Originally Posted by
WES
Yeah there is. There are many Open Championships in many countries and every country prefaces theirs with the country name to distinguish them. Calling the British Open as The Open makes it sound like it is somehow better. People like to deny it but we all know it's true.
Mind you, I would actually agree that it is the best of the Open Championships, but that's just my opinion. The pretense I refer to is rife in golf in the UK however. Gentlemen must wear a jacket in the clubhouse after 4pm blah, blah, blah...
Can't stand that nonsense.