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The Senior Open Championship
Tournament information
Location	Various in United Kingdom
Established	1987
Course(s)	Various in United Kingdom
Organised by	The R&A and; PGA European Tour
Tour(s)	European Senior Tour; PGA Tour Champions
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	US$2,780,000 (2024)
Month played	July
Tournament record score
Aggregate	263 Tom Watson (2003)
To par	−18 Bernhard Langer (2014)
Current champion
	K. J. Choi

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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&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]

History

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

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

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Venue
The Senior Open Championship
2024	K. J. Choi	278	−10	2 strokes	Richard Green	Carnoustie
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

Seven 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

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

The Senior Open Championship has been played at the following courses, listed in order of number of times hosted (as of 2024):

7 Turnberry Golf Club (Ailsa Course)
6 Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce Course)
5 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
3 Royal County Down Golf Club (Championship Course), Sunningdale Golf Club (Old Course), Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course)
2 Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course)
1 Gleneagles (Kings Course), St Andrews, Muirfield, Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Walton Heath Golf Club, Royal Aberdeen Golf Club (Balgownie Course)

Future venues

Year	Course	Town	County	Country	Dates
2025	Sunningdale Golf Club Old Course	Sunningdale	Berkshire	England	24–27 July

Notes

^ Čejka 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

^ 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

[11] Čejka beat Harrington with a birdie at the second extra hole.

[12] 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.

[13] 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.

[14] Vaughan beat Cook with a birdie at the first extra hole.

[15] Roberts beat Romero with a par at the first extra hole.

[16] Watson beat Smyth with a par at the third extra hole.

[17] Watson beat Mason with a par at the second extra hole.

[18] Stanley beat Charles with a par at the first extra hole.

[19] Huggett beat Polland with a par at the first extra hole.

[20] Player beat Bland with a birdie at the second extra hole.

[21] Barnes beat Murphy with an eagle at the third extra hole.

[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.

[sbo11res-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.

[cancel20-9] Dempster, Martin (2 July 2020). "Senior Open cancelled for first time in its history". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

[Entry-10] "The Senior Open Championship 2017 – Entry Form" (PDF). European Senior Tour. Retrieved 24 July 2017.

