IndoMike
Very well known Exeweb poster
Tiger Woods in lead with 8 holes to play..., but it's tight
Quite right but Indo is from the coloniesThere is no ‘British Open’, it’s ‘The Open Championship’.
You said there is no British Open, but..There is no ‘British Open’, it’s ‘The Open Championship’.
No it doesn't.This has the makings of a classic Moxey Exeweb argument.
Well quite: “often referred to”. A number of things are “often referred to” but it doesn’t make it so, neither does using that most august of sources Wikipedia. It’s “The Open Championship” and that’s it, to refer it any other way is quite simply wrong, and to continue to argue the point is arguing simply for the sake of it: it’s “The Open Championship”.You said there is no British Open, but..
"The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It was first played in 1860 at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland". Wikipedia
Written by an American. Proves nothing.