the silver claret jug was first presented at the open in 1872.
the silver claret jug was first presented at the open in 1872.
when was the silver claret jug first presented at the open?
1872
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the golf champion trophy, commonly known as the claret jug, is the trophy presented to the winner of the open championship (often called the "british open"), one of the four major championships in golf.









































the awarding of the claret jug dates from 1872, when a new trophy was needed after young tom morris had won the original challenge belt (presented by prestwick golf club) outright in 1870 by winning the championship three years in a row. prestwick had both hosted and organised the championship from 1860 to 1870.
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a silver claret jug is a wine jug made of glass and silver for claret, which is the british name for french red bordeaux wine.









































from the introduction of claret to britain in 1663 specific vessels soon began to be designed to contain the wine and let it "breathe" before consumption. early examples of claret jugs are usually in green glass (as were the wine bottles themselves) with a pewter lid, usually raised by a simple finger pad.
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