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<\/p>\nWhen various competitions are staged certain events jump to the front of the line for the utmost attention. Undoubtedly, the four major championships are the pinnacle of titles to possess.<\/p>\n
The Open Championship and the U.S. Open are on the immediate horizon to be played this year and the impact in golf is especially noteworthy given the length of time both have operated. The Open goes back to 1860 – before Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as President of the United States.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Open started 35 years later in 1895 and represents the country with the most players and golf facilities.<\/p>\n
Lost in the shuffle is another Open title which will be settled this week.<\/p>\n
The Canadian Open dates back to 1904 and is the third oldest continuously played golf event after The Open and U.S. Open. The event has been staged at various courses in the country with this year’s event hosted again at Hamilton Golf & Country Club in Ontario.<\/p>\n
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The history of the Canadian Open includes a who’s who of golf’s leading players.<\/p>\n
Names such as Walter Hagen, Tommy Armour, Sam Snead, Byron Nelson, Bobby Locke, Arnold Palmer and Billy Casper are among the elite Hall-of-Fame players who captured the coveted title.<\/p>\n
In 1971 Lee Trevino snared the Canadian Open in the middle of wins bracketed by the U.S. Open and The Open Championship respectively. The six-time major winner claimed all three titles in just twenty days. That feat in winning all three Opens in one calendar year was matched 29 years later when Tiger Woods accomplished it.<\/p>\n
In 2000, Tiger Woods dueled with Grant Waite over the final 18 holes, before finally subduing the New Zealander on the 72nd hole with an exceptional shot. Holding a one-shot advantage, Woods found his tee shot in a fairway bunker, and after watching Waite put his second shot 30 feet from the hole, decided to go for the green.<\/p>\n
Woods hit a 6-iron which carried a lake and settled on the fringe just past the flag, which was 218 yards away, and then chipped to tap-in range for the title-clinching birdie.<\/p>\n