 British Open Championship Golf is a three @-@ dimensional ( 3D ) video game that simulates golf , a sport in which players attempt to hit a ball into a hole with as few strokes as possible . In particular , the game is based on The Open Championship , the oldest tournament in golf . The player may compete as a pre- or self @-@ created amateur golfer or as one of eight celebrity athletes , including Sandy Lyle , Vijay Singh and Ian Baker @-@ Finch . Three modes of play — Practice , Match and Tournament — are available . Practice and Match are non @-@ binding preparatory modes : the former allows the player to practice each hole of a course , and the latter engages the player in a pre @-@ tournament match of stroke play , match play or <unk> . In the Tournament mode , the player competes in The Open Championship , which consists of four 18 @-@ hole matches . 
