“The Hell You Want”: Former Open Championship Winner Imparts His POV on the Age-Old Debate Which Has Been Shackling the Golf World

After the inception of the LIV golf league, the golf world is always engrossed with debate and drama. Be it the merger or the chances of LIV players getting to play in the PGA Tour events. The list goes on and it’s never-ending. Now with the season’s last major, the Open Championship, already knocking on the door, the confusion is supposed to end but the bigger the game, the bigger the drama!

With one mayhem settling, another peeks out. And this is what has happened. An age-old drama is coming to surface, and a renowned past winner of the Open Championship has made a bold statement regarding his standpoint on an important issue.

What to call it, the British Open or the Open Championship?

When the coveted Open Championship was played for the very first time in 1860 at the Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland, there was no US Open, Australian Open, or Japan Open. It was just this one Open Championship which took place once a year on several British golf courses. But later when nations had their own Open Championship, they started calling it the British Open, in order to distinguish it from their own national Open.

But a highly esteemed major cannot have two different names right? Which is why it has always been a part of the controversy. And now that it is approaching, the 2021 Open champion Collin Morikawa, sheds light on how he would prefer to designate this auspicious tournament. 

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In an interview, Morikawa was asked about his views on this conflict between calling the major the British Open or the Open Championship. He blatantly showcased his views and made it clear what he would like to call it and why he would like to call it that, “I definitely called it the British Open the year I won and then people gave me hate for it, so then I called it The Open last year, but I played better when I called it the British Open, so I might call it the British Open. But obviously British pertains to certain parts of Europe…I think people understand whether you say British Open or The Open. At the end of the day if you win it you can call it whatever the hell you want.”

How likely Collin is Morikawa expected to perform this year?

Morikawa is one of the top qualifiers for the Open Championship. Besides this, he is also a past winner of the 2021 Open Championship. He also won the 2020 PGA Championship, and has five wins on the PGA Tour.

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Other than these he has a bewildering record of making 22 consecutive cuts, which is just second to well-acclaimed Tiger Woods’ record of 25 consecutive cuts. With such a groundbreaking record it can be assumed that Morikawa will grind himself up for the title. 

Do you think it should be called the Open Championship or the British Open? Let us know your take in the comments below.