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In a couple of weeks (July 17-20), the British Open will play out at Royal Birkdale, in England. Back on this side of the pond another tournament, the US Bank Championship, will also play out in Milwaukee.
Why is there an opposite event during the British Open? If I remember correctly, this has been the case for many years (BC Open a few years back).
Why no such tournaments during the Masters, US Open, or PGA Championship? An argument for events concurrent to WGC events is that the WGC events are invitational, or at the very least have select and reduced fields, and therefore the "rank-and-file" deserve an opportunity to play. Certainly the British Open cannot be considered equivalent to the WGCs in this regard. And if you were to suggest it's because of the rank-and-file 'Americans' not qualified for the Open, then why not an opposite event during the Masters, which has nearly as limited a field as the WGCs (especially if you consider the past (read: old) champions, amateurs, foreign invites, etc.).
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