2007 Senior Open Championship

2007 Senior Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates	26–29 July 2007
Location	Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland ; 56°29′49″N2°43′01″W / 56.497°N 2.717°W
Course(s)	Muirfield
Organised by	The R&A
Tour(s)	European Senior Tour ; Champions Tour ;
Format	72 holes stroke play
Statistics
Par	71
Length	7,034 yd (6,432 m)
Field	144 players, 77 after cut
Cut	151 (+9)
Prize fund	US$2,000,000; £1,250,000
Winner's share	US$320,176
Champion
	Tom Watson
	284 (E)
Location Map
	Muirfield Location in the United Kingdom Muirfield Location in Scotland Muirfield Location in East Lothian
	← 2006 2008 →

Last updated February 03, 2024

The 2007 Senior Open Championship, for sponsorship reasons named The Senior Open Championship presented by Aberdeen Asset Management, was a senior major golf championship and the 21st Senior Open Championship, held from 26 to 29 July at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. It was the first Senior Open Championship played at the course and the fifth Senior Open Championship played as a senior major championship.^[1]

Venue

The club based at Muirfield, The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, was founded in 1744, being the oldest golf club in the world. The course, built in 1891 and designed by Old Tom Morris, had previously hosted The Open Championship 15 times, in 1980 won by Tom Watson.

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Yards	448	351	378	213	560	468	185	443	509	3,555	475	389	381	191	448	414	186	546	449	3,479	7,034
Par	4	4	4	3	5	4	3	4	5	36	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	5	4	35	71

Source:^[5]

Field

The field of 144 competitors comprised138 professionals and six amateurs.

18-hole stroke play qualifying rounds were held on Monday, 23 July, on three places in Scotland, Craigielaw Golf Club, Dunbar Golf Club and North Berwick Golf Club, for players who were not already exempt. 337 players entered the qualifying competitions and the leading 34 players joined the 110 exempt players for the championship.^[6]

77 players made the 36-hole cut, all of them professionals and no amateurs. One of them withdraw after the third round.

Past champions in the field

Seven past Senior Open champions participated. Five of them made the 36-hole cut; 2003 and 2005 champion Tom Watson (won), 2006 champion Loren Roberts (tied 4th), 1989 and 1993 champion Bob Charles (tied 34th), 2004 champion Pete Oakley (tied 48th) and 1988, 1990 and 1997 champion Gary Player (76th). 1987 champion Neil Coles and 2002 champion Noboru Sugai did not make the cut. The event marked the last appearance in the Senior Open for 72-year-old Coles, 20 years after winning the inaugural championship.

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

The field included six former winners of The Open Championship. Five of them made the cut; 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982 and 1983 Open champion Tom Watson (won) and 1998 Open champion Mark O'Meara (tied 2nd), 1987, 1990 and 1992 Open champion Nick Faldo (tied 14th),1963 Open champion Bob Charles (tied 34th) and 1959, 1968 and 1974 Open champion Gary Player (76th). 1969 Open champion Tony Jacklin did not make the cut.

The field also included eight former runners-up at The Open Championship; Gordon J. Brand (tied 10th), Tom Kite (tied 10th). Ben Crenshaw (tied 30th), Mark McNulty (tied 34th), Simon Owen (tied 38th), Costantino Rocca (tied 54th), Wayne Grady (missed cut) and Neil Coles (missed cut).

Final results

Sunday, 29 July 2007

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Tom Watson	70-71-70-73=284	E	320,176
T2	Stewart Ginn	71-70-69-75=285	+1	166,885
T2	Mark O'Meara	72-71-70-72=285	+1	166,885
T4	Jay Haas	70-75-73-70=288	+4	75,585
	Lonnie Nielsen	69-74-74-71=288
	Loren Roberts	74-72-71-71=288
	Eduardo Romero	70-71-73-74=288
8	John Ross	71-72-74-72=289	+5	47,986
9	Donnie Hammond	73-71-71-75=290	+6	43,055
T10	Gordon J. Brand	68-73-74-76=291	+7	34,351
	Tom Kite	70-76-74-71=291
	Des Smyth	70-70-77-74=291
	Sam Torrance	69-75-71-76=291

Source:^[3]

Related Research Articles

Thomas Sturges Watson is an American retired professional golfer on the PGA Tour Champions, formerly on the PGA Tour.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mark O'Meara</span> American professional golfer

Mark Francis O'Meara is an American professional golfer. He was a tournament winner on the PGA Tour and around the world from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s. He spent nearly 200 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking from their debut in 1986 to 2000. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Memorial Tournament</span> Golf tournament held in Columbus, Ohio, United States

The Memorial Tournament is a PGA Tour golf tournament founded in 1976 by Jack Nicklaus. It is played on a Nicklaus-designed course at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, a suburb north of Columbus. The golf course passes through a large neighborhood called Muirfield Village, which includes a 1999 bronze sculpture of Nicklaus mentoring a young golfer located in the wide median of Muirfield Drive.

The Senior Open Championship, or simply The Senior Open, is a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and over. It is jointly owned and run by The R&A, the same body that organises The Open Championship, and the PGA European Tour. Prize money won in the event is official money on both PGA Tour Champions and the European Senior Tour. The purse, which is fixed in United States dollars, had increased to $2.75 million for 2023.

