2002 Senior British Open

March 2022 March 2022 2002 Senior British Open 25–28 July 2002 Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland 54.218 N 5.884 W type:event Royal County Down Golf Club uk The R&A European Senior Tour PGA Tour Champions 72 holes stroke play 71 6629 yd on 132 players, 62 after cut 151 (+9) 1,620,600 USD736,715 Euro 122,786 Euro JPN Noboru Sugai 281 (−3) Europe#British Isles#Ireland#Northern Ireland Royal County Down GC Location in Europe##Location in British Isles##Location in Ireland##Location in Northern Ireland yes 220 2001 2003 The 2002 Senior British Open, for sponsorship reasons named Senior British Open presented by MasterCard, was a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and above and the 16th British Senior Open Championship, held from 25 to 28 July at Royal County Down Golf Club in Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. In 2018, the tournament was, as were 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&A Noboru Sugai won by two strokes over John Irwin to win his first Senior British Open title and first senior major championship victory. Sugau became the first winner of the Senior British Open to lead after every round since Gary Player in 1988.https://www.europeantour.com/legends-tour/senior-british-open-presented-by-mastercard-2002/results?round=4 The Senior Open Championship presented by MasterCard – Results European Tour 13 March 2022 https://www.europeantour.com/legends-tour/news/articles/detail/sugai-hangs-on-to-claim-his-first-major-crown/ Sugai Hangs On to Claim his First Major Crown European Tour 13 March 2022 https://www.golfchannel.com/article/sports-network/sugai-wins-senior-british-wire-wire Sugai Wins Senior British Wire-to-Wire Golf Channel 28 July 2002 14 March 2022 Venue Royal County Down Golf Club The hosting course, one of the oldest on the island of Ireland, originally designed by Old Tom Morris and located in naturally links settings in the Murlough Nature Reserve, stretching along the shores of Dundrum Bay, was established in 1889.Royal County Down Golf Course Discover Northern Ireland https://discovernorthernireland.com/things-to-do/royal-county-down-golf-club-p747181 22 December 2021 The course had previously hosted the 2000 and 2001 Senior British Open Championship and several editions of the Irish Open, The Amateur Championship and the British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship and the 1968 Curtis Cup.The Royal County Down Golf Club - History - Major Events https://www.royalcountydown.org/major_events 16 March 2022 Royal County Down Golf Club Course layout HoleYardsPar2HoleYardsPar15225 1019732371411384434544124795419431342145416414202363694154494714431627648424417375494244185285 Out3,31835 In3,31136Source:https://www.europeantour.com/legends-tour/senior-british-open-presented-by-mastercard-2002/course Senior British Open, presented by MasterCard – Venue – Course Card European Tour 14 March 2022 Total 6,62971 Field The field consisted of 132 competitors: 126 professionals and six amateurs. 18-hole stroke play qualifying rounds were held on Tuesday, 23 July, on two places in Ireland, Kilkeel Golf Club and Spa Golf Club, for players who were not already exempt. The leading players from the qualifying competitions joined the exempt players for the championship.Qualifying Course - Spa GC https://www.europeantour.com/legends-tour/news/articles/detail/qualifying-course-spa-gc/ July 2002 28 April 2022 European TourThird Time Lucky for Smyth https://www.europeantour.com/legends-tour/news/articles/detail/third-time-lucky-for-smyth/ July 2002 28 April 2022 European Tour 62 players made the 36-hole cut, 61 professionals and one amateur. Arthur Pierce, Ireland, finished leading amateur at tied 52nd. Past champions in the field Six past Senior Open champions participated. All of them made the 36-hole cut; 1999 and 2000 champion Christy O'Connor Jnr (3rd), 1989 and 1993 champion Bob Charles (tied 14th). 1987 champion Neil Coles, (tied 18th), 1991 champion Bobby Verway (tied 25th), 2001 champion Ian Stanley (tied 31st) and 1992 champion John Fourie (tied 43rd). Past winners and runners-up at The Open Championship in the field The field included three former winners of The Open Championship. Two of them made the cut; 1963 Open champion Bob Charles (tied 14th) and 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982 and 1983 Open champion Tom Watson (tied 14th). 1969 Open champion Tony Jacklin did not make the cut. The field also included two former runners-up at The Open Championship; Neil Coles (tied 18th) and Simon Owen (missed the cut). Final results Sunday, 28 July 2002 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (€)1 JAP Noboru Sugai67-67-73-74=281−3122,785.802 CAN John Irwin71-68-74-70=283−178,023.353 IRL Christy O'Connor Jnr73-70-73-70=286 +245,384.10 4 SCO John Chillas69-69-77-72=287 +336,835.73T5 JAP Seiji Ebihara72-71-77-69=289 +527,562.03 JAP Katsunari Takahashi71-69-77-72=289 NZL Barry Vivian71-72-78-68=289T8 ENG Nick Job76-67-75-72=290 +622,342.34 SCO John McTear71-78-71-70=29010 RSA John Bland71-70-73-77=291 +719,428.13 Source: References External links Results on European Tour website Senior Major Championships 2002 Ford Senior Players Championship 2003 Senior PGA Championship 54.218 N 5.884 W type:event title Category:Senior major golf championships Category:Golf tournaments in Northern Ireland Senior British Open Senior British Open Senior British Open Category:Sport in County Down Category:21st century in County Down Category:Newcastle, County Down