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British Open Golf Tournament:The Open Championship, or British Open, as we like to call it is an amazing golf tournament that pits top ranked golfers against the elements and the basics of golf as it was meant to be. Historic courses like St. Andrews, Royal Troon, Muirfield, Turnberry, Royal Lytham, and Hoylake have all hosted the British Open golf championship and this years 2010 Open Championship will be at the Old Course in St. Andrews. Carnoustie golf course was the site of the British Open back in 1931, 1937, 1953, 1968, 1975, and most recently in 1999. The Claret Jug is the trophy awarded to the winner of the British Open each year and Tiger Woods looks to get it back at St. Andrews in 2010 to match his runaway win in 2006 after the death of his father. Golf in the United Kingdom (Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and England) can be difficult to say the least as winds blow off the Atlantic Ocean and cause golfers plenty of problems. Rain is another weather related challenge that pro golfers face when they play anywhere in the UK. Fans love to see all the best golfers in the world have to deal with conditions that are less than ideal. Padraig Harrington looks for his 3rd win in a row this year after winning in 2007 and 2008.
British Open Golf Tickets:Traveling overseas from the United States to see a British Open Golf Championship in person is certainly a once in a lifetime opportunity. Buying tickets for the 2010 Open Championship at St. Andrews is possible as the dates for the tournament are July 11-18. You can view ticket ordering details online HERE. The best way to go is to order your golf tickets in advance so you can avoid the lines at the paygates. Ticket prices vary depending on the day you choose to go. Practice round golf tickets to the British Open are 5 to 25 British Pounds while the Championship Days (Thurs-Sunday) daily tickets are 50 pounds/each. You can buy 18th Green Reserved Grandstand seats for about 200 pounds. There are other avenues in getting tickets to the British Open, you can always book a package deal with airfare, hotel and daily tickets at sites like Golfinternational.com. Ticket brokers will have a limited amount of tickets as well if you need to get some at the last minute.
Location & Hotels:Finding your way around the island of England, Wales and Scotland can be a fun experience. Besides driving on the other side of the road, the British and Scottish folks are friendly and love their golf too. You can fly into London, England or choose Edinburgh, Scotland as your airport of choice. The official Edinburgh airport site is at Edinburghairport.com and Heathrow Airport is online at Heathrowairport.com. All major airlines fly into the airports with more direct flights from the United States flying to London (Heathrow) each day. The map down below gives you a good idea of which of the most popular courses are near Edinburgh - Turnberry 2009, and St. Andrews in 2010.
2010 July 15-18 Old Course, St Andrews, Fife - anticipation is already building for the 2010 British Open at St. Andrews Old Course. The way Tiger Woods is winning "Golf Majors" these days, he could be close to surpassing Jack Nicklaus' all-time record of 18 majors at about that time. Woods recently won at St. Andrews in 2005 and when the Old Course hosts the Open Championship in 2010, it will be the 28th time it has been held there. The main website is at Standrews.org.uk and from there you can click on links to the history of St. Andrews, information about the courses, the town, and they also have a superb interactive map to give you an overhead shot of all the courses on the grounds. For complete details on getting to St. Andrews, go HERE. There is a detailed map with driving directions via the roads and train choices via the rails. 2011 British Open, July 14-17 Royal St George’s - it's the 14th time the course has held the championship and the golfing fans are looking forward to 2011. Flying into Londond's Heathrow Airport is the easiest way to get close to Royal St. George. The course is only about 2 hours from the airport and traveling by train is just as convenient although you will need to connect from the railway station to course (20 minutes or so).
British Open Winners/Champions:The British Open is definitely more than just a golf tournament and we have seen some great champions over the years. There have also been unlikely winners like Ben Curtis, Todd Hamilton and Paul Lawrie. Below we have tried to list the top winners of the Open Championship over the last 50 years or so.
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