2015 Senior Open 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.[1]

2015 Senior Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates23–26 July 2015
LocationSunningdale, England
51.38°N 0.63°W / 51.38; -0.63
Course(s)Sunningdale Golf Club, Old Course
Organised byThe R&A
Tour(s)
Format72 holes stroke play
Statistics
Par70
Length6,617 yards (6,051 m)
Field144 players, 83 after cut
Cut143 (+3)
Prize fundUS$2,100,000
Winner's shareUS$319,090
Champion
United States Marco Dawson
264 (−16)
Location Map
Sunningdale GC is located in the United Kingdom
Sunningdale GC
Sunningdale GC
Location in the United Kingdom
Sunningdale GC is located in England
Sunningdale GC
Sunningdale GC
Location in England
Sunningdale GC is located in Berkshire
Sunningdale GC
Sunningdale GC
Location in Berkshire

Marco Dawson won by one stroke over Bernhard Langer. It was Dawson's first senior major championship victory.[2][3]

Venue
Main article: Sunningdale Golf Club

The 2015 event was the second Senior Open Championship played at Sunningdale Golf Club. It took place at the clubs Old Course, designed by The Open Championship winner Willie Park Jr. and opened in 1901.[4]

Sunningdale GC clubhouse

Field

The field consisted of 144 competitors; professionals and amateurs.

An 18-hole stroke play qualifying round was held on Monday, 18 July, for players who were not already exempt. Players from the qualifying competition joined the exempt players for the championship.

83 players, all of them professionals and no amateurs, made the 36-hole cut. Two of them withdraw.

Past champions in the field

Seven past Senior Open champions participated. Five of them made the 36-hole cut; 2010 and 2014 champion Bernhard Langer (2nd), 2012 champion Fred Couples (tied 5th), 2003, 2005 and 2007 champion Tom Watson (tied 15th) and 2011 champion Russ Cochran (tied 31st). 2006 and 2009 champion Loren Roberts and 2002 champion Noboru Sugai did not make the cut.

Past winners of 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 (tied 15th), 1996 Open champion Tom Lehman (tied 22nd), 1989 Open champion Mark Calcavecchia (tied 51st), 1985 Open champion Sandy Lyle (tied 51st) and 1998 Open champion Mark O'Meara (withdraw after the second round). 1987, 1990 and 1992 Open champion Nick Faldo missed the cut.

Course layout
Hole Yards Par    Hole Yards Par
1 492 5 10 488 4
2 489 4 11 322 4
3 318 4 12 442 4
4 156 3 13 180 3
5 419 4 14 503 5
6 433 4 15 222 3
7 406 4 16 434 4
8 192 3 17 425 4
9 273 4 18 423 4
Out 3,178 35 In 3,439 35
Source:[5] Total 6,617 70

Final results

Sunday, 26 July 2015

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 United States Marco Dawson 65-67-68-64=264 −16 319,090
2 Germany Bernhard Langer 65-68-68-64=265 −15 212,779
3 Scotland Colin Montgomerie 67-67-66-67=267 −13 119,766
4 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez 65-69-68-67=269 −11 95,735
T5 United States Woody Austin 69-67-70-66=272 −8 74,076
United States Fred Couples 68-66-69-69=272
T7 United States Jeff Maggert 71-67-66-69=273 −7 52,611
Republic of Ireland Philip Walton 71-67-65-70=273
T9 Australia Peter Fowler 69-65-68-72=274 −6 38,786
United States Jeff Sluman 65-69-70-70=274
Mexico Esteban Toledo 73-68-68-65=274

References
  1. "The Senior Open Championship". The R&A. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  2. "Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex – Results". European Tour. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  3. "Past results, The Senior Open". PGA Tour. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  4. "Sunningdale Golf Club, Courses, Old Course". Sunningdale Golf Club. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  5. "Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex – Course Card". European Tour. Retrieved 22 February 2022.

51.38°N 0.63°W / 51.38; -0.63

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