2010 Senior Open Championship Explained

2010 Senior Open Championship
Dates:	22–25 July 2010
Location:	Carnoustie, Scotland
Course:	Carnoustie Golf Links
Lang:	uk
Org:	The R&A
Format:	72 holes stroke play
Par:	71
Yardage:	7297yd
Field:	144 players, 73 after cut
Cut:	149 (+7)
Purse:	$2,000,000 £1,250,000
Champion:	Bernhard Langer
Score:	279 (−5)
Map:	United Kingdom#UK Scotland#Scotland Angus
Map Label:	Carnoustie
Map Relief:	yes
Map Size:	200
Coordinates:	56.497°N -2.717°W
Previous:	2009
Next:	2011

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.

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

See 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
			71	72	75	69	287	+3	T14
			68	76	74	71	289	+5	T20
			74	71	71	74	290	+6	T24

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Pete Oakley			76	77	153	+11
Bob Charles			80	78	158	+16
			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	Score	To par
T1	67	−4

Carl Mason
T4	68	−3

Mark Wiebe
T7	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		67-71=138	−4
	69-69=138
T3		68-71=139	−3
	70-69=139
	69-70=139
	72-67=139
7		70-70=140	−2
T8		67-74=141	−1
	70-71=141
	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		67-71-69=207	−6
2		69-69-72=210	−3
T3		67-74-70=211	−2
	70-71-70=211
	75-69-67=211
	70-69-72=211
	69-70-72=211
	72-67-72=211
T9		70-74-68=212	−1
	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		69-69-72-70=280	−4	161,836
T3		67-74-70-72=283	−1	69,140
	70-71-70-72=283
	75-69-67-72=283
	71-72-72-68=283
7		74-71-69-70=284	E	43,669
T8		74-72-69-70=285	+1	32,690
	70-69-72-74=285
	72-67-72-74=285

Source:^[1] ^[2]

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

	Double Eagle -->		Eagle -->		Birdie		Bogey		Double bogey -->		Triple bogey+ -->

Source:^[1]

External links

56.497°N -2.717°W

Notes and References

News: The Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex . Golf Channel . 22 July 2010 . 15 May 2018.
Web site: 2010 Schedule - Legends Tour.