1996 Senior British Open

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1996 Senior British Open
Tournament information
Dates25–28 July 1996
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
Tour(s)
Format72 holes stroke play
Statistics
Par72
Length6,690 yd (6,120 m)
Field105 players, 61 after cut
Cut150 (+6)
Prize fund €352,665
£350,000
Winner's share €81,662
Champion
Flag of Scotland.svg Brian Barnes
277 (−11)
Location Map
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Royal Portrush GC
Location in Europe
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Location in the United Kingdom
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Location in Northern Ireland
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The 1996 Senior British Open was a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and above and the tenth British Senior Open Championship, held from 25 to 28 July at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. [1]

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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. [2] [3]

Brian Barnes won by three strokes over Bob Charles and David Oakley to successfully defend his title from 1995 and win his second Senior British Open title and senior major championship victory. [4]

Venue

The event was the second Senior Open Championship in a row held at Royal Portrush Golf Club. [5] [6]

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Royal Portrush GC 5th hole

Field

105 players entered the competition. One of them withdrew. 61 players, all of them professionals, no amateurs, made the 36-hole cut. One of them was disqualified.

Past champions in the field

Seven past Senior British Open champions participated. Six of them made the 36-hole cut. Bobby Verway missed the cut by one shot.

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Brian Barnes Flag of England.svg  England 1995 72656674277−111
Bob Charles Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1989, 1993 68696974280−8T2
Tom Wargo Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1994 68707672286−2T7
Neil Coles Flag of England.svg  England 1987 67707476287−19
Gary Player Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1988, 1990 70766977292+4T14
John Fourie Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1992 71747978302+14T47

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

The field included two former winners of The Open Championship, Bob Charles (tied 2nd) and Gary Player (tied 14th).

The field also included three former runners-up at The Open Championship. Neil Coles (9th), Brian Huggett (tied 18th) and Christy O'Connor Snr (tied 32nd).

Final results

Sunday, 28 July 1996

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (€)
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Brian Barnes 72-65-66-74=277−1181,662
T2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles 68-69-69-74=280−842,532
Flag of the United States.svg David Oakley 71-68-69-72=280
4 Flag of England.svg Tommy Horton 68-74-69-70=281−724,500
5 Flag of England.svg John Morgan 70-71-72-70=283−520,776
6 Flag of England.svg Malcolm Gregson 67-74-69-75=285−317,150
7 Flag of Spain.svg Antonio Garrido 72-69-72-73=286−213,475
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Wargo 68-70-76-72=286
9 Flag of England.svg Neil Coles 67-70-74-76=287−110,976
10 Flag of the United States.svg Chick Evans 70-70-76-72=288E9,800

Source: [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Early Bird". The Mirror (London, England). MGN Ltd. 25 July 1996.
  2. ↑ "The Senior Open Championship". The R&A. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Senior British Open Results". European Tour. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Senior British Open – Course". European Tour. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "History of Royal Portrush Golf Club". Royal Portrush Golf Club. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "The Senior Open Championship – Results". European Tour. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
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