2010 Senior Open Championship

The 2010 Senior Open Championship was a senior major golf championship and the 24th Senior Open Championship, held from 22–25 July at Carnoustie Golf Links in Carnoustie, Scotland. It was the first Senior Open Championship played at the course and the eighth Senior Open Championship played as a senior major championship.

2010 Senior Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates22–25 July 2010
LocationCarnoustie, Scotland
Course(s)Carnoustie Golf Links
Organized byThe R&A
Tour(s)
Statistics
Par71
Length7,297 yd (6,672 m)
Field144 players, 73 after cut
Cut149 (+7)
Prize fund$2,000,000
£1,250,000
Champion
Bernhard Langer
279 (−5)
Carnoustie 
Location in Scotland

World Golf Hall of Fame member Bernhard Langer won by one stroke over 1995 U.S. Open champion Corey Pavin. The 2010 event was Langer's first senior major championship victory.

Venue

The 2010 event was the first Senior Open Championship played at Carnoustie. Carnoustie hosted the Senior Open Championship for a second time in 2016.

Course layout

HoleNameYardsParHoleNameYardsPar
1Cup400410South America4654
2Gulley459411John Philp3804
3Jockie's Burn355412Southward Ho4794
4Hillocks412413Whins1613
5Brae408414Spectacles5105
6Hogan's Alley565515Lucky Slap4714
7Plantation409416Barry Burn2323
8Short181317Island4594
9Railway464418Home4874
Out3,65336In3,64435
Total7,29771

Field

The field consisted of 144 competitors: 136 professionals and 8 amateurs. An 18-hole stroke play qualifying round was held on Monday, 19 July for players who were not already exempt.

Nationalities in the field

North America (58)South America (4)Europe (55)Oceania (9)Asia (10)Africa (8)
 United States (55) Argentina (3) England (28) Australia (8) Japan (7) South Africa (5)
 Canada (1) Paraguay (1) Spain (5) New Zealand (1) Taiwan (1) Zimbabwe (2)
 Bermuda (1) Scotland (12) Thailand (1) Namibia (1)
 Jamaica (1) Wales (1) Philippines (1)
 Ireland (4)
 France (1)
 Germany (1)
 Italy (2)
 Northern Ireland (1)

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Loren Roberts United States2006, 200971727569287+3T14
Bruce Vaughan United States200868767471289+5T20
Tom Watson United States2003, 2005, 200774717174290+6T24

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Pete Oakley United States20047677153+11
Bob Charles New Zealand1989, 19938078158+16
Christy O'Connor, Jr. Ireland1999, 200080-80WD

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 22 July 2010

Bernhard Langer, Jay Don Blake, and Carl Mason posted four-under-par 67s on day one to share the lead by one stroke.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Bernhard Langer Germany67−4
Jay Don Blake United States
Carl Mason England
T4Dan Forsman United States68−3
Bruce Vaughan United States
Mark Wiebe United States
T7John Cook United States69−2
Mike Donald United States
Larry Mize United States
Corey Pavin United States
Jeff Sluman United States
Sam Torrance Scotland

Second round

Friday 23 July 2010

Corey Pavin shot a second consecutive 69 (−2) to tie Bernhard Langer for the lead. Langer shot an even-par 71.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Bernhard Langer Germany67-71=138−4
Corey Pavin United States69-69=138
T3Dan Forsman United States68-71=139−3
Jay Haas United States70-69=139
Larry Mize United States69-70=139
Ian Woosnam Wales72-67=139
7Mark Calcavecchia United States70-70=140−2
T8Jay Don Blake United States67-74=141−1
Russ Cochran England70-71=141
John Cook United States69-72=141

Amateurs: Haag (+6), Simson (+8), Stubbs (+10), Vallis (+15), Gilchrist (+16), Mercier (+17), Lockwood (+25), Rogers (+25)

Third round

Saturday, 24 July 2010

Langer shot a third round 69 (−2) to take a three stroke lead into the final round. Corey Pavin shot a one-over-par 72, which included two birdies and three bogies. Nine players finished the third round within five strokes of Langer's lead.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bernhard Langer Germany67-71-69=207−6
2Corey Pavin United States69-69-72=210−3
T3Jay Don Blake United States67-74-70=211−2
Russ Cochran United States70-71-70=211
Fred Funk United States75-69-67=211
Jay Haas United States70-69-72=211
Larry Mize United States69-70-72=211
Ian Woosnam Wales72-67-72=211
T9Gary Hallberg United States70-74-68=212−1
Carl Mason England67-76-69=212

Amateurs: Haag (+8)

Final round

Sunday, 25 July 2010

After a birdie on the par-4 2nd hole, Corey Pavin cut Bernhard Langer's lead to two strokes with 16 holes to play. Langer birdied the par-4 5th hole to regain a three shot lead, and extended his lead to four strokes after a bogey by Pavin. After bogies on the 8th and 9th holes, Russ Cochran and Pavin were within two strokes of Langer's lead, and Pavin cut the lead to one after birdieing the 11th. After a late bogey by Pavin, Langer carried a two stroke lead into the 72nd hole. After Pavin made par on the 18th hole, Langer secured bogey to win his first senior major championship by one stroke.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ()
1Bernhard Langer Germany67-71-69-72=279−5242,639
2Corey Pavin United States69-69-72-70=280−4161,836
T3Jay Don Blake United States67-74-70-72=283−169,140
Russ Cochran United States70-71-70-72=283
Fred Funk United States75-69-67-72=283
Peter Senior Australia71-72-72-68=283
7Trevor Dodds Namibia74-71-69-70=284E43,669
T8Tommy Armour III United States74-72-69-70=285+132,690
Jay Haas United States70-69-72-74=285
Ian Woosnam Wales72-67-72-74=285

Source:[1][2]

Amateurs: Haag (+11)

Scorecard

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par444445434444354344
Langer−6−6−6−6−7−7−7−6−5−5−5−5−5−6−6−6−6−5
Pavin−3−4−4−4−4−4−3−3−3−3−4−4−4−5−4−4−4−4
Blake−2−3−2−2−1−1−1−1−1−1−2−2−1−2−1−1−1−2
Cochran−2−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−2−2−2−1−2−1EE−1
Funk−2−2−3−3−3−3−2−2−1−2−2−1−1−1−1−1−1−1
Senior+1EE−1−1−1−1−1−1EEEEEEE−1−1
Dodds+1+1+1+1+1+2+2+2+2+1+1+1E−1−1EEE

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey

Source:[1]

References

Preceded by
2010 Senior PGA Championship
Senior Major Championships Succeeded by
2010 U.S. Senior Open

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