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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 run by [[The R&A]], the same body that organises [[The Open Championship]]. 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 dollar]]s, was $2.5 million in 2021, with a winner's share of $392,800.<ref name=sbo11res>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/s614/results.html |publisher=PGA Tour |title=Senior Open Championship: results |date=24 July 2011 |access-date=27 July 2012}}</ref> For sponsorship reasons, it is currently known as '''The Senior Open Championship presented by [[Rolex]]'''.
+'''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]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Corrigan |first1=James |title=Lee Westwood vows to never rejoin DP World Tour amid Senior Open ban over £800,000 fine |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/golf/2023/06/15/lee-westwood-barred-from-playing-in-senior-open/ |access-date=16 June 2023 |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=15 June 2023}}</ref> 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 dollar]]s, had increased to $2.75 million for [[2023 Senior Open Championship|2023]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Champiopns Tour, Schedule, 2023 Season, The Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex |url=https://www.pgatour.com/pgatour-champions/tournaments/2023/the-senior-open-championship-presented-by-rolex/S2023614 |access-date=13 April 2023 |publisher=The PGA Tour}}</ref><ref name=sbo11res>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/s614/results.html |publisher=PGA Tour |title=Senior Open Championship: results |date=24 July 2011 |access-date=27 July 2012}}</ref>
 ==History==
-The tournament was first held {{Time ago|1987}} in 1987 and became part of the [[European Senior Tour|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 [[Senior major golf championships|major championship]] on the Champions Tour schedule.<ref>[http://www.iol.co.za/sport/golf/senior-british-open-now-a-major-1.521282 Senior British Open now a Major]</ref> Winners before 2003 were not retroactively designated as Champions Tour major winners until late 2018.<ref>[http://www.golftoday.co.uk/news/yeartodate/news02/senioropen2.html Senior British Open elevated to Senior Major]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://thegolfnewsnet.com/golfnewsnetteam/2018/11/21/pga-tour-champions-recognizes-gary-players-senior-british-open-wins-major-titles-111522/ |title=PGA Tour Champions recognizes Gary Player's Senior British Open wins as major titles |website=thegolfnewsnet.com |access-date=18 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/how-well-do-you-remember-what-happened-in-golf-in-2018-take-our-quiz |title=How well do you remember what happened in golf in 2018? Take our quiz |last=Herrington |first=Ryan |magazine=Golf Digest |date=21 December 2018 |access-date=18 January 2019}}</ref> 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 tournament was first held in 1987 and became part of the [[European Senior Tour|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 [[Senior major golf championships|major championship]] on the Champions Tour schedule.<ref>[http://www.iol.co.za/sport/golf/senior-british-open-now-a-major-1.521282 Senior British Open now a Major]</ref> Winners before 2003 were not retroactively designated as Champions Tour major winners until late 2018.<ref>[http://www.golftoday.co.uk/news/yeartodate/news02/senioropen2.html Senior British Open elevated to Senior Major]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://thegolfnewsnet.com/golfnewsnetteam/2018/11/21/pga-tour-champions-recognizes-gary-players-senior-british-open-wins-major-titles-111522/ |title=PGA Tour Champions recognizes Gary Player's Senior British Open wins as major titles |website=thegolfnewsnet.com |access-date=18 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/how-well-do-you-remember-what-happened-in-golf-in-2018-take-our-quiz |title=How well do you remember what happened in golf in 2018? Take our quiz |last=Herrington |first=Ryan |magazine=Golf Digest |date=21 December 2018 |access-date=18 January 2019}}</ref> 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 [[Old Course at St Andrews|St Andrews]] for the first time, a decision which was heavily influenced by five-time Open champion [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.bunkered.co.uk/golf-news/tom-watson-plays-key-role-as-senior-open-heads-to-st-andrews |title=Tom Watson plays key role as Senior Open heads to St Andrews |magazine=bunkered |date=3 February 2016 |first=Martin |last=Inglis}}</ref> In 2020, the championship was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name=cancel20/>
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 ==Winners==
 {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
-!Year!!Winner!!Score!!To par!!Margin of<br />victory!!Runner(s)-up!!Venue
+!Year!!Winner!!Score!!To par!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up!!Venue
 |-
-! colspan=8|The Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex
+! colspan=8|The Senior Open Championship
+|-
+| [[2024 Senior Open Championship|2024]] || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[K. J. Choi]]|| align=center|278 || align=center|−10 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Richard Green (golfer)|Richard Green]] || [[Carnoustie Golf Links|Carnoustie]]
+|-
+| [[2023 Senior Open Championship|2023]] || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Alex Čejka]] || align=center|289 || align=center|+5 || Playoff{{efn|Čejka beat Harrington with a birdie at the second extra hole.}} || {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Pádraig Harrington]] || [[Royal Porthcawl Golf Club|Royal Porthcawl]]
+|-
