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Travelers Championship Tops Full Docket of Golf

Tuesday June 18, 2013
Justin Rose is having a busy week. Fresh off winning his first major by becoming the 2013 U.S. Open champion, Rose has been making the media rounds in New York. That includes presenting the Top 10 List on Late Show with David Letterman Tuesday night.

And Rose is still in the field for this week's Travelers Championship on the PGA Tour. The defending champ is Marc Leishman, and the Hartford, Conn., tournament has a pretty good field for the week after a major. In addition to the newest major champ, other headliners include Nicolas Colsaerts, Jason Dufner, Lee Westwood, Webb Simpson, Ian Poulter, Hunter Mahan, Keegan Bradley, Rickie Fowler, Padraig Harrington, Zach Johnson and Bubba Watson.

In fact, it's a busy week throughout the golf world. That includes two amateur tournaments of note, the British Amateur and the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links. This is the second-to-last time the WAPL will be the played; the USGA announced earlier this year it is discontinuing the men's and women's Publinx events after 2014.

The European Tour is in Germany for the BMW International Open, where Danny Willett is the defending champ. Ernie Els tops the field, which also includes Martin Kaymer, Matteo Manassero, Paul Casey and Sergio Garcia.

And Ai Miyazato is the defending champ at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship on the LPGA Tour.

Next Major: 2013 British Open

Monday June 17, 2013
Justin Rose is the 2013 U.S. Open champion. Can this Englishman win his home championship, the British Open?

You probably remember that Rose first came to notice as a 17-year-old amateur, when he finished tied for fourth at the 1998 British Open. He turned pro immediately after and entered several years of serious struggles, at one point missing 21 cuts consecutively.

Now he's a major championship winner. Rose's results in the Open Championship aren't good, however. He's missed more cuts (four, including last year) than he has Top 10 finishes. In fact, Rose's only Top 10 in the British Open was that fourth place in 1998.

The defending British Open champ is Ernie Els, and Els also won the last time the tournament was played at Muirfield.

2013 Open Championship
• When: July 18-21
• Where: Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland

Who is your early pick to win the next Open?


See also:
Muirfield photo tour

Champions of the US Open

Sunday June 16, 2013
Who is the latest name on the list of U.S. Open winners? Justin Rose, winner of the 2013 U.S. Open by two strokes over Phil Mickelson and Jason Day (relegating Mickelson to his sixth runner-up finish in this tournament).

Check out the list of U.S. Open winners and you can also view the final scores from each tournament, and read a short recap of every U.S. Open ever played.

See also:
The U.S. Open trophy

Test Your Trivia Skills With a US Open Quiz

Sunday June 16, 2013
Think you know a lot about the history of the U.S. Open tournament? Think you have great golf trivia skills? Let's find out. We have four U.S. Open quizzes for you to choose from, focusing on different periods in the tournament's history.

Try one, try 'em all. Even if you don't score very well, you'll learn some interesting trivia along the way.

See also:
More golf trivia quizzes

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