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The Open Championship,

The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open), is the oldest of the four major championships in           professional golf. It is the only major held outside the United States and is administered by the R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the U.S. and Mexico. The Open Championship was first played on 17 October 1860 at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland. From 1860 to 1870 the Open Championship was organised by and played at Prestwick Golf Club. From its revival in 1872 until 1891 it was played on three courses in   rotation: Prestwick, The Old Course at St Andrews, and Musselburgh Links. In 1892 the newly built Muirfield replaced Musselburgh in the       rotation. In 1893 two English courses, Royal St George's and Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, were invited to join the rotation. Since thena handful of further courses have been added, anda few have been dropped. The common factor in the venues for The Open is that they have      always been links courses.

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