The b5media Sports Channel is talking about their favorite players and teams this week, so it’s a good time to tell you about my favorite golfer. I grew up on Columbus during a time when the city’s favorite sons including that generation’s version of Tiger Woods–Jack Nicklaus. There’s no denying the “Golden Bear” was a super star and an exciting golf to watch, but Columbus and Ohio State yielded another stellar golfer in the 1960s and 1970s–Tom Weiskopf.

Weiskopf, a native of Massillion Ohio, turned pro in 1964 and went on to win 28 tournaments. The most notable was the British Open in 1973. He also finished second in the Masters four times. Weiskopf continued on to play in the Senior PGA Tour, winning the 1995 US Senior Open.

Weiskopf, now 65, is retired from competition, but has a thriving golf course design business. To date, he has designed 40 courses, including Loch Lomond, the home of the Scottish Open.

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The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale begins on July 17. How much do you know about this venerable tournament? Test your knowledge with these Open Championship facts:

1. Commonly called the British Open in North America, in Britain, the contest is called simply the Open Championship or just “the Open.”

2. The Open Championship is the oldest of the four major men’s championships. It was established in 1860.

3. The most victories by one person in the Open Championship is six by Harry Vardon, from 1896 to 1914.

4. The lowest winning score in the championship was achieved by Greg Norman, with a 267 at Royal St. George’s in 1993.

5. The last wire-to-wire winner was Tom Weiskopf in 1973.

6. St. Andrews has hosted the Open Championship more than any other course–26 times.

7. The original field for the Open Championship in 1860 was just 8 golfers; in 2008, the field is 156.

8. Ties after regulation play in the Open Championship are settled by a four-hole play-off, followed by sudden death play until a winner is determined.

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