Something Relating To The "Claret Jug"

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Something Relating to the "Claret 1ug"

Designer OI your "Claret Jug"


It was subsequently created by Mackay Cunningham & Company oI Edinburgh at a cost oI 0 and
was hallmarked 87 The most important Open Champion Ior the new trophy was the 87 winner,
Tom idd, but Tom Morris Junior's name was the Iirst one to be engraved to it when the 87 winner
About Its History
In 90 all responsibility in the Open Championship was presented with over to The Royal and Ancient
Club set AIter the 97 Open, this was won at St Andrews by Bobby Jones, the club's Championship
Committee took the decision to secure the Claret 1ug later on years and to give the winner using a
replica In 98, Walter Hagen won your third oI his Iour Open titles and accepted the replica Claret
Jug, having recently been presented with the very Iirst in 9 and 94
While in the halI-century that original Claret Jug applied, twenty-eight diIIerent players held it aloIt,
including Harry Vardon Ior a record six occasions In 990 an additional replica is Iashioned Ior
display Irom the new British GolI Museum at St Andrews in 000 one third appeared Ior replacements
in travelling exhibitions, and also a Iourth was created in 00 Ior the similar purpose
Winners and "Claret Jug"
Each year, the winner's name is engraved at the Claret Jug beIore it is shown to him The winner must
return the trophy ahead oI the next year's Open, and turns into a replica to hold permanently Three
other replicas exist-one within the British Museum oI GolI at St Andrews, and a couple employed Ior
travelling exhibitions The BBC always shows the engraver poised to begin with work, along with the
commentators always like to speculate about as he will likely be sure enough in the outcome to start
Upon being awarded the Jug in 989, Mark Calcavecchia Iamously said, "How's my name likely to Iit
on that thing?"
It indicates Eco-Iriendly tea's health beneIits Prize
The Claret Jug has twice appeared on commemorative 5 Scottish banknotes issued by the Royal Bank
oI Scotland: Iirst in 004, with the 50th Anniversary with the Royal and Ancient Club set oI St
Andrews, then in 005, the ug is shown held by Jack icklaus to mark his retirement Maybe to get
more people, the Golf Trophies isn't a prize, but additionally a substantial witness oI these honours, a
marvelous memory

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