1992 Senior British Open

1992 Senior British Open

Tournament information
Dates	23–26 July 1992
Location	Lytham St Annes, England, United Kingdom 53°44′59″N3°01′04″W / 53.7496°N 3.0178°W / 53.7496; -3.0178
Course	Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
Organised by	The R&A
Tours	European Seniors Tour Senior PGA Tour
Format	72 holes stroke play
Statistics
Par	71
Length	6,673 yards (6,102 m)
Field	123 players, 50 after cut
Cut	152 (+10)
Prize fund	€200,000
Winner's share	€46,657 £33,330
Champion
John Fourie
282 (-2)
Location map
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The 1992 Senior British Open was a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and above and the sixth Senior British Open, held from 23 to 26 July at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

52-year-old John Fourie won by three strokes over Bob Charles and Neil Coles, to claim his first Senior British Open title and first senior major championship victory.

Tours

1992 was the inaugural year of the European Senior Tour, later renamed the Legends Tour. The 1992 event was the first Senior British Open to be part of the tour schedule.

In 2018, the tournament was, as all Senior British Open Championships played 1987–2002, retroactively recognized as a senior major golf championship and an event on the PGA Tour Champions. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Venue

Main article: Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club

The event was the second Senior Open Championship of four in a row held at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club. ^[4]

Royal Lytham & St Annes GC clubhouse

Field

122 players entered the competition. Four players withdraw. 50 players, all of them professionals, made the 36-hole cut.

Past champions in the field

All four past Senior British Open champions participated. All of them made the 36-hole cut, 1989 champion Bob Charles (tied 2nd), 1987 champion Neil Coles (tied 2nd), 1988 and 1990 champion Gary Player (tied 7th) and 1991 champion Bobby Verway (tied 18th).

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, 1963 Open champion Bob Charles (tied 2nd), 1959, 1968 and 1974 Open champion Gary Player (tied 7th) and 1961 and 1962 Open champion Arnold Palmer (tied 9th).

The field also included three former runners-up at The Open Championship. Neil Coles (tied 2nd), Christy O'Connor Snr (13th) and Brian Huggett (19th).

Final results

Sunday, 26 July 1992

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money (£)
1	John Fourie	75-67-71-69=282	-2	33,330
T2	Bob Charles	71-69-72-73=285	+1	17,360
	Neil Coles	69-71-72-73=285
4	Peter Butler	70-71-72-73=286	+2	10,000
T5	Tommy Horton	74-70-69-75=288	+4	7,360
	Akio Toyoda	75-71-70-72=288
T7	Simon Hobday	72-72-74-71=289	+5	5,500
	Gary Player	73-76-69-71=289
T9	Arnold Palmer	70-72-72-76=290	+6	4,250
	Art Proctor	72-74-70-74=290

Source: ^{[5] [6]}

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. "PGA Tour Champions, Tournament Schedule, 1992 Schedule, The Senior Open". PGA Tour. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
4. "Heritage - Senior Open". Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
5. "Senior British Open – Results". European Tour. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
6. The Golfer's Handbook 1993. Munro-Barr Publications Ltd, Glasgow. 1993. p. 63. ISBN   0-333-58895-9.

External links

• Coverage on European Tour website

Preceded by 1992 U.S. Senior Open

Senior Major Championships

Succeeded by 1993 The Tradition