Major Tournament Golf Venues You Can Play
By Larry Olmsted, Special for USA TODAY.com
When Tiger Woods ran away with his second British Open Championship last month on the world's oldest course, many fans watching on television had the same thought: "wouldn't it be fun to play there?" In this case they were in luck, since the Old Course at St. Andrews is among the most public — and most popular — courses in the world. But this is the exception rather than the rule when it comes to the Majors.
Golf's four biggest events, the tournaments that comprise the Grand Slam, include the US Open, British Open, Masters and PGA Championship. The majority of these are held at very private courses that the average golfer, even with deep pockets, has little hope of ever playing. The good news is that with the exception of the Masters, which is always held at the very much off-limits Augusta National in Georgia, the domestic Majors are slowly becoming more public-golf friendly, while the British Open, officially known as simply the Open Championship, is always held at courses that, with some effort, you can play.
Friday, August 12, 2005
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