Hosting golf majors question

[markvid]

Ok, folks, we had a promo here and our announcer raised a very good question. You see on web sites that Oakmont has hosted more majors than any other course in America.
What about Augusta National?

 

[KP]

I'd put money on the announcer meaning to say USGA events.

 

[markvid]

I think you are right, the more I do some digging...The Masters is a PGA event.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

Oakmont has hosted more U.S. Opens than any other course. Not sure about USGA events overall.
Pop quiz: What major BESIDES the Masters was held at Augusta National?

 

[Moderator1]

Is the Masters a PGA event? I didn't think the PGA Tour ran any of the majors. But I could be real wrong.

 

[friend of a friend]

The British Open?

 

[Moderator1]

Oh, I know it counts. Money counts and all that. But does the PGA Tour run it?

 

[markvid]

Oh, I know it counts. Money counts and all that. But does the PGA Tour run it?

I believe so.

Actually, no, with help of another member here, the Masters is an invitational and run only by Hootie and the Blowfish.

 

[Moderator1]

I ain't so sure.
Can we get a ruling please? I'll take a drop and a two-stroke penalty if I am wrong.

 

[KP]

Oakmont has hosted more U.S. Opens than any other course. Not sure about USGA events overall.
Pop quiz: What major BESIDES the Masters was held at Augusta National?

With that being the case, what course has hosted the most USGA events?
I'll go with the Amateur back when it was a major. *And I would be wrong.*

 

[markvid]

From Wikipedia:

The Grand Slam in men's golf is an unofficial concept, having changed over time. In the modern era, The Grand Slam is generally considered to be winning all four of golf's major championships in the same calendar year. Before The Masters was founded, the two national amateur championships were considered majors along with the two national opens and only Bobby Jones has ever completed a grand slam with these. No man has ever achieved a modern grand slam, Tiger Woods being the closest in winning all four consecutively, but over two calendar years.

In annual playing order, the modern major championships are:

April - The Masters (weekend ending 2nd Sunday in April) - hosted as an invitational by and played at Augusta National Golf Club
June - United States Open Championship (US Open) (weekend ending with the 3rd Sunday in June) - hosted by the USGA and played at various locations in the USA
July - The Open Championship (The Open; usually called the "British Open" in the U.S.) (weekend containing the 3rd Friday in July) - hosted by The R&A and always played on a links course at various locations in the UK
August - PGA Championship (USPGA) (4th weekend after The Open) - hosted by the Professional Golfers' Association of America and played at various locations in the USA.

The term "Grand Slam" was first applied to Bobby Jones' achievement of winning the four major golf events of 1930: The Open Championship, the U.S. Open Championship, the United States Men's Amateur Golf Championship and The (British) Amateur Championship. Jones remains the only man to have achieved the grand slam, since before the creation of The Masters and the advent of the professional era, the amateur championships were considered major championships.

 

[playthrough]

The PGA Tour itself has no piece of any of the majors (which is why they so relentlessly pimp the Players as a "fifth major"). The PGA of America, which runs the PGA Championship, is separate from the PGA Tour.

 

[PulitzerInTheBag]

Don't know if this was already addressed, but here are the bodies that host the majors:

Masters - Augusta National Golf Club
U.S. Open - USGA
British Open - Royal & Ancient Golf Club
PGA - PGA of America (different than PGA Tour).

 

[AgatePage]

Oakmont has hosted more U.S. Opens than any other course. Not sure about USGA events overall.
Pop quiz: What major BESIDES the Masters was held at Augusta National?

That's the LPGA Titleholders, Mr. Gee.

 

[hondo]

The PGA Tour itself has no piece of any of the majors (which is why they so relentlessly pimp the Players as a "fifth major"). The PGA of America, which runs the PGA Championship, is separate from the PGA Tour.

