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Senior Open Championship

The Senior Open Championship, or simply The Senior Open (and originally known as the Senior British Open), is a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and over. It is jointly owned and run by The R&A, the same body that organises The Open Championship, and the PGA European Tour.[1] Prize money won in the event is official money on both PGA Tour Champions (formerly the Senior PGA Tour and Champions Tour) and the European Senior Tour. The purse, which is fixed in United States dollars, had increased to $2.75 million for 2023.[2][3]

The Senior Open Championship
Tournament information
LocationVarious in United Kingdom
Established1987
Course(s)Various in United Kingdom
Organised byThe R&A and
PGA European Tour
Tour(s)European Senior Tour
PGA Tour Champions
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$2,750,000 (2023)
Month playedJuly
Tournament record score
Aggregate263 Tom Watson (2003)
To par−18 Bernhard Langer (2014)
Current champion
Alex Čejka (2023)

History edit

The tournament was first held in 1987 and became part of the European Seniors Tour schedule in 1992. It is younger than the PGA Seniors Championship, which started in 1957, as well as the U.S. Senior Open and the Senior PGA Championship. In late 2002 it was designated as the fifth major championship on the Champions Tour schedule.[4] Winners before 2003 were not retroactively designated as Champions Tour major winners until late 2018.[5][6][7] Winners gain entry into the following season's Open Championship. The event is usually held the week following The Open Championship, although in 1991 it was held the week before the Open and in 1998 it was held in August, three weeks after the Open.

The 2018 Senior Open was held at St Andrews for the first time, a decision which was heavily influenced by five-time Open champion Tom Watson.[8] In 2020, the championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]

Field edit

The standard field size is 144 players and an 18-hole qualifying round is held at the championship course on the Monday before the tournament, with a minimum of 24 places available. If fewer than 120 exempt players enter, the field is filled to 144 with more high finishers from qualifying. If more than 120 exempt players enter, the top 24 finishers earn entry even if it causes the field to expand beyond 144.[10]

Winners edit

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Venue
The Senior Open Championship
2023   Alex Čejka 289 +5 Playoff[a]   Pádraig Harrington Royal Porthcawl
2022   Darren Clarke 270 −10 1 stroke   Pádraig Harrington Gleneagles
2021   Stephen Dodd 267 −13 1 stroke   Miguel Ángel Jiménez Sunningdale
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[9]
2019   Bernhard Langer (4) 274 −6 2 strokes   Paul Broadhurst Royal Lytham & St. Annes
2018   Miguel Ángel Jiménez 276 −12 1 stroke   Bernhard Langer St Andrews
2017   Bernhard Langer (3) 280 −4 3 strokes   Corey Pavin Royal Porthcawl
2016   Paul Broadhurst 277 −11 2 strokes   Scott McCarron Carnoustie
2015   Marco Dawson 264 −16 1 stroke   Bernhard Langer Sunningdale
2014   Bernhard Langer (2) 266 −18 13 strokes   Colin Montgomerie Royal Porthcawl
2013   Mark Wiebe 271 −9 Playoff[b]   Bernhard Langer Royal Birkdale
2012   Fred Couples 271 −9 2 strokes   Gary Hallberg Turnberry
2011   Russ Cochran 276 −12 2 strokes   Mark Calcavecchia Walton Heath
2010   Bernhard Langer 279 −5 1 stroke   Corey Pavin Carnoustie
2009   Loren Roberts (2) 268 −12 Playoff[c]   Fred Funk
  Mark McNulty
Sunningdale
2008   Bruce Vaughan 278 −6 Playoff[d]   John Cook Royal Troon
2007   Tom Watson (3) 284 E 1 stroke   Stewart Ginn
  Mark O'Meara
Muirfield
The Senior British Open Championship
2006   Loren Roberts 274 −6 Playoff[e]   Eduardo Romero Turnberry
2005   Tom Watson (2) 280 −4 Playoff[f]   Des Smyth Royal Aberdeen
2004   Pete Oakley 284 −4 1 stroke   Tom Kite
  Eduardo Romero
Royal Portrush
Senior British Open
2003   Tom Watson 263 −17 Playoff[g]   Carl Mason Turnberry
2002   Noboru Sugai 281 −3 2 strokes   John Irwin Royal County Down
2001   Ian Stanley 278 −6 Playoff[h]   Bob Charles
2000   Christy O'Connor Jnr (2) 275 −9 2 strokes   John Bland
1999   Christy O'Connor Jnr 282 −6 3 strokes   John Bland Royal Portrush
1998   Brian Huggett 283 −5 Playoff[i]   Eddie Polland
1997   Gary Player (3) 278 −10 Playoff[j]   John Bland
1996   Brian Barnes (2) 277 −11 3 strokes   Bob Charles
  David Oakley
1995   Brian Barnes 281 −7 Playoff[k]   Bob Murphy
1994   Tom Wargo 280 −8 2 strokes   Bob Charles
  Doug Dalziel
Royal Lytham & St. Annes
1993   Bob Charles (2) 291 +7 1 stroke   Tommy Horton
  Gary Player
1992   John Fourie 282 −2 3 strokes   Bob Charles
  Neil Coles
Seniors' British Open
1991   Bobby Verwey 285 +1 1 stroke   Bob Charles
  Tommy Horton
Royal Lytham & St. Annes
Volvo Seniors' British Open
1990   Gary Player (2) 280 E 1 stroke   Deane Beman
  Brian Waites
Turnberry
1989   Bob Charles 269 −11 7 strokes   Billy Casper
1988   Gary Player 272 −8 1 stroke   Billy Casper
Seniors' British Open
1987   Neil Coles 279 −1 1 stroke   Bob Charles Turnberry

