The Senior Open Championship
The Senior Open Championship | |
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information | |
Country: | United Kingdom |
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 |
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