British Open starts July 13, get your tickets today!

July 1, 2009

The third to last major of the PGA Season, the British Open is getting closer, and PGA Fans are looking for British Open tickets like they are going out of style. This year the British Open looks like it should be one of the most intense PGA Events of the year, so make sure you are there for all the golf action. The British Open- starts July 16 in Ayrshire, UK at the legendary golf course at Turnberry in Ayrshire, Scotland. You can learn more about the event at British Open Tickets. The British Open is perhaps the most storied of all the Majors, as well as the only one outside the US. The Open Championship dates to 1860 when it was established. Par for the 2009 British Open at Turnberry will be 70. Total yardage for the course will be an exhausting 7,250. Not only is the British Open a stop on the PGA TOUR, but it is also played by members of the PGA European Tour and the Japan Golf Tour. The stroke play tournament awards its winner $8,637,720 not to mention the prestige that comes with winning the British Open. You know golfers are going to be playing hard, and entertaining British Open ticket holders as well. While Greg Norman holds the aggregate score on the British Open, Tiger Woods holds not only the to-par record for the British Open with -19, but that is the lowest par score out of any major tournament all time. Norman set his record in 1993, while Woods set his with his legendary performance in 2000. Golf fans know that Pádraig Harrington is the defending champ, and he will be pitting on a show for British Open ticket holders once again. Don’t miss out on all the action and get your British Open tickets as soon as you can.