Multiple winners edit

Seven players have multiple victories in the Senior Open Championship:

Winners of both The Open and The Senior Open edit

Four players have won both The Open Championship and The Senior Open Championship, (two of the professional majors run by the R&A).

Player The Open Championship The Senior Open Championship
  Gary Player 1959, 1968, 1974 1988, 1990, 1997
  Bob Charles 1963 1989, 1993
  Tom Watson 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983 2003, 2005, 2007
  Darren Clarke 2011 2022

Host courses edit

The Senior Open Championship has been played at the following courses, listed in order of number of times hosted (as of 2023):

Future venues edit

Year Course Town County Country Dates
2024 Carnoustie Golf Links Carnoustie Angus Scotland 25–28 July

Notes edit

  1. ^ Čejka beat Harrington with a birdie at the second extra hole.
  2. ^ Wiebe beat Langer with a par at the fifth extra hole. Play was suspended because of darkness after two holes of the playoff and the pair returned on Monday morning to complete it.
  3. ^ Roberts beat McNulty with a par at the third extra hole. Funk was eliminated at the first extra hole where Roberts and McNulty had birdies.
  4. ^ Vaughan beat Cook with a birdie at the first extra hole.
  5. ^ Roberts beat Romero with a par at the first extra hole.
  6. ^ Watson beat Smyth with a par at the third extra hole.
  7. ^ Watson beat Mason with a par at the second extra hole.
  8. ^ Stanley beat Charles with a par at the first extra hole.
  9. ^ Huggett beat Polland with a par at the first extra hole.
  10. ^ Player beat Bland with a birdie at the second extra hole.
  11. ^ Barnes beat Murphy with an eagle at the third extra hole.

References edit

  1. ^ Corrigan, James (15 June 2023). "Lee Westwood vows to never rejoin DP World Tour amid Senior Open ban over £800,000 fine". The Telegraph. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Champiopns Tour, Schedule, 2023 Season, The Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex". The PGA Tour. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Senior Open Championship: results". PGA Tour. 24 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  4. ^ Senior British Open now a Major
  5. ^ Senior British Open elevated to Senior Major
  6. ^ "PGA Tour Champions recognizes Gary Player's Senior British Open wins as major titles". thegolfnewsnet.com. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  7. ^ Herrington, Ryan (21 December 2018). "How well do you remember what happened in golf in 2018? Take our quiz". Golf Digest. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  8. ^ Inglis, Martin (3 February 2016). "Tom Watson plays key role as Senior Open heads to St Andrews". bunkered.
  9. ^ a b Dempster, Martin (2 July 2020). "Senior Open cancelled for first time in its history". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  10. ^ "The Senior Open Championship 2017 – Entry Form" (PDF). European Senior Tour. Retrieved 24 July 2017.

