what tournament wins would you like to have on your resume?

here are the rules:

1. you can only pick one major (i doubt anybody will pick the pga, so you're basically selecting one from the open, the u.s. open and the masters)

2. i surmise the players would be on almost all the lists, so let's eliminate that one from consideration to avoid mass duplication.

3. no wgc events

3. other than the three considerations set forth above, any pga or european tour events are eligible to be selected.

note: if you want to offer a brief blurb about why you've chosen a particular tourney this thread will likely be more interesting.

note #2: one thing that became apparent to me as i pondered this question is that in the age of tiger's majors quest, regular events don't seemingly carry the same cache they once did. there used to be some top shelf non-major tournaments, but with the emphasis on majors and with all the tourney name changes (sponsor turn over, etc.), non-majors - in terms of clout - seem more closely bundled than they once did.

You should set this up as a poll?

1. us open - my favorite major...preferably at oakmont.
2. memorial - jack's event, and since i can't take the WGC bridgestone, i figured i'd take the next closest event to NE ohio.
3. quail hollow - green mile...great course, great field, great purse.
4. tour champ - historic course and you have to earn your way in.
5. Whatever they call it now at Colonial - just because i've always loved the place and admire the hell out of hogan.

After a lot of mulling, I'll plump for an Open Championship over a Green Jacket. It's a very tough choice but I'd narrowly go for the former. If I can also have the luxury of choosing the venue, I'd like to win it at Turnberry please. By a couple of shots over a couple of big names after a thrilling back 9 run by the three of us where the lead changed hands a couple or three times. Sort of a Duel in The Sun II.

I'd also like to have won a World Matchplay title (not the WGC one; the old Wentworth event) as it was a tournament I always held in high esteem when it was a part of the golfing calendar. The list of winners is a who's who of golf and I'd love to have my name on the trophy and be able to say that, nominally at least, I was the best matchplayer in the world that particular year. A classic tussle with a big-name player where I won on the 36th with the pair of us about 15 under the card would be ideal. Basically a re-run of 1989 with me playing the part of Faldo. I've always loved matchplay, have played a lot of it in my time, and would feel unfulfilled without a big matchplay win on my resume.

Other than those two, I'll take a PGA Championship (the Wentworth version) as it's the flagship event of my 'home' tour and a Memorial title as it's a course that I love and an event that I have always regarded as one of the premier tournaments on the PGA Tour. A photograph of me getting a trophy from Jack Nicklaus would also make a nice backdrop for the Claret Jug on my mantlepiece.

Fifth one? Hmm. I've played a lot of team golf in my time and have always loved that side of golf, so a team event would be something I'd like to win. The Ryder Cup would be an obvious choice, and to have a 5/5 winning record during a home-venue Ryder Cup would probably stack up against an individual tournament win for me. If I'm not allowed that, then I'll plump for winning the old Dunhill Cup (another event no longer with us) at St Andrews - with me shooting the course record in the process. Lifting a trophy at the Home of Golf, with a couple of good mates and whilst wearing your national colours would take some beating. A photo of the three of us with the trophy and on the Swilcan Bridge would make another nice photograph for the wall, to look at whilst I'm watching the telly - or having a glass of something and telling the grandkids how 'once upon a time I was reasonable golfer you know. Now sit back and prepare to be bored senseless by your old grandpa since your mum and dad won't be back from the shops for at least a couple of hours...'

Masters, Memorial, Quail Hollow, Colonial, Verizon. I didn't include any playoff events and if I could pick just one WGC event it would be the Match Play.

1) the US open: My favorite major, and a great test of golf vs the other players and the course as well.
2) the BMW PGA (europe tour): One of the flagship events of the euro tour, and gets pretty much every top non-US player
3) The Dubai Desert classic: Gets a ton of top pros including Tiger almost every year, and is sure to get bigger over the years
4) the Wachovia, Quail Hollow: Probably gets the american best field of any non WGC/major. Plus a great course
5) The tour championship: nice course, plus if you win there's a chance you get the fedex cup, which is obviously a nice career boost

1) Masters for my major, because I'll get to play every year until I'm 60.) Bobby Jones' mastermind
2) Memorial, Jack's Tourney 'nuff said
3) AT&T at Congressional, Tiger's Tourney plus it's on a major venue course
4) Bay Hill, Arnie's Tournament,
5) Colonial, Hogan's Tournament.
It would be great to win the 'Mount Rushmore' of American golf's tournaments.

