1994 Senior British Open | |
Dates: | 20–23 July 1994 |
Location: | Lytham St Annes, England, United Kingdom |
Coordinates: | 53.7496°N -3.0178°W |
Course: | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
Lang: | uk |
Org: | The R&A |
Format: | 72 holes stroke play |
Par: | 72 |
Field: | 133 players, 65 after cut |
Cut: | 152 (+8) |
Champion: | Tom Wargo |
Score: | 280 (−8) |
Map: | Europe#United Kingdom#UK England#United Kingdom Borough of Fylde#United Kingdom Lytham St Annes |
Map Label: | Lytham &<br />St Annes |
Map Relief: | yes |
Map Size: | 200 |
Previous: | 1993 |
Next: | 1995 |
The 1994 Senior British Open was a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and above and the eighth British Senior Open Championship, held from 20 to 23 July at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
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.[1] [2]
Tom Wargo won by two strokes over defending champion Bob Charles and Doug Dalziel to win his first Senior British Open title and second senior major championship victory.[3]
The event was the fourth Senior Open Championship in a row held at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.[4]
123 players entered the competition. Two of them withdrew and two were disqualified. 66 players, all of them professionals, no amateurs, made the 36-hole cut.
All five past Senior British Open champions participated. All of them made the 36-hole cut, Bob Charles (tied 2nd), Gary Player (tied 4th), Bobby Verway (tied 11th), John Fourie (tied 16th) and Neil Coles (tied 31st).
The field included four former winners of The Open Championship. Three of them made the cut, Bob Charles (tied 2nd), Gary Player (tied 4th) and Arnold Palmer (tied 6th). Tony Jacklin was disqualified.
The field also included three former runners-up at The Open Championship; Brian Huggett (tied 4th), Christy O'Connor Snr (tied 11th) and Neil Coles (tied 31st).
Sunday, 23 July 1994
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (€) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tom Wargo | 73-68-68-71=280 | −8 | 51,310 |
T2 | Bob Charles | 70-69-72-71=282 | −6 | 26,467 |
Doug Dalziel | 75-66-71-70=282 | |||
T4 | Brian Huggett | 78-68-70-71=287 | −1 | 14,231 |
Gary Player | 73-69-71-74=287 | |||
T6 | John Morgan | 71-73-71-73=288 | E | 10,010 |
Arnold Palmer | 69-74-71-74=288 | |||
8 | Tommy Horton | 71-72-71-75=289 | +1 | 7,700 |
T9 | Bill Dunk | 73-69-74-74=290 | +2 | 6,531 |
Liam Higgins | 69-75-76-70=290 |
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