External links edit

  • Coverage on the European Senior Tour's official site
  • Coverage on the PGA Tour Champions' official site

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The Senior Open Championship or simply The Senior Open and originally known as the Senior British Open is a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and over It is jointly owned and run by The R amp A the same body that organises The Open Championship and the PGA European Tour 1 Prize money won in the event is official money on both PGA Tour Champions formerly the Senior PGA Tour and Champions Tour and the European Senior Tour The purse which is fixed in United States dollars had increased to 2 75 million for 2023 2 3 The Senior Open ChampionshipTournament informationLocationVarious in United KingdomEstablished1987Course s Various in United KingdomOrganised byThe R amp A andPGA European TourTour s European Senior TourPGA Tour ChampionsFormatStroke playPrize fundUS 2 750 000 2023 Month playedJulyTournament record scoreAggregate263 Tom Watson 2003 To par 18 Bernhard Langer 2014 Current championAlex Cejka 2023 Contents 1 History 2 Field 3 Winners 4 Multiple winners 5 Winners of both The Open and The Senior Open 6 Host courses 6 1 Future venues 7 Notes 8 References 9 External linksHistory editThe tournament was first held in 1987 and became part of the European Seniors Tour schedule in 1992 It is younger than the PGA Seniors Championship which started in 1957 as well as the U S Senior Open and the Senior PGA Championship In late 2002 it was designated as the fifth major championship on the Champions Tour schedule 4 Winners before 2003 were not retroactively designated as Champions Tour major winners until late 2018 5 6 7 Winners gain entry into the following season s Open Championship The event is usually held the week following The Open Championship although in 1991 it was held the week before the Open and in 1998 it was held in August three weeks after the Open The 2018 Senior Open was held at St Andrews for the first time a decision which was heavily influenced by five time Open champion Tom Watson 8 In 2020 the championship was cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic 9 Field editThe standard field size is 144 players and an 18 hole qualifying round is held at the championship course on the Monday before the tournament with a minimum of 24 places available If fewer than 120 exempt players enter the field is filled to 144 with more high finishers from qualifying If more than 120 exempt players enter the top 24 finishers earn entry even if it causes the field to expand beyond 144 10 Winners editYear Winner Score To par Margin ofvictory Runner s up Venue The Senior Open Championship 2023 nbsp Alex Cejka 289 5 Playoff a nbsp Padraig Harrington Royal Porthcawl 2022 nbsp Darren Clarke 270 10 1 stroke nbsp Padraig Harrington Gleneagles 2021 nbsp Stephen Dodd 267 13 1 stroke nbsp Miguel Angel Jimenez Sunningdale 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic 9 2019 nbsp Bernhard Langer 4 274 6 2 strokes nbsp Paul Broadhurst Royal Lytham amp St Annes 2018 nbsp Miguel Angel Jimenez 276 12 1 stroke nbsp Bernhard Langer St Andrews 2017 nbsp Bernhard Langer 3 280 4 3 strokes nbsp Corey Pavin Royal Porthcawl 2016 nbsp Paul Broadhurst 277 11 2 strokes nbsp Scott McCarron Carnoustie 2015 nbsp Marco Dawson 264 16 1 stroke nbsp Bernhard Langer Sunningdale 2014 nbsp Bernhard Langer 2 266 18 13 strokes nbsp Colin Montgomerie Royal Porthcawl 2013 nbsp Mark Wiebe 271 9 Playoff b nbsp Bernhard Langer Royal Birkdale 2012 nbsp Fred Couples 271 9 2 strokes nbsp Gary Hallberg Turnberry 2011 nbsp Russ Cochran 276 12 2 strokes nbsp Mark Calcavecchia Walton Heath 2010 nbsp Bernhard Langer 279 5 1 stroke nbsp Corey Pavin Carnoustie 2009 nbsp Loren Roberts 2 268 12 Playoff c nbsp Fred Funk nbsp Mark McNulty Sunningdale 2008 nbsp Bruce Vaughan 278 6 Playoff d nbsp John Cook Royal Troon 2007 nbsp Tom Watson 3 284 E 1 stroke nbsp Stewart Ginn nbsp Mark O Meara Muirfield The Senior British Open Championship 2006 nbsp Loren Roberts 274 6 Playoff e nbsp Eduardo Romero Turnberry 2005 nbsp Tom Watson 2 280 4 Playoff f nbsp Des Smyth Royal Aberdeen 2004 nbsp Pete Oakley 284 4 1 stroke nbsp Tom Kite nbsp Eduardo Romero Royal Portrush Senior British Open 2003 nbsp Tom Watson 263 17 Playoff g nbsp Carl Mason Turnberry 2002 nbsp Noboru Sugai 281 3 2 strokes nbsp John Irwin Royal County Down 2001 nbsp Ian Stanley 278 6 Playoff h nbsp Bob Charles 2000 nbsp