Grand Slam of Golf
高尔夫四大满贯
The Grand Slam in professional golf is winning all of golf's major championships in the same calendar year. The term “Grand Slam” was first applied to Bobby Jones's achievement of winning the four major golf events of 1930: The Open Championship, the U. S. Open, the U. S. Amateur and The Amateur Championship. When Jones won all four, the sports world searched for ways to capture the magnitude of his accomplishment. Up to that time, there was no term to describe such a feat because no one had thought it possible. The Atlanta Journal 's O. B. Keeler dubbed it the “Grand Slam”, borrowing a bridge term.
职业高尔夫球的大满贯是指在同一年中赢得所有主要的高尔夫球锦标赛。“大满贯”这个词最早是用来形容巴比·琼斯赢得1930年四大主要高尔夫球赛的成就，这四大赛事分别为英国公开赛、美国公开赛、美国业余赛和英国业余赛。当琼斯赢得四大主要球赛时，体育界想尽一切办法来突显他的优异成绩。但那个时候没有任何术语可以用来形容这样的壮举，因为所有人都认为这不可能发生。来自《亚特兰大报》的O. B. 基勒借用一个桥牌术语把这次壮举称为“大满贯”。
In annual playing order, the modern major championships are: Masters Tournament (first full week in April) — hosted as an invitational by and played at Augusta National Golf Club; U. S. Open (weekend ending with the 3rd Sunday in June) — hosted by the USGA and played at various locations in the USA; The Open Championship (The Open; usually called the “British Open” in the U. S.) (weekend containing the 3rd Friday in July) — hosted by The R & A and always played at various locations in the UK; PGA Championship (USPGA) (4th weekend after The Open) — hosted by the Professional Golfers' Association of America and played at various locations in the USA.
按照每年赛事举办时间的先后，现代主要的高尔夫球锦标赛有：美国名人赛，于每年四月份的第一个完整周在奥古斯塔国家球场举办的邀请赛；美国公开赛，美国高尔夫球协会主办的于每年六月份第三周在美国不同球场举办的比赛；英国公开赛，由皇家古代高尔夫俱乐部主办的于每年七月份第三周在英国不同球场举办的比赛；美国职业高尔夫球锦标赛(简称USPGA)，由美国职业高尔夫球协会主办的于每年八月份(一般是英国公开赛结束一个月后)在美国不同球场举办的比赛。
