What Makes The Open Championship Truly Unique 😍😮

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The 2024 Open Championship is less than a couple of weeks away and we take a look at 6 things that make the Major very unique.
⛳ History: The Open is not only golf’s original Major, it is also the oldest golf tournament in the world. The first Open was held at Prestwick Golf Club in 1860 over three rounds of the 12-hole links course. Eight golfers contested the Championship, with Willie Park Sr claiming the title by two shots.
⛳ Links Golf: Links is considered the purest form of golf due to the sport’s origins in Scotland. Links courses are shaped by nature and built on coastal, exposed landscape, which presents a unique experience due to unpredictable wind and weather shifts.
This Major is a showcase of links golf, in all its unforgiving and unpredictable glory.
⛳ Champion Golfer Of The Year: The Open its own set of unique traditions. One that sets the tournament apart is that every year the Open winner is given the title of "Champion Golfer of the Year".
⛳ The Claret Jug: The Golf Champion Trophy, commonly known as the Claret Jug, is one of the most coveted trophies in sport. It was first awarded in 1872, despite the original Championship dating back to 1860.
Prior to 1872, winners of The Open were presented with the Challenge Belt.
⛳ Four-hole Playoff: Unlike most PGA Tour events, the Open Championship playoff isn’t sudden-death. Instead, the winner is decided through a four-hole aggregate-score playoff - in other words, the lowest score after four holes.
The first four-hole playoff at The Open happened in 1989, when Mark Calcavecchia beat Greg Norman and Wayne Grady.
⛳ Medals: The Open winner receives both the Claret Jug and a gold medal, the latter first awarded in 1872 before the Jug was ready, and unlike the Jug, the medal can be kept. The silver medal goes to the best amateur who makes the cut, and the Tooting Bec Cup is awarded to the PGA member with the lowest single round of the week.