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The Prestwick Golf Club, home to the first editions of the tournament.        (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4The Open Championship , or simply The Open (often, outside the United Kingdom it is indicated how British Open ), is one of the most important golf competition in the world, as well as the oldest of the four tournaments Major Existing: the first edition was played in 1860. Unique major To be played outside the United States, the Open Championship is held annually in July on fields links British, Scottish or North-Irish and is administered by the R & A, which is based in St. Andrews. The tournament took place for the first time in October 1860 at the Prestwick Golf Club, on the Scottish west coast, with eight participants who faced each other in one day only on a distance of 36 holes. The race was born as an attempt to identify the new golf champion following the death of Allan Robertson, considered the best player of his time and disappeared in 1859; The first winner was Willie Park Sr., who beat two Tom Morris Sr. [first] The following year the tournament became open ( open ) also to non -professional players. [2] Since 1871 the Open was not organized by the Prestwick Golf Club only, but the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews and the Honorable Company of Edinburgh Golfers in Muirfiled were added; [3] The Royal and Ancient Golf Club became the only organizer of the tournament since 1920. [4] In 1892 the race was extended to 72 holes, while two years later the first edition of an Open was held outside of Scotland, at the Royal St George’s Golf Club, in England; In 1898 the cut After two laps of the field.        (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4The tournament has always been played since 1860 except for four occasions: in 1871, when the agreement was not found on the new prize for the sample; Between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War, between 1939 and 1946 due to the Second World War and in 2020 for the pandemic of Covid-19; At 2021, 149 editions counts. AFTER = Play-off victory Am = Amateur  At 2021, 27 players won the Open Championship more than once: 6 wins: Harry Vardon; 5 vittorie: James Braid, John Henry Taylor, Peter Thomson, Tom Watson; 4 vittorie: Walter Hagen, Bobby Locke, Tom Morris Sr., Tom Morris Jr., Willie Park Sr.; 3 vittorie: Jamie Anderson, Severiano Ballesteros, Henry Cotton, Nick Faldo, Bob Ferguson, Bobby Jones, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Tiger Woods; 2 vittorie: Harold Hilton, Bob Martin, Greg Norman, Arnold Palmer, Willie Park Jr., Lee Trevino, P\u00e1draig Harrington, Ernie Els. The only Italian to win the tournament, as well as the only Italian to win one of the four tournaments major of Golf, was Francesco Molinari, in the 2018 edition. [7]        (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4The Open Championship currently provides for a rotation of ten British fields, called lottery , who in turn, but without regularity, host the event: [8] St. Andrews Old Course Carnoustie Muirfield [9] Turnberry Royal throne Royal St George’s Royal Birkdale Royal Litham & St. Annes Royal Liverpool Royal Portrush. The fields used in the past but on which Open Championship no longer is held are: Musselburgh Links (used between 1874 and 1889) [ten] Prestwick (headquarters of the first 12 Open, used for 24 editions until 1925) [11] Royal Cinque Ports (headquarters of the Edizioni 1909 and 1920) [twelfth] Prince’s (headquarters of the 1932 edition) [13] The Claret Jug , whose official name is Golf Champion Trophy , [14] It is the silver cup that is delivered to the winner of the Open Championship, and on which the names of all the winners of the previous editions and the current are engraved. The prize awarded the winner of the first editions, until 1872, was the Challenge Belt , a Moroccan leather belt adorned with a silver buckle and various emblems; The belt had to be returned by the reigning champion on the occasion of the subsequent edition of the tournament, but if a player had won it three consecutive times, he would have become owner: this happened when, in 1870, Tom Morris Jr. won his third Consecutive open. [14] In 1872 it was decided to abandon the belt in favor of a new