+| [[2022 Senior Open Championship|2022]] || {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Darren Clarke]] || align=center|270 || align=center|−10 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Pádraig Harrington]] || [[Gleneagles Hotel|Gleneagles]]
 |-
 | [[2021 Senior Open Championship|2021]] || {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Stephen Dodd]] || align=center|267 || align=center|−13 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Miguel Ángel Jiménez]] || [[Sunningdale Golf Club|Sunningdale]]
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 |-
 | [[2013 Senior Open Championship|2013]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Wiebe]] || align=center|271 || align=center|−9 || Playoff{{efn|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.}} || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Bernhard Langer]] || [[Royal Birkdale Golf Club|Royal Birkdale]]
-|-
-! colspan=8|The Senior Open Championship
 |-
 | [[2012 Senior Open Championship|2012]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred Couples]] ||align=center|271 || align=center|−9 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gary Hallberg]] || [[Turnberry (golf course)|Turnberry]]
 |-
 | [[2011 Senior Open Championship|2011]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Russ Cochran]] || align=center|276 || align=center|−12 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Calcavecchia]] || [[Walton Heath Golf Club|Walton Heath]]
-|-
-! colspan=8|The Senior Open Championship presented by MasterCard
 |-
 | [[2010 Senior Open Championship|2010]] || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Bernhard Langer]] || align=center|279 || align=center|−5 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Corey Pavin]] || [[Carnoustie Golf Links|Carnoustie]]
 |-
-| [[2009 Senior Open Championship|2009]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Loren Roberts]] (2) || align=center|268 || align=center|−12 || Playoff{{efn|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.}} || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred Funk]]<br />{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Mark McNulty]] || [[Sunningdale Golf Club|Sunningdale]]
+| [[2009 Senior Open Championship|2009]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Loren Roberts]] (2) || align=center|268 || align=center|−12 || Playoff{{efn|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.}} || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred Funk]]<br>{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Mark McNulty]] || [[Sunningdale Golf Club|Sunningdale]]
 |-
 | [[2008 Senior Open Championship|2008]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Vaughan]] || align=center|278 || align=center|−6 || Playoff{{efn|Vaughan beat Cook with a birdie at the first extra hole.}} || {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Cook (golfer)|John Cook]] || [[Royal Troon Golf Club|Royal Troon]]
 |-
+| [[2007 Senior Open Championship|2007]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]] (3) || align=center|284 || align=center|E || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Stewart Ginn]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark O'Meara]] || [[Muirfield]]
-! colspan=8|The Senior Open Championship presented by Aberdeen Asset Management
 |-
+! colspan=8|The Senior British Open Championship
-| [[2007 Senior Open Championship|2007]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]] (3) || align=center|284 || align=center|E || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Stewart Ginn]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark O'Meara]] || [[Muirfield]]
-|-
-! colspan=8|The Senior British Open Championship presented by Aberdeen Asset Management
 |-
 | [[2006 Senior Open Championship|2006]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Loren Roberts]] || align=center|274 || align=center|−6 || Playoff{{efn|Roberts beat Romero with a par at the first extra hole.}} || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Eduardo Romero]] || [[Turnberry (golf course)|Turnberry]]
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 | [[2005 Senior British Open Championship|2005]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]] (2) || align=center|280 || align=center|−4 || Playoff{{efn|Watson beat Smyth with a par at the third extra hole.}} || {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Des Smyth]] || [[Royal Aberdeen Golf Club|Royal Aberdeen]]
 |-
+| [[2004 Senior British Open Championship|2004]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Oakley]] || align=center|284 || align=center|−4 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Kite]]<br>{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Eduardo Romero]] || [[Royal Portrush Golf Club|Royal Portrush]]
-! colspan=8|The Senior British Open Championship presented by MasterCard
 |-
+! colspan=8|Senior British Open
-| [[2004 Senior British Open Championship|2004]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Oakley]] || align=center|284 || align=center|−4 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Kite]]<br />{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Eduardo Romero]] || [[Royal Portrush Golf Club|Royal Portrush]]
-|-
-! colspan=8|Senior British Open presented by MasterCard
 |-
 | [[2003 Senior British Open|2003]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]] || align=center|263 || align=center|−17 || Playoff{{efn|Watson beat Mason with a par at the second extra hole.}} || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Carl Mason]] || [[Turnberry (golf course)|Turnberry]]
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 |-
 | [[2000 Senior British Open|2000]] || {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Christy O'Connor Jnr]] (2) || align=center|275 || align=center|−9 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|RSA}} [[John Bland (golfer)|John Bland]]
