The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. Held since 1860 in the United Kingdom, it is administered by The R&A and is the only major outside the United States.
For all the concern over the new par-3 17th at Royal Liverpool, the real headache was No. 18. The par-5 finishing hole featuring a rare internal out-of-bounds running the entire right side brought some of the world s best players to their knees at the British Open on Thursday.