Please cite the sources of the PGA Tour "relentelessly pimping" The Players Championship. In almost every interview on the subject since he took over in 1995, Tim Finchem, the commish, said he's only trying to put on the best tournament possible, and let the public and the media decide.

 

[TwoGloves]

I believe the PGA Tour co-hosts all the majors.

 

[playthrough]

The PGA Tour itself has no piece of any of the majors (which is why they so relentlessly pimp the Players as a "fifth major"). The PGA of America, which runs the PGA Championship, is separate from the PGA Tour.

Please cite the sources of the PGA Tour "relentelessly pimping" The Players Championship. In almost every interview on the subject since he took over in 1995, Tim Finchem, the commish, said he's only trying to put on the best tournament possible, and let the public and the media decide.

C'mon, Hondo. You don't think the PGA Tour eats up the network hype over the Players and the countless stories every year about whether it's the fifth major? Finchem can give that company line all day about letting public/media decide, but he dearly wants it to be mentioned in the same breath as the majors. The Tour puts it on the same level as the majors in terms of playing exemptions and FedEx Cup points. Not that the winner isn't every bit as worthy, given the strength of field, but it's not a major.

 

[hondo]

The PGA Tour itself has no piece of any of the majors (which is why they so relentlessly pimp the Players as a "fifth major"). The PGA of America, which runs the PGA Championship, is separate from the PGA Tour.

Please cite the sources of the PGA Tour "relentelessly pimping" The Players Championship. In almost every interview on the subject since he took over in 1995, Tim Finchem, the commish, said he's only trying to put on the best tournament possible, and let the public and the media decide.

C'mon, Hondo. You don't think the PGA Tour eats up the network hype over the Players and the countless stories every year about whether it's the fifth major? Finchem can give that company line all day about letting public/media decide, but he dearly wants it to be mentioned in the same breath as the majors. The Tour puts it on the same level as the majors in terms of playing exemptions and FedEx Cup points. Not that the winner isn't every bit as worthy, given the strength of field, but it's not a major.

Sure, he wants it to be a major. But he knows he can't force it on anyone. But as far as awarding exemptions, FedEx Cup points, etc, for the Players, well, can't his organization run their league as they see fit? If he wanted to give more points for winning The Players as for majors, it would be within his rights, since The Players is the biggest event the Tour runs. He's at least got a say in that.

And as far as hype, isn't the PGA Tour allowed to promote its product? The NFL, MLB and NBA certainly do.

 

[Alma]

The Players will never be a major for one simple reason: The venue. Sawgrass is the Tate Modern of golf.

 

[playthrough]

The PGA Tour itself has no piece of any of the majors (which is why they so relentlessly pimp the Players as a "fifth major"). The PGA of America, which runs the PGA Championship, is separate from the PGA Tour.

Please cite the sources of the PGA Tour "relentelessly pimping" The Players Championship. In almost every interview on the subject since he took over in 1995, Tim Finchem, the commish, said he's only trying to put on the best tournament possible, and let the public and the media decide.

C'mon, Hondo. You don't think the PGA Tour eats up the network hype over the Players and the countless stories every year about whether it's the fifth major? Finchem can give that company line all day about letting public/media decide, but he dearly wants it to be mentioned in the same breath as the majors. The Tour puts it on the same level as the majors in terms of playing exemptions and FedEx Cup points. Not that the winner isn't every bit as worthy, given the strength of field, but it's not a major.

Sure, he wants it to be a major. But he knows he can't force it on anyone. But as far as awarding exemptions, FedEx Cup points, etc, for the Players, well, can't his organization run their league as they see fit? If he wanted to give more points for winning The Players as for majors, it would be within his rights, since The Players is the biggest event the Tour runs. He's at least got a say in that.

And as far as hype, isn't the PGA Tour allowed to promote its product? The NFL, MLB and NBA certainly do.

Of course they're allowed. I've just always thought it eats up the PGA Tour brass that the four biggest dates on the calendar aren't under their control. That's all.