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2019 PIAA Golf Championship Information and Results. Thursday, July 25, 2019. Qualifiers & Results (All TBD): Team Golf Rosters (Note: Players in excess of the required number of participants for team competition that scored greater than 110 in a District qualifying event are not eligible for advancement.

'Major tournaments' redirects here. For major tennis tournaments, see.The men's major golf championships, commonly known as the major championships, often referred to simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional. In order of play date as of 2019, they are:. April – (weekend ending second Sunday in April) – hosted as an invitational by and at in, U.S. May – (weekend prior to weekend) – hosted by the and played at various locations in the U.S. June – (weekend ending third Sunday in June, or ) – hosted by the (USGA), played at various locations in the U.S.

July – (week containing the third Friday in July) – hosted by (an offshoot of, and based at the same address as, ) and always played on a at one of ten locations in. Contents.Importance Alongside the biennial team competition, the majors are golf's most important events. Elite players from all over the world participate in them, and the reputations of the greatest players in golf history are largely based on the number and variety of major championship victories they accumulate. The top prizes are not actually the largest in golf, being surpassed by, three of the four events (the, promoted to WGC status in 2009, has a top prize comparable to that of the majors), and some other invitational events. However, winning a major boosts a player's career far more than winning any other tournament. If he is already a leading player, he will probably receive large bonuses from his sponsors and may be able to negotiate better contracts.

If he is an unknown, he will immediately be signed up. Perhaps more importantly, he will receive an exemption from the need to annually re-qualify for a tour card on his home tour, thus giving a tournament golfer some security in an unstable profession. Currently, both the and give a five-year exemption to all major winners.Independent organizations, and not the PGA Tour, operate each of the majors; is the tour's most important event. Three of the four majors take place in the United States.

The Masters is played at the same course, every year, while the other three rotate courses (the Open Championship, however, is always played on a ). Each of the majors has a distinct history, and they are run by four different golf organizations, but their special status is recognized worldwide. Major championship winners receive the maximum possible allocation of 100 points from the, which is endorsed by all of the main, and major championship prize money is official on the three richest regular (i.e.

Under-50) golf tours, the, and.The Players historically has offered a prize pool as large as or larger than the majors, because the PGA Tour wants its most important event to be as attractive. Although the majors are considered prestigious due to their history and traditions, besides The Players there are still other non-'major' tournaments which prominently feature top players competing for purses meeting or exceeding those of the four traditional majors, such as the 's,. With its large prize fund of any golf event and role as PGA Tour's flagship tournament, The Players is frequently considered to be an unofficial 'fifth major' by players and critics. After the announcement that the would be recognized as the fifth by the, players objected to the concept of having a fifth men's major, owing to the long-standing traditions that the existing four have established. History The majors originally consisted of two British tournaments, and, and two American tournaments, and the. With the introduction of the Masters Tournament in 1934, and the rise of professional golf in the late 1940s and 1950s, the term 'major championships' eventually came to describe the, the U.S.

Open, the Open Championship, and the. It is difficult to determine when the definition changed to include the current four tournaments, although many trace it to Arnold Palmer's 1960 season. After winning the Masters and the U.S. Open to start the season, he remarked that if he could win the Open Championship and PGA Championship to finish the season, he would complete 'a grand slam of his own' to rival 's 1930 feat. Until that time, many U.S. Players such as Byron Nelson also considered the and the as two of golf's 'majors,' and the was as important to British and Commonwealth professionals as the PGA Championship was to Americans.During the 1950s, the short-lived was viewed as a 'major' by its competitors, as its first prize was worth almost ten times any other event in the game, and it was the first event whose finale was televised live on U.S.

The oldest of the majors is The Open Championship, commonly referred to as the 'British Open' outside the United Kingdom. Dominated by American champions in the 1920s and 1930s, the comparative explosion in the riches available on the U.S.

Tour from the 1940s onwards meant that the lengthy overseas trip needed to qualify and compete in the event became increasingly prohibitive for the leading American professionals. Their regular participation dwindled after the war years. Entered just once in and won, but never returned. Won in but lost money on the trip (first prize was $600) and did not return until.Golf writer, who was often seen as the world authority on majors since he had attended more (200+) than anyone else, once noted that 'the pros didn't talk much about majors back then.

