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
Dates	22–25 July 2010
Location	Carnoustie, Scotland 56.497°N 2.717°W / 56.497; -2.717
Course(s)	Carnoustie Golf Links
Organised by	The R&A
Tour(s)	European Senior Tour Champions Tour
Format	72 holes stroke play
Statistics
Par	71
Length	7,297 yd (6,672 m)
Field	144 players, 73 after cut
Cut	149 (+7)
Prize fund	$2,000,000 £1,250,000
Champion
Bernhard Langer
279 (−5)
Location map
Carnoustie Location in the United Kingdom Carnoustie Location in Scotland Carnoustie Location in Angus, 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

Main article: Carnoustie Golf Links

The 2010 event was the first Senior Open Championship played at Carnoustie. The course would host the Senior Open Championship for a second time six years later, in 2016.

Course layout

Hole	Name	Yards	Par		Hole	Name	Yards	Par
1	Cup	400	4		10	South America	465	4
2	Gulley	459	4		11	John Philp	380	4
3	Jockie's Burn	355	4		12	Southward Ho	479	4
4	Hillocks	412	4		13	Whins	161	3
5	Brae	408	4		14	Spectacles	510	5
6	Hogan's Alley	565	5		15	Lucky Slap	471	4
7	Plantation	409	4		16	Barry Burn	232	3
8	Short	181	3		17	Island	459	4
9	Railway	464	4		18	Home	487	4
Out		3,653	36		In		3,644	35
					Total		7,297	71

Field

The field of 144 competitors included 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.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Loren Roberts	United States	2006, 2009	71	72	75	69	287	+3	T14
Bruce Vaughan	United States	2008	68	76	74	71	289	+5	T20
Tom Watson	United States	2003, 2005, 2007	74	71	71	74	290	+6	T24

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Pete Oakley	United States	2004	76	77	153	+11
Bob Charles	New Zealand	1989, 1993	80	78	158	+16
Christy O'Connor, Jr.	Ireland	1999, 2000	80	-	80	WD

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

The field included five former winners of The Open Championship. Three of them made the cut; 1996 Open champion Tom Lehman (tied 11th),1989 Open champion Mark Calcavecchia (tied 14th), 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982 and 1983 Open champion Tom Watson (tied 24th).1985 Open champion Sandy Lyle and 1963 Open champion Bob Charles did not make the cut.

The field also included six former runners-up at The Open Championship; Bernhard Langer (won), John Cook (tied 11th), Gordon J. Brand (tied 50th), Wayne Grady (tied 50th), Costantino Rocca (missed cut) and Mike Harwood (missed cut).

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.

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Bernhard Langer	67	−4
	Jay Don Blake
	Carl Mason
T4	Dan Forsman	68	−3
	Bruce Vaughan
	Mark Wiebe
T7	John Cook	69	−2
	Mike Donald
	Larry Mize
	Corey Pavin
	Jeff Sluman
	Sam Torrance

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.

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Bernhard Langer	67-71=138	−4
	Corey Pavin	69-69=138
T3	Dan Forsman	68-71=139	−3
	Jay Haas	70-69=139
	Larry Mize	69-70=139
	Ian Woosnam	72-67=139
7	Mark Calcavecchia	70-70=140	−2
T8	Jay Don Blake	67-74=141	−1
	Russ Cochran	70-71=141
	John Cook	69-72=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.

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Bernhard Langer	67-71-69=207	−6
2	Corey Pavin	69-69-72=210	−3
T3	Jay Don Blake	67-74-70=211	−2
	Russ Cochran	70-71-70=211
	Fred Funk	75-69-67=211
	Jay Haas	70-69-72=211
	Larry Mize	69-70-72=211
	Ian Woosnam	72-67-72=211
T9	Gary Hallberg	70-74-68=212	−1
	Carl Mason	67-76-69=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.

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money (€)
1	Bernhard Langer	67-71-69-72=279	−5	242,639
2	Corey Pavin	69-69-72-70=280	−4	161,836
T3	Jay Don Blake	67-74-70-72=283	−1	69,140
	Russ Cochran	70-71-70-72=283
	Fred Funk	75-69-67-72=283
	Peter Senior	71-72-72-68=283
7	Trevor Dodds	74-71-69-70=284	E	43,669
T8	Tommy Armour III	74-72-69-70=285	+1	32,690
	Jay Haas	70-69-72-74=285
	Ian Woosnam	72-67-72-74=285

Source:

Amateurs: Haag (+11)

Scorecard

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	5	4	3	4	4
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	−1	E	E	−1
Funk	−2	−2	−3	−3	−3	−3	−2	−2	−1	−2	−2	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1
Senior	+1	E	E	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	−1	−1
Dodds	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+2	+2	+2	+2	+1	+1	+1	E	−1	−1	E	E	E

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie

Bogey

Source:

External links

• Results on European Tour website
• Results on PGA Tour website