2011 Senior Open Championship Explained

2011 Senior Open Championship
Dates:21–24 July 2011
Location:Surrey, England
Course:Walton Heath Golf Club (Old Course)
Lang:uk
Format:72 holes stroke play
Org:The R&A
Par:72
Field:144 players, 75 after cut
Cut:148 (+6)
Champion: Russ Cochran
Score:276 (−12)
Map:Europe#British Isles#England#Surrey
Map Label:Walton Heath GC
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200
Previous:2010
Next:2012

The 2011 Senior Open Championship was a senior major golf championship and the 25th Senior Open Championship, held on 21–24 July at Walton Heath Golf Club in Walton on the Hill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. It was the 9th Senior Open Championship played as a senior major championship.[1]

Russ Cochran won two strokes ahead of Mark Calcavecchia. It was Cochran's first senior major championship victory. Defending champion Bernhard Langer finished tied 12th, eight strokes behind the winner.[2] [3] [4]

Venue

See main article: Walton Heath Golf Club. The Walton Heath Golf Club, founded in 1903 and situated in Walton-on-the-Hill, Surrey, England, southwest of London, had previously hosted the 1981 Ryder Cup. Its Old Course was designed by Herbert Fowler.

It was the first Senior Open Championship played at Walton Heath.

Course layout

HoleYardsParHoleYardsPar
14354103964
25195115295
34374124514
44274134654
51833144704
65585154084
74004164754
84424172063
91893184044
Out3,59036In3,80436
Total 7,39472

Source:[5]

Field

The field of 144 competitors included 141 professionals and three amateurs.

18-hole stroke play qualifying rounds were held on three venues on Monday, 18 July, for players who were not already exempt. The leading players from the qualifying competition joined the exempt players for the championship.

75 players made the 36-hole cut, 73 professionals and two amateurs. Randy Haag finished leading amateur at tied 39th.

Past champions in the field

Four past Senior Open champions participated. Two of them made the 36-hole cut; 2003, 2005 and 2007 champion Tom Watson (tied 3rd) and 2010 champion Bernhard Langer (tied 12th). 2004 champion Pete Oakley, 2008 champion Bruce Vaughan and 2002 champion Noboru Sugai did not make the cut.

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

The field included six former winners of The Open Championship. Four of them made the cut; 1989 Open champion Mark Calcavecchia (2nd), 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982 and 1983 Open champion Tom Watson (tied 3rd), 1996 Open champion Tom Lehman (tied 21st) and 1998 Open champion Mark O'Meara (tied 39th).1985 Open champion Sandy Lyle did not make the cut. 1994 Open champion Nick Price withdraw.

The field also included eight former runners-up at The Open Championship; John Cook (11th), Bernhard Langer (tied 12th), Mike Harwood (tied 23rd), Mark McNulty (tied 44th) Tom Kite (tied 49th), Gordon J. Brand (69th) and Costantino Rocca (tied 54th). Rodger Davis missed the cut.

Final results

Sunday, 24 July 2012

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
align=center 1 Russ Cochran72-70-67-67=276align=center −12align=center 315,600
align=center 2 Mark Calcavecchia68-69-72-69=278align=center −10align=center 210,500
T3 Corey Pavin72-69-69-69=279−9106,600
Tom Watson75-68-69-67=279
align=center 5 Barry Lane71-70-69-70=280align=center −8align=center 80,240
6 David Frost69-74-66-72=281−766,280
T7 Peter Fowler71-68-73-70=282−646,090
Fred Funk72-70-74-66=282
Mike Goodes70-70-71-71=282
Lee Rinker70-67-74-71=282
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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Senior Open Championship. 13 February 2022. The R&A. 13 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220213182045/https://www.randa.org/en/championships. dead.
  2. Web site: Senior Open Championship 2011 – Results. 26 February 2022. European Tour.
  3. Web site: Past results, The Senior Open. 26 February 2022. PGA Tour.
  4. News: Cochran wins Senior British Open Championship. 2011-07-24. 2022-02-26. Sky Sports.
  5. Web site: Senior Open Championship 2011 – Course Card Walton Heath GC, Walton on the Hill, Surrey, England . 26 February 2022 . European Tour.