2019 Senior Open Championship
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The 2019 Senior Open Championship was a senior major golf championship and the 33rd Senior Open Championship, held on 25–28 July at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham, England. It was the 5th Senior Open Championship played at the course and the 17th Senior Open Championship played as a senior major championship.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25–28 July 2019 |
| Location | Lytham, England 53.7496°N 3.0178°W |
| Course(s) | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
| Organised by | The R&A |
| Tour(s) | |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,948 yd (6,353 m) |
| Field | 144 players, 79 after cut |
| Cut | 145 (+5) |
| Prize fund | US$2,000,000 |
| Champion | |
| Bernhard Langer | |
| 274 (−6) | |
| Location map | |
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World Golf Hall of Fame member Bernhard Langer won by two strokes over Paul Broadhurst. The 2019 event was Langer's fourth Senior Open Championship title and his 11th senior major championship victory.
Venue
The 2019 event was the fifth Senior Open Championship played at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.
Course layout
| Hole | Yards | Par | Hole | Yards | Par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 198 | 3 | 10 | 385 | 4 | |
| 2 | 455 | 4 | 11 | 540 | 5 | |
| 3 | 477 | 4 | 12 | 196 | 3 | |
| 4 | 416 | 4 | 13 | 357 | 4 | |
| 5 | 188 | 3 | 14 | 443 | 4 | |
| 6 | 474 | 4 | 15 | 464 | 4 | |
| 7 | 589 | 5 | 16 | 343 | 4 | |
| 8 | 417 | 4 | 17 | 432 | 4 | |
| 9 | 164 | 3 | 18 | 410 | 4 | |
| Out | 3,378 | 34 | In | 3,570 | 36 | |
| Source:[1] | Total | 6,948 | 70 | |||
Field
The field of 144 competitors included 136 professionals and 8 amateurs. An 18-hole stroke play qualifying round was held on Monday, 22 July for players who were not already exempt.[2]
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernhard Langer |  Germany | 2010, 2014, 2017 | 71 | 67 | 70 | 66 | 274 | −6 | 1 |
| Paul Broadhurst |  England | 2016 | 67 | 71 | 67 | 71 | 276 | −4 | 2 |
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez |  Spain | 2018 | 71 | 68 | 74 | 67 | 280 | E | T10 |
| Fred Couples |  United States | 2012 | 73 | 67 | 75 | 73 | 288 | +8 | T60 |
| Tom Watson | United States | 2003, 2005, 2007 | 74 | 70 | 72 | 73 | 289 | +9 | T64 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Cochran | United States | 2011 | 76 | 76 | 152 | +12 |
| Pete Oakley | United States | 2004 | 79 | 82 | 161 | +21 |
Round summaries
Summarize
Perspective
First round
Thursday, 25 July 2019
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Paul Broadhurst | 67 | −3 |
 Scott Dunlap | |||
| Scott Parel | |||
| Wes Short Jr. | |||
| T5 | Woody Austin | 68 | −2 |
 Darren Clarke | |||
| Ken Duke | |||
| Tom Gillis | |||
 Colin Montgomerie | |||
 Magnus Persson Atlevi |
Second round
Friday, 26 July 2019
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wes Short Jr. | 67-67=134 | −6 |
| 2 | Scott Dunlap | 67-68=135 | −5 |
| 3 | Darren Clarke | 68-68=136 | −4 |
| T4 | Bart Bryant | 69-68=137 | −3 |
| Ken Duke | 68-69=137 | ||
 Retief Goosen | 70-67=137 | ||
| T7 | Woody Austin | 68-70=138 | −2 |
| Doug Barron | 69-69=138 | ||
| Paul Broadhurst | 67-71=138 | ||
| Roger Chapman | 70-68=138 | ||
| Bernhard Langer | 71-67=138 | ||
| Colin Montgomerie | 68-70=138 | ||
| Scott Parel | 67-71=138 | ||
 Phillip Price | 71-67=138 |
Amateurs: Elliott (+3), Kelbrick (+5), Foster (+6), McWilliams (+11), Sansome (+14), Crowther (+15), Lacy (+16), Francis (+20)
Third round
Saturday, 27 July 2019
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Broadhurst | 67-71-67=205 | −5 |
| 2 | Woody Austin | 68-70-68=206 | −4 |
| T3 | Ken Duke | 68-69-70=207 | −3 |
| Wes Short Jr. | 67-67-73=207 | ||
| T5 | Stephen Dodd | 71-68-69=208 | −2 |
| Bernhard Langer | 71-67-70=208 | ||
 David McKenzie | 70-70-68=208 | ||
| Phillip Price | 71-67-70=208 | ||
| T9 | Darren Clarke | 68-68-73=209 | −1 |
| Paul Eales | 74-69-66=209 | ||
| Tim Petrovic | 74-68-67=209 |
Amateurs: Elliott (+9), Kelbrick (+13)
Final round
Sunday, 28 July 2019
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernhard Langer | 71-67-70-66=274 | −6 | 281,632 |
| 2 | Paul Broadhurst | 67-71-67-71=276 | −4 | 187,788 |
| T3 | Retief Goosen | 70-67-74-66=277 | −3 | 95,086 |
| Tim Petrovic | 74-68-67-68=277 | |||
| T5 | Doug Barron | 69-69-73-67=278 | −2 | 65,370 |
| David McKenzie | 70-70-68-70=278 | |||
| T7 | Woody Austin | 68-70-68-73=279 | −1 | 43,577 |
| David Frost | 72-67-73-67=279 | |||
| Wes Short Jr. | 67-67-73-72=279 | |||
| T10 | Roger Chapman | 70-68-73-69=280 | E | 28,601 |
| Darren Clarke | 68-68-73-71=280 | |||
| Ken Duke | 68-69-70-73=280 | |||
| Bob Estes | 70-71-74-65=280 | |||
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 71-68-74-67=280 | |||
 Thomas Levet | 74-68-71-67=280 |
Amateurs: Elliott (+13), Kelbrick (+17)
References
External links
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