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I think it was who starting using the term. He said golfers had to be judged by the major tournaments they won, but it's not like there was any set number of major tournaments.' In, entered in an attempt to emulate Hogan's 1953 feat of winning on his first visit. Though a runner-up by a stroke in his first attempt, Palmer returned and won the next two in. Scheduling difficulties persisted with the PGA Championship, but more Americans began competing in the 1960s, restoring the event's prestige (and with it the prize money that once made it an attractive prospect to other American pros). The advent of transatlantic jet travel helped to boost American participation in The Open. A discussion between Palmer and golf writer Bob Drum led to the concept of the modern.In August 2017, after the previous year's edition was scheduled earlier due to, the PGA of America announced that the PGA Championship would be moved to late-May beginning in 2019, in between the Masters and U.S.

The PGA Tour concurrently announced that it would move the Players Championship back to March the same year; as a result, the Players and the four majors will still be played across five consecutive months. Television coverage United Kingdom EventNetworks/Sky SportsSky SportsSky SportsIn the United Kingdom, used to be the exclusive TV home of the Masters Tournament and the Open Championship, however from 2011 onwards has exclusive live coverage of the first two days of the Masters, with the weekend rounds shared with the BBC. Open is shown exclusively on Sky Sports. Beginning in 2016, Sky Sports also became the exclusive broadcaster of the Open Championship; the BBC elected to forego the final year of its contract. The BBC continues to hold rights to broadcast a nightly highlights programme.Sky also held rights to the PGA Championship, but in July 2017, it was reported that the PGA of America had declined to renew its contract, seeking a different media model for the tournament in the United Kingdom. The tournament was aired by the BBC (via, with the conclusion of coverage on ) and streamed by GiveMeSport (via ).

Acquired the event for, as one of the first events covered by the newly-launched streaming service. United States EventNetworks/ESPN/CBS/As none of the majors fall under the direct jurisdiction of tours, broadcast rights for these events are negotiated separately with each sanctioning body. All four majors have been broadcast at some point by one of the —all of whom are currently or have previously been PGA Tour broadcast partners.

In 2015, CBS was the only big three network that held weekend-round rights to one or more majors, as the remainder, along with early round coverage of all four, were held either by or cable networks.The Masters operates under one-year contracts; has been the main TV partner every year since, with broadcasting CBS-produced coverage of the first and second rounds since (replacing, which had shown the event since the early 1980s).Beginning in 1966, obtained the broadcast rights for the other three majors and held them for a quarter century. The PGA Championship moved to CBS in and the U.S. Open returned to in.

ABC retained The Open Championship as its sole major, but moved its live coverage on the weekend to sister cable network in. In June 2015, it was announced that NBC and would acquire rights to the Open Championship under a 12-year deal. While the NBC deal was originally to take effect in 2017, ESPN chose to opt out of its final year of Open rights, so the NBC contract took effect beginning in instead.As of 2015, holds broadcast rights to the U.S. Open and other USGA events, replacing NBC and ESPN, with as the primary pay TV outlet.CBS and ESPN now hold the broadcast rights to the PGA Championship, starting in 2020 after a new contract was signed to replace the old contract with as well as CBS. Distinctive characteristics of majors Because each major was developed and is run by a different organization, each has different characteristics that sets it apart. These involve the character of the courses used, the composition of the field, and other idiosyncrasies.

The (sometimes referred to as the U.S. Masters), the season's first major championship, is the only major that is played at the same course every year , being the invitational tournament of that club. The Masters invites the smallest field of the majors, generally under 100 players (although, like all the majors, it now ensures entry for all golfers among the world's top 50 prior to the event), and is the only one of the four majors that does not use 'alternates' to replace qualified players who do not enter the event (usually due to injury).

