Tournament: The Open Championship, July 20-23
Course: Royal Birkdale, 7,146 yards, par 70. Technically Southport England, on the northwest shore of England, just north of Liverpool, and on the banks of the Irish Sea.
Purse: $10,250,000; $1,8450,000 to the winner
Defending Champion: Henrik Stenson. In one of the best final pairings in recent memory, Stenson’s Sunday 63 allowed him to overtake Phil Mickelson by a stroke and capture the Swede’s first major.
Fun Fact: The purse will be awarded in US Dollars, not British Pounds Sterling.