1993 Senior British Open

The 1993 Senior British Open was a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and above and the seventh Senior British Open, held from 22 to 25 July at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

1993 Senior British Open
Tournament information
Dates22–25 July 1993
LocationLytham St Annes, England, United Kingdom
53.7496°N 3.0178°W / 53.7496; -3.0178
Course(s)Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
Organised byThe R&A
Tour(s)
Format72 holes stroke play
Statistics
Par71
Field123 players, 66 after cut
Cut155 (+13)
Prize fund€220,000
Winner's share€51,310
Champion
Bob Charles (golfer)
291 (+7)
Location Map
Lytham &
St Annes
Location in Europe
Lytham &
St Annes
Location in the United Kingdom
Lytham &
St Annes
Location in England
Lytham &
St Annes
Location in the Borough of Fylde
Lytham &
St Annes
Location in Lytham St Annes

In 2018, the tournament was, as all Senior British Open Championships played 1987–2002, retroactively recognized as a senior major golf championship and a PGA Tour Champions (at the time named the Senior PGA Tour) event.[1][2]

Bob Charles, with a birdie on the last hole, won by one stroke over Tommy Horton and Gary Player, to win his second Senior British Open title and second senior major championship victory.[3] Charles won The Open Championship on the same course 30 years earlier, in 1963.[4]

Venue
Main article: Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club

The event was the third Senior Open Championship in a row held at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.[5]

Royal Lytham & St Annes GC clubhouse

Field

123 players entered the competition. Two of them withdraw and one was disqualified. 66 players, 56 professionals and ten amateurs, made the 36-hole cut.

Past champions in the field

Four past Senior British Open champions participated. All of them made the 36-hole cut, Bob Charles (won), Gary Player (tied 2nd), John Fourie (8th) and Bobby Verway (tied 25th). 1987 champion Neil Coles did not play.

Past winners and runners-up at The Open Championship in the field

The field included three former winners of The Open Championship. All of them made the cut, Bob Charles (won), Gary Player (tied 2nd) and Arnold Palmer (tied 13th).

The field also included two former runners-up at The Open Championship; Brian Huggett (tied 5th) and Christy O'Connor Snr (tied 9th).

Final results

Sunday, 25 July 1993

Place Player Country Score To par Money (€)
1 Bob Charles  New Zealand 73-73-71-74=291 +7 51,310
T2 Tommy Horton  England 73-72-73-74=292 +8 26,467
Gary Player  South Africa 73-74-72-73=292
4 Tony Grubb  England 77-73-71-72=293 +9 15,400
5 Joel Hirsch (a)  United States 73-71-74-77=295 +11 –
T6 Liam Higgins  Ireland 70-71-76-79=296 +12 11,921
Brian Huggett  Wales 72-73-75-76=296
8 Art Proctor  United States 73-76-73-75=297 +13 9,240
9 John Fourie  South Africa 72-77-75-74=298 +14 7,695
T10 Norman Drew  Northern Ireland 73-73-73-80=299 +15 6,009
Christy O'Connor Snr  Ireland 72-77-72-78=299
José Maria Roca  Spain 75-72-75-77=299
David Snell  England 74-78-69-78=299

(a) denotes amateur, who did not receive any prize money.

Source:[3]

References
  1. "The Senior Open Championship". The R&A. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  2. "PGA Tour Champions recognizes Gary Player's Senior British Open wins as major titles". GNN Golf News Net. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  3. "Senior British Open Results". European Tour. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  4. Bradley, Nick (16 September 2021). The Golf Book. Dorling Kindersley Ltd. p. 141. ISBN 978-0241551486. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  5. "Heritage - Senior Open". Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.