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leisurediary.com worldwide events listings for leisure professionals 19–22 JULY 2012
British Open Championship
Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, Lancashire, UK
An expected 250,000 spectators will head for the Lancashire coast for the duration of the Open Championship 2012. This will be the 11th time that Royal Lytham and St Annes has hosted the Open, the last time being in 2001.
www.2012opengolf.co.uk
27 JULY – 12 AUGUST 2012 Olympic Games
Venues in the Olympic Park, across London, and at out of London venues, UK
The London 2012 Olympic Games will feature 26 sports, which break down into 39 disciplines.
www.london2012.com
9–12 AUGUST 2012
PGA Championship The Ocean Course, Kiawah Island, USA
The PGA Championship, the annual cul- mination of golf’s four major Champion- ships, celebrates its 94th edition, with its first visit to South Carolina and the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort.
www.pga.com
30 AUGUST – 9 SEPTEMBER 2012 Paralympic Games
Venues in the Olympic Park, across London, and at out of London venues, UK
There are 20 sports in the Paralympic programme for the London 2012 Games. Paralympic Cycling breaks down into two disciplines: Road and Track.
www.london2012.com
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24 SEPTEMBER 2012 AFL Grand Final
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
Annual Australian Rules Football match to determine the Australian Football League premiership champions for that year.
www.afl.com.au
6 NOVEMBER 2012
Melbourne Cup Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
Australia‘s major thoroughbred horse race. It is the most prestigious two-mile handicap and one of the richest turf races in the world.
www.melbournecup.com
14–27 JANUARY 2013
Australian Open Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia
The first of the four annual Grand Slam tennis tournaments held worldwide, followed by the French Open, US Open and Wimbledon.
www.australianopen.com
3 FEBRUARY 2013 Super Bowl XLVII
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
The 47th edition of the Super Bowl and the 43rd modern era National Football League championship game will be held in New Orleans for the 10th time and for the first time since Hurricane Katrina destroyed parts of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in 2005.
www.nolasuperbowl.com
TBC MARCH 2013
World Baseball Classic (Venue TBC) USA
The 2013 World Baseball Classic will be an international baseball competition. The Classic has now been expanded to 28 teams, from 16. Japan won the first two World Baseball Classics, in 2006 and 2009.
www.worldbaseballclassic.com
8–14 APRIL 2013 The Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, USA
This event is one of the four major cham- pionships in men’s professional golf.
www.masters.com
1 MAY 2013
French Open Roland-Garros Stadium, Paris, France
The second annual Grand Slam tennis tournament, considered to be one of the most physically enduring tennis events worldwide.
www.rolandgarros.com
11–18 MAY 2013 Arafura Games
Mararra Sporting Complex, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
A week-long multi-sport competition held every two years in Darwin, northern Australia. The Arafura Games are a major sporting event hosted by the Northern Territory government and targeted at developing athletes across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.
www.arafuragames.nt.gov.au
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