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professional golf tournaments. For most of the year,
there is at least one golf tournament happening each week.
The events that attract the most interest from golf enthusiast
include the
Masters, the
US Open and the
British Open.
The 109th US Open
Golf Tournament
The 2009
U.S. Open Championship at Bethpage Black (Black Course)
Farmingdale, NY June 15-21, 2009
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Open is the second-oldest USGA championship and is one
of the majors on the PGA tournament. It is the jewel of
the USGA competitions. The Tournament has become one of
the most prestigious tournaments on the tour, the
greatest players of the game have all striven to capture
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The 2009
US Open Golf players will meet on the very challenging
Bethpage State Park Black Course in Farmingdale, New
York for an eagerly anticipated contest of the best
golfers in the world abilities. To keep up the
tradition, the final golf rounds will be contested on
Father's Day.
The world-renowned Bethpage Black Golf Course will host
the 2009 US Open Golf Championship. In 2002, the Black
Course became the first publicly owned and operated
course to host the U.S. Open. The tournament was won by
Tiger Woods, being the only golfer to score under par
for the tournament. The Tournament was seen as one of
the most difficult and exciting U.S. Opens in history,
breaking attendance records and creating a huge golf
betting atmosphere for even the U.S. Open. 2009 promises
more of the same excitement and difficulty for the
Tour's best players.
Purses at the Cup have reached over $7 million dollars.
In addition to the prize money awarded US Open champs
are guaranteed an invitation to play in the three other
major championships in the golf world: the PGA
Championship, the Open Championship or British Open and
the Masters. Winners of past US Opens have included
golfing’s finest: Tiger Woods, Ernie Els, Arnold Palmer
and Jack Nicklaus. The hosting courses are among the
finest in the world.
The US Open is the second of the year’s four golf
majors. It is played during the month of June each year
and comes two months after the first major of the year,
the US Masters and falls around five weeks before the
British Open, which is the only major golf tournament to
be played outside of the USA.
US OPEN GOLF INFORMATION:
Formal Name: United States Open Championship
First year played: 1895
US Open Golf Notable Champions: Tiger Woods,
Bobby Jones, Jack Nicklaus
Youngest US Open Golf winner: John McDermott at
19
Oldest US Open Golf winner: Hale Irwin at 45
Widest Margin of Victory: Tiger Woods won by 15
strokes in 2000
The U.S. Open is open to any professional, or to any
amateur with an up-to-date USGA Handicap Index not
exceeding 1.4. Players (male or female) may obtain a
place by being fully exempt or by competing
successfully in qualifying. The field is 156 players.
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US Open Golf
History
The U.S. Open golf championship, first played in
1895, was originally played concurrently with the
U.S. Amateur Open, but both were postponed because
of the America's Cup, which was to occur at the
same time. Both were scheduled in Newport, Rhode
Island, but the Americas Cup, a yacht race, was more
popular at the time and so the U.S. Open had to be
delayed.
All 36 holes of the US Open were originally played
in one day. That changed in 1898 when the USGA
changed it to a two day event, with 36 holes on each
day, for a total of 72 holes. It changed again in
1926, with 18 holes each day on the first two days,
and 36 on the third. Since 1965, the U.S. Open has
played with 18 holes per round, for four days.
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Betting on golf is at its most exciting during one
of the four majors: The Masters, U.S. Open and PGA.
in the U.S., and the British Open. With the
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