July 25-28
Royal Lytham & St. Annes, Lytham, England
$2,000,000
Round 1, Round 2, Round 3
Bernhard Langer continued his historic dominance of over-50s golf by winning The Senior Open Presented by Rolex for a record fourth time.
“It's always special to walk down 18 in a Major, but especially over here,” he said. “The people are so knowledgeable about golf, and it's tremendous how they even came out in these conditions and cheered us on in the rain.
“It feels very special, whether it's The Open or The Senior Open, to walk down 18 is always a wonderful feeling."
The German set a new benchmark for Senior Major Championship victories—with ten—when he last won The Senior Open in 2017 at Royal Porthcawl, and with his win at Royal Lytham & St Annes he became the oldest Senior Open champion as he collected his 11th Senior Major and his 41st professional title since turning 50.
Highlights from @BernhardLanger6's winning round 📽️
— Staysure Tour (@StaysureTour) July 28, 2019
#SeniorOpen pic.twitter.com/J6WXnKJ51j
“Now having won 11 Senior Majors, it means a great deal. Nobody has won more than nine if I'm correct, not even the great Jack Nicklaus or Gary Player or Tom Watson who retired from this championship today.
“There's a lot of great players who have played this game and have played Majors, and I've been blessed to have won more than any of them.”
Despite heavy rainfall, which suspended play for over five and a half hours on the final day and then returned for the final nine holes of the championship, Langer remained unphased, putting on a masterclass as he took control of the tournament with back-to-back birdies on the inward nine, ultimately carding a four under par 66 to turn a three shot deficit into a two shot victory from 2016 Champion Paul Broadhurst.
The final round of The Senior Open will also be remembered as Tom Watson's farewell to competitive links golf. The five-time Champion Golfer of the Year and three-time Senior Open winner announced after his third round that he would be bowing out at the conclusion of his 18 th Senior Open appearance.
“The crowds on 18 were very warm and appreciative,” Watson said. “The crowd that ended at the ninth hole, which was the farthest point on the golf course, that went all the way out there to watch my final hole, that was very, very special.
Tom Watson on his love for links golf.#SeniorOpen pic.twitter.com/VQ6QWu7W8O
— Staysure Tour (@StaysureTour) July 28, 2019
“There will be other people who will take the reins and they will do what I did. Life is full of passages, and I've passed through my career here, starting in 1975 to here in 2019. It's amazing.
