · par
St Andrews
Historic Scottish golf town
gorse · burn · dunes · wind · bump-and-run
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
winner
One who prevails
- medalistCompetition award recipient
- titleholderOne who holds a championship
- victorOne who defeats opponents
champion · finalist · contender · trophy · victory · triumph · glory · crown · achievement · success
rotation
Turning on an axis
cut line · final round · leaderboard · field · qualifying · exemptions · purse · prize money · BBC
- Golf Heritagebrassie, mashie, spoon, wooden clubs, Ben Hogan
- Golf termsUS Open, PGA Championship, Ryder Cup, Open Championship, invitational
- golf worldUS Open, PGA Tour, Augusta, St Andrews, Pebble Beach
- golfgolf, golf club, golf clubs, golf ball, golf balls
- British EventsWimbledon, FA Cup, Grand National, Premier League, Six Nations
- championshipschampionship, championship game, finals, title match, championship match
British OpenUS Open
American tennis championship
U.S. Open · Masters Tournament · PGA Championship · The Masters · Pebble Beach
opening, opened, opens, openness, opener, English, British, Britain, Englishness