Here’s where all of 2018’s major championships will be played
- Masters: Augusta National Golf Club (Augusta, Ga.) Per usual, the season’s first major kicks off at Augusta National in April. ...
- U.S. ...
- British Open: Carnoustie Golf Links (Carnoustie, Scotland) Carnousie has hosted seven Open Championships, most recently in 2007 when Padraig Harrington won his first career major.
| Masters | U.S. Open | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Patrick Reed | Brooks Koepka |
| 2017 | Sergio Garcia | Brooks Koepka |
| 2016 | Danny Willett | Dustin Johnson |
| 2015 | Jordan Spieth | Jordan Spieth |
What are the majors in golf?
Alongside the biennial Ryder Cup team competition, the majors are golf's marquee events. Elite players from all over the world participate in them, and the reputations of the greatest players in golf history are largely based on the number and variety of major championship victories they accumulate.
What are the major championships in golf?
The major championships are golf’s most prestigious annual events with one taking place each month from April through to July. Ask any pro golfer and they will tell you that they would love to have a major win on their resume when the time comes to hang up their clubs.
What is the final major golf tournament of the year?
The year's final major, The Open Championship (sometimes referred to as the British Open), is organized by The R&A, an offshoot of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, and is typically played on a links-style course in the United Kingdom (primarily Scotland or England ).
What were the highlights of 2018 in golf?
This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2018. 5–8 April: Masters Tournament – Patrick Reed won by one stroke over Rickie Fowler.
What are considered golf majors?
The Grand Slam in professional golf means winning all of golf's major championships: The Masters Tournament, U.S. Open Championship, The Open Championship and U.S. PGA Championship.
Who won majors 2018?
Table of resultsDatesTournamentWinner31 May – 3 JunU.S. Women's OpenAriya Jutanugarn8–10 JunCurtis CupUnited States14–17 JunU.S. OpenBrooks Koepka18–23 JunThe Amateur ChampionshipJovan Rebula40 more rows
What are the 5 PGA majors?
The competitions are the Masters Tournament, the U.S. Open, The Open Championship and the PGA Championship, contested annually.
What are the 4 major golf tournaments 2019?
The 4 Majors in Golf are:The Masters (April)PGA Championship (May)U.S Open (June)The Open Championship (July)
Where are the 2021 golf majors?
When Are The 2021 Golf Majors?The iconic 17th hole at the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island. The course will host the 2021 PGA Championship (Getty Images)Carnoustie hosts the 2021 Women's Open.Sunningdale Old is steeped in history and will host the 2021 Senior British Open (Getty Images)
Who won 2020 golf majors?
Men's golf major championship winners by yearYEARMASTERSPGA CHAMPIONSHIP2020Dustin JohnsonCollin Morikawa2019Tiger Woods (5)Brooks Koepka (2)2018Patrick ReedBrooks Koepka2017Sergio GarcíaJustin Thomas88 more rows
Has Phil Mickelson won all 4 majors?
Mickelson is one of 17 players in the history of golf to win at least three of the four majors. He has won every major except the U.S. Open, in which he has finished runner-up a record six times.
How many golf majors are there?
fourIn modern men's professional golf, there are four globally recognised major championships. In order of play date as of 2019, they are: April – Masters Tournament (weekend ending second Sunday in April) – hosted as an invitational by and at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
What are the four major PGA tournaments?
The PGA has four Major Golf Tournament events that take place during the season — The Masters Tournament, The U.S. Open, The Open Championship and The PGA Championship.
What are the 4 golf majors 2020?
2020 golf major host sites and what to expect2020 Actual Major Championship details.What 2020 was supposed to look like....The Masters - Augusta National Golf Club (April 9-12)PGA Championship - TPC Harding Park (May 14-17)US Open - Winged Foot Golf Club (June 18-21)The Open Championship - Royal St.
Who won the 4 major golf tournaments in 2021?
By The Numbers: 2021's Four Major Winners: Matsuyama, Morikawa, Mickelson, Rahm. With a win at The 149th Open Championship, Collin Morikawa claimed the final major trophy up for grabs in 2021.
Where are the 2023 majors?
Future Major ChampionshipsYearEventVenue2023The Masters (more info)Augusta National2023PGA ChampionshipOak Hill Country Club2023US OpenThe Los Angeles Country Club2023The Open (more info)Royal Liverpool2 more rows
The Masters 2018
The 82nd Masters, held as always at the hallowed Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, was won this year by a somewhat unlikely hometown hero, Patrick Reed. Despite Reed’s victory, much of the story of the final round focused on an historic comeback by Jordan Spieth.
