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The Major season is far too condensed

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  • #32
    BigChap1759
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    Norfolk Enchants_ wrote: »
    I think you are wrong too and would be quite happy to see something to back up your claim aswell.

    OK Boss - have mailed The R&A, will let you know what they come back with :D


  • #33
    Norfolk Enchants_
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    BigChap1759 wrote: »
    OK Boss - have mailed The R&A, will let you know what they come back with :D
    Good lad, I look forward to the apology.


  • #34
    neckedit
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    Norfolk Enchants_ wrote:
    I checked with my source and he said you should get your source to check back with his source as the information they are giving you may be fictitious. The official name is "The British Open Chamionship" and always has been and I'd say it always will be, branding and merchandising in recent years has clearly moved towards "The Open Championship", and perhaps that's where your confusion lies.


    When do you believe this rebranding took place? I've always known it as "The Open Championship" My understanding is the Media, usually US based, called it The British Open not to confuse it with the US Open Golf Championship. I belive its been called The Open Championship since the second time it was played at Prestwick and it was decided the tournament should be "Open" to all players. if you you tube the older tournaments you'll see the Open Championship on the Score Boards or Flags. Normally depicting the Number i.e.
    114th Open Championship.


  • #35
    Rikand
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    I always remembered it being "the British Open" long before I remember it becoming "The Open Championship"


  • #36
    arkslippy123
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    25 years playing and watching golf and it's always been refered to as "The open championship" in Europe. Americans call the US open "the open", and the Open as "British open", same as they refer to football as soccer, it's a localisation thing.

    As for moving the majors, the Masters is privately run and dates set, the US open tends to fall on fathers day weekend in the US traditionally and they won't change that. The open is traditionally in that window of time as it's the best time for the mix of weather and coure changes.

    The USPGA I've always liked as it has a lot of its own tradiations and most top players see it as the last chance to have a good year, and it tends to carry form from players peaking gfrom the Open, The weather chänge usually hits shortly afterwards and kind of marks end of summer, same as the masters does for spring.

    As for moving the USPGA as a roving major, I'd be against that as it would weaken the fifield as lots of US and European players wouldn't want to play in Australia in the height of their Summer or Russia or China, especI ally if it means taking prestige from the US tour. Besides the whole "China and Russia potential" is pure bull. Their tour events are poorly attended and player bases are restricted to very rich people. It's not a public sport like here.

    I would maybe create a bigger gap between the last two maybe.


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  • #37
    GreeBo
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    arkslippy123 wrote: »
    25 years playing and watching golf and it's always been refered to as "The open championship" in Europe. Americans call the US open "the open", and the Open as "British open", same as they refer to football as soccer, it's a localisation thing.

    As for moving the majors, the Masters is privately run and dates set, the US open tends to fall on fathers day weekend in the US traditionally and they won't change that. The open is traditionally in that window of time as it's the best time for the mix of weather and coure changes.

    The USPGA I've always liked as it has a lot of its own tradiations and most top players see it as the last chance to have a good year, and it tends to carry form from players peaking gfrom the Open, The weather chänge usually hits shortly afterwards and kind of marks end of summer, same as the masters does for spring.

    As for moving the USPGA as a roving major, I'd be against that as it would weaken the fifield as lots of US and European players wouldn't want to play in Australia in the height of their Summer or Russia or China, especI ally if it means taking prestige from the US tour. Besides the whole "China and Russia potential" is pure bull. Their tour events are poorly attended and player bases are restricted to very rich people. It's not a public sport like here.

    I would maybe create a bigger gap between the last two maybe.


    I've never heard the US Open referred to as "The Open", always "US Open"
    With the British you regularly hear both, though typically "The Open" is said by Brits.


  • #38
    FixdePitchmark
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    The British Open makes more sense.

    I know that is wrong. But everyone knows what they mean.

    People are a bit pedantic about it.


  • #39
    Slicemeister
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    Their app is known as The Open too


  • #40
    JasperGeorge.
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    The PGA tour seem to have the unintended consequence of a bottom-heavy schedule, in which two majors, a World Golf Championships event and four playoff events are crammed into the season’s final nine weeks, is that it is going to hurt the top. Players disappear between October when the season starts anew and the Florida swing in March. I would imagine golf pros find it tough and tiring. Playing so many events at that level in such a short space of time I imagine takes a toll.

    But, look how poorly the FedEx Cup TV playoffs fared. All the biggest names (except Tiger) couldn't move the needle for the Tour's playoff scenario.


  • #41
    abff
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    Norfolk Enchants_ wrote: »
    He is and he isn't, it still is the British open, rebranded as "The Open Championship" a few of years ago.
    A clever move on the part of the RANDA it has to be said.

    As far as I know, it's always been called The Open Championship and there's no question of the R and A rebranding it. The Americans refer to it as the British Open in order to distinguish it from the U.S. Open.


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  • #42
    blackwhite
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    Norfolk Enchants_ wrote: »
    Good lad, I look forward to the apology.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057329664





    Time for some humble pie?


  • #43
    GreeBo
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    blackwhite wrote: »
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057329664





    Time for some humble pie?

    Please dont try to stir, thanks.


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