They have made and are making a continued effort to take their most prestigious
event to as many
public courses as possible, and
unlike the
other two American majors, this is truly an «Open» where anyone who is good enough can sign up and qualify.
Unlike other pre-emptive costs orders (such as costs capping orders), their aim is not solely to control extravagant expenditure; instead, their aim is to protect litigants who reasonably bring
public law proceedings in the
public interest from the liability of an adverse costs order in the
event that they lose.