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Major Championships In Golf And Their Significance

Major championships in golf are an exciting treat to the fans. Most of the reputed players take part in the championship events and winning the championship can help to enhance their career. The World Golf Championship events are conducted for male golf players and the main aim of these events is to bring the golfers to limelight.

Master?s tournament is one of the major championships in golf and is held every year at Augusta National golf club, located in Georgia. It is an official money event where the total prize amount is nearly $ 7,500,000. The players are younger than those who participate in other major championships. The event is conducted for more than 4 days where the rules of United States Golf Association are strictly followed. At the end of the event, the winner is awarded a green jacket that he needs to return next year. Along with the jacket, the winner receives gold medal.

U.S Open is another major championship in Golf and is organized by United States Golf Association. The events are programmed in such a way that the final rounds should be always conducted on third Sunday, that is on Father?s day. The events are conducted in several courses, in which scoring is little bit tough. Generally, the players just win the event under par due to tight scoring. As the name itself implies, The U.S open is open to any professional or amateur players. There is no age limit for participating in the event; even a 15-year-old player can take part. However, he must compete successfully in qualifying.

Open championship is the oldest of all major championships in golf and it is the only major event held outside United States. It is conducted every year in any of the nine links courses in United Kingdom. Links courses first developed in Scotland are generally located in coastal areas. The prize money is considerably lower than other major championships. Two thirds of golfers playing in open championship are leading players and the remaining players are those who play successful in local qualifying events. In fact, local qualifying is the oldest way for non-exempt players to gain a place in the field for Open championships.

PGA championships usually referred to as U.S PGA championship is an annual event conducted by Professional Golfers? Association of America. It is the final major championship in the golf season. Like other major championships, it is an official money event as well. PGA events give glory to the players and players who win the event can make his career more successful. These events are particularly organized for professional golfers at the time they do not have high esteem in the sport. All former PGA champions have qualification to participate in the events. Similarly, the winners of the last five U.S opens, British open and, masters can take part in the event.

Golfers who win all the four major championships in the same year are considered for grand slam. Bobby Jones is the only achiever of grand slam, as he won all the major championships conducted in the year 1930.