The International (golf)

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The International (officially rendered in capitals as The INTERNATIONAL) is a golf tournament in the United States PGA Tour held annually (currently in early August) at Castle Pines Golf Club in Castle Rock, Colorado, where the tournament has been played since its inception. It has the unique distinction of being one of two PGA Tour events not conducted at traditional stroke play, and is the only tournament to use the Modified Stableford scoring system (the only other exception from stroke play is the Accenture Match Play Championship). Beginning in 2007, The International is scheduled to change dates to be played during the first week of July; July 5-8 in 2007 and July 4-7 in 2008. Tournament officials hope this new date will draw more top-ranked players such as Tiger Woods, as it will no longer be contested the week before a major championship.

[edit] Scoring

The Modified Stableford system gives golfers points on each hole, based on the golfer's score relative to par. It is designed to reward players for taking chances to go for birdies (or better), as the reward for a low score on a hole is typically greater than the punishment for a poor score. The golfer's scores on each hole in his round are added. The scoring operates as follows:

  • Albatross (double eagle): +8
  • Eagle: +5
  • Birdie: +2
  • Par: 0
  • Bogey: -1
  • Double bogey or worse: -3

Holes in one are treated as the score relative to par; an ace on a par-3 hole would be considered an eagle and scored as +5.

[edit] Winners

The INTERNATIONAL

The INTERNATIONAL Presented by Qwest

Sprint International

The International


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Major championships in playing order: The Masters | U.S. Open | The Open Championship (British Open) | PGA Championship
Other FedEx Cup tournaments in playing order: Mercedes-Benz Championship | Sony Open in Hawaii | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | Buick Invitational | FBR Open | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | Nissan Open | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | Mayakoba Classic at Riviera Maya | Verizon Heritage | Tampa Bay Championship | Arnold Palmer Invitational | WGC-CA Championship | Shell Houston Open | Verizon Heritage | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | EDS Byron Nelson Championship | Wachovia Championship | The Players Championship | BellSouth Classic | Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial | Memorial Tournament | Stanford St. Jude Championship | Travelers Championship | Buick Open | The International | John Deere Classic | U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee | Bell Canadian Open | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | Wyndham Championship | FedEx Cup playoff events: Barclays Classic | Deutsche Bank Championship | BMW Championship | The Tour Championship
Fall series in playing order: Turning Stone Resort Championship | Viking Classic | Valero Texas Open | Frys.com Open in Las Vegas | Fry's Electronics Open | Running Horse Golf Championship | Walt Disney World Resort Classic
Team events (played alternate years): Presidents Cup | Ryder Cup
Challenge season events (unofficial money): Merrill Lynch Shootout | ADT Skills Challenge | Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge | LG Skins Game | WGC-World Cup | Target World Challenge

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