This is the official name of the tournament. Although calling it the British Open makes sense to help differentiate it from the U.S. Open, many golf purists bristle when they hear that. To be fair ...

The Open Championship began in 1860 when Willie Park Sr. defeated seven other golfers at Prestwick in Scotland. When the “British Open” began is a little less clear.

Collin Morikawa of the United States plays a shot on the 15th hole during a practice round for the 2025 British Open golf championship at the Royal Portrush Golf Club, Northern Ireland, Monday ...

The Associated Press referred to this major by different names at the start, but for the last century or more has called it the British Open to distinguish it from other national golf championships.

Augusta National Golf Club and The R&A on Tuesday jointly announced new qualification pathways into the Masters and British Open, offering invitations to winners from select national opens around the ...

Keegan Bradley of the United States walks on the 1st green during a practice round for the British Open golf championship at the Royal Portrush Golf Club, Northern Ireland, Wednesday, July 16, 2025.

FILE -Tiger Woods of the United States tees off from the 18th towards the club house of the Royal and Ancient during the British Open golf championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland ...

British Open picks 2025: It's time for Jon Rahm to get over the finish line By Christopher Powers and Stephen Hennessey ...

Chris Gotterup won the Scottish Open last weekend and is currently inside the top 10 at the 36-hole mark in the Open Championship at Royal Portrush. It's quite the stretch of golf, and life. And ...

The R&A has announced the venue for the 2027 British Open. / Jack Gruber-Imagn Images The 155th British Open will be played at the home of golf.

Read CNN’s Fast Facts about the British Open Golf Tournament and learn more about one of the four Grand Slam golf championships.

Justin Thomas of the United States walks off the 12th green during a practice round for the British Open golf championship at the Royal Portrush Golf Club, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, July 15, 2025 ...