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When it comes to the Open Championship, there is a bit of that "you say tomato, I say tomahto" expression regarding its name. Some observers refer to the oldest major as the Open Championship or The Open, while others say British Open. The First Call recently conducted a poll about which is proper and 50.5% chose British Open and another 10.5% said either is fine. So which is it? The Associated Press' Doug Ferguson did an interesting deep dive as to how the split all came about.
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Royal & Ancient: Open Championship
Course: Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland.
Television [ET]: Thursday-Friday, 1:30 a.m. to 4 a.m. (Peacock), 4 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (USA Network); Saturday, 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. (USA Network), 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, 4 a.m. to 7 a.m. (USA Network), 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. (NBC).
PGA Tour / European Tour: Barracuda Championship
Course: Tahoe Mountain Club (Old Greenwood), Truckee, California.
Television [ET]: Thursday-Sunday, 6-9 p.m. (Golf Channel).
Korn Ferry Tour: Price Cutter Charity Championship
Course: Highland Springs Country Club, Springfield, Missouri.
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