British Open

Location: Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire
Venue: Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club
Date: Monday, July 16 - Sunday, July 22, 2012

The 2012 British Open is the third major championship in golf which will be played at the Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire.

Tournament Package

Includes deluxe hotel accommodations in the United Kingdom, 4-day (Thur-Sun) Tournament badges to the British Open, event transfers, gifts and more.

Event History

The Open Championship is the oldest of the four major championships in men's golf. It is the only major held outside the USA and is administered by the R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico. The Open is played on the weekend of the third Friday in July, and is the third major to take place each year following The Masters and the US Open and before the PGA Championship.

The event takes place every year on one of nine historic links courses in Scotland or England. Uniquely among the four Major championships, the Open features a four hole playoff for all golfers tied at the end of regulation, with the playoff continuing into sudden death holes if players remain tied after four holes.

Originally, the trophy presented to the event's winner was the Champion's Belt, a red leather belt with a silver buckle. The Champions Belt was retired in 1870, when Young Tom Morris was allowed to keep it for winning the tournament three consecutive times. It was then replaced by the present trophy, The Golf Champion Trophy, better known by its popular name of The Claret Jug.