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2010 Senior Open Championship

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2010 Senior Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates22–25 July 2010
LocationCarnoustie, Scotland
56°29′49″N 2°43′01″W / 56.497°N 2.717°W / 56.497; -2.717
Course(s)Carnoustie Golf Links
Organised byThe R&A
Tour(s)
Format72 holes stroke play
Statistics
Par71
Length7,297 yd (6,672 m)
Field144 players, 73 after cut
Cut149 (+7)
Prize fund$2,000,000
£1,250,000
Champion
Germany Bernhard Langer
279 (−5)
Location map
Carnoustie is located in the United Kingdom
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Location in the United Kingdom
Carnoustie is located in Scotland
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Location in Scotland
Carnoustie is located in Angus
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The 2010 Senior Open Championship was a senior major golf championship and the 24th Senior Open Championship, held from 22–25 July at Carnoustie Golf Links in Carnoustie, Scotland. It was the first Senior Open Championship played at the course and the eighth Senior Open Championship played as a senior major championship.

World Golf Hall of Fame member Bernhard Langer won by one stroke over 1995 U.S. Open champion Corey Pavin. The 2010 event was Langer's first senior major championship victory.

Venue

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The 2010 event was the first Senior Open Championship played at Carnoustie. The course would host the Senior Open Championship for a second time six years later, in 2016.

Course layout

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Hole Name Yards Par Hole Name Yards Par
1 Cup 400 4 10 South America 465 4
2 Gulley 459 4 11 John Philp 380 4
3 Jockie's Burn 355 4 12 Southward Ho 479 4
4 Hillocks 412 4 13 Whins 161 3
5 Brae 408 4 14 Spectacles 510 5
6 Hogan's Alley 565 5 15 Lucky Slap 471 4
7 Plantation 409 4 16 Barry Burn 232 3
8 Short 181 3 17 Island 459 4
9 Railway 464 4 18 Home 487 4
Out 3,653 36 In 3,644 35
Total 7,297 71


Field

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The field of 144 competitors included 136 professionals and 8 amateurs. An 18-hole stroke play qualifying round was held on Monday, 19 July for players who were not already exempt.

Past champions in the field

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Made the cut

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Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Loren Roberts  United States 2006, 2009 71 72 75 69 287 +3 T14
Bruce Vaughan  United States 2008 68 76 74 71 289 +5 T20
Tom Watson  United States 2003, 2005, 2007 74 71 71 74 290 +6 T24

Missed the cut

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Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 Total To par
Pete Oakley  United States 2004 76 77 153 +11
Bob Charles  New Zealand 1989, 1993 80 78 158 +16
Christy O'Connor, Jr.  Ireland 1999, 2000 80 - 80 WD

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

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The field included five former winners of The Open Championship. Three of them made the cut; 1996 Open champion Tom Lehman (tied 11th),1989 Open champion Mark Calcavecchia (tied 14th), 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982 and 1983 Open champion Tom Watson (tied 24th).1985 Open champion Sandy Lyle and 1963 Open champion Bob Charles did not make the cut.

The field also included six former runners-up at The Open Championship; Bernhard Langer (won), John Cook (tied 11th), Gordon J. Brand (tied 50th), Wayne Grady (tied 50th), Costantino Rocca (missed cut) and Mike Harwood (missed cut).

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, 22 July 2010

Bernhard Langer, Jay Don Blake, and Carl Mason posted four-under-par 67s on day one to share the lead by one stroke.

Place Player Score To par
T1 Germany Bernhard Langer 67 −4
United States Jay Don Blake
England Carl Mason
T4 United States Dan Forsman 68 −3
United States Bruce Vaughan
United States Mark Wiebe
T7 United States John Cook 69 −2
United States Mike Donald
United States Larry Mize
United States Corey Pavin
United States Jeff Sluman
Scotland Sam Torrance

Second round

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Friday 23 July 2010

Corey Pavin shot a second consecutive 69 (−2) to tie Bernhard Langer for the lead. Langer shot an even-par 71.

Place Player Score To par
T1 Germany Bernhard Langer 67-71=138 −4
United States Corey Pavin 69-69=138
T3 United States Dan Forsman 68-71=139 −3
United States Jay Haas 70-69=139
United States Larry Mize 69-70=139
Wales Ian Woosnam 72-67=139
7 United States Mark Calcavecchia 70-70=140 −2
T8 United States Jay Don Blake 67-74=141 −1
England Russ Cochran 70-71=141
United States John Cook 69-72=141

Amateurs: Haag (+6), Simson (+8), Stubbs (+10), Vallis (+15), Gilchrist (+16), Mercier (+17), Lockwood (+25), Rogers (+25)

Third round

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Saturday, 24 July 2010

Langer shot a third round 69 (−2) to take a three stroke lead into the final round. Corey Pavin shot a one-over-par 72, which included two birdies and three bogies. Nine players finished the third round within five strokes of Langer's lead.

Place Player Score To par
1 Germany Bernhard Langer 67-71-69=207 −6
2 United States Corey Pavin 69-69-72=210 −3
T3 United States Jay Don Blake 67-74-70=211 −2
United States Russ Cochran 70-71-70=211
United States Fred Funk 75-69-67=211
United States Jay Haas 70-69-72=211
United States Larry Mize 69-70-72=211
Wales Ian Woosnam 72-67-72=211
T9 United States Gary Hallberg 70-74-68=212 −1
England Carl Mason 67-76-69=212

Amateurs: Haag (+8)

Final round

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Sunday, 25 July 2010

After a birdie on the par-4 2nd hole, Corey Pavin cut Bernhard Langer's lead to two strokes with 16 holes to play. Langer birdied the par-4 5th hole to regain a three shot lead, and extended his lead to four strokes after a bogey by Pavin. After bogies on the 8th and 9th holes, Russ Cochran and Pavin were within two strokes of Langer's lead, and Pavin cut the lead to one after birdieing the 11th. After a late bogey by Pavin, Langer carried a two stroke lead into the 72nd hole. After Pavin made par on the 18th hole, Langer secured bogey to win his first senior major championship by one stroke.

Place Player Score To par Money ()
1 Germany Bernhard Langer 67-71-69-72=279 −5 242,639
2 United States Corey Pavin 69-69-72-70=280 −4 161,836
T3 United States Jay Don Blake 67-74-70-72=283 −1 69,140
United States Russ Cochran 70-71-70-72=283
United States Fred Funk 75-69-67-72=283
Australia Peter Senior 71-72-72-68=283
7 Namibia Trevor Dodds 74-71-69-70=284 E 43,669
T8 United States Tommy Armour III 74-72-69-70=285 +1 32,690
United States Jay Haas 70-69-72-74=285
Wales Ian Woosnam 72-67-72-74=285

Source:[1][2]

Amateurs: Haag (+11)

Scorecard

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Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 5 4 3 4 4
Germany Langer −6 −6 −6 −6 −7 −7 −7 −6 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −6 −6 −6 −6 −5
United States Pavin −3 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −3 −3 −3 −3 −4 −4 −4 −5 −4 −4 −4 −4
United States Blake −2 −3 −2 −2 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −2 −2 −1 −2 −1 −1 −1 −2
United States Cochran −2 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −2 −2 −2 −1 −2 −1 E E −1
United States Funk −2 −2 −3 −3 −3 −3 −2 −2 −1 −2 −2 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1
Australia Senior +1 E E −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 E E E E E E E −1 −1
Namibia Dodds +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +2 +2 +2 +2 +1 +1 +1 E −1 −1 E E E

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey

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References

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  1. ^ a b "The Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex". Golf Channel. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. ^ "2010 Schedule - Legends Tour".
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