The Open 2009

The Open is the largest and most prestigious golf tournament in the United Kingdom and the only golf major outside of North America.

Outside of the U.K. the tournament is referred to as the "British Open Championship", in part to distinguish it from one of the other four majors with an open form, the US Open. To the British it has and will forever be simply "The Open".

The Open 2009 Date and Venue

The Open Championship is the longest running of the four major championships. This annual event is held on one of nine links courses in the United Kingdom and is run by the R&A, golf's governing body outside of the USA and Mexico.

The Open 2009 will be played on the weekend of the third Friday in July, as it is every year. It follows the US Masters and the US Open and is before the US PGA Championship. The course this year will be the Westin Turnberry Resort in Scotland.

The Open Prize Money

In 2008, the Open Championship winner, Padraig Harrington, walked away with an amazing £750,000.00. The 2009 British Open purse is sure to be larger than ever.

PGA Tour Status

The Open has been an official PGA Tour event since 1995. This allows PGA Tour players to have prize money won in the Open Championship included on the official money list.

Every Open Championship before 1995 has also been retroactively classified as a PGA Tour win, and the list of leading winners has been adjusted accordingly.

The European Tour has recognised the British Open as an official event since its first season in 1972 and the Championship is also an official money event on the Japan Golf Tour.

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