July 2014: A Tale of Two Tournaments

Do this month’s Colorado and British Opens have anything in common?

Jon Rizzi | Colorado AvidGolfer

Approximately 4,500 miles separate the golf clubs of Green Valley Ranch and Royal Liverpool, the respective sites of this month’s HealthONE Colorado and British Opens. As our state championship celebrates its 50th year, golf ’s oldest major celebrates its 155th. But Green Valley has hosted more Colorado Opens (10) than Royal Liverpool has hosted the British version (nine), and more Americans (48) have won the Colorado Open than they have the British Open (42). Are there any connections between the two events?

See if you can figure out these three:

1. BRITISH OPEN

The official language of the host country?

COLORADO OPEN

The name of the event’s first low-amateur?

2. BRITISH OPEN

Winner of last year’s Open Championship at Muirfield?

COLORADO OPEN

1989 Low-Amateur at Hiwan?

3. BRITISH OPEN

Year of the legendary Liverpool band’s first world tour?

COLORADO OPEN

Year of first Colorado Open at Hiwan?

WARNING: Answers below!

1. English

2. Phil Mickelson

3. 1964

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