US Open question?

[Golfingdad]

Originally Posted by Shorty

Virtually every country has a national championship in virtually every sport. They are almost always open to competitors from overseas.

This might make one reflect on grandiose titles like the "World Series" in baseball - which should be called the North American Baseball Championship.

Originally Posted by boogielicious

When Major league baseball started the World Series, they were the only league.  It still produces a champion of, by far, the best league.

But, remember, Shorty, that although the title may be a little grandiose and unnecessary, the MLB, and NFL, and NHL, and NBA are all VERY open to competitors from overseas.  Yes, the teams themselves are based in the states or Canada, but the players are the very best players from all ends of the earth.

If they PGA tour ever started any stateside team competitions amongst their members, they may label said teams with American cities, but it's not like they would exclude foreign players from those teams.

[colin007]

For me, the Open Championship is the US Open. The British Open is the British Open.

[TJBam]

What are you OP, some kind of communist?  If you win in America you can win anywhere by default.