“I'll always respect the way the game is played over here. The game of golf is played here with a passion, unequalled, and it's part of the fabric of life that people have when they play golf here in the U.K. That's what I've always appreciated.”
The American never missed a cut in The Senior Open and remains one of only three men—along with Gary Player and Bob Charles—to win both The Open and The Senior Open. He bows out being considered by many to be the greatest links golfer of all time.
Europe's only Senior Major will head to Sunningdale Golf Club near London, England when The Senior Open Presented by Rolex returns in 2020.
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Total |
Prize Money |
1 |
LANGER Bernhard | GER |
-6 |
71 |
67 |
70 |
66 |
274 |
€ 281,632 |
2 |
BROADHURST Paul | ENG |
-4 |
67 |
71 |
67 |
71 |
276 |
€ 187,788 |
3 |
GOOSEN Retief | RSA |
-3 |
70 |
67 |
74 |
66 |
277 |
€ 95,086 |
3 |
PETROVIC Tim | USA |
-3 |
74 |
68 |
67 |
68 |
277 |
€ 95,086 |
5 |
BARRON Doug | USA |
-2 |
69 |
69 |
73 |
67 |
278 |
€ 65,370 |
5 |
MCKENZIE David | AUS |
-2 |
70 |
70 |
68 |
70 |
278 |
€ 65,370 |
7 |
AUSTIN Woody | USA |
-1 |
68 |
70 |
68 |
73 |
279 |
€ 43,577 |
7 |
FROST David | RSA |
-1 |
72 |
67 |
73 |
67 |
279 |
€ 43,577 |
7 |
SHORT JR Wes | USA |
-1 |
67 |
67 |
73 |
72 |
279 |
€ 43,577 |
10 |
CHAPMAN Roger | ENG |
0 |
70 |
68 |
73 |
69 |
280 |
€ 28,601 |
10 |
CLARKE Darren | NIR |
0 |
68 |
68 |
73 |
71 |
280 |
€ 28,601 |
10 |
DUKE Ken | USA |
0 |
68 |
69 |
70 |
73 |
280 |
€ 28,601 |
10 |
ESTES Bob | USA |
0 |
70 |
71 |
74 |
65 |
280 |
€ 28,601 |
10 |
JIMÉNEZ Miguel Ángel | ESP |
0 |
71 |
68 |
74 |
67 |
280 |
€ 28,601 |
10 |
LEVET Thomas | FRA |
0 |
74 |
68 |
71 |
67 |
280 |
€ 28,601 |
16 |
LAWRIE Paul | SCO |
1 |
70 |
69 |
72 |
70 |
281 |
€ 23,179 |
16 |
MARTIN Miguel Angel | ESP |
1 |
70 |
75 |
70 |
66 |
281 |
€ 23,179 |
18 |
BRYANT Bart | USA |
2 |
69 |
68 |
73 |
72 |
282 |
€ 20,228 |
18 |
DODD Stephen | WAL |
2 |
71 |
68 |
69 |
74 |
282 |
€ 20,228 |
18 |
LEANEY Stephen | AUS |
2 |
73 |
66 |
73 |
70 |
282 |
€ 20,228 |
18 |
MCNULTY Mark | IRL |
2 |
73 |
67 |
73 |
69 |
282 |
€ 20,228 |
18 |
MOLINA Mauricio | ARG |
2 |
72 |
69 |
69 |
72 |
282 |
€ 20,228 |
18 |
MONTGOMERIE Colin | SCO |
2 |
68 |
70 |
73 |
71 |
282 |
€ 20,228 |
24 |
ANDRADE Billy | USA |
3 |
73 |
71 |
72 |
67 |
283 |
€ 17,059 |
24 |
ATLEVI Magnus P | SWE |
3 |
68 |
73 |
70 |
72 |
283 |
€ 17,059 |
24 |
EALES Paul | ENG |
3 |
74 |
69 |
66 |
74 |
283 |
€ 17,059 |
24 |
OLSEN Dan | USA |
3 |
70 |
72 |
70 |
71 |
283 |
