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From: Tom Yost on 20 Jul 2008 13:37 <jason-catlin(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:381eabcc-3dd5-4ff0-b9bb-f1ad1f870f07(a)l42g2000hsc.googlegroups.com... >I would imagine it's either the British Open or the Masters. > > But is there any sort of consensus as to how the four majors rank in > terms of prestige? "Prestige" is a bit of a subjective term in any case. For me, the history and tradition of the British Open makes it #1 for me. British Open US Open Masters PGA Tom
From: The World Wide Wade on 20 Jul 2008 14:08 In article <14819664-34a4-431e-add2-2c30069ec283(a)34g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, iowagolf <suleimanmd(a)aol.com> wrote: > if I am not mistaken the world golf ranking puts highest points on the > US open, so that has to be the most prestigious No, each major counts the same in the WGR: 100 points each.
From: Geezer on 20 Jul 2008 15:05 US Open Masters British Open PGA I've never seen a British Open championship that didn't look like it wasn't being played in a cow pasture. -- Cartman "Tom Yost" <Cletus-Awreetus(a)Awrightus.com> wrote in message news:wJKgk.37246$NU3.21255(a)newsfe01.iad... > > <jason-catlin(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:381eabcc-3dd5-4ff0-b9bb-f1ad1f870f07(a)l42g2000hsc.googlegroups.com... >>I would imagine it's either the British Open or the Masters. >> >> But is there any sort of consensus as to how the four majors rank in >> terms of prestige? > > "Prestige" is a bit of a subjective term in any case. For me, the history > and tradition of the British Open makes it #1 for me. > > British Open > US Open > Masters > PGA > > > Tom > >
From: William Clark on 20 Jul 2008 17:56 In article <n%Lgk.3627$W64.1385(a)newsfe09.iad>, "Geezer" <billsmith(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > US Open > Masters > British Open > PGA > > I've never seen a British Open championship that didn't look like it wasn't > being played in a cow pasture. > > -- > Cartman > > "Tom Yost" <Cletus-Awreetus(a)Awrightus.com> wrote in message > news:wJKgk.37246$NU3.21255(a)newsfe01.iad... > > > > <jason-catlin(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > > news:381eabcc-3dd5-4ff0-b9bb-f1ad1f870f07(a)l42g2000hsc.googlegroups.com... > >>I would imagine it's either the British Open or the Masters. > >> > >> But is there any sort of consensus as to how the four majors rank in > >> terms of prestige? > > > > "Prestige" is a bit of a subjective term in any case. For me, the history > > and tradition of the British Open makes it #1 for me. > > > > British Open > > US Open > > Masters > > PGA > > > > > > Tom > > > > Another intelligent comment from a true golf expert. I assume you have have never played a links course? Do you even know what a links course is?
From: John van der Pflum on 20 Jul 2008 18:15
On Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:08:20 -0700 (PDT), jason-catlin(a)hotmail.com wrote: >I would imagine it's either the British Open or the Masters. > >But is there any sort of consensus as to how the four majors rank in >terms of prestige? Doubtful except that the PGA Championship is 4th. -- jvdp Annika Fears Free Golf http://www.rsgcincinnati.com |