Open Championship - I have always considered it the "World" Open. Tough choice though.

Whatever is at Riviera

Canadian Open

Scottish Open

Colonial

Byron Nelson

1) Masters - neat to go back every year and play or not, enjoy the Champions dinner.
2) Tour Championship - FedEx title
3) Jacks Tournament - The Memorial
4) Arnies at Bay Hill
5) Quail Hollow - unreal course.

Wow, had to leave out some good ones, Torry Pines, Pebble Beach, Riveria, and
didn't even get to cross the Pond to some really great ones, always loved watching
the Scottish Open at Loch LoMond.

1) The Masters (though it is tough to choose against the U.S Open)
2) Bay Hill
3) The Deutche Bank (for the hometown crowd)
4) The Colonial
5) The Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines

The US Amateur

The US Open

The Western Open

The Canadian Open

The Verizon/Heritage/Harbor Town Tournament

1.) US Open preferable at Oakmont
2.)Arnold Palmer at Bay Hill
3.)The Tour Championship
4.)The Memorial
5.)The Barclays scottish open(scottish heritige)

masters, bay hill, dubai, quail hollow, scottish open

The masters and four wins at the memorial would be fine with me.

1.Masters- Just so I could always play the tournament until I was old and grey
2.The Memorial-Jacks Tournament
3.Bayhill-Arnie's
4.Hp Byron Nelson- Lord Byron's tournament
5. Northern Trust Open- Hogan's ally

1. The Masters- Being able to go back to Augusta National every year is the ultimate perk.
2. The Memorial- Jack's tourney
3. The Mercedes Benz Championship- Beating a field of PGA Tour winners is a nice win to have.
4. BMW Championship
5. Tour Championship

Winning the last 2 will more than likely put $10 million in my pocket.

Hm...

Masters- Tradition, Elegance, all wrapped up here in the states.
Colonial
Pebble Beach (whichever it is nowadays)
Firestone- Seems like a fun course to try and have to be dang good to win
Congressional- Home-state, home crowd, why not?

Q- School have to get on tour somehow
U.S. Open
Memorial
Pebble Beach
The Players

Masters, Memorial, Bay Hill, HP Byron Nelson Classic, Player's Championship.

The Open (the one held in the UK, see other thread for further name debate) confers a return invite to the winner every year until 60, or 10 years, whichever is longer. Used to be 65, and before that, for life. May be where Augusta got the idea.

1. Masters-prestigous all over the world, lifetime exemption, the champions dinner, Bobby Jones, hands down the best major to win IMO
2. Memorial-great course and Jack is the man.
3. Tour Championship, best players, the money aint bad either.
4. Can I pick the Memorial again? if not Bay Hill just because of Arnie.

1. US Open: Pebble Beach
2. The Memorial: Muirfield
3. Arnold Palmer Invitational: Bay Hill
4. AT&T National: Congressional
5. Northern Trust: Riviera

Masters (or US Open at Pinehurst)
Quail Hollow (represent the home state)
Memorial
Tour Championship
AT&T National

I would like to win the following golf tournaments:

The Afghanistan Open (sponsored by opium inc)
The Iraq Open (sponsored by all oil companies worldwide)
The Iran Open (sponsored by woman who do not have equal rights)
The North Korean Open (co-sanctioned with the Japan Tour and sponsored by Kim as he is the man?)
The Sudan Open (co-sanctioned with the UN)

When these events come onto the tour schedule, I am there.

The Masters

Canadian Open

Memorial

Bay Hill

Western Open

Masters
API at Bay Hill
TPC Scottsdale
Memorial
Cog Hill (Hometown)

British Open at St. Andrews (birthplace of golf)
The Players Championship (TPC) at Sawgrass
Bayhill (Arnie's the greatest of all time and I love him)
Canadien Open (since we have zero tourney's in MN)
Lastly, probably the Volvo Scandinavian Masters, because I have a lot of Scandinavian blood.