John Neuman Cook is an American professional golfer, who won eleven times on the PGA Tour and was a member of the Ryder Cup team in 1993. He was ranked in the top ten of the Official World Golf Ranking for 45 weeks in 1992 and 1993. Cook currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions and is a studio analyst on Golf Channel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 Open Championship</span> Golf tournament

The 2009 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 138th Open Championship, held from 16–19 July at the Ailsa Course of the Turnberry Resort, in Ayrshire, Scotland. Stewart Cink won his only major championship after a four-hole playoff with Tom Watson. At age 59, Watson had the chance to win his sixth Open and become the oldest major champion in history during regulation play, but was unable to par the final hole and tied with Cink.

The 2013 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 142nd Open Championship, held from 18–21 July at Muirfield Golf Links in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. Phil Mickelson shot a final round 66 (−5) to win his fifth major title, three strokes ahead of runner-up Henrik Stenson. Mickelson began the round five strokes back, in a tie for ninth place. Ian Poulter, Adam Scott, and 54-hole leader Lee Westwood tied for third, four back of Mickelson.

The 2016 Senior Open Championship was a senior major golf championship and the 30th Senior Open Championship, held on 21–24 July at Carnoustie Golf Links in Angus, Scotland. It was the second Senior Open Championship played at the course and the 14th Senior Open Championship played as a senior major championship.

The 2015 Senior Open Championship was a senior major golf championship and the 29th Senior Open Championship, held on 22–25 July at Sunningdale Golf Club in Sunningdale, England. It was the second Senior Open Championship played at the course and the 13th Senior Open Championship played as a senior major championship.

The 2013 Senior Open Championship was a senior major golf championship and the 27th Senior Open Championship, held on 25–28 July at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England, United Kingdom. It was the 11th Senior Open Championship played as a senior major championship.

The 2011 Senior Open Championship was a senior major golf championship and the 25th Senior Open Championship, held on 21–24 July at Walton Heath Golf Club in Walton on the Hill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. It was the 9th Senior Open Championship played as a senior major championship.

The 2009 Senior Open Championship was a senior major golf championship and the 23rd Senior Open Championship, held on 23–26 July at Sunningdale Golf Club in Sunningdale, England. It was the first Senior Open Championship played at the course and the seventh Senior Open Championship played as a senior major championship.

The 2008 Senior Open Championship was a senior major golf championship and the 22nd Senior Open Championship, held on 24–27 July at Royal Troon Golf Club in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It was the first Senior Open Championship played at the course and the seventh Senior Open Championship played as a senior major championship.

The 2006 Senior Open Championship, also named the Senior British Open Championship or the Senior British Open Championship presented by Aberdeen Asset Management, was the 20th Senior Open Championship, a senior major golf championship. It was held on 27–30 July at Turnberry Golf Resort in South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. It was the fourth Senior Open Championship played as a senior major championship.

The 2005 Senior British Open Championship, for sponsor reasons named Senior British Open Championship presented by Aberdeen Asset Management, was a senior major golf championship and the 19th Senior Open Championship, held from 21 to 24 July at Royal Aberdeen Golf Club in Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom. It was the third Senior British Open Championship played as a senior major championship.

The 2004 Senior British Open Championship, for sponsorship reasons named Senior British Open Championship presented by MasterCard, was a senior major golf championship and the 18th Senior British Open Championship, held from 22 to 25 July at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. It was the second Senior British Open Championship played as a senior major championship.

The 2002 Senior British Open, for sponsorship reasons named Senior British Open presented by MasterCard, was a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and above and the 16th British Senior Open Championship, held from 25 to 28 July at Royal County Down Golf Club in Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

The 2000 Senior British Open, for sponsor reasons named Senior British Open presented by MasterCard, was a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and above and the 14th British Senior Open Championship, held from 27 to 30 July at Royal County Down Golf Club in Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

The 1997 Senior British Open was a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and above and the 11th British Senior Open Championship, held from 24 to 27 July at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

The 2022 Senior Open Championship, for sponsorship reasons known as The Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex, was a senior major golf championship and the 35th Senior Open Championship, held on 21–24 July at Gleneagles – Kings Course in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland. It was the first Senior Open Championship played at the course and the 19th Senior Open Championship played as a senior major championship.

References

↑ "The Senior Open Championship". The R&A. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
↑ "The Senior Open Championship presented by Aberdeen Asset Management – Results". European Tour. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
1 2 "Past results, The Senior Open". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
↑ "Watson Wins the Senior British Open". Golf Digest. 28 July 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
↑ "Senior Open Championship presented by Aberdeen Asset Management – Course Card". European Tour. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
↑ "Record number to tee up at Pre Qualifying". European Tour. 23 July 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

External links

Preceded by 2007 U.S. Senior Open	Senior Major Championships	Succeeded by 2007 JELD-WEN Tradition

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] "The Senior Open Championship". The R&A. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.

[2] "The Senior Open Championship presented by Aberdeen Asset Management – Results". European Tour. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.

[:0-3] 1 2 "Past results, The Senior Open". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.

[4] "Watson Wins the Senior British Open". Golf Digest. 28 July 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2022.

[5] "Senior Open Championship presented by Aberdeen Asset Management – Course Card". European Tour. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.

[6] "Record number to tee up at Pre Qualifying". European Tour. 23 July 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

v t e Senior Open Championships
1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023