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The Open Championship or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open) is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only major held outside the United States and is administered by the R&A which is the governing body of golf outside the U.S. and Mexico. Since 1979 The Open has been played on the weekend of the third Friday in July. It is the third major of the calendar year following The Masters and the U.S.