Past Winners

Neil Coles

Rurnberry (Ailsa Course), Scotland | 279 (−1) | 1 stroke

1987

Gary Player

Turnberry (Ailsa Course), Scotland | 272 (−8) | 1 stroke

1988

Bob Charles

Turnberry (Ailsa Course), Scotland | 269 (−11) | 1 stroke

1989

Gary Player (2)

Turnberry (Ailsa Course), Scotland | 280 (E) | 7 strokes

1990

Bobby Verwey

Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England | 285 (−1) | 1

1991

John Fourie

Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England | 282 (−2) | 3 strokes

1992

Bob Charles (2)

Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England | 291 (+7) | 1 stroke

1993

Tom Wargo

Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England | 280 (−8) | 2 strokes

1994

Brian Barnes

Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland | 281 (−7) | playoff

1995

Brian Barnes (2)

Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland | 277 (−11) | 3 strokes

1996

Gary Player (3)

Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland | 278 (−10) | playoff

1997

Brian Huggett

Royal Portrush, Northern reland | 283 (−5) | playoff

1998

Christy O’Connor Jnr

Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland | 282 (−6) | 3 strokes

1999

Christy O’Connor Jnr (2)

Royal County Down, Northern Ireland | 275 (−9) | 2 strokes

2000

Ian Stanley

Royal County Down, Northern Ireland | 278 (−6) | playoff

2001

Noboru Sugai

Royal County Down, Northern Ireland | 281 (−3) | 2 strokes

2002

Tom Watson

Turnberry (Ailsa Course), Scotland | 263 (−17) | playoff

2003

Pete Oakley

Royal Portrush Golf Club, Northern Ireland | 284 (−4) | 1 stroke

2004

Tom Watson (2)

Royal Aberdeen Golf Club, Scotland | 280 (−4) | Playoff

2005

Loren Roberts

Turnberry (Ailsa Course), Scotland | 274 (−6) | Playoff

2006

Tom Watson (3)

Muirfield Golf Links, Scotland | 284 (E) | 1 stroke

2007

Bruce Vaughan

Royal Troon Golf Club, Scotland | 278 (−6) | Playoff

2008

Loren Roberts (2)

Sunningdale Golf Club, England | 268 (−12) | Playoff

2009

Bernhard Langer

Carnoustie Golf Links, Scotland | 279 (−5) | 1 stroke

2010

Russ Cochran

Walton Heath Golf Club, England | 276 (−12) | 2 strokes

2011

Fred Couples

Turnberry (Ailsa Course), Scotland | 271 (−9) | 2 strokes

2012

Mark Wiebe

Royal Birkdale Golf Club, England | 271 (−9) | playoff

2013

Bernhard Langer (2)

Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, Wales | 266 (−18) | 13 strokes

2014

Marco Dawson

Sunningdale Golf Club, England | 264 (−16) | 1 stroke

2015

Paul Broadhurst

Carnoustie Golf Links, Scotland | 277 (-11) | 2 strokes

2016

Bernhard Langer (3)

Royal Porthcawl | 280 (-4) | 3 strokes

2017

Miguel Angel Jimenez

St. Andrews | 276 (-12) | 1 strokes

2018

Bernhard Langer

Royal Lytham & St. Annes | 274 (-6) | 2 strokes

2019

Stephen Dodd

Sunningdale | 267 (-13) | 1 stroke

2021

Darren Clarke

Gleneagles

CONTENTS

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KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE ACTION

CHAMPIONSHIP LAYOUT & YARDAGES

YOUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE

HOW TO GET HERE

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TEE BREAK – QUICK QUIZ

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HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW THE STARS?

PAST WINNERS & HISTORY

PARKING / PERSONAL ASSISTANTS / EVENT MOBILITY

WELCOME TO THE 2023 SENIOR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

2023 PRIORITIES

Neil Coles

1987

Gary Player

1988

Bob Charles

1989

Gary Player (2)

1990

Bobby Verwey

1991

John Fourie

1992

Bob Charles (2)

1993

Tom Wargo

1994

Brian Barnes

1995

Brian Barnes (2)

1996

Gary Player (3)

1997

Brian Huggett

1998

Christy O’Connor Jnr

1999

Christy O’Connor Jnr (2)

2000

Ian Stanley

2001

Noboru Sugai

2002

Tom Watson

2003

Pete Oakley

2004

Tom Watson (2)

2005

Loren Roberts

2006

Tom Watson (3)

2007

Bruce Vaughan

2008

Loren Roberts (2)

2009

Bernhard Langer

2010

Russ Cochran

2011

Fred Couples

2012

Mark Wiebe

2013

Bernhard Langer (2)

2014

Marco Dawson

2015

Paul Broadhurst

2016

Bernhard Langer (3)

2017

Miguel Angel Jimenez

2018