1995 Senior British Open

1995 Senior British Open

Tournament information
Dates	27–30 July 1995
Location	Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom 55°12′00″N6°38′06″W / 55.200°N 6.635°W / 55.200; -6.635
Course(s)	Royal Portrush Golf Club Dunluce Links
Organised by	The R&A
Tours	European Seniors Tour Senior PGA Tour
Format	72 holes stroke play
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,690 yd (6,120 m)
Field	133 players, 65 after cut
Cut	152 (+8)
Prize fund	€352,665 £350,000
Winner's share	€81,662
Champion
Brian Barnes
281 (−7)
Location map
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The 1995 Senior British Open was a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and above and the ninth British Senior Open Championship, held from 27 to 30 July at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 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]}

Brian Barnes won in a playoff over Bob Murphy to win his first Senior British Open title and first senior major championship victory. ^{[3] [4]}

Venue

Main article: Royal Portrush Golf Club

The event was the first Senior Open Championship held at Royal Portrush Golf Club. ^{[5] [6]}

Royal Portrush GC 5th hole

Field

133 players entered the competition. 65 players, all of them professionals, no amateurs, made the 36-hole cut.

Past champions in the field

Six past Senior British Open champions participated. Six of them made the 36-hole cut. Bobby Verway withdrew.

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Bob Charles	New Zealand	1989, 1993	70	73	73	66	280	−6	T3
John Fourie	South Africa	1992	70	71	73	69	283	−5	T5
Tom Wargo	United States	1994	75	71	69	75	290	+2	12
Neil Coles	England	1987	72	75	74	71	292	+4	T15
Gary Player	South Africa	1988, 1990	77	69	75	75	296	+8	T24

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

The field included three former winners of The Open Championship, Bob Charles (tied 3rd), Gary Player (tied 24th) and Arnold Palmer (tied 32nd).

The field also included three former runners-up at The Open Championship; Brian Huggett (10th), Neil Coles (tied 15th) and Christy O'Connor Snr (tied 39th).

Final round and playoff summaries

Final round

Sunday, 30 July 1995

Brian Barnes and Bob Murphy tied the lead after the fourth round, to meet in a sudden death playoff, to decide the winner.

Defending champion Tom Wargo finished 12th nine strokes behind the leaders.

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money (€)
T1	Brian Barnes	67-67-77-70=281	−7	Playoff
	Bob Murphy	68-69-73-71=281
T3	Bob Charles	70-73-73-66=282	−6	27,587
	John Morgan	71-68-75-68=282
5	John Fourie	70-71-73-69=283	−5	18,959
	Tommy Horton	78-68-67-70=283
7	John Jacobs	76-72-68-66=284	−4	14,700
8	Larry Laoretti	68-71-75-69=285	−3	12,250
9	Hugh Inggs	71-72-72-70=287	−1	10,976
10	Brian Huggett	72-70-74-69=288	E	9,800

Playoff

Sunday, 30 July 1995

The sudden-death playoff, to be played until one of the players had a lower score on a hole than the other, went on to the par-5 17th hole, then the par-4 18th hole and then the 17th hole again. 50-year-old Brian Barnes beat Bob Murphy with an eagle at the third extra hole. ^[7]

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money (€)
1	Brian Barnes	5-4-3	−2	81,662
2	Bob Murphy	5-4-x	E	54,390

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 31 March 2022.
4. "Barnes wins play-off with 50-foot eagle". Independent. 30 July 1995. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
5. "Senior British Open – Course". European Tour. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
6. "History of Royal Portrush Golf Club". Royal Portrush Golf Club. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
7. "Eagle gives Barnes British Seniors title". Tampa Bay Times. 31 July 1995. Retrieved 1 April 2022.

External links

• Results on European Tour website

Preceded by 1995 Ford Senior Players Championship

Senior Major Championships

Succeeded by 1996 The Tradition Presented by Countrywide