trophy, the current Golf Champion Trophy, which was assigned starting from the 1873 edition and which was to be returned in view of the subsequent edition of the tournament; It was also decided that the winner of each edition, starting from that of 1872, would receive a medal, the Gold Medal , who would keep forever and whose cost would have been reduced by his cash prize. [15] Starting from the 1928 edition, the Open winners only receive a copy of the Claret Juug, while the original is kept at the Royal and Ancient Golf Club. [14] Elder winner: Tom Morris Sr. (46 years old, 102 days), 1867. [16] Younger winner: Tom Morris Jr. (17 years old, 156 days), 1868. [17] Several times winner: 6, Harry Vardon (1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911, 1914). [18] Lowest score out of 72 holes: 264, Henrik Steson (68-65-68-63), 2016. [19] Lowest score in relation to par on 72 holes: -20, Henrik Stenson (68-65-68-63, 264), 2016. [19] It is the record for all Majors on equal merit with Jason Day who won the PGA Championship with the same score in 2015. [20] Victory with the highest margin: 13 shots, Tom Morris Sr., 1862. [21] It remained until 2000 as a record for all majors, when Tiger Woods won the U.S. Open with 15 affairs of Pebble Beach’s advantage. [22] Lowest score in 18 holes: 62 – Branden Grace, 3rd round, 2017 (record for all majors). [23] ^  ( IN ) The Open – 1st Open – Prestwick 1860 . are Theoopen.com . URL consulted on 1 August 2016 .  ^  ( IN ) The Open – 2nd Open – Prestwick 1861 . are Theoopen.com . URL consulted on 1 August 2016 .  ^  ( IN ) The Open – 12th Open – Prestwick 1872 . are Theoopen.com . URL consulted on 29 July 2016 .  ^  ( IN ) The Open – 55th Open – Royal Cinque Ports 1920 . are Theoopen.com . URL consulted on 1 August 2016 .  ^  Starting from the 2017 edition, the premium is paid in US dollars rather than in pounds: ( IN ) Open Championship: Royal Birkdale prize money to be paid in US dollars, not sterling . are bbc.com . URL consulted on July 16, 2018 .  ^  The 1871 edition did not take place because it was unable to find an agreement between the organizers on the trophy to be assigned to the winner after in 1870 Tom Morris Jr. had achieved the Challenge belt , having won the Open three times consecutive: ( IN ) The Open – 12th Open – Prestwick 1872 . are Theoopen.com . URL consulted on 29 July 2016 .  ^  ( IN ) Magnificent Molinari lifts Claret Jug . are Europeantour.com . URL consulted on 22 July 2018 .  ^  ( IN ) The Open – Host Courses . are Theoopen.com . URL consulted on 29 July 2016 .  ^  Removed from lottery In 2016 due to the regulation that prevented women from becoming members of the club, it was restored in the lottery In 2017, after the members voted in favor of the admission of women to the club: ( IN ) Muirfield golf club overturns men-only policy . are bbc.co.uk . URL consulted on July 21, 2017 .  ^  ( IN ) The Open – Musselburgh Link . are Theoopen.com . URL consulted on 29 July 2016 .  ^  ( IN ) The Open – Prestwick . are Theoopen.com . URL consulted on 29 July 2016 .  ^  ( IN ) The Open – Royal Cinque Ports . are Theoopen.com . URL consulted on 29 July 2016 .  ^  ( IN ) The Open – Prince’s . are Theoopen.com . URL consulted on 29 July 2016 .  ^  a b c  ( IN ) The Open – Claret Jug . are Theoopen.com . URL consulted on 29 July 2016 .  ^  The cost of the medal was reduced by the winner’s prize until the 1929 edition included.  ^  ( IN ) The Open – 8th Open – Prestwick 1867 . are Theoopen.com . URL consulted on 29 July 2016 .  ^  ( IN ) The Open – 9th Open – Prestwick 1868 . are Theoopen.com . URL consulted on 29 July 2016 .  ^  ( IN ) The Open – 54th Open – Prestwick 1914 . are Theoopen.com . URL consulted on 29 July 2016 .  ^  a b  ( IN ) The Open 2016: Henrik Stenson beats Phil Mickelson to win at Royal Troon . are bbc.com . URL consulted on July 17, 2016 .  ^  ( IN ) Jason Day wins PGA Championship . are pga.com . URL consulted on July 17, 2016 .  ^  ( IN ) The Open – 3rd Open – Prestwick 1862 . are Theoopen.com . URL consulted on 29 July 2016 .  ^  ( IN ) Open records – U.S. Open . are usopen.com . URL consulted on 29 July 2016  (archived by URL Original June 29, 2013) .  ^  ( IN ) The Open 2017: Branden Grace shoots a 62 to set a new major record . are bbc.co.uk . 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