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Golf Events Around The World
We are big golf fans, and of course golf plays an important role in Scotland with internationally renowned courses, tournaments and players featuring throughout this ancient sport's history. Scotland is home to many famous links courses, including St Andrews, Kingsbarns and Carnoustie, to name but a few. However golf is a popular sport across the world, so join us as we explore golf events from past to present. Do you have a great golf story? Get in touch and share it with us.
The Masters
The Masters History
The Masters is a 72 hole stroke-play invitation only event played over 4 days, and it is estimated there will be around 90 players competing to be the winner of the Masters. Winning guarantees you an invite for the years to come, so no pressure! The Masters was first played in 1934 at the Augusta National Golf Club, and this famous contest is still played on the same course. The perfectly-manicured, yet extremely firm conditions are unusual and present a huge challenge to players, along with something about trajectory control and distance that goes way over our novice golfing heads.
Have you heard of the 'Green Jacket' tradition?
Since 1949, a green jacket has been awarded to the winner of the tournament. The winner must return the jacket to the clubhouse one year after their victory, although the jacket is still their property, it cannot be removed from the special cloakroom in the clubhouse after that first year. Only the current reigning champion can take his green jacket off the club grounds. There are lots of quirky rules around the prized green jackets and of course many legends have their own green jacket in the clubhouse cloakroom.
The 2023 Rundown
The Masters 2023 brought us four days of great golfing, a nail biting journey from round one to the ultimate battle in round 4. Whilst here in Scotland the rain may be something we just expect, across the pond in Augusta, Georgia it isn’t as common. So it came as a surprise to many on Saturday that play was suspended due to inclement weather, the golfers had played for almost an hour in the heavy rain before play was eventually suspended. The weekend tested the players and many made great choices that ultimately left viewers observing some great golf. Cameron Young decided to hit his drive 241 yards on the 18th hole during the third round in the rainy conditions.
Fans were certain Phil Mickelson was sure to take the Masters title after performing some incredible shots, he lived up to the 'underdog' title many gave him. While Phil has been a pro golfer for years and has many titles under his belt, he was not expected to show up for this year's Masters. Mickelson ultimately finished with eight birdies and only one bogey, unfortunately it wasn't quite enough. It was Spanish player, Jon Rahm who took the title and donned the famous green jacket. It was not an easy journey for the Spaniard, his start was very shaky and he struggled to find his groove and ended up leaving the first hole with a double bogey. Rahm sat behind Brooks Koepka's lead for three rounds, however on the last day Koepka made bogey on the sixth hole on Sunday and surrendered his lead. This allowed Rahm to step up and give the final day everything he could. He won by four strokes, twelve under par for the tournament.Â
The 2024 Rundown
The 2024 Masters has concluded with talented, Scottie Scheffler earning his second Masters victory with a Tournament total of 11-under 277, and Ludvig Åberg finished second at 7-under 281. Three players finished tied for third at 4-under 284: Tommy Fleetwood, Max Homa and Collin Morikawa. It was only two years ago that we last seen Scottie raise the trophy over his head, this year his competition was fierce and he walked away with his second green jacket. It wasn't the most exciting Masters and many say it was anti-climatic, however it brought thousands of people across the globe to celebrate a fantastic sport.
The 2025 Rundown
The 2025 Masters brought some incredible golf to our screens, but ultimately it was Rory McIlroy that took home the green jacket and over $4 million in prize money. Justin Rose held the lead throughout, until a poor performance on the Saturday, allowing McIlroy to pull ahead. The pair ended up facing a playoff on the Sunday after a tie. The playoff was a sudden-death format, meaning they played extra holes until one player secured the win, after just one hole McIlroy took the win. After a sigh of relief and a couple of tears, he donned his green jacket and lifted the trophy in pride. Not only did he win the 2025 Masters, he became the 6th player to complete the modern career Grand Slam- meaning that he has won all of the majors at least once.Â
PGA Championship
PGA Championship History
The PGA Championship is an annual golf competition that causes a lot of buzz, originally the competition was held in mid August until 2019 when it moved to mid-May. It is one of the four major golf championships, and brings in a lot of excitement in the run up to tee off. The competition has been held since 1916 and has been host to hundreds of talented golfers. If you are a golf enthusiast you may know that the winner of the tournament wins the Wanamaker trophy.
In 1958 the championship changed from a match play event to a stroke play event.
What exactly does this mean? For you avid golfers this seems like an easy question to answer, however there are many that don't know the difference. A 'match play' is based on a scoring system, the player earns points for each hole that they have gained advantage over their opponent. The scoring system is slightly more complex, but the aim is to win as many holes as possible and create a gap between you and your opposition. A 'stroke play' can also be known as medal play, the aim of this play is to take the least amount of strokes throughout the entire play. The score system is slightly easier to understand and gives the players a better chance of being able to catch up.