Former champions have a lifetime invitation to compete, and also included in the field are the current champions of the major amateur championships, and most of the previous year's winners (winners of 'alternate' events held opposite a high-profile tournament do not receive automatic invitations). The traditions of Augusta during Tournament week, such as the, and awarding of a green jacket to the champion, create a distinctive character for the tournament, as does the course itself, with its lack of primary rough but severely undulating fairways and greens, traditional pin placements, and punitive use of ponds and creeks on several key holes on the back nine. The (sometimes referred to as the U.S. PGA), which from 2019 is the year's second major, is traditionally played at a parkland club in the United States, and the courses chosen tend to be as difficult as those chosen for the U.S.

Open, with several, such as, Medinah Country Club, and, having hosted both. The PGA generally does not set up the course to be as difficult as the USGA does. The enters into a profit-sharing agreement with the host club (except when the event is hosted by in, a club that it owns). In a parallel with The Masters, previous winners of the PGA Championship have a lifetime invitation to compete. As well as inviting recent champions of the other three professional majors and leading players from the world rankings, the PGA Championship field is completed by qualifiers held among members of the PGA of America, the organization of club and teaching professionals that are separate from the members of the. The PGA Championship is also the only one of the four majors to invite all winners of PGA Tour events in the year preceding the tournament, as well as inviting 20 club professionals who are non-tour regulars. Amateur golfers do not normally play on the PGA Tour, and could only qualify by winning one of the other three majors, winning a PGA Tour event while playing under a sponsor's exemption, or having a high world ranking.

When the PGA Championship was held in August, it was frequently affected by the high heat and humidity that characterize the summer climate of much of the U.S., which often set it apart as a challenge from (in particular) the Open Championship, an event often played in cooler and rainy weather. With the 2019 move to a May date, heat and humidity are less likely to have major effects on the competition. The third major, the, is notorious for being played on difficult courses that have tight fairways, challenging greens, demanding pin positions and thick and high rough, placing a great premium on accuracy, especially with driving and approach play. Additionally, while most regular tour events are played on courses with par 72, the U.S. Open has almost never been held on a par-72 course in recent decades; the was the first since to be played at par 72. During this time, the tournament course has occasionally been played to a par of 71 but most commonly par 70.

Open is rarely won with a score much under par. The event is the championship of the, and in having a very strict exempt qualifiers list – made up of recent major champions, professionals currently ranked high in the world rankings or on the previous year's money lists around the world, and leading amateurs from recent USGA events – about half of the 156-person field still enters the tournament through two rounds of open qualification events, mostly held in the U.S. But also in Europe and Japan.

Open has no barrier to entry for either women or junior players, as long as they are a professional or meet amateur handicap requirements. As of 2016, however, no female golfer has yet qualified for the U.S.

Open, although in 2006 made it to the second qualifying stage. While the U.S. Open employed an 18-hole playoff for many years if players were tied after four rounds, the USGA announced that beginning in 2018 all of its future championships would implement a two-hole aggregate playoff format.

A sudden-death playoff would follow if the players were still tied after the two playoff holes. (This change also brought the U.S. Open more in line with both the Open and PGA Championships, which use four- and three-hole aggregate playoffs respectively, followed by sudden death if necessary, and most regular events as well as the Masters only have simple sudden-death playoffs.) The Sunday of the Championship has also in recent years fallen on (at least as recognized in the US and the UK) which has lent added poignancy to winners' speeches. The year's final major, (sometimes referred to as the British Open), is organized by, an offshoot of, and is typically played on a in the (primarily or ).

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It carries the prestige of being the oldest professional golf tournament currently in existence and the original 'Open' championship (although the very first event was held only for British professionals). It is respected for maintaining the tradition of links play that dates back to the very invention of the game in Scotland. Links courses are generally typified as coastal, flat and often very windswept, with the fairways cut through dune grass and gorse bushes that make up the 'rough', and have deep bunkers. The course is generally not 'doctored' to make it more difficult, effectively making the variable weather the main external influence on the field's score. In fact, the greens at Open venues tend to be set up to play more slowly than those of normal tour stops.

In windy conditions, a course with fast greens can become unplayable because the wind could affect balls at rest; the third round of the saw many delays for this very reason. As well as exempting from qualifying recent professional major and amateur champions, all former Open Championship winners under age 60, and leading players from the world rankings, the R&A ensures that leading golfers from around the globe are given the chance to enter by holding qualifying events on all continents, as well as holding final qualifying events around the UK in the weeks prior to the main tournament.