€ 17,059 |
24 |
PAREL Scott | USA |
3 |
67 |
71 |
76 |
69 |
283 |
€ 17,059 |
29 |
AMES Stephen | CAN |
4 |
74 |
69 |
71 |
70 |
284 |
€ 13,961 |
29 |
DUNLAP Scott | USA |
4 |
67 |
68 |
75 |
74 |
284 |
€ 13,961 |
29 |
GILLIS Tom | USA |
4 |
68 |
73 |
73 |
70 |
284 |
€ 13,961 |
29 |
KELLY Jerry | USA |
4 |
73 |
66 |
71 |
74 |
284 |
€ 13,961 |
29 |
MAYFAIR Billy | USA |
4 |
73 |
69 |
72 |
70 |
284 |
€ 13,961 |
29 |
SANDELIN Jarmo | SWE |
4 |
70 |
75 |
69 |
70 |
284 |
€ 13,961 |
29 |
WIRATCHANT Thaworn | THA |
4 |
74 |
71 |
69 |
70 |
284 |
€ 13,961 |
36 |
HART Dudley | USA |
5 |
74 |
69 |
72 |
70 |
285 |
€ 11,483 |
36 |
LEHMAN Tom | USA |
5 |
70 |
70 |
74 |
71 |
285 |
€ 11,483 |
36 |
PRICE Phillip | WAL |
5 |
71 |
67 |
70 |
77 |
285 |
€ 11,483 |
36 |
SLUMAN Jeff | USA |
5 |
73 |
70 |
70 |
72 |
285 |
€ 11,483 |
36 |
TOLEDO Esteban | MEX |
5 |
71 |
70 |
74 |
70 |
285 |
€ 11,483 |
36 |
WOOSNAM Ian | WAL |
5 |
72 |
72 |
69 |
72 |
285 |
€ 11,483 |
42 |
DIMARCO Chris | USA |
6 |
76 |
66 |
74 |
70 |
286 |
€ 9,867 |
42 |
OKUDA Seiki | JPN |
6 |
72 |
72 |
69 |
73 |
286 |
€ 9,867 |
42 |
REMESY Jean-François | FRA |
6 |
74 |
68 |
77 |
67 |
286 |
€ 9,867 |
42 |
SCOTT Peter | ENG |
6 |
70 |
75 |
72 |
69 |
286 |
€ 9,867 |
46 |
ARCHBOLD Paul | AUS |
7 |
70 |
70 |
75 |
72 |
287 |
€ 7,007 |
46 |
BAKER Peter | ENG |
7 |
69 |
73 |
71 |
74 |
287 |
€ 7,007 |
46 |
DENNIS Clark | USA |
7 |
72 |
69 |
77 |
69 |
287 |
€ 7,007 |
46 |
DURANT Joe | USA |
7 |
73 |
71 |
71 |
72 |
287 |
€ 7,007 |
46 |
EDLUND Dennis | SWE |
7 |
73 |
70 |
71 |
73 |
287 |
€ 7,007 |
46 |
FUNK Fred | USA |
7 |
69 |
72 |
72 |
74 |
287 |
€ 7,007 |
46 |
KINGSTON James | RSA |
7 |
75 |
70 |
71 |
71 |
287 |
€ 7,007 |
46 |
LANE Barry | ENG |
7 |
73 |
69 |
74 |
71 |
287 |
€ 7,007 |
46 |
MARKSAENG Prayad | THA |
7 |
72 |
73 |
69 |
73 |
287 |
€ 7,007 |
46 |
MCGINLEY Paul | IRL |
7 |
73 |
69 |
72 |
73 |
287 |
€ 7,007 |
46 |
ORR Gary | SCO |
7 |
74 |
70 |
76 |
67 |
287 |
€ 7,007 |
46 |
PRIDE Dicky | USA |
7 |
71 |
68 |
74 |
74 |
287 |
€ 7,007 |
46 |
STREETER Paul | ENG |
7 |
72 |
71 |
72 |
72 |
287 |
€ 7,007 |
46 |
WOLSTENHOLME Gary | ENG |
7 |
74 |
69 |
73 |
71 |
287 |
€ 7,007 |
60 |
BROWN Simon P | ENG |
8 |
71 |
70 |
74 |
73 |
288 |
€ 4,569 |
60 |
COUPLES Fred | USA |
8 |
73 |
67 |
75 |
73 |
288 |
€ 4,569 |
60 |
MICHEEL Shaun | USA |
8 |
71 |
72 |
67 |
78 |
288 |
€ 4,569 |
60 |
PERNICE Tom | USA |
8 |
73 |
71 |
70 |
74 |
288 |
€ 4,569 |
64 |
DAY Glen | USA |
9 |
72 |
69 |
75 |
73 |
289 |
€ 3,933 |
64 |
GILBERT Gibby | USA |
9 |
72 |
71 |
74 |
72 |
289 |
€ 3,933 |
64 |
WATSON Tom | USA |
9 |
74 |
70 |
72 |
73 |