Christy O Connor Jnr 2 275 9 2 strokes nbsp John Bland 1999 nbsp Christy O Connor Jnr 282 6 3 strokes nbsp John Bland Royal Portrush 1998 nbsp Brian Huggett 283 5 Playoff i nbsp Eddie Polland 1997 nbsp Gary Player 3 278 10 Playoff j nbsp John Bland 1996 nbsp Brian Barnes 2 277 11 3 strokes nbsp Bob Charles nbsp David Oakley 1995 nbsp Brian Barnes 281 7 Playoff k nbsp Bob Murphy 1994 nbsp Tom Wargo 280 8 2 strokes nbsp Bob Charles nbsp Doug Dalziel Royal Lytham amp St Annes 1993 nbsp Bob Charles 2 291 7 1 stroke nbsp Tommy Horton nbsp Gary Player 1992 nbsp John Fourie 282 2 3 strokes nbsp Bob Charles nbsp Neil Coles Seniors British Open 1991 nbsp Bobby Verwey 285 1 1 stroke nbsp Bob Charles nbsp Tommy Horton Royal Lytham amp St Annes Volvo Seniors British Open 1990 nbsp Gary Player 2 280 E 1 stroke nbsp Deane Beman nbsp Brian Waites Turnberry 1989 nbsp Bob Charles 269 11 7 strokes nbsp Billy Casper 1988 nbsp Gary Player 272 8 1 stroke nbsp Billy Casper Seniors British Open 1987 nbsp Neil Coles 279 1 1 stroke nbsp Bob Charles TurnberryMultiple winners editSeven players have multiple victories in the Senior Open Championship 4 wins Bernhard Langer 2010 2014 2017 2019 3 wins Gary Player 1988 1990 1997 Tom Watson 2003 2005 2007 2 wins Bob Charles 1989 1993 Brian Barnes 1995 1996 Christy O Connor Jnr 1999 2000 Loren Roberts 2006 2009 Winners of both The Open and The Senior Open editFour players have won both The Open Championship and The Senior Open Championship two of the professional majors run by the R amp A Player The Open Championship The Senior Open Championship nbsp Gary Player 1959 1968 1974 1988 1990 1997 nbsp Bob Charles 1963 1989 1993 nbsp Tom Watson 1975 1977 1980 1982 1983 2003 2005 2007 nbsp Darren Clarke 2011 2022Host courses editThe Senior Open Championship has been played at the following courses listed in order of number of times hosted as of 2023 7 Turnberry Golf Club 6 Royal Portrush Golf Club 5 Royal Lytham amp St Annes Golf Club 3 Royal County Down Golf Club Sunningdale Golf Club Royal Porthcawl Golf Club 2 Royal Troon Golf Club Carnoustie Golf Links 1 Gleneagles St Andrews Muirfield Royal Birkdale Golf Club Walton Heath Golf Club Royal Aberdeen Golf Club Future venues edit Year Course Town County Country Dates 2024 Carnoustie Golf Links Carnoustie Angus Scotland 25 28 JulyNotes edit Cejka beat Harrington with a birdie at the second extra hole Wiebe beat Langer with a par at the fifth extra hole Play was suspended because of darkness after two holes of the playoff and the pair returned on Monday morning to complete it Roberts beat McNulty with a par at the third extra hole Funk was eliminated at the first extra hole where Roberts and McNulty had birdies Vaughan beat Cook with a birdie at the first extra hole Roberts beat Romero with a par at the first extra hole Watson beat Smyth with a par at the third extra hole Watson beat Mason with a par at the second extra hole Stanley beat Charles with a par at the first extra hole Huggett beat Polland with a par at the first extra hole Player beat Bland with a birdie at the second extra hole Barnes beat Murphy with an eagle at the third extra hole References edit Corrigan James 15 June 2023 Lee Westwood vows to never rejoin DP World Tour amid Senior Open ban over 800 000 fine The Telegraph Retrieved 16 June 2023 Champiopns Tour Schedule 2023 Season The Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex The PGA Tour Retrieved 13 April 2023 Senior Open Championship results PGA Tour 24 July 2011 Retrieved 27 July 2012 Senior British Open now a Major Senior British Open elevated to Senior Major PGA Tour Champions recognizes Gary Player s Senior British Open wins as major titles thegolfnewsnet com Retrieved 18 January 2019 Herrington Ryan 21 December 2018 How well do you remember what happened in golf in 2018 Take our quiz Golf Digest Retrieved 18 January 2019 Inglis Martin 3 February 2016 Tom Watson plays key role as Senior Open heads to St Andrews bunkered a b Dempster Martin 2 July 2020 Senior Open cancelled for first time in its history The Scotsman Retrieved 2 July 2020 The Senior Open Championship 2017 Entry Form PDF European Senior Tour Retrieved 24 July 2017 External links editCoverage on the European Senior Tour s official site Coverage on the PGA Tour Champions official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Senior Open Championship amp oldid 1202482565, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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