1993 Senior British Open

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1993 Senior British Open
Tournament information
Dates22–25 July 1993
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(s) Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
Organised by The R&A
Tour(s)
Format72 holes stroke play
Statistics
Par71
Field123 players, 66 after cut
Cut155 (+13)
Prize fund €220,000
Winner's share €51,310
Champion
Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles (golfer)
291 (+7)
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The 1993 Senior British Open was a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and above and the seventh Senior British Open, held from 22 to 25 July at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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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]

Bob Charles, with a birdie on the last hole, won by one stroke over Tommy Horton and Gary Player, to win his second Senior British Open title and second senior major championship. [3] Charles won The Open Championship on the same course 30 years earlier, in 1963. [4]

Venue

The event was the third Senior Open Championship in a row held at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club. [5]

Royal Lytham & St Annes GC clubhouse 2009 Women's British Open - Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Course (150).jpg
Royal Lytham & St Annes GC clubhouse

Field

123 players entered the competition. Two of them withdraw and one was disqualified. 66 players, 56 professionals and ten amateurs, made the 36-hole cut.

Joel Hirsch, United States, finished leading amateur on fifth place.

Past champions in the field

Four past Senior British Open champions participated. All of them made the 36-hole cut, Bob Charles (won), Gary Player (tied 2nd), John Fourie (8th) and Bobby Verway (tied 25th). 1987 champion Neil Coles did not play.

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, Bob Charles (won), Gary Player (tied 2nd) and Arnold Palmer (tied 13th).

The field also included two former runners-up at The Open Championship; Brian Huggett (tied 5th) and Christy O'Connor Snr (tied 9th).

Final results

Sunday, 25 July 1993

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (€)
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles 73-73-71-74=291+751,310
T2 Flag of England.svg Tommy Horton 73-72-73-74=292+826,467
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gary Player 73-74-72-73=292
4 Flag of England.svg Tony Grubb 77-73-71-72=293+915,400
5 Flag of the United States.svg Joel Hirsch (a)73-71-74-77=295+11–
T6 Flag of Ireland.svg Liam Higgins 70-71-76-79=296+1211,921
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Brian Huggett 72-73-75-76=296
8 Flag of the United States.svg Art Proctor 73-76-73-75=297+139,240
9 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg John Fourie 72-77-75-74=298+147,695
T10 Ulster Banner.svg Norman Drew 73-73-73-80=299+156,009
Flag of Ireland.svg Christy O'Connor Snr 72-77-72-78=299
Flag of Spain.svg José Maria Roca 75-72-75-77=299
Flag of England.svg David Snell 74-78-69-78=299

(a) denotes amateur, who did not receive any prize money.

Source: [3]

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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. 1 2 "Senior British Open Results". European Tour. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  4. ↑ Bradley, Nick (16 September 2021). The Golf Book. Dorling Kindersley Ltd. p. 141. ISBN   978-0241551486 . Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Heritage - Senior Open". Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
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