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.
The Masters.
The oldest major golf championship is The Open Championship which was first played on the 17th October 1860, and is the only major championship played outside of the USA.
The Masters, US Open, The Open and USPGA Championship.
The 2013 United States Golf Open Championship will be played at the East Course of the Merion Golf Club. The golf club is located in Ardmore, Pennsylvania.
PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
Adam Scott
the double hit
The four majors (for men's golf) are: The Masters, which is run by Augusta National Golf Club, and played in April The US Open, which is run by the USGA and is played in June The Open Championship (often called the British Open in the US), which is run by the R&A and played in July, and The PGA, which is run by the PGA and played in August. Note that the PGA is the old PGA, the one that is now basically the association of club pros and teachers, not the PGA Tour, which is the touring professional players. There's no authoritative committee that decides what's a major. These are the championships that have established a sufficient reputation to stand out from the rest. Things that go into major status are strength of field, prize money, qualification for subsequent events, and public recognition. Players don't stay home from majors unless they have to. Nobody misses the British Open to rest up for the Quad Cities, er, John Deere. The PGA Tour would very much like to run its own major championship, and often hints that the Player's Championship (now in May) should be considered a major. If it were, there would be a major-a-month from April to August, which is probably too many.
The HSBC Golf Championship is a European golf tour that takes place in the United Arab Emirates. More specifically, in Abu Dhabi in the Abu Dhabi Gold Club.
World Golf Championship. There are currently four WGC events, and in terms of importance they would come directly below the four major championships.
2013 PGA Championship winner Jason Dufner played on the 1997 Auburn Men's Golf team.