2005 Senior British Open Championship

May 2018 May 2018 2005 Senior British Open Championship 21–24 July 2005 Aberdeen, Scotland Royal Aberdeen Golf Club (Balgownie course) uk The R&A European Senior Tour Champions Tour 72 hole stroke play 71 6834 yd on 144 players, 79 after cut 157 (+15) 1,800,000 USD 274,241 USD USA Tom Watson 280 (-4) Europe#United Kingdom#UK Scotland Royal Aberdeen Golf Club Location in Europe##Location in the United Kingdom##Location in Scotland yes 200 57.1782 -2.0837 type:event inline 2004 2006 The 2005 Senior British Open Championship, for sponsor reasons named Senior British Open Championship presented by Aberdeen Asset Management, was a senior major golf championship and the 19th Senior Open Championship, held from 21 to 24 July at Royal Aberdeen Golf Club in Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom. It was the third Senior British Open Championship played as a senior major championship.https://www.randa.org/en/championships The Senior Open Championship The R&A 13 February 2022 13 February 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220213182045/https://www.randa.org/en/championships dead Tom Watson won in a playoff for the title over Des Smyth to win his second Senior British Open title. The 2005 event was Watson's fourth senior major championship victory.https://www.europeantour.com/legends-tour/senior-british-open-championship-presented-by-aberdeen-asset-management-2005/results?round=4 The Senior Open Championship presented by Aberdeen Asset Management – Results European Tour 11 March 2022 https://www.pgatour.com/champions/tournaments/senior-open-championship-pres-by-rolex/past-results.2006.html The Senior Open – Past Results PGA Tour 11 March 2022https://www.espn.co.uk/golf/news/story?id=2115440 Watson beats Smyth in Senior British Open playoff ESPN Associated Press 24 July 2005 11 March 2022 Venue Royal Aberdeen Golf Club The 2005 event was the first Senior Open Championship played at Royal Aberdeen Golf Club. It took place at the clubs Balgownie Course, opened in 1888 and originally designed by Archie Simpson and Robert Simpson but later re-bunkered and lengthened by James Braid.http://www.royalaberdeengolf.com/home.aspx?i=no Royal Aberdeen Golf Club Welcome to Royal Aberdeen Golf 11 March 2022 thumb|240px|Royal Aberdeen GC clubhouse Course layout HoleYardsPar2HoleYardsPar14094 1036042553511175332233125345444941343545347414421464995153704740941641148147317187394654184404 Out3,50136 In3,33335Source:https://www.europeantour.com/legends-tour/senior-british-open-championship-presented-by-aberdeen-asset-management-2005/course Senior British Open Championship presented by Aberdeen Asset Management – Course Card European Tour 11 March 2022 Total 6,83471 Field The field of 144 competitors consisted of 137 professionals and seven amateurs. 18-hole stroke play qualifying rounds were held on Monday, 18 July, on two places in Scotland, Murcar Golf Club and the Newmachar, for players who were not already exempt. The 26 leading players from the qualifying competitions joined the 118 exempt players for the championship.Qualifying - Official Scores & Qualified Players https://www.europeantour.com/legends-tour/news/articles/detail/senior-british-open-championship-qualifying/ July 2005 26 April 2022 European Tour 79 players made the 36-hole cut, 76 professionals and two amateurs. Adrian Morrow finished leading amateur at tied 46th. Past champions in the field Eight past Senior Open champions participated. Four of them made the 36-hole cut; 2003 champion Tom Watson (won), 1989 and 1993 champion Bob Charles (tied 56th), 1988, 1990 and 1997 champion Gary Player (tied 61st) and 1999 and 2000 champion Christy O'Connor Jnr (tied 68th). 2001 champion Ian Stanley, 1987 champion Neil Coles, 2004 champion Pete Oakley and 1992 champion John Fourie did not make the cut. Past winners and runners-up at The Open Championship in the field The field included four former winners of The Open Championship. All of them made the cut; 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982 and 1983 Open champion Tom Watson (won), 1986 and 1993 Open champion Greg Norman (3rd), 1963 Open champion Bob Charles (tied 56th) and 1959, 1968 and 1974 Open champion Gary Player (tied 61st). The field also included six former runners-up at The Open Championship; Mark McNulty (tied 8th), Andy Bean (tied 29th), Neil Coles (missed cut) Tom Kite (missed cut), Rodger Davis (missed cut) and Simon Owen (missed cut). Final round and playoff summaries Final round Sunday, 24 July 2005 Des Smyth and Tom Watson tied the lead after the fourth round, to meet in a sudden death playoff, to decide the winner. Watson held a one-shot lead going into the final round and finished with a 1-under par round 70, to tie with Smyth, who finished with a round of 67. PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)T1 IRL Des Smyth73-72-68-67=280−4Playoff USA Tom Watson75-71-64-70=2803 AUS Greg Norman76-67-70-68=281−3102,9714 USA Craig Stadler73-68-70-72=283−182,2905 USA Loren Roberts72-74-71-67=284E69,725T6 ENG Derrick Cooper73-80-64-70=287 +353,475 USA David Eger80-70-72-65=2878 IRL Mark McNulty76-72-72-68=288 +441,101T9 SCO Martin Gray77-73-71-69=290 +633,339 ARG Eduardo Romero75-71-75-69=290 CAN Ray Stewart73-77-75-65=290 Playoff Sunday, 24 July 2005 The sudden-death playoff went on the 18th hole, to be played twice, until one of the players had a lower score on the hole than the other. Tom Watson beat Des Smyth with a par at the third extra hole. They both made par on the 18th hole twice, with the playoff moving to the par-3 17th hole, where Watson made a par and Smyth a bogey. Smyth hit his tee shot into a greenside bunker and his second shot to within 20 feet of the hole, but missed the par putt, while Watson made a par to win the championship. PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA Tom Watson 4-4-3=11 E274,2412 IRL Des Smyth 4-4-4=12 +1182,914 References External links Results on European Tour website Results on PGA Tour website 2005 Ford Senior Players Championship Senior Major Championships 2005 U.S. Senior Open Category:Senior major golf championships Category:Golf tournaments in Scotland Senior British Open Championship Senior British Open Championship Senior British Open Championship Category:2000s in Aberdeen Category:Sports competitions in Aberdeen