2010 Senior Open Championship

2010 Senior Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates	22–25 July 2010
Location	Carnoustie, Scotland
Course(s)	Carnoustie Golf Links
Organized by	The R&A
Tour(s)	European Senior Tour; Champions Tour;
Statistics
Par	71
Length	7,297 yd (6,672 m)
Field	144 players, 73 after cut
Cut	149 (+7)
Prize fund	$2,000,000; £1,250,000
Champion
	Bernhard Langer
	279 (−5)
	← 2009 2011 →

Carnoustie

Location in Scotland

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[]

The 2010 event was the first Senior Open Championship played at Carnoustie. Carnoustie hosted the Senior Open Championship for a second time in 2016.

Course layout[]

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[]

The field consisted of 144 competitors: 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.

Nationalities in the field[]

North America (58)	South America (4)	Europe (55)	Oceania (9)	Asia (10)	Africa (8)
United States (55)	Argentina (3)	England (28)	Australia (8)	Japan (7)	South Africa (5)
Canada (1)	Paraguay (1)	Spain (5)	New Zealand (1)	Taiwan (1)	Zimbabwe (2)
Bermuda (1)		Scotland (12)		Thailand (1)	Namibia (1)
Jamaica (1)		Wales (1)		Philippines (1)
		Ireland (4)
		France (1)
		Germany (1)
		Italy (2)
		Northern Ireland (1)

Past champions in the field[]

Made the cut[]

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[]

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

Round summaries[]

First round[]

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

Second round[]

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

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

Third round[]

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

Amateurs: Haag (+8)

Final round[]

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

Source:^[1]^[2]

Amateurs: Haag (+11)

Scorecard[]

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
Langer	−6	−6	−6	−6	−7	−7	−7	−6	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5	−6	−6	−6	−6	−5
Pavin	−3	−4	−4	−4	−4	−4	−3	−3	−3	−3	−4	−4	−4	−5	−4	−4	−4	−4
Blake	−2	−3	−2	−2	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−2	−2	−1	−2	−1	−1	−1	−2
Cochran	−2	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−2	−2	−2	−1	−2	−1	E	E	−1
Funk	−2	−2	−3	−3	−3	−3	−2	−2	−1	−2	−2	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1
Senior	+1	E	E	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	−1	−1
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

Source:^[1]

References[]

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

External links[]

Preceded by	Senior Major Championships	Succeeded by 2010 U.S. Senior Open

Coordinates: 56°29′49″N 2°43′01″W / 56.497°N 2.717°W / 56.497; -2.717

[golfchannelldr-1] "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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