2008 British Open July 17-July 20, 2008 - Royal Birkdale Golf Club Southport, England The British Open. In 2008, this time honoured event will be staged at Royal Birkdale Golf Club, just north of Liverpool. This course will hold special memories for Australian fans as both Peter Thomson (twice) and Ian Baker-Finch have been good enough to take home The Claret Jug.

The 2008 British Open will be played in Southport, England.

The Open Championship returns to the Lancashire Course at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club from Thursday 17th to Sunday 20th July 2008. This will be the ninth time Royal Birkdale has hosted the Championship, from Peter Thomson's win in 1954 to Mark O'Meara's in 1998.

The Royal Birkdale Golf Club is situated in the North West of England, on the same stretch of coastline as Royal Liverpool and Royal Lytham St Annes, both also Open Championship venues. As well as England's Golf Coast, the Northwest region also contains Liverpool, Manchester, Lancashire and Cumbria.

Betting on the 2008 British Open

The Open has been the third tournament of the PGA TOUR's Grand Slam of golf for decades, although the PGA TOUR did not recognize it as one of its official events until 1995. The PGA European Tour has always recognized The Open as an official event.

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Results 2008 British Open Golf

Past British Open Golf Winners

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