1988 Seniors' British Open

April 2022 April 2022 1988 Seniors' British Open 21–24 July 1988 South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 55.316 -4.833 Turnberry (Aisla Course) uk The R&A Senior PGA Tour 72 holes stroke play 70 6480 yd on 150,000 GBP 25,000 GBP ZAF 1928 Gary Player 272 (−8) Europe#United Kingdom#Scotland Turnberry Location in Europe##Location in the United Kingdom##Location in Scotland yes 230 1987 1989 The 1988 Seniors' British Open, for sponsorship reasons also known as the Volvo Seniors' British Open, was a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and above and the second Seniors' British Open (later known as the Senior Open Championship), held from 21 to 24 July at Turnberry Golf Resort in South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.Jacobs Raymond 22 July 1988 Player masters Ailsa with seven birdies 34 The Glasgow Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19880722&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 6 April 2022Jacobs Raymond 23 July 1988 Player adds 66 but still cannot shake off his senior rivals 24 The Glasgow Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19880723&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 6 April 2022Jacobs Raymond 25 July 1988 Vintage Player lands a second slam - Solid closing par finally kills a late Casper challenge 7 The Glasgow Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19880725&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 6 April 2022 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.1988.html PGA Tour Champions, Tournament Schedule, 1988 Schedule, The Senior Open PGA Tour 6 April 2022 52-year-old Gary Player lead wire-to-wire and won by one stroke ahead of Billy Casper. It was Player's first Senior Open Championship win and fifth senior major championship. With the win, he became the first golfer to complete the senior grand slam of the time, by adding the title to wins in the U.S. Senior Open, the PGA Seniors' Championship and the Senior Tournament Players Championship. The year after, The Tradition tournament was established and also recognized as a senior major by the PGA Tour Champions. Defending champion Neil Coles finished tied 6th, after a score of 9-over-par 79 in the fourth round in strong winds, playing in the last group with Player. A £2,000 bonus prize was awarded to Christy O'Connor Snr, as the leading player over 60 years of age, at tied 9th. Leading amateur was Colin McLachlan, Scotland. Venue Turnberry (golf course) left|thumb|240x240px|The 10th and 12th holes on the Ailsa course The Ailsa Course at Turnberry, situated 80 kilometres south of Glasgow, Scotland, on headland along the Firth of Clyde, overlooking the Isle of Arran and Ailsa Craig, was initially opened with 13 holes in 1901, designed by Willie Fernie, and later completed to 18 holes. It was redesigned by Mackenzie Ross between 1949 and 1951. The championship was the second of four in a row played at Turnberry. The course had previously hosted The Open Championship twice; 1977 and 1986.https://www.turnberry.co.uk/Default.aspx?p=dynamicmodule&pageid=100107&ssid=100122&vnf=1 Tournament History Trump Turnberry 7 April 2022 Field Past champion in the field The only past Senior British Open champion, 1987 winner Neil Coles, participated and finished tied 6th. Past winners and runners-up at The Open Championship in the field The field included former winners of The Open Championship; Gary Player (won), Bob Charles (4th) and Arnold Palmer (tied 6th) and former runners-up at The Open Championship; Neil Coles (6th), Christy O'Connor Snr (9th) and Lu Liang-Huan (tied 14th). Final results Sunday, 24 July 1988 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)1 ZAF 1928 Gary Player65-66-72-69=272−825,0002 USA Billy Casper68-65-72-68=273−716,4003 ZAF 1928 Harold Henning70-68-68-68=274−69,150 4 NZL Bob Charles70-69-68-70=277−37,3505 USA Jim O'Hern70-70-68-73=281+16,150 T6 ENG Neil Coles70-65-69-79=283+34,720 USA Arnold Palmer69-70-73-71=2838 AUS Bruce Devlin69-70-76-69=284+43,610T9 IRL Christy O'Connor Snr70-73-71-72=286+63,058 SCO George Will70-73-73-70=286 Source: References External links Coverage on European Tour website Senior Major Championships 1988 Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship 1988 U.S. Senior Open Category:Senior major golf championships Category:Golf tournaments in Scotland Seniors' British Open Seniors' British Open Seniors' British Open Category:Sport in South Ayrshire Category:Turnberry Category:20th century in South Ayrshire