An open golf tournament usually refers to a golf tournament in which all golfers are eligible to play regardless of their professional or amateur status. Often there will be certain restrictions, commonly based on ability. Some amateur-only tournaments are also described as open, although by definition professional golfers are excluded.

History

The descriptor open is used in a number of sports, and especially in golf, to describe a tournament that is "open" — in theory to all — rather than being closed, i.e. one that is restricted to a particular group.[1] Thus, an amateur tournament, e.g. the U.S. Amateur, is not by definition "open", because it is closed to professional golfers; however many are titled as such since they are open to all amateurs, e.g. the English Men's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship for the Brabazon Trophy. The first precise usage of the adjective “open” in golf was in 1861 when the Prestwick Golf Club "opened" its Medal competition (launched the previous year for professionals only) to amateurs as well; ever since, The Open Championship has been open to all. Any golfer can, in theory, play in The Open either by invitation or by various forms of qualification. In practice, the event is a professional tournament in which a small number of the world’s leading amateurs also play, by invitation or qualification.[2]

Over time the descriptor "open" has been extended to include the premier national tournaments of many countries (starting with the U.S. Open in 1895) and also (mainly in the United States) to some other tournaments, e.g. the Buick Open.[2]

Principal national "Opens"

This is a list of the national Opens that have featured on the principal tours.

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Currently played on the respective tour
Formerly included on the respective tour

Men's tournaments

National Opens
Tour MAJPGATEURJPNASAAFRANZKFTCHAONEKORPTLATLAEPTALPPGTNGLCHNPGTIATGT
North America
The BahamasBahamas Open
CanadaCanadian Open
Costa RicaCosta Rica Open
Dominican RepublicDominican Republic Open
GuatemalaGuatemala Open
HondurasHonduras Open
MexicoMexican Open
PanamaPanama Open
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Open
United StatesU.S. Open
Europe
United KingdomThe Open Championship
AustriaAustrian Open
BelgiumBelgian Open
CyprusCyprus Open
Czech RepublicCzech Open
DenmarkDanish Open
NetherlandsDutch Open
EnglandEnglish Open
FinlandFinnish Open
FranceFrench Open
GermanyGerman Open
Republic of IrelandIrish Open
ItalyItalian Open
JerseyJersey Open
LuxembourgLuxembourg Open
Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Open
NorwayNorwegian Open
PolandPolish Open
PortugalPortuguese Open
RussiaRussian Open
ScotlandScottish Open
SloveniaSlovenian Open
SpainSpanish Open
SwitzerlandSwiss Open
TurkeyTurkish Open
WalesWales Open
Asia
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Open
BangladeshBangladesh Open
BruneiBrunei Open
CambodiaCambodian Open
ChinaChina Open
Hong KongHong Kong Open
IndiaIndian Open
IndonesiaIndonesia Open
JapanJapan Open
JordanJordan Open
KazakhstanKazakhstan Open
South KoreaKorea Open
MacauMacau Open
MalaysiaMalaysian Open
MyanmarMyanmar Open
OmanOman Open
PakistanPakistan Open
PhilippinesPhilippine Open
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Open
SingaporeSingapore Open
TaiwanTaiwan Open
ThailandThailand Open
VietnamVietnam Open
Oceania
AustraliaAustralian Open
GuamGuam Open
New ZealandNew Zealand Open
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea Open
Africa
BotswanaBotswana Open
EgyptEgyptian Open
Ivory CoastIvory Coast Open
KenyaKenya Open
MauritiusMauritius Open
MoroccoMoroccan Open
NamibiaNamibia Open
NigeriaNigerian Open
South AfricaSouth African Open
EswatiniSwaziland Open
TunisiaTunisian Open
ZambiaZambia Open
ZimbabweZimbabwe Open
South America
ArgentinaArgentine Open
BrazilBrazil Open
ChileChile Open
ColombiaColombian Open
EcuadorEcuador Open
PeruPeru Open
VenezuelaVenezuela Open

Women's tournaments

National Ladies Opens
TourLPGA  LET  ALPGJLPGAKLPGACLPGALAGT  AFR  
North America
United StatesU.S. Women's Open
CanadaCanadian Women's Open
Europe
United KingdomWomen's British Open
AustriaAustrian Ladies Open
BelgiumBelgian Ladies Open
Czech RepublicCzech Ladies Open
DenmarkDanish Ladies Open
NetherlandsDutch Ladies Open
EnglandLadies English Open
FranceLadies French Open
GermanyLadies German Open
GuernseyLadies Guernsey Open
Republic of IrelandLadies Irish Open
ItalyLadies Italian Open
Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Ladies Open
PortugalLadies Portuguese Open
ScotlandLadies Scottish Open
SlovakiaLadies Slovak Open
SpainLadies Spanish Open
SwitzerlandLadies Swiss Open
WalesWomen's Welsh Open
Asia
BruneiBrunei Ladies Open
ChinaChina Ladies Open
Hong KongHong Kong Ladies Open
IndiaWomen's Indian Open
IndonesiaIndonesia Ladies Open[3]
JapanJapan Women's Open
South KoreaKorea Women's Open
MacauMacau Ladies Open
MalaysiaMalaysia Ladies Open[3]
PhilippinesPhilippines Ladies Open
SingaporeSingapore Ladies Open[3]
TaiwanTaiwan Ladies Open
ThailandThailand Ladies Open
Australasia
AustraliaWomen's Australian Open
New ZealandNew Zealand Women's Open
MENA
JordanJordan Mixed Open
QatarQatar Ladies Open
TurkeyTurkish Ladies Open
Africa
KenyaKenya Ladies Open
South AfricaSouth African Women's Open
ZambiaZambia Ladies Open

References

  1. "Why Are Tennis Tournaments Called Open?". Tennispredict. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Is it the Open Championship or the British Open? It's really not that confusing…". Golf.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Past Tournaments". Ladies Asian Golf Tour. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
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