The champion receives (and has his name inscribed on the base of) the famous, a trophy that dates back to 1872 (champions from 1860 until 1871 received instead a championship belt, much like a champion professional boxer's belt nowadays) and the engraving of the champions' name on the trophy prior to them receiving it is, in itself, one of the traditions of the closing ceremony of the championship, as is the award of the silver medal to the leading amateur player to have made the cut to play the last 36 holes.Major championship winners. Main article:The record for a single round in a major championship is 62 which was recorded by South African golfer in the third round of the.' Player of the Year' in major championships There is no official award presented to the player with the best overall record in the four majors, although the system favors performances in the major championships.

Since 1984, world ranking points have been assigned to finishes in the majors, which has allowed a calculation of which player has earned the most ranking points in majors in a season – in almost every year since, one of the year's major winners has either won two of them, or has been the only player to win one and record a high finish in another (like in 1997, in 2001, in 2009 or in 2016), enough to finish top of such a merit table in those years. The single exception was in 1988, whose finishes of 2nd, 3rd and 4th earned him more world ranking points than any of that year's champions achieved during the season.Tables are occasionally constructed for interest showing the overall scoring records for those players who have completed all 288 holes in the majors during a season. In the 1970s, led such a table in 1970–73, 1975 and 1979, with leading in 1974, in 1976, and in 1977 and 1978. In the 1980s a notable leader was in 1987, when was top of this compilation after finishing 4th, 4th, 4th and 7th in the four majors. In total Crenshaw took 1,140 strokes, only 12 more than the sum total of the four respective champions' scores of 1,128.

Recent 'winners' of this accolade are in 2008, in 2009, in 2010, in 2011, and in 2012. In 2013, Scott and fellow Australian tied for this accolade with a cumulative score of +2. Led in 2014 with −32 after top-five finishes in all four tournaments, while in 2015 led the standings by achieving the lowest all-time cumulative score in a year of −54, one shot better than the cumulative score of in 2000. In 2016, Jason Day again led with −9, achieved despite not winning any of the major tournaments during the year. In 2017, topped the list with a cumulative scored of −21, one shot better than. In 2018, had the best cumulative score of −12, one shot better than 2014 list leader Rickie Fowler.

In 2019, Koepka topped the list for the second time in three years with a dominant cumulative score of −36, 22 shots better than his compatriots and who were tied in second.Consecutive victories at a major championship NationalityPlayerMajor#Years41868, 1869, 1870, 187241924, 1925, 1926, 1927The Open Championship31877, 1878, 1879The Open Championship31880, 1881, 188231903, 1904, 1905The Open Championship31954, 1955, 1956The Open Championship21861, 1862The Open Championship21898, 1899The Open Championship21905, 1906The Open Championship21894, 1895U.S. Open21911, 1912PGA Championship21916, 1919PGA Championship21922, 1923The Open Championship21926, 1927Walter HagenThe Open Championship21928, 1929PGA Championship21928, 1929Bobby JonesU.S. Open21929, 1930PGA Championship21936, 1937U.S. Open21937, 1938The Open Championship21949, 1950U.S. Open21950, 1951The Open Championship21961, 196221965, 1966The Open Championship21971, 1972The Open Championship21982, 1983U.S. Open21988, 1989Masters Tournament21989, 1990PGA Championship21999, 2000Tiger WoodsMasters Tournament22001, 2002Tiger WoodsThe Open Championship22005, 2006Tiger WoodsPGA Championship (2)22006, 2007The Open Championship22007, 2008U.S. Open22017, 2018Brooks KoepkaPGA Championship22018, 2019These are consecutive because no tournaments were played in between at The Open Championship in 1871 or at the PGA Championship in 1917 and 1918.Wire-to-wire major victories Players who have led or been tied for the lead after each round of a major.

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I couldn't find one bad thing on social media about the scores being too low even though 21 players finished at par or better. You know why? Because the R&A allowed to be itself and let whatever was going to happen, score-wise, happen.

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