-|-
-! colspan=8|Senior British Open
 |-
 | [[1999 Senior British Open|1999]] || {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Christy O'Connor Jnr]] || align=center|282 || align=center|−6 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[John Bland (golfer)|John Bland]] || rowspan=5|[[Royal Portrush Golf Club|Royal Portrush]]
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 | [[1997 Senior British Open|1997]] || {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Gary Player]] (3) || align=center|278 || align=center|−10 || Playoff{{efn|Player beat Bland with a birdie at the second extra hole.}} || {{flagicon|RSA}} [[John Bland (golfer)|John Bland]]
 |-
-| [[1996 Senior British Open|1996]] || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Brian Barnes (golfer)|Brian Barnes]] (2) || align=center|277 || align=center|−11 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Bob Charles (golfer)|Bob Charles]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[David Oakley]]
+| [[1996 Senior British Open|1996]] || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Brian Barnes (golfer)|Brian Barnes]] (2) || align=center|277 || align=center|−11 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Bob Charles (golfer)|Bob Charles]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[David Oakley]]
 |-
 | [[1995 Senior British Open|1995]] || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Brian Barnes (golfer)|Brian Barnes]] || align=center|281 || align=center|−7 || Playoff{{efn|Barnes beat Murphy with an eagle at the third extra hole.}} || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Murphy (golfer)|Bob Murphy]]
 |-
-| [[1994 Senior British Open|1994]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Wargo]] || align=center|280 || align=center|−8 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Bob Charles (golfer)|Bob Charles]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Doug Dalziel]] || rowspan=3|[[Royal Lytham & St. Annes]]
+| [[1994 Senior British Open|1994]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Wargo]] || align=center|280 || align=center|−8 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Bob Charles (golfer)|Bob Charles]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Doug Dalziel]] || rowspan=3|[[Royal Lytham & St. Annes]]
 |-
-| [[1993 Senior British Open|1993]] || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Bob Charles (golfer)|Bob Charles]] (2) || align=center|291 || align=center|+7 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tommy Horton]]<br />{{flagicon|RSA|1982}} [[Gary Player]]
+| [[1993 Senior British Open|1993]] || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Bob Charles (golfer)|Bob Charles]] (2) || align=center|291 || align=center|+7 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tommy Horton]]<br>{{flagicon|RSA|1982}} [[Gary Player]]
 |-
-| [[1992 Senior British Open|1992]] || {{flagicon|ZAF|1982}} [[John Fourie]] || align=center|282 || align=center|−2 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Bob Charles (golfer)|Bob Charles]]<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Neil Coles]]
+| [[1992 Senior British Open|1992]] || {{flagicon|ZAF|1982}} [[John Fourie]] || align=center|282 || align=center|−2 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Bob Charles (golfer)|Bob Charles]]<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Neil Coles]]
 |-
 ! colspan=8|Seniors' British Open
 |-
-| [[1991 Seniors' British Open|1991]] || {{flagicon|ZAF|1982}} [[Bobby Verwey]] || align=center|285 || align=center|+1 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Bob Charles (golfer)|Bob Charles]]<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tommy Horton]] || [[Royal Lytham & St. Annes]]
+| [[1991 Seniors' British Open|1991]] || {{flagicon|ZAF|1982}} [[Bobby Verwey]] || align=center|285 || align=center|+1 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Bob Charles (golfer)|Bob Charles]]<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tommy Horton]] || [[Royal Lytham & St. Annes]]
 |-
 ! colspan=8|Volvo Seniors' British Open
 |-
-| [[1990 Seniors' British Open|1990]] || {{flagicon|ZAF|1982}} [[Gary Player]] (2) || align=center|280 || align=center|E || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Deane Beman]]<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Brian Waites]] || rowspan=3|[[Turnberry (golf course)|Turnberry]]
+| [[1990 Seniors' British Open|1990]] || {{flagicon|ZAF|1982}} [[Gary Player]] (2) || align=center|280 || align=center|E || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Deane Beman]]<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Brian Waites]] || rowspan=3|[[Turnberry (golf course)|Turnberry]]
 |-
 | [[1989 Seniors' British Open|1989]] || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Bob Charles (golfer)|Bob Charles]] || align=center|269 || align=center|−11 || 7 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Casper]]
@@ Line 155: / Line 154: @@
 | [[1987 Seniors' British Open|1987]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Neil Coles]] ||align=center|279 || align=center|−1 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Bob Charles (golfer)|Bob Charles]] || [[Turnberry (golf course)|Turnberry]]
 |}
-{{notelist}}
 ==Multiple winners==
@@ Line 165: / Line 163: @@
 ==Winners of both The Open and The Senior Open==
-Three players have won both [[The Open Championship]] and The Senior Open Championship, (two of the professional majors run by the R&A).
+Four players have won both [[The Open Championship]] and The Senior Open Championship, (two of the professional majors run by the R&A).
 {| class="wikitable"
@@ Line 175: / Line 173: @@
 |-
