when did the british open become the open
The Open Championship In Britain, the tournament is best known by its official title, The Open Championship, or simply the Open.[23] Outside of the United Kingdom, the tournament is often referred to as the "British Open" to disambiguate the tournament from other national open golf tournaments, such as the U.S. Open. Likewise, the Masters and PGA Championship are often referred to as the "U.S. Masters" and "U.S. PGA Championship" outside of the United States, the latter being distinguished in the UK from the European Tour's BMW PGA Championship.[24][25] In recent years, the R&A has worked to discourage media outlets from referring to the event as the British Open; for instance, the tournament's current television deal with U.S. network NBC contractually forbids the broadcaster from doing so. NBC presenter Johnny Miller admitted that during their first year as broadcaster, he sometimes had to correct himself on-air after accidentally referring to the event as the British Open.[23] The Open's women's counterpart, however, is officially titled the Women's British Open.