Golf Events

Major Events Tickets

The Major Championships, often referred to simply as "the majors", are the
four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf. In order of
their playing date, the current majors are:

April - Masters Tournament (weekend ending 2nd Sunday in April) - hosted
as an invitational by and played at Augusta National Golf Club

June - U.S. Open (weekend ending with the 3rd Sunday in June) - hosted by
the USGA and played at various locations in the USA

July - The Open Championship (weekend containing the 3rd Friday in July) -
hosted by The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews and always played
on a links course at various locations in the UK

The current course rotation i (for years ending in):

(0,5) - Scotland - (Old Course at St Andrews, every fifth year)
(1,6) - England
(2,7) - Scotland
(3,8) - England
(4,9) - Scotland
There are nine courses in the current rotation:

Old Course at St Andrews: In 1873 the "Home of Golf" became the second course to host the Open. Nowadays, it does so more often than any other course. Since 1990 it has been scheduled every fifth year.

Carnoustie Golf Links, Championship Course: Another Scottish course, the Royal Burgh of Carnoustie first hosted The Open in 1931, and it rejoined the rotation by hosting The Open in 1999 after an absence of 24 years. It hosted the 2007 championship.

Muirfield: Muirfield is a private course which was built for The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, one of the trio of clubs which ran The Open in the 1870s and 1880s. It first staged The Championship in 1892, just nine months after it had been built.

The Westin Turnberry Resort, Ailsa Course: A course on the southwest coast of Scotland which hosted The Open in 1977, 1986, and 1994. It will host again in 2009 after a fifteen year absence.

Royal Troon Golf Club, Old Course: This Scottish course has been in the rotation since 1923.

Royal St George's Golf Club: This course is in the town of Sandwich in the county of Kent in southeast England. In 1894 it became the first Open venue outside Scotland.

Royal Birkdale Golf Club: This course in northwest England has been in the rotation since 1954. Royal Birkdale hosted The Open in 2008.

Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club: Also in northwest England, this course first hosted The Open in 1926, and entered the rotation in 1952.

Royal Liverpool Golf Club: The home of the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, which is often referred to simply as "Hoylake", joined the rotation in 1897 and hosted ten Opens up to 1967. After a 39 year absence from the rotation, it hosted the 2006 Open Championship.

August - PGA Championship (4th weekend after the Open Championship) -
hosted by the Professional Golfers' Association of America and played at
various locations in the USA.