The Us Open 2018
Up next, the US Open was played at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, New York on June 14-17. Located on Long Island and about 80 miles east of New York City, Shinnecock Hills has hosted the US Open five times.
The Open 2018
The golf world then turned all eyes to Scotland, where the 147th Open Championship was played on July 19-22 at Carnoustie Golf Links in Carnoustie, Scotland.
PGA Championship 2018
The majors season closed out with the 100th PGA Championship on August 9-12 at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, Missouri. Bellerive first opened in 1897 – then called The Field club – with a nine-hole course. In 1955, the club relocated and Robert Trent Jones, Sr. designed the current course, which opened in 1960.
Masters: Augusta National Golf Club (Augusta, Ga.)
Per usual, the season’s first major kicks off at Augusta National in April. It’s safe to say Augusta will kick off the golf major calendar for decades.
U.S. Open: Shinnecock Hills Golf Club (Southampton, NY)
Shinnecock has hosted four Opens, most recently in 2004 when Retief Goosen triumphed over Phil Mickelson. Shinny is already on the books for the 2026 Open as well.
British Open: Carnoustie Golf Links (Carnoustie, Scotland)
Carnousie has hosted seven Open Championships, most recently in 2007 when Padraig Harrington won his first career major. Legends Tom Watson, Gary Player and Ben Hogan have all won Opens at Carnoustie.
PGA Championship: Bellerive Country Club (St. Louis, Mo.)
Bellerive might not have the same history as the other 2018 majors, but it has a reputation for playing difficult. Nick Price won the 1992 PGA Championship at Bellerive at just six under while Gary Player won his 1965 U.S. Open there at two over par.
Bonus event: 42nd Ryder Cup at Le Golf National (Paris, France)
OK, so this isn’t a major, but the Ryder Cup is still a big-time event on the golf calendar. The 2018 edition will be at the Albatros Course of Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, a Paris suburb. This course is home to the European tour’s French Open.
What is the name of the golf tournament that is played at the same course every year?
The Masters Tournament (sometimes referred to as the U.S. Masters), the season's first major championship, is the only major that is played at the same course every year ( Augusta National Golf Club ), being the invitational tournament of that club.
When will the PGA Championship be held?
In August 2017, after the previous year's edition was scheduled earlier due to golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics, the PGA of America announced that the PGA Championship would be moved to late-May beginning in 2019, in between the Masters and U.S. Open.
How long is the PGA Tour exemption?
Currently, both the PGA Tour and European Tour give a five-year exemption to all major winners. Independent organizations, and not the PGA Tour, operate each of the majors; The Players Championship is the tour's most important event. Three of the four majors take place in the United States.
What is a links golf course?
Links courses are generally typified as coastal, flat and often very windswept, with the fairways cut through dune grass and gorse bushes that make up the "rough", and have deep bunkers.
How many major championships did Jack Nicklaus win?
Men's major golf championships. Jack Nicklaus won a record 18 major championships. The men's major golf championships, commonly known as the major championships, and often referred to simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf. In order of play date as of 2019, they are:
Why is each major different?
Because each major was developed and is run by a different organization, each has characteristics that sets it apart. These involve the character of the courses used, the composition of the field, and other idiosyncrasies.
Where are the Masters played?
Three of the four majors take place in the United States. The Masters is played at the same course, Augusta National Golf Club, every year, while the other three rotate courses (the Open Championship, however, is always played on a links course ).
Why are all majors special?
Each of the four majors is special for its own reasons and every golfer has their favorite, the one they would love to win.
What is the last major golf tournament held in July?
The final golfing major of the year, held in July is The Open Championship, also known as just the Open or The British Open. It is the only major that is held outside of the USA, and it is also the oldest golf tournament in the world.
How many golfers have won the Grand Slam?
Only five golfers have won the “grand slam” of golf, winning all 4 majors. Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, and Gene Sarazen. With so much talent in the game today, and no one really dominating as these five did, it means that the list of “grand slam” winners will always be short and special.
What is the first major of the year?
The Open Championship. 1. The Masters. Held in Augusta National Golf Club in April, and founded by Legendary golfer Bobby Jones, and investment banker Clifford Roberts, The Masters is the first major of the year, and for me, the most prestigious of all them all.
What major is June?
3. U.S Open. The United States Open Championship is the third major of the year, taking place in June on the same weekend as Father’s Day. The venue for the event changes year to year and it is traditionally known as the toughest of all four majors.
Where is the PGA Championship played in 2021?
PGA Championship. Played in May, this is the second major of the year and it is played on various courses around the US. Predominantly played on the East Coast, it has been held in New York 11 times. This year in 2021, it is going west and will be played in TPC Harding Park in San Francisco.
