1995 Senior British Open

The 1995 Senior British Open was a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and above and the ninth British Senior Open Championship, held from 27 to 30 July at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

1995 Senior British Open
Tournament information
Dates27–30 July 1995
LocationPortrush, County Antrim,
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
55.200°N 6.635°W / 55.200; -6.635
Course(s)Royal Portrush Golf Club
Dunluce Links
Organised byThe R&A
Tour(s)
Format72 holes stroke play
Statistics
Par72
Length6,690 yd (6,120 m)
Field133 players, 65 after cut
Cut152 (+8)
Prize fund352,665
£350,000
Winner's share81,662
Champion
Brian Barnes
281 (−7)
Location Map
Royal Portrush GC
Location in Europe
Royal Portrush GC
Location in the United Kingdom
Royal Portrush GC
Location in Ireland
Royal Portrush GC
Location in Northern Ireland

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]

Brian Barnes won in a playoff over Bob Murphy to win his first Senior British Open title and first senior major championship victory.[3][4]

Venue

The event was the first Senior Open Championship held at Royal Portrush Golf Club.[5][6]

Royal Portrush GC 5th hole

Field

133 players entered the competition. 65 players, all of them professionals, no amateurs, made the 36-hole cut.

Past champions in the field

Six past Senior British Open champions participated. Six of them made the 36-hole cut. Bobby Verway withdraw.

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Bob Charles New Zealand1989, 199370737366280−6T3
John Fourie  South Africa 1992 70 71 73 69 283 −5 T5
Tom Wargo United States199475716975290+212
Neil Coles England198772757471292+4T15
Gary Player  South Africa 1988, 1990 77 69 75 75 296 +8 T24

Past winners of The Open Championship in the field

The field included three former winners of The Open Championship, Bob Charles (tied 3rd), Gary Player (tied 24th) and Arnold Palmer (tied 32nd).

Final round and playoff summaries

Final round

Sunday, 30 July 1995

Brian Barnes and Bob Murphy tied the lead after the fourth round, to meet in a sudden death playoff, to decide the winner.

Defending champion Tom Wargo finished 12th nine strokes behind the leaders.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ()
T1Brian Barnes Scotland67-67-77-70=281−7Playoff
Bob Murphy United States68-69-73-71=281
T3Bob Charles New Zealand70-73-73-66=282−627,587
John Morgan England71-68-75-68=282
5John Fourie South Africa70-71-73-69=283−518,959
Tommy Horton England78-68-67-70=283
7John Jacobs United States76-72-68-66=284−414,700
8Larry Laoretti United States68-71-75-69=285−312,250
9Hugh Inggs South Africa71-72-72-70=287−110,976
10Brian Huggett Wales72-70-74-69=288E9,800

Playoff

Sunday, 30 July 1995

The sudden-death playoff, to be played until one of the players had a lower score on a hole than the other, went on to the par-5 17th hole, then the par-4 18th hole and then the 17th hole again. 50-year-old Brian Barnes beat Bob Murphy with an eagle at the third extra hole.[7]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ()
1Brian Barnes Scotland5-4-3−281,662
2Bob Murphy United States5-4-xE54,390

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 31 March 2022.
  4. "Barnes wins play-off with 50-foot eagle". Independent. 30 July 1995. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  5. "Senior British Open – Course". European Tour. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  6. "History of Royal Portrush Golf Club". Royal Portrush Golf Club. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  7. "Eagle gives Barnes British Seniors title". Tampa Bay Times. 31 July 1995. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
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