The Senior Open Championship
| The Senior Open Championship | |
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| information | |
| Country: |
 United Kingdom
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| Major (yes / no) : | Yes |
| Tour (s) : |
PGA Tour Champions European Seniors Tour |
| open to professionals (yes / no) : | Yes |
| open to amateurs (yes / no) : | Yes |
| organized since: | 1987 |
| Venue (s): | changing |
| Course (s): | changing |
| Game form : | Stroke play |
| Total prize money: | 2019: $ 2,000,000 |
| normal appointment (month) : | July |
| Top performances | |
| Total number of strokes : (name) (year) | 263 ( Tom Watson ) (2003) |
| under par: (name) (year) | −18 ( Bernhard Langer ) (2014) |
| most frequent winner: | Bernhard Langer (4) |
| Title holder | |
| Surname: | Bernhard Langer |
| Nationality: |
 Germany
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| Title holder since: | 2019 |
The Senior Open Championship , or simply The Senior Open (originally also Senior British Open ) is a professional golf tournament for men over 50 years of age. It is organized by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews . The tournament was first held in 1987 and became part of the European Seniors Tour in 1992 . Since 2003 it has been considered the fifth golf major tournament on the Champions Tour .
winner
Individual evidence
- ^ The Senior Open Championship - Muirfield 2007 - Official Program