It is an annual event but was canceled in 1917 and 1918 due to WWI, and in 1942-1945 due to WWII. 2011 is the 111th US Open.
The first Us state the first us floor hockey tournament was held was Michigan in 1976.
Glen Echo Country Club in St. Louis.
First NCAA tournament was held in 1939. The tournament has been held every year since. As of 2013 there have been 74 championships.
The first national basketball tournament was the National Invitational Tournament, the NIT. It preceded the start of the NCAA tourney. The first year of the NCAA Basketball Tournament was 1939.
The Africans were delighted as it was the first time a world cup was held in Africa.
It was held at Royal County Down Golf Club.
Many golf tournaments are held in April, but the most famous tournament is the Masters, held in Augusta, Georgia. The four "major" golf tournaments are the Open, the US Open, the Masters, and the PGA Championship.
Ryder cup
U.S. Open, Olympic club, 2nd -3rd week of June
The open Championship, often referred to as the British Open is a major golf tournament held annually. It is a 72 hole tournament and cut is after 36 holes for top 70 players and ties.
The first US Open Golf Championship was held in 1895.
Nowadays, women's golf championship has been parallel to the championships of men's golf. The first championship of women's golf was held in 1930 in America that was called Women's Western Open and the grand winner was Lee Mida.
The Masters
The abbreviation 'FBR' stands for Friedman, Billings and Ramsey who are a major investment firm. The FBR Open golf tournament is held in Phoenix USA during early February.
The first Masters was held at Augusta National in 1934, it has been held every year since then, with the exception of 1943-1945 where it was cancelled due to World War II.
It was held on June 16-19, 2011.Who won?Rory McIlroy won by 8 shots and finished 16 under par 268.
Probably because it is held in the middle of summer.