Just 70 Days Until Masters Week: Plus a Look at All of Men’s Golf Major Championships

Golf’s major championships have always helped define the game’s greatest players. Recently, with all the change in men’s professional golf, the major championships are more important than ever. They are presently the thread that connects today’s major champions to all the champions that came before them. They are the the way to measure a golfers success to players in other generations.

Golf’s majors consist of The Masters, the PGA Championship, the United States Open and the Open Championship. The Masters has been played at Augusta National since 1934. The PGA Championship is the championship of the PGA of America. It has been played all the way back to 1916 and is played at different courses. The United States Open Championship is the oldest of the majors in the United States as it goes back to 1895. The oldest of the majors is the Open Championship. This was previously called the British Open. This major traces its beginnings all the way back to 1860.

2024 Men’s Golf Major Championships

The Masters

Dates: July 18th to 21st
Course: Royal Troon Scotland
Defending champion: Brian Harman
Last year’s top 3 – Brian Harman, Tom Kim, Sepp Straka
Golf course architect – George Strath & Willie Fernie (original), 1888; re-designed by James Braid, 1923
Known for: being the oldest major championship, the winner getting the trophy called the Claret Jug, pot bunkers and unpredictable weather

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