289 |
€ 3,933 |
67 |
CLARK II Michael | USA |
10 |
74 |
69 |
75 |
72 |
290 |
€ 3,432 |
67 |
FOWLER Peter | AUS |
10 |
72 |
70 |
77 |
71 |
290 |
€ 3,432 |
67 |
SPENCE Jamie | ENG |
10 |
71 |
73 |
76 |
70 |
290 |
€ 3,432 |
70 |
HENDERSHOTT Dennis | CAN |
11 |
71 |
74 |
71 |
75 |
291 |
€ 3,069 |
70 |
O'MALLEY Peter | AUS |
11 |
72 |
70 |
74 |
75 |
291 |
€ 3,069 |
72 |
MORLAND IV David | CAN |
12 |
71 |
70 |
77 |
74 |
292 |
€ 2,867 |
73 |
ELLIOTT (AM) Gene | USA |
13 |
75 |
68 |
76 |
74 |
293 |
€ 0 |
73 |
GILFORD David | ENG |
13 |
73 |
72 |
73 |
75 |
293 |
€ 2,666 |
73 |
OLDCORN Andrew | SCO |
13 |
74 |
71 |
71 |
77 |
293 |
€ 2,666 |
76 |
KELBRICK (AM) Steven | ENG |
17 |
76 |
69 |
78 |
74 |
297 |
€ 0 |
76 |
TANIGAWA Ken | USA |
17 |
74 |
71 |
71 |
81 |
297 |
€ 2,464 |
78 |
BOSSERT André | SUI |
18 |
72 |
67 |
78 |
81 |
298 |
€ 2,330 |
79 |
GOODES Mike | USA |
19 |
74 |
71 |
77 |
77 |
299 |
€ 2,128 |
79 |
MAY Bob | USA |
19 |
72 |
72 |
78 |
77 |
299 |
€ 2,128 |
81 |
CAMPBELL Michael | NZL |
6 |
71 |
75 |
0 |
0 |
146 |
€ 1,792 |
81 |
FISH Richard | ENG |
6 |
74 |
72 |
0 |
0 |
146 |
€ 1,792 |
81 |
FOSTER (AM) Trevor A | ENG |
6 |
74 |
72 |
0 |
0 |
146 |
€ 0 |
81 |
LYLE Sandy | SCO |
6 |
73 |
73 |
0 |
0 |
146 |
€ 1,792 |
81 |
SHACKLADY David | ENG |
6 |
72 |
74 |
0 |
0 |
146 |
€ 1,792 |
81 |
TAYLOR Ian | ENG |
6 |
76 |
70 |
0 |
0 |
146 |
€ 1,792 |
81 |
TURNER Greg | NZL |
6 |
73 |
73 |
0 |
0 |
146 |
€ 1,792 |
81 |
WILLIAMS Chris | RSA |
6 |
73 |
73 |
0 |
0 |
146 |
€ 1,792 |
89 |
BOROS Guy | USA |
7 |
74 |
73 |
0 |
0 |
147 |
€ 1,516 |
89 |
CRERAR Andrew | SCO |
7 |
73 |
74 |
0 |
0 |
147 |
€ 1,516 |
89 |
EVANS Gary | ENG |
7 |
76 |
71 |
0 |
0 |
147 |
€ 1,516 |
89 |
LUNA Santiago | ESP |
7 |
74 |
73 |
0 |
0 |
147 |
€ 1,516 |
89 |
OLAZÁBAL José María | ESP |
7 |
73 |
74 |
0 |
0 |
147 |
€ 1,516 |
89 |
PATE Jerry | USA |
7 |
73 |
74 |
0 |
0 |
147 |
€ 1,516 |
89 |
ROBB Nicholas | AUS |
7 |
75 |
72 |
0 |
0 |
147 |
€ 1,516 |
89 |
WADE John | AUS |
7 |
77 |
70 |
0 |
0 |
147 |
€ 1,516 |
97 |
FLEMING Tim | USA |
8 |
77 |
71 |
0 |
0 |
148 |
€ 1,425 |
97 |
JAMES Mark | ENG |
8 |
77 |
71 |
0 |
0 |
148 |
€ 1,425 |
97 |
JONES Kent | USA |
8 |
78 |
70 |
0 |
0 |
148 |
€ 1,425 |
97 |
NICKLAUS Gary | USA |
8 |
76 |
72 |
0 |
0 |
148 |
€ 1,425 |
97 |
SMYTH Des | IRL |
8 |
75 |
73 |
0 |
0 |
148 |
€ 1,425 |
102 |
BOWDEN Craig | USA |
9 |
77 |
72 |
0 |
0 |
149 |
€ 1,425 |
102 |
MIZE Larry | USA |
9 |
73 |
76 |
0 |
0 |
149 |
€ 1,425 |
102 |
STEVENSON Mark | ENG |
9 |
73 |
76 |
0 |
0 |
149 |
€ 1,425 |
102 |
SUZUKI Toru | JPN |
9 |
78 |
71 |
0 |
0 |
149 |
€ 1,425 |
102 |
