2000 Senior British Open

March 2022 March 2022 2000 Senior British Open 27–30 July 2000 Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom 54.218 N 5.884 W type:event Royal County Down Golf Club uk The R&A European Seniors Tour Senior PGA Tour 72 holes stroke play 71 6609 yd on 132 players, 64 after cut 150 (+8) 651,612 Euro 102,758 Euro IRL Christy O'Connor Jnr 275 (−9) 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 1999 2001 The 2000 Senior British Open, for sponsor reasons named Senior British Open presented by MasterCard, was a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and above and the 14th British Senior Open Championship, held from 27 to 30 July at Royal County Down Golf Club in Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland, 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&A Christy O'Connor Jnr beat John Bland by two strokes and successfully defended his Senior British Open title from 1999. Bland repeated his second-place finish from the year before.The Senior Open Championship presented by MasterCard – Results https://www.europeantour.com/legends-tour/senior-british-open-presented-by-mastercard-2000/results?round=4 16 March 2022 European TourSuccessful defence for O'connor Jnr https://www.europeantour.com/legends-tour/news/articles/detail/successful-defence-for-o-connor-jnr/ 16 March 2022 European Tour 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 natural links settings in the Murlough Nature Reserve, stretching along the shores of Dundrum Bay, was established in 1889.Royal County Down Golf Course https://discovernorthernireland.com/things-to-do/royal-county-down-golf-club-p747181 22 December 2021 Discover Northern Ireland The course had previously hosted several editions of the Irish Open, The Amateur Championship, the British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship and the 1968 Curtis Cup. The event was the first of three editions of the Senior British Open held at the Royal County Down Golf Club three years in a row.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 HoleYardsPar2HoleYardsPar150251019732371411384434544124795419431342145416414202363694154494714431627648424417375494244185285Out3,29835In3,31136Source:Senior British Open, presented by MasterCard – Venue – Course Card https://www.europeantour.com/legends-tour/senior-british-open-presented-by-mastercard-2000/course 16 March 2022 European TourTotal6,60971 Field 132 players, 124 professionals and eight amateurs, entered the competition. Two qualifying tournaments were held on Tuesday 25 July. 28 players, 25 professionals and three amateurs qualified through an 18-hole qualifying round at Kilkeel Golf Club. 28 players, 25 professionals and three amateurs qualified through an 18-hole qualifying round at Spa Golf Club on 24 July. They joined 76 players, who were exempt into the championship.Pre Qualifying Scores - Kilkeel GC https://www.europeantour.com/legends-tour/news/articles/detail/pre-qualifying-scores-kilkeel-gc/ July 2000 1 May 2022 European TourPre Qualifying Scores - SPA GC https://www.europeantour.com/legends-tour/news/articles/detail/pre-qualifying-scores-spa-gc/ July 2000 1 May 2022 European Tour One player withdraw before the cut. 64 players, 60 professionals and four amateurs, made the 36-hole cut. Ken Forster finished leading amateur at tied 33rd. Past champions in the field Eight past Senior Open champions participated. Four of them made the 36-hole cut; 1999 champion Christy O'Connor Jnr (won), 1989 and 1993 champion Bob Charles (tied 5th). 1987 champion Neil Coles, (tied 10th) and 1991 champion Bobby Verway (tied 12th).1992 champion John Fourie, 1998 champion Brian Huggett, 1988, 1990 and 1997 champion Gary Player missed the cut. 1995 and 1996 champion Brian Barnes withdraw during the first round. Past winners and runners-up at The Open Championship in the field The field included two former winners of The Open Championship. One of them made the cut; 1963 Open champion Bob Charles (tied 5th). 1959, 1968 and 1974 Open champion Gary Player did not make the cut. The field also included two former runners-up at The Open Championship; Neil Coles (tied 10th) and Brian Huggett (missed the cut). Final results Sunday, 30 July 2000 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (€)1 IRL Christy O'Connor Jnr69-68-70-68=275−9102,758.062 RSA John Bland68-67-71-71=277−765,421.013 USA Hubert Green68-72-68-71=279 −538,018.86 4 ENG John Morgan71-71-69-69=280 −430,843.655 NZL Bob Charles75-68-71-67=281 −325,324.26 T6 JPN Seiji Ebihara71-70-70-74=285 +120,291.88 ENG Tommy Horton75-69-68-73=285 AUS Noel Ratcliffe67-73-71-74=285 USA Dave Stockton73-69-73-70=285T10 ENG Neil Coles72-71-71-72=286 +215,503.00 ENG Malcolm Gregson76-68-69-73=286 Source: References External links Results on European Tour website Senior Major Championships 2000 Ford Senior Players Championship 2001 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:Newcastle, County Down Category:21st century in County Down Category:Sport in County Down