When do major championships take place?
Know Your Tournaments. The major championships are golf’s most prestigious annual events with one taking place each month from April through to July. Ask any pro golfer and they will tell you that they would love to have a major win on their resume when the time comes to hang up their clubs. Winning one of the four majors is seen as the pinnacle ...
What is the most important tournament in golf?
The Masters. The Masters is the most impressive tournament in golf that is held in April every year. The legendary golfer Bobby Jones founded this major. The most prosperous Banker Clifford Roberts invest in this competition.
What is the oldest major?
The Open Championship also is known as "The Open" or "British Open." It is the oldest and even the fourth major of a calendar year. It is only the major that played out.
Who founded the Masters?
The Masters is the most impressive tournament in golf that is held in April every year. The legendary golfer Bobby Jones founded this major. The most prosperous Banker Clifford Roberts invest in this competition.
Overview
Records
The aggregate scoring records for each major are tabulated below, listed in order of when the majors are scheduled annually.
The scoring records to par for each major are tabulated below, listed in order of when the majors are scheduled annually.
Major championships have been won by a margin of nine strokes or greater on eight occasions. On a further eig…
History
The majors originally consisted of two British tournaments, The Open Championship and The Amateur Championship, and two American tournaments, the U.S. Open and the U.S. Amateur. With the introduction of the Masters Tournament in 1934, and the rise of professional golf in the late 1940s and 1950s, the term "major championships" eventually came to describe the Masters, the U.S. Open, the Open Championship, and the PGA Championship. It is difficult to determine when the definition changed to include the current four tournaments, al…
Importance
Alongside the biennial Ryder Cup team competition, the majors are golf's most important events. Elite players from all over the world participate in them, and the reputations of the greatest players in golf history are largely based on the number and variety of major championship victories they accumulate. The top prizes are not actually the largest in golf, being surpassed by The Players Championship, three of the four World Golf Championships events (the HSBC Champions, promoted to WGC status in 2009, has a top prize comparable to that of the majors), and s…
Distinctive characteristics of majors
Because each major was developed and is run by a different organization, each has characteristics that sets it apart. These involve the character of the courses used, the composition of the field, and other idiosyncrasies.
• The Masters Tournament (sometimes referred to as the U.S. Masters), the season's first major championship, is the only major that is played at the same course every year (Augusta National Golf Club), being the invitational tournament of that club. The Masters invites the smallest field of the majors, generally under 100 players (althou…
Television coverage
In the United Kingdom, historically all four majors were broadcast on free to air TV. ITV has not broadcast live golf for many years. The BBC used to be the exclusive TV home of the Masters Tournament, U.S. Open and the Open Championship. By the early years of the first decade of the 21st century, only the Masters and Open Championship were broadcast live on the BBC. From 2011 onwards Sky Sports has exclusive live coverage of the first two days of the Masters, with the weekend rounds shared with the BBC. The U.S. Open is shown exclusively …
See also
• Chronological list of men's major golf champions
• List of men's major championships winning golfers
• Triple Crown of Golf
• Women's major golf championships
External links
• Coverage of the four majors by the PGA of America
• Listing of golf major championship courses, winners and countries
The Masters, Augusta (Ga.) National Golf Club, April 5-8
U.S. Open, Shinnecock Hills, Southampton, N.Y., June 14-17
- Shinnecock holds a big place in U.S. golf history, as it was one of the first five founding clubs of the United States Golf Association in 1895. The club played host to the second U.S. Open, in 1896, on a course that measured shorter than 5,000 yards -- then didn't hold another one until 1986. Since then, Shinnecock has forged a place on the unwritten U.S. Open rotation and would be a lock for inclusion if the USGA ever went the route of the Royal & …
The Open, Carnoustie (Scotland) Golf Links, July 19-22
- Long regarded as one of the world's most difficult courses, Carnoustie will host The Open for the eighth time dating to Tommy Armour's victory in 1931. Six years later, it was Henry Cotton who hoisted the Claret Jug. Ben Hogan's 1953 victory was historic on a couple of levels. He became the first person to win three of the modern major championships in the same year and also captured three in a row. It was also his first and only visit to the …
PGA Championship, Bellerive, St. Louis, Aug. 12-15
- This will be the last PGA Championship played in August, and the PGA of America picked another steamy climate to conduct its championship. That will likely change when the event moves to May starting in 2019, but it might preclude the tournament returning to a place like Bellerive, which is still evolving in the spring. Although well-known in golf circles, Bellerive has been the site of just two major championships. The first was the 1965 U.S. O…