It is important to note that the top four major tournaments in golf are often considered the most prestigious in the game. Interestingly, victory in such tournaments does not imply a winning the largest amount of money placed in dollar tournaments. The most coveted of these golf tournaments is the prestige associated with any single win. In a grand slam, a person wins all the four titles within the same year.
The Masters
This is one of the world's most prestigious tournaments played in the United States of America, at the Augusta national. This is an exclusive country club famed for its level of strictness concerning membership. This tournament is often played in April, and it has made a name for itself as the only major tournament played in the same course each year. Tiger woods won the tournament in 2005, while Phil Mickelson has won it this year, and the latter is the current world record holder in relation to winning many tournaments. This is usually the first of all the four major tournaments and it is played in the entire first week of April.
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The U.S Open
This is one of the major tournaments played in various courses throughout the year. One of the most outstanding attributes of this tournament is the fact that it has the highest level of difficulty. Staged in mid-June by the United States Golf Association, this tournament is often designed in such a way that the final round ought to be played on father's day. The field in this tournament often allows for 156 players, though about half of these are often seasoned players who are exempt from qualifying. This is due to the previous titles that they have held.
British open
This is the only major golf tournament often played outside the US, as it is often played in one of the historic golf courses in either Scotland or England. The first one was played in 1860 in Scotland. Generally, the tournament is played on the third Friday of July. This year's golf tournament was characterized by the winner walking away with 850,000 sterling pounds, considering that it has received a prize fund of 4.8 million sterling pounds. Tiger Woods won the tournament in 2005, in Scotland.
PGA Championship
Played in different golf courses each year, this is one tournament in which the winner is often rewarded with various benefits. This tournament is usually played in Mid-August. It has been baptized as "Glory's last shot" and was credited for a purse totaling to .5 million in 2008. A win in this tournament guarantees a golfer a secure career, in case he is not one of the best placed in the sport. A winner in this tournament automatically qualifies for the other three major championships for a period of five years. Most interesting is that the winner also gets a lifelong ticket to all other PGA championships. An invitation to the Players Championship for five years is also awarded to the winner of this category.
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