Golf tournament
The 2016 Senior Open Championship was a senior major golf championship and the 30th Senior Open Championship , held on 21–24 July at Carnoustie Golf Links in Angus, Scotland . It was the second Senior Open Championship played at the course and the 14th Senior Open Championship played as a senior major championship.[ 1]
Paul Broadhurst won by two strokes over Scott McCarron . It was Broadhurst's first senior major championship victory.[ 2] [ 3]
Venue
The 2016 event was the second Senior Open Championship played at the Carnoustie Golf Links. The previous event was in 2010 , with Bernhard Langer winning his first of four Senior Open Championships.[ 4] [ 5]
Championship Course
Hole
Name
Yards
Par
Hole
Name
Yards
Par
1
Cup
405
4
10
South America
464
4
2
Gulley
460
4
11
John Philip
379
4
3
Jockey's Burn
353
4
12
Southward Ho
502
5
4
Hillocks
409
4
13
Whins
172
3
5
Brae
412
4
14
Spectacles
509
5
6
Hogan's Alley
577
5
15
Lucky Slap
458
4
7
Plantation
407
4
16
Barry Burn
247
3
8
Short
186
3
17
Island
449
4
9
Railway
474
4
18
Home
483
4
Out
3,683
36
In
3,663
36
Total
7,346
72
Source:[ 6]
Field
The field consisted of 144 professional and amateur competitors.
An 18-hole stroke play qualifying round was held on Monday, 18 July, for players who were not already exempt. Players from the qualifying competition joined the exempt players for the championship.
71 players, all of them professionals and no amateurs, made the 36-hole cut.
Past champions in the field
Five past Senior Open champions participated. Four of them made the 36-hole cut; 2010 and 2014 champion Bernhard Langer (9th), 2003 , 2005 and 2007 champion Tom Watson (tied 27th), 2015 champion Marco Dawson (tied 60th) and 2011 champion Russ Cochran (tied 66th). 2002 champion Noboru Sugai did not make the cut.
Past winners of The Open Championship in the field
The field included seven former winners of The Open Championship . Five of them made the cut; 1996 Open champion Tom Lehman (tied 14th), 1998 Open champion Mark O'Meara (tied 18th), 1975 , 1977 , 1980 , 1982 and 1983 Open champion Tom Watson (tied 27th), 1995 Open champion John Daly (tied 54th) and 1989 Open champion Mark Calcavecchia (70th). 2004 Open champion Todd Hamilton and 1985 Open champion Sandy Lyle missed the cut.
Final results
Sunday, 24 July 2016
References
External links
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