1991 Seniors' British Open

April 2022 April 2022 1991 Senior British Open 11–14 July 1991 Lytham St Annes, England, United Kingdom 53.7496 -3.0178 type:event inline Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club uk The R&A Senior PGA Tour 72 holes stroke play 71 6,673 yd m 150,000 GBP210,000 EUR 25,000 GBP ZAF 1928 Bobby Verwey 285 (+1) Europe#United Kingdom#UK England#United Kingdom Borough of Fylde#United Kingdom Lytham St Annes Lytham &St Annes Location in Europe##Location in the United Kingdom##Location in England##Location in the Borough of Fylde##Location in Lytham St Annes yes 200 1990 1992 The 1991 Seniors' British Open was a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and above and the fifth Senior British Open, held from 11 to 14 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.The Senior Open Championship https://www.randa.org/en/championships dead https://web.archive.org/web/20220213182045/https://www.randa.org/en/championships 13 February 2022 13 February 2022 The R&A21 November 2018 PGA Tour Champions recognizes Gary Player's Senior British Open wins as major titles GNN Golf News Net https://thegolfnewsnet.com/golfnewsnetteam/2018/11/21/pga-tour-champions-recognizes-gary-players-senior-british-open-wins-major-titles-111522/ 21 March 2022https://www.pgatour.com/champions/tournaments/schedule.history.1991.html PGA Tour Champions, Tournament Schedule, 1991 Schedule, The Senior Open PGA Tour 9 April 2022 50-year-old Bobby Verwey won his first Seniors' British Open and first senior major championship.13 July 1991 Verwey leads British AP Greensboro News & Record https://greensboro.com/new-england-tourney-tied/article_d417b82d-487c-5f00-9afc-1df43a4c5937.html 9 April 202215 July 1991 Alternate steals New England prize AP Deseret News https://www.deseret.com/1991/7/15/18930640/alternate-steals-new-england-prize 9 April 202215 July 1991 Roundup, Senior British Open AP The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1991/07/15/roundup/ff2a13fa-de5b-4cf0-9278-8f00ca38f002/ 9 April 2022 Venue Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club The event was the first Senior Open Championship of four in a row held at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.Heritage - Senior Open https://www.royallytham.org/heritage/senior-open/ 2 April 2022 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club thumb|220x220px|Royal Lytham & St Annes GC clubhouse There were windy weather conditions on the course during the tournament. Field Past champions in the field All three past Senior British Open champions participated. All of them made the 36-hole cut, 1989 champion Bob Charles (tied 2nd), 1988 and 1990 champion Gary Player (tied 5th) and 1987 champion Neil Coles (tied 7th), Final results Sunday, 14 July 1991 Bobby Verwey led by one stroke going in to the last round, ahead of defending champion Gary Player and English home players Peter Butler and Tommy Horton. On the last hole of the last round, Verwey drove into a fairway bunker and played out safe to put his third shot on the green. He sank an 8-foot putt for a par 4 and a 1-under-par final round of 70. With his 72-hole-score one over par, he beat Bob Charles, who finished with 67, and Horton by one stroke. PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)1 ZAF 1928 Bobby Verwey70-74-71-70=285+125,000T2 NZL Bob Charles69-76-74-67=286+212,775 ENG Tommy Horton69-76-71-70=2864 SCO Charlie Green (a)72-75-72-70=289+5–T5 ENG David Butler75-75-70-72=292+89,825 ZAF 1928 Gary Player70-73-73-74=290T7 ENG Neil Coles73-75-73-72=293+94,071 ENG Hedley Muscroft74-73-75-71=293 USA Art Proctor72-76-72-73=293 ENG Brian Waites73-74-72-74=293 (a) denotes amateur, who did not receive any prize money Source:15 July 1991 Cautious finish rewards Verwey The Times London References External links Coverage on European Tour website Senior Major Championships 1991 Mazda Presents The Senior Players Championship 1991 U.S. Senior Open Category:Senior major golf championships Category:Golf tournaments in England Seniors' British Open Seniors' British Open Seniors' British Open Category:Lytham St Annes Category:Sport in the Borough of Fylde Category:1990s in Lancashire