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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 British Open
5. Watson won his first Open in 1975 and his last in 1983. He needed one more victory to equal the great Harry Vardon.
| How many Australian golfers won the British Open during the 1990s? | The British Open
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2. Ian Baker-Finch won in 1991, and Greg Norman in 1993.
The Postage Stamp. The Postage Stamp is the shortest par three on the British Open rotation, usually playing under 125 yards.
| How many times did European golfers win the Open during the 1980's? | The British Open
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4. Seve Ballersteros won in 1984 and 1988, Sandy Lyle won in 1985, and Nick Faldo won his first of three victories in 1987.
| Which American golfer was involved in a three-way play-off for the 1999 British Open at Carnoustie? | The British Open
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Justin Leonard. The play-off was eventually won by Scotsman, Paul Lawrie.
| How many Japanese golfers won the British Open in the 20th century? | The British Open
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0. No Japanese golfer had ever won a major in that century, let alone the British Open.
| When Nick Price won the British Open at Turnberry in 1994, who was the golfer that came second? | The British Open
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Jesper Parnevik. Jesper finished one shot behind Nick Price.
| Which American golfer won the 1995 British Open? | British Open
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John Daly. He won a playoff against Constantino Rocca.
| On which course were the first 12 British Opens played on? | British Open
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Prestwick. Prestwick is in Ayrshire Scotland.
| Which hole at St Andrews is called the Road Hole? | British Open
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17th. Famous for its imposing greenside bunker.
| On which British course is the hole called The Postage Stamp? | British Open
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Royal Troon. A short par 3 with a very small green.
| What nationality was British Open winner Bob Charles? | British Open
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| What type of trophy is given to the winner of the British Open? | British Open
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Claret jug. The winner gets a copy of the real one.
Tiger Woods. It was played at St Andrews.
| On which hole at St. Andrews is the Valley Of Sin? | British Open
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18th. A dip in front of the green.
Ernie Els. Ernie Els won in a play-off after finishing at 6 under par.
| How many holes were played in the play-off and sudden death combined? | 2002 British Open
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5. There were 3 play-off holes and 1 sudden death hole when Ernie Els beat Thomas Levet.
4. Ernie Els, Thomas Levet, Stuart Appleby and Steve Elkington played in the play-off.
81, 10 over par. Tiger shot 81, to end the 3rd round at +6, although he shot a 65 on Sunday to finish at even par.
| What player finished at +13 even after shooting a 64 (7 under par) in the 2nd round? | 2002 British Open
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Colin Montgomery. Colin Montgomery was +3 after the first round, -4 after the 2nd round, then shot 84 to be at +9, then shot a 75 to finish at +13.
Muirfield. The 2002 British Open was played at Muirfield, which gave the golfers a tough time with lots of windy conditions.
278. Ernie Els shot -6 for a 278, even par was at 284.
Colin Montgomerie. Colin Montgomerie shot a 64 for 7 under par but ended up in 2nd to last place at +13.
| How many bogeys and double bogeys did Tiger Woods shoot in the 3rd round? | 2002 British Open
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9. Tiger had 7 bogeys, 2 double bogeys and 1 birdie for 10 over par.
Curtis . Ben Curtis shot a -1, and somehow won the British Open in his first career major.
| What was the ranking (before the British Open had started), of the 2003 champion? | 2003 British Open
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396th. The 396th ranked Ben Curtis outlasted everyone, including top ranked Tiger Woods.
+1. Tiger shot rounds of 73, 72, 69, and 71, to finish in a tie for 4th place.
Hennie Otto. In another suprise at the Open, Otto shot a -3 68, to take a one shot lead, but finished at +4.
Jesper Parnevik and Mark Roe. Jesper and Mark were disqualified after they failed to trade cards at the start of the round, therefore Mark's scores were on Jesper's card and vice-versa.
67. Both Nick Faldo (finished at +3) and Pierre Fulke (finished at +5), shot 4 under 67's in the 3rd round.
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