1. The Open Championship- The oldest and the best.
2. The BMW Championship- I love Wenthworth
3. Northern Trust- One of the few tournaments that allowed blacks to play.
4. The Memphis event- It's the only event in my state.
5. Johnny Walker event- whenever it is played at Royal Melborne.

good topic!

The Players
The Memorial
Canadian Open
The Open Championship
Dubai World Championship

1. the masters
2. zurich (its closer to my house than the one that actually is in mississippi)
3. att (i would love to beat tiger at his own tourney)
4. pebble beach pro am (great location to win a tourney)
5. anything in vegas (great place to celebrate a victory)

1. The Open - My favorite major and most historic
2. the Memorial Tournament - Great course, 10 minutes from my house, and the best tournament IMO outside the majors and Players.
3. AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-am - Beautiful scenery and fun tournament.
4. HSBC Champions - Strong field and nice place to travel to.
5. Dubai World Championship - Huge purse.

1) All the great ghosts of golf walk St. Andrews to this day, put my name on the Claret Jug next to theirs during an Open at St. Andrews. (I'll take a runner-up at the Masters)

2) Jack's

3) Arnie's

4) Tiger's

5) Tour Championship

open championship (my favorite tournament by long shot)

match play (i always liked the wentworth one, but i'm not picky, wgc, amateur whatever)

tour championship (great course, great field)

mercedes championship (preferably when everybody showed up!) (great course, great field, great way to start the season)

i don't know, probably an australian open (great courses!), but maybe a canada/world cup (although i really wish it still traveled the world!)

Glad to see such props for my hometown tournament.

Mine would be:

The Masters
The Colonial National Invitational Tournament
Byron Nelson Classic
Texas Open
Houston Open

I'd be the first golfer in history to win all the Texas events.

In reality, I'd probably trade Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio to win at Riveria, Saw Grass, and Pebble.

1. US Open (preferably at Oakmont)
2. The Memorial
3. The Player's
4. Arnold Palmer Inv.
5. Tour Championship

US Open @ Pebble

Arnold Palmer @ Bay Hill

AT&T Pebble Pro-AM

Mercedes-Benz @ Kapalua

Ryder Cup (it is a tournament, yes?), if this is a no go, how about the (Euro) BMW PGA Championship

US Open if at Oakmont, Pebble, or Pinehurst No. 2. If not I'll take a Masters
Quail Hollow (hometown tourney)
Memorial
Tour Championship
Colonial

1. Canadian Open
2. The Masters
3. Mercedes Championships
4. Memorial
5. Western Open

The responses look like they could be considered about a half of a Lee Janzen type Career

Masters
Memorial
Bay Hill
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Can I just have 3 Memorials or 3 Masters?

-mini

The Open Championship at Muirfield with 7 clubs.

Then I retire to Kilmarnock and wash down Scotch pies with Scotch for eternity.

1. US Open
2. Memorial
3. Quail Hollow
4. Dubai
5. FBR

THE OPEN at Muirfield.
Bay Hill.
Memorial.
PGA at Wentworth.
European Masters at Crans.

Plus being a 6 time Ryder Cup player never on the losing side.

Royal Melbourne. Yes, a very good pick, wish i'd though of that.

1. Masters
2. Jacks Tourney
3. BMW PGA
4. Bay Hill
5. Tour Championship

He has two US Open titles (I'm sure you knew that.)

Great Topic...

1. US Open @ BPB
2. The Irish Open
3. Bay Hill
4. The Scottish Open
5. Riviera

The Masters - Duh
The Memorial - Jacks Tourney
Bay Hill - Arnies
The Phoenix Event - Where all the fans go nuts...that would be great
The event played at Pebble Beach - Just to say you won at Pebble

The Open @ St Andrews - It's the oldest major, home of golf and the best looking trophy of all the Majors.
The Amatuer - Ours as it would qualify me to play in The Masters which I would win.
The Memorial - Jack Nicklaus...... enough said
Pebble Beach - Cos it's Pebble Beach
Ryder Cup - Last day, last game, final hole, Match tied, game tied, me and Tigger at each other, he pars, I birdie
let the celebrations begin.