The Amateur Championship is a golf tournament which is held in the United Kingdom. In the rest of the world, it is often known as the "British Amateur" of the "British Amateur Championship". It is one of the two leading individual tournaments for amateur male golfers alongside the U.S. Amateur. Golfer teeing off at the start of a hole Golf is an outdoor game where individual players or teams play a small ball into a hole using various clubs. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent...

The event was founded in 1885 and has been organised by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews for most of its history. Before World War II it was regarded as one of golf's major championships, but given the modern dominance of the sport by professional golfers, this is no longer the case. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (or R&A for short) is not only one of the oldest golf clubs, but also the governing body of golf in much of the world. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... The Major Championships, often referred to simply as the Majors are the four most prestigious annual golf tournaments in mens professional golf. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

The first stage of the Championship involves 288 players each of whom plays two rounds of 18 holes, one on each of two courses. The 64 lowest scores over the 36 holes and ties for 64th place compete in the match play stage of the Championship. Each match consists of one round of 18 holes except for the Final which is over 36 holes. The event is played in June. The winner receives invitations to two of the major championships, namely the following month's Open Championship, and the following year's Masters Tournament. The Champions Belt & The Claret Jug. ... The Masters is one of four major championships in mens golf. ...

The Amateur Championship is open to golfers of any nationalility. The most famous American winner of the competition was Bobby Jones, whose 1930 victory was part of his Grand Slam. Bobby Jones can refer to different people: Bobby Jones: a golf player Bobby Jones: a baseball player Bobby Jones: a basketball player Bobby Jones: a gospel singer This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Grand Slam of golf consists of four major golfing events held each year; the events are often referred to as the major tournaments and are all recognized as a part of the worlds two most prestigious tours, the PGA TOUR in the United States and the PGA European...

External link

Official site (http://www.randa.org/index.cfm?cfid=327251&cftoken=44463406&action=championship.view&id=7)