Jack Senior Explained

Jack Senior
Birth Date:18 July 1988
Residence:Morecambe, England
Yearpro:2011
Tour:European Tour
Extour:Challenge Tour
PGA EuroPro Tour
Alps Tour
Prowins:6
Chalwins:2
Otherwins:4
Masters:DNP
Usopen:DNP
Open:T67: 2021
Pga:DNP

Jack Senior (born 18 July 1988) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He has won twice on the Challenge Tour.

Amateur career

Senior won the Egyptian Amateur in 2010 and the New South Wales Amateur and Lytham Trophy in 2011. He played on the winning Great Britain & Ireland team in the 2011 Walker Cup and turned professional shortly after.[1]

Professional career

Senior has played on the Alps Tour and the PGA EuroPro Tour. He won twice on the Alps Tour in 2012[2] and twice on the PGA EuroPro Tour in 2014.[3] [4]

From 2012 to 2019 Senior played primarily on the Challenge Tour. He won his first Challenge Tour event in 2015 at the SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge. He beat Robert Coles and Prom Meesawat with a birdie at the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff.[5] He won for the second time on the tour at the 2019 ISPS Handa World Invitational beating Matthew Baldwin at the second hole of the playoff. He was also runner-up in the Lalla Aïcha Challenge Tour and finished the 2019 season 6th in the Challenge Tour Order of Merit to earn a place on the 2020 European Tour.

Amateur wins

Sources:[1] [6]

Professional wins (6)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
128 Jun 2015SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge−16 (66-69-66-67=268)Playoff Robert Coles, Prom Meesawat
218 Aug 2019ISPS Handa World Invitational−11 (68-68-66-67=269)Playoff Matthew Baldwin

Challenge Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
12015SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge Robert Coles, Prom MeesawatWon with birdie on fourth extra hole
22019ISPS Handa World Invitational Matthew BaldwinWon with birdie on second extra hole

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
11 May 2014Eagle Orchid Scottish Masters−5 (71-66=137)Playoff James Frazer, Elliot Saltman
231 May 2014Kerry London Championship−9 (68-68-71=207)1 stroke Sam Connor

Alps Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
112 May 2012Servizitalia Lignano Open−11 (68-68-69=205)Playoff Jesús Legarrea
23 Jun 2012Open de Saint François Guadeloupe−21 (65-68-64-66=263)10 strokes Thomas Fournier

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Note: Senior only played in The Open Championship.

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andy Sullivan and Jack Senior turn pro . Today's Golfer . 13 September 2011.
  2. Web site: Jack Senior profile . Alps Tour . 30 June 2015.
  3. Web site: Jack Senior profile . PGA EuroPro Tour . 30 June 2015.
  4. Web site: Jack Senior – Wins . PGA European Tour . 30 June 2015.
  5. News: Golf: Jack Senior makes it a hat-trick in Scotland . . 28 June 2015.
  6. Web site: Jack Senior . World Amateur Golf Ranking . 30 June 2015.