TENBROECK Lance | USA |
9 |
78 |
71 |
0 |
0 |
149 |
€ 1,425 |
102 |
TERANISHI Akira | JPN |
9 |
72 |
77 |
0 |
0 |
149 |
€ 1,425 |
102 |
WESSELINGH Paul | ENG |
9 |
74 |
75 |
0 |
0 |
149 |
€ 1,425 |
109 |
CAMERON Bob | ENG |
10 |
74 |
76 |
0 |
0 |
150 |
€ 1,254 |
109 |
CHAMBLEE Brandel | USA |
10 |
76 |
74 |
0 |
0 |
150 |
€ 1,254 |
109 |
KAMI Kumar | NEP |
10 |
71 |
79 |
0 |
0 |
150 |
€ 1,254 |
109 |
NILSSON Yngve | SWE |
10 |
76 |
74 |
0 |
0 |
150 |
€ 1,254 |
113 |
BRIER Markus | AUT |
11 |
76 |
75 |
0 |
0 |
151 |
€ 1,084 |
113 |
COCERES José | ARG |
11 |
75 |
76 |
0 |
0 |
151 |
€ 1,084 |
113 |
GOLDING Philip | ENG |
11 |
74 |
77 |
0 |
0 |
151 |
€ 1,084 |
113 |
GOMEZ Rafael | ARG |
11 |
75 |
76 |
0 |
0 |
151 |
€ 1,084 |
113 |
MCWILLIAMS (AM) Robby | USA |
11 |
74 |
77 |
0 |
0 |
151 |
€ 0 |
113 |
MILLS David | ENG |
11 |
77 |
74 |
0 |
0 |
151 |
€ 1,084 |
113 |
MONASTERIO Cesar | ARG |
11 |
77 |
74 |
0 |
0 |
151 |
€ 1,084 |
113 |
SABARROS Roger | FRA |
11 |
75 |
76 |
0 |
0 |
151 |
€ 1,084 |
121 |
CASADO Victor | ESP |
12 |
75 |
77 |
0 |
0 |
152 |
€ 1,084 |
121 |
COCHRAN Russ | USA |
12 |
76 |
76 |
0 |
0 |
152 |
€ 1,084 |
121 |
FARRY Marc | FRA |
12 |
77 |
75 |
0 |
0 |
152 |
€ 1,084 |
124 |
JAMES Bret | USA |
13 |
72 |
81 |
0 |
0 |
153 |
€ 1,084 |
125 |
COOPER Brian | USA |
14 |
78 |
76 |
0 |
0 |
154 |
€ 1,084 |
125 |
SANSOME (AM) Steve | ENG |
14 |
79 |
75 |
0 |
0 |
154 |
€ 0 |
127 |
CARRILES José Manuel | ESP |
15 |
77 |
78 |
0 |
0 |
155 |
€ 1,047 |
127 |
CROWTHER (AM) Ian | ENG |
15 |
78 |
77 |
0 |
0 |
155 |
€ 0 |
127 |
RICHARDSON Steven | ENG |
15 |
74 |
81 |
0 |
0 |
155 |
€ 1,047 |
127 |
ROCCA Costantino | ITA |
15 |
77 |
78 |
0 |
0 |
155 |
€ 1,047 |
127 |
SIMPSON Scott | USA |
15 |
78 |
77 |
0 |
0 |
155 |
€ 1,047 |
127 |
THELEN Tim | USA |
15 |
77 |
78 |
0 |
0 |
155 |
€ 1,047 |
133 |
AFFLECK Paul | WAL |
16 |
78 |
78 |
0 |
0 |
156 |
€ 896 |
133 |
LACY (AM) Garry | ENG |
16 |
79 |
77 |
0 |
0 |
156 |
€ 0 |
135 |
LEET David | ENG |
17 |
77 |
80 |
0 |
0 |
157 |
€ 896 |
135 |
MITCHELL Peter | ENG |
17 |
78 |
79 |
0 |
0 |
157 |
€ 896 |
137 |
FARR Graham | WAL |
18 |
80 |
78 |
0 |
0 |
158 |
€ 896 |
138 |
WIEDERKEHR Robert | SUI |
19 |
79 |
80 |
0 |
0 |
159 |
€ 896 |
139 |
FRANCIS (AM) Andrew | ENG |
20 |
80 |
80 |
0 |
0 |
160 |
€ 0 |
140 |
GEORGE Andrew | ENG |
21 |
83 |
78 |
0 |
0 |
161 |
€ 896 |
140 |
OAKLEY Pete | USA |
21 |
79 |
82 |
0 |
0 |
161 |
€ 896 |
140 |
SWEET Nigel | ENG |
21 |
83 |
78 |
0 |
0 |
161 |
€ 896 |
143 |
CHARLTON Darren | ENG |
23 |
84 |
79 |
0 |
0 |
163 |
€ 896 |
144 |
NICHOLAS Geoffrey | AUS |
34 |
88 |
86 |
0 |
0 |
174 |
€ 896 |