1994 Senior British Open

1994 Senior British Open

Tournament information
Dates	20–23 July 1994
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	72
Field	133 players, 65 after cut
Cut	152 (+8)
Prize fund	€220,000
Winner's share	€51,310
Champion
Tom Wargo
280 (−8)
Location map
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The 1994 Senior British Open was a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and above and the eighth British Senior Open Championship, held from 20 to 23 July at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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]}

Tom Wargo won by two strokes over defending champion Bob Charles and Doug Dalziel to win his first Senior British Open title and second senior major championship victory. ^[3]

Venue

Main article: Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club

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

Royal Lytham & St Annes GC clubhouse

Field

123 players entered the competition. Two of them withdrew and two were disqualified. 66 players, all of them professionals, no amateurs, made the 36-hole cut.

Past champions in the field

All five past Senior British Open champions participated. All of them made the 36-hole cut, Bob Charles (tied 2nd), Gary Player (tied 4th), Bobby Verway (tied 11th), John Fourie (tied 16th) and Neil Coles (tied 31st).

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

The field included four former winners of The Open Championship. Three of them made the cut, Bob Charles (tied 2nd), Gary Player (tied 4th) and Arnold Palmer (tied 6th). Tony Jacklin was disqualified.

The field also included three former runners-up at The Open Championship; Brian Huggett (tied 4th), Christy O'Connor Snr (tied 11th) and Neil Coles (tied 31st).

Final results

Sunday, 23 July 1994

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money (€)
1	Tom Wargo	73-68-68-71=280	−8	51,310
T2	Bob Charles	70-69-72-71=282	−6	26,467
	Doug Dalziel	75-66-71-70=282
T4	Brian Huggett	78-68-70-71=287	−1	14,231
	Gary Player	73-69-71-74=287
T6	John Morgan	71-73-71-73=288	E	10,010
	Arnold Palmer	69-74-71-74=288
8	Tommy Horton	71-72-71-75=289	+1	7,700
T9	Bill Dunk	73-69-74-74=290	+2	6,531
	Liam Higgins	69-75-76-70=290

Source: ^[5]

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. "Senior British Open Results". European Tour. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
4. "Heritage - Senior Open". Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
5. "The Senior Open Championship – Results". European Tour. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

External links

• Results on European Tour website

Preceded by 1994 U.S. Senior Open

Senior Major Championships

Succeeded by 1995 The Tradition