1987 Seniors' British Open

April 2022 April 2022 1987 Seniors' British Open 23–26 July 1987 South Ayrshire, Scotland 55.316 -4.833 Turnberry (Aisla Course) uk The R&A Senior PGA Tour 72 holes stroke play 70 6558 yd on 87 players, 66 after cut 150,000 GBP 25,000 GBP ENG Neil Coles 279 (−1) Europe#United Kingdom#Scotland Turnberry Location in Europe##Location in the United Kingdom##Location in Scotland yes 230 1988 The 1987 Seniors' British Open was a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and above and the first Seniors' British Open (later known as the Senior Open Championship), held from 23 to 26 July at Turnberry Golf Resort in South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.Jacobs Raymond 23 July 1987 Still stars of the fairways - Palmer and Player lead charge by the old brigade 18 The Glasgow Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19870723&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 5 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.1987.html PGA Tour Champions, Tournament Schedule, 1987 Schedule, The Senior Open PGA Tour 6 April 2022 52-year-old Neil Coles won by one stroke over Bob Charles.Jacobs Raymond 25 July 1987 Coles show the way to stay ahead 20 The Glasgow Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19870725&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 5 April 2022Jacobs Raymond 27 July 1987 Charles finally closed out by chairman Coles' casting vote 9 The Glasgow Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19870727&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 5 April 2022 During the opening round of the tournament, the weather was calm and Coles led the field with a 4-under-par score of 66. On the second day, there were strong winds on the course and the lowest score was 72, achieved by two players, Peter Butler and Brian Huggett. On the fourth and final day of competition, it was both blowing strong and raining and the only score under par was made by Bob Charles, with a 3-under-par score of 67. A £500 bonus prize was awarded to John Panton, as the leading player over 70 years of age. 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. It was the first of four Senior British Open's in a row played at Turnberry. The course had previously hosted The Open Championship twice; 1977 and 1986. The course was shortened nearly 400 yards compared to the set up at the 1986 Open Championship. Field 87 players entered the competition. 66 of them made the 36-hole cut. Past winners of The Open Championship in the field The field included five former winners of The Open Championship, Bob Charles (2nd), Arnold Palmer (tied 3rd), Gary Player (tied 6th), Peter Thomson (9th) and Kel Nagle. Final results Sunday, 26 July 1987 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)1 ENG Neil Coles66-73-67-73=279−125,0002 NZL Bob Charles67-74-72-67=280E16,4003 USA Arnold Palmer68-73-70-74=285 +59,150 4 ENG Peter Butler73-72-68-73=286+67,3505 ZAF 1928 Harold Henning68-73-78-70=289+96,150 T6 ZAF 1928 Gary Player69-75-72-75=291+114,720 ENG Ross Whitehead70-78-69-74=2918 USA Rafe Botts72-73-76-77=298+183,6109 AUS Peter Thomson77-73-70-79=299+1910 WAL Brian Huggett74-72-75-79=300+20 Source: References External links Coverage on European Tour website Senior Major Championships 1987 U.S. Senior Open 1988 General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship Category:Senior major golf championships Category:Golf tournaments in Scotland Seniors' British Open Seniors' British Open Seniors' British Open Category:Turnberry Category:Sport in South Ayrshire Category:20th century in South Ayrshire