The 2023 Rundown
2023's PGA Championship took place at the prestigious Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester (New York). It is considered by many to be one of the most challenging courses in the United States. A typical game of golf promises tense decisions, unexpected outcomes and nail-biting finishes, and the PGA Championship certainly delivered these promises. The runner up from the Masters, Koepka, was one to watch and remained near the top over the course of 4 days. The crowd were active and interestingly Koepka was booed at the start of the third round. He took it in his stride and continued to perform at his best, he left round four with five birdies and one bogey. With only one round to go this left him at the top of the leader board, in a great position for the final day of play. Ultimately, it was Brooks Koepka that walked away with the Wanamaker trophy for the third time in his career.
The 2024 Rundown
The 2024 PGA Championship was the 106th edition of the PGA Championship and the second of the men's four major golf championships held in 2024. It was won by Xander Schauffele, he led the tournament from start to finish, to win the first major championship of his career, and his winning total of 21-under broke the major championship scoring record. Alongside the trophy and honor he also won the purse of $3.33 million.
The U.S. Open
The U.S. Open History
The U.S. Open was first established in 1895, on a nine hole course in Newport, Rhode Island. The prize pool is 25 million dollars, which would certainly buy you a lot of tartan golf trousers. This year's Open sees the golfers taking on the course at the Los Angeles Country Club, it is the first time the Open has been held there and it is sure to be an exciting weekend of golf. We are half way through the Majors, and it has not been without trials, a downpour of rain and of course unsuspecting winners.
The 2023 Rundown
A weekend of great shots and tricky decisions led to a fantastic win for Wyndham Clark, it was his first major championship win. He played a strong game and ultimately pipped Rory McIlroy in the final moments. The crowd fell silent in anticipation, as they watched Clark hit his putt and the ball rolled just inches away from the hole. Then the crowd erupted in noise as Clark’s ball fell into the hole, overwhelmed with emotions Clark looked to the sky and tears began to stream. A big win for a very talented golfer.
The 2024 Rundown
The 2024 United States Open Championship was the 124th U.S. Open, and it was the 1,000th USGA staged championship in the organization's history. Bryson DeChambeau won the tournament to claim his second U.S. Open title. DeChambeau got up and down from 50 yards out of a bunker on the final hole to save par and win the title, just one stroke ahead of Rory McIlroy. McIlroy had the solo lead at 8-under with four holes remaining, but made three bogeys on the final stretch, including missing a two-foot par putt on 16 and a three-foot par putt on 18.
Scottish Open
Scottish Open History
This year marks the 41st Scottish Open and the event takes place at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick. The Scottish Open has seen some truly talented golfers walk away with the winning title, like Justin Rose, Rickie Fowler and Phil Mickelson. The Scottish Open has taken many forms since its beginnings in 1972, including Barclays Scottish Open, however it has been recognised as The Genesis Scottish Open since 2022.
The 2023 Rundown
Another nail-biting weekend in the world of golf, Rory McIlory pulled out all the stops to win his 24th career PGA tour title. He won the tournament on 15-under 265 to take a one-stroke victory over Robert MacIntyre. MacIntyre had an incredible weekend and shot a 64 in the final round, he charmed the crowd and made a birdie putting him in the lead. McIlroy then played one of the best rounds of golf and snuck into the lead with the winning birdie putt. With Rory McIlroy walking away crowned the winner and $1.6 million in winnings.
The 2024 Rundown
2024 saw Scottish golfer, Robert MacIntyre take home the trophy. After a nail biting finish last year, it was only Rory McIlroy’s birdie finish that stopped MacIntyre becoming the first Scot to hold the trophy since Montgomerie. MacIntyre stormed through this year and ultimately took the title and over $1.6 million in winnings.
The Open Championship
The Open Championship History
This year is the 151st Open which takes place at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, England. With an impressive $16,500,000 purse, the stakes are high. The Royal Liverpool Golf Club has been home to The Open Championship 12 times, famously Tiger Woods won here in 2006. More recently, Rory MacIlroy won this challenging course in 2014, with a score of 17 under. The course is reasonably flat, which causes severe issues in windy conditions. With very tight fairways and tee shots that are likely to go out of bounds, accuracy is key, especially off the tee.
The 2023 Rundown
After a challenging weekend of experienced golfers battling it out, Brian Harman takes the trophy while Tom Kim surprised onlookers by playing with a tear in his ankle. The excruciating pain was no match for Kim and he finished the weekend in joint second place, along with 4 others. Jon Rahm gave the event his all but ultimately finished his afternoon with an impressive birdie, landing himself in joint second place. A proud Brian Harman took the trophy while the rain continued to pour. Another historic weekend of great golfing.
The 2024 Rundown
The 2024 Open Championship, officially the 152nd Open Championship, was held at Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland. Xander Schauffele won his second major, with a final-round 65 to win, two strokes ahead of Justin Rose. Another impressive show from the American Schauffele.
While you patiently wait for the next big Golf event, why don't you discover some of the best Scottish Golf courses on our blog.Â
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