 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]] || align=center|[[1975 Open Championship|1975]], [[1977 Open Championship|1977]], [[1980 Open Championship|1980]], [[1982 Open Championship|1982]], [[1983 Open Championship|1983]] || align=center|[[2003 Senior British Open|2003]], [[2005 Senior British Open Championship|2005]], [[2007 Senior Open Championship|2007]]
+|-
+| {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Darren Clarke]] || align=center|[[2011 Open Championship|2011]] || align=center|[[2022 Senior Open Championship|2022]]
 |}
-==Final round ratings==
-: 691 thousand on [[NBC]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Senior Open Championship ratings|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/skedball-weekly-sports-tv-ratings-7-22-7-28-2019.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730142048/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/skedball-weekly-sports-tv-ratings-7-22-7-28-2019.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 July 2019|website=ShowBuzzDaily|publisher=[[Mitch Metcalf]]|access-date=30 July 2019}}</ref>
 ==Host courses==
-The Senior Open Championship has been played at the following courses, listed in order of number of times hosted (as of 2021):
+The Senior Open Championship has been played at the following courses, listed in order of number of times hosted (as of 2024):
-*7 [[Turnberry (golf course)|Turnberry Golf Club]]
+*7 [[Turnberry (golf course)|Turnberry Golf Club]] (Ailsa Course)
-*6 [[Royal Portrush Golf Club]]
+*6 [[Royal Portrush Golf Club]] (Dunluce Course)
 *5 [[Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club]]
-*3 [[Royal County Down Golf Club]], [[Sunningdale Golf Club]]
+*3 [[Royal County Down Golf Club]] (Championship Course), [[Sunningdale Golf Club]] (Old Course), [[Royal Porthcawl Golf Club]], [[Carnoustie Golf Links]] (Championship Course)
-*2 [[Royal Porthcawl Golf Club]], [[Royal Troon Golf Club]], [[Carnoustie Golf Links]]
+*2 [[Royal Troon Golf Club]] (Old Course)
-*1 [[Old Course at St Andrews|St Andrews]], [[Muirfield]], [[Royal Birkdale Golf Club]], [[Walton Heath Golf Club]], [[Royal Aberdeen Golf Club]]
+*1 [[Gleneagles Hotel|Gleneagles]] (Kings Course), [[Old Course at St Andrews|St Andrews]], [[Muirfield]], [[Royal Birkdale Golf Club]], [[Walton Heath Golf Club]], [[Royal Aberdeen Golf Club]] (Balgownie Course)
 ===Future venues===
@@ Line 193: / Line 190: @@
 !Year!!Course!!Town!!County!!Country!!Dates
 |-
+|2025
-| align=center| 2022 || [[Gleneagles Hotel|Gleneagles – Kings Course]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gleneagles.com/press-releases/gleneagles-to-host-2022-senior-open-presented-by-rolex/ |title=Gleneagles to host 2022 Senior Open Presented by Rolex |website=gleneagles.com}}</ref> || [[Auchterarder]] || [[Perthshire]] || [[Scotland]] ||  21–24 July
+|[[Sunningdale Golf Club]] Old Course
-|-
+|[[Sunningdale]]
-|2023
+|[[Berkshire, England|Berkshire]]
-|[[Royal Porthcawl Golf Club|Royal Porthcawl]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Twitter Post by Legends Tour (Senior European Tour) |url=https://mobile.twitter.com/eulegendstour/status/1450178618445860869 |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref>
-|[[Porthcawl]]
+|[[England]]
+||  24–27 July
-|[[Bridgend]]
-|[[Wales]]
-|''TBC''
 |}
+==Notes==
+{{notelist}}
 ==References==
@@ Line 208: / Line 206: @@
 ==External links==
 <!--*{{Official website|http://www.senioropenchampionship.com/}}-->
-*[https://www.europeantour.com/legends-tour/the-senior-open-presented-by-rolex-2021/ Coverage on the European Senior Tour's official site]
+*[https://www.legendstour.com/tournament/the-senior-open-presented-by-rolex-2024 Coverage on the European Senior Tour's official site]
-*[http://www.pgatour.com/champions/tournaments/senior-open-championship-pres-by-rolex.html Coverage on the PGA Tour Champions' official site]
+*[https://www.pgatour.com/pgatour-champions/tournaments/2024/the-senior-open-championship-presented-by-rolex/S2024614 Coverage on the PGA Tour Champions' official site]
-{{Golf}}
 {{Senior British Open Championship champions}}
 {{Senior Golf Majors}}
 {{European Seniors Tour}}
 {{Champions Tour}}
+{{Golf}}
-{{coord|51.38|-0.63|type:event|display=title}}
 [[Category:PGA Tour Champions events]]
 [[Category:European Senior Tour events]]
+[[Category:Senior major golf championships]]
 [[Category:Golf tournaments in the United Kingdom]]
 [[Category:R&A championships]]

v t e European Senior Tour events
Senior major championships	KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship U.S. Senior Open The Senior Open Championship
Other tournaments in playing order	Riegler & Partner Legends Jersey Legends Farmfoods European Legends Links Championship Swiss Seniors Open WINSTONgolf Senior Open JCB Championship Irish Legends Staysure PGA Seniors Championship Legends Open de France Farmfoods European Senior Masters Italian Senior Open MCB Tour Championship – Seychelles MCB Tour Championship – Mauritius

v t e PGA Tour Champions events
Events are listed in playing order
Major championships	Regions Tradition Senior PGA Championship U.S. Senior Open Senior Players Championship Senior Open Championship
Regular events	Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai Chubb Classic Cologuard Classic Hoag Classic Rapiscan Systems Classic Mitsubishi Electric Classic Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf Insperity Invitational Principal Charity Classic American Family Insurance Championship 3M Championship Dick's Sporting Goods Open Boeing Classic Rogers Charity Classic The Ally Challenge Sanford International PURE Insurance Championship SAS Championship
Charles Schwab Cup playoff events	Dominion Energy Charity Classic Boca Raton Championship Charles Schwab Cup Championship
Unofficial money events	Diamond Resorts Invitational PNC Father-Son Challenge World Champions Cup
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