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- The official name of the tournament is "The Open Championship," but "The Open" is frequently used today by the R&A. If you are in the U.K., you should probably stick with the R&A's preferred names as a simple matter of courtesy. Here on GolfCompendium.com, we use both terms, although we use "British Open" more.
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Jul 15, 2019 · Some Americans may call the Open Championship the British Open, but it surely is not the British Open. Here's what you need to know.
Jul 13, 2022 · Are you confused as to what the heck to call the major golf tournament taking place in the UK this week, which we’ve been calling the British Open? We’re here to help.
Jul 14, 2021 · “In my day, you could call it the British Open and you wouldn’t get a thousand bloody letters,” Jacklin said. “You can’t say ‘British Open’ anymore.” Q: Dustin, what did you call this...
- The Tournament's Official Name Is 'The Open Championship'
- To Americans, It Has Always Been 'British Open' — and That's OK
- Conclusion: British Open vs. The Open Championship
At that time, there was no need for any distinguishing geographical name in the tournament's title. There was no U.S. Open at the time, no Australian Open or Japan Open or any other Open. There was only theopen — The Open Championship. And so it has been officially named ever since. However, beginning around 2017, the R&A started referring to the t...
In 1895, the USGA, governing body of golf in the United States and a few other parts of the world not covered by the R&A, launched its own open. Its official name is "United States Open Championship" but everyone knows it better as the U.S. Open. Suddenly, The Open Championship in Britain wasn't the only famous, major open in the world of professio...
And we feel that anyone outside the U.K. who prefers to call it "British Open" — whether because your country has its own national open or as a simple preference for the way that title sounds — should go right ahead and do that. Our view (one, to be fair, the R&A strenuously disagrees with) is that "British Open" isn't wrong, it's just not official...
Jul 13, 2021 · We’ve reached mid-July, and that can only mean one thing — it’s time for The Open Championship vs. British Open debate.
Jul 20, 2018 · The debate over whether to call the third major of the season " The Open Championship" or "The British Open" is one readily dismissed by golf purists, especially those based in the U.K. As they see...
Jul 11, 2023 · By referring to our championship as the “British Open,” the contribution of Northern Ireland is inadvertently obliterated. Please do not be tempted to call it “the U.K. Open!”
