2013 Senior Open Championship

February 2022 February 2022 2013 Senior Open Championship 25–28 July 2013 Southport, England 53.622 -3.0333 type:event inline Royal Birkdale Golf Club uk The R&A European Senior Tour Champions Tour 72 holes stroke play 70 7082 yd 144 players, 74 after cut 148 (+8) 2,000,000 USD 315,600 USD USA Mark Wiebe 271 (−9) Europe#British Isles#England#Merseyside#United Kingdom Southport Royal Birkdale GC Location in Europe##Location on the British Isles##Location in EnglandLocation in Merseyside##Location in Southport yes 220 2012 2014 The 2013 Senior Open Championship was a senior major golf championship and the 27th Senior Open Championship, held on 25–28 July at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England, United Kingdom. It was the 11th Senior Open Championship played as a senior major championship.The Senior Open Championship https://www.randa.org/en/championships 13 February 2022 The R&A 13 February 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220213182045/https://www.randa.org/en/championships dead Mark Wiebe won after a play-off over Bernhard Langer In the first Monday finish in Senior Open Championship history. It was Wiebe's first senior major championship victory.Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex – Results https://www.europeantour.com/legends-tour/senior-open-championship-presented-by-rolex-2013/results?round=4 23 February 2022 European TourPast results, The Senior Open https://www.pgatour.com/champions/tournaments/senior-open-championship-pres-by-rolex/past-results.2013.html 23 February 2022 PGA Tour Venue Royal Birkdale Golf Club The event was the first Senior Open Championship played at Royal Birkdale Golf Club. The Open Championship had previously been held there nine times, the first time being in 1954.thumb|320x320px|Royal Birkdale GC clubhouse Course layout HoleYardsPar2HoleYardsPar144941040842421411417434514121843420131349945346414191364804155445717831639648457417572594144184744Out3,39734In3,68536Source:Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex – Course Card Royal Birkdale, Southport, England https://www.europeantour.com/legends-tour/senior-open-championship-presented-by-rolex-2013/course 23 February 2022 European TourTotal7,08270 Field The field consisted of 144 competitors; professionals and amateurs. An 18-hole stroke play qualifying round was held on Monday, 22 July, for players who were not already exempt. The leading players from the qualifying competition joined the exempt players for the championship. 74 players made the 36-hole cut, 73 professionals and one amateur, Chip Lutz, who finished leading amateur at tied 48th. Past champions in the field Six past Senior Open champions participated. Five of them made the 36-hole cut; 2010 champion Bernhard Langer (2nd), 2011 champion Russ Cochran (tied 14st), 2012 champion Fred Couples (tied 21st), 2003, 2005 and 2007 champion Tom Watson (tied 36th) and Bruce Vaughan (tied 55th). 2002 champion Noboru Sugai did not make the cut. Past winners of The Open Championship in the field The field included five former winners of The Open Championship. They all made the cut; 1985 Open champion Sandy Lyle (tied 7th), 1996 Open champion Tom Lehman (tied 26th), 1998 Open champion Mark O'Meara (tied 26th), 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982 and 1983 Open champion Tom Watson (tied 36h) and 1989 Open champion Mark Calcavecchia (tied 65th). Final round and playoff summaries Final round Sunday, 28 July 2013 Bernhard Langer needed a bogey on the 18th hole to win by one shot, but after leaving his approach shot in the green side bunker, he took four shots to get in the hole for a double bogey 6. Defending champion Fred Couples tied for 21st. PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)T1 DEU Bernhard Langer68-67-66-70=271−9Playoff USA Mark Wiebe70-65-70-66=271T3 RSA David Frost68-68-68-70=274−697,813 USA Corey Pavin69-71-69-65=274 AUS Peter Senior68-71-69-66=2746 AUS Peter Fowler69-68-70-69=276−466,2807 SCO Sandy Lyle70-68-69-70=277−356,800T8 USA Jeff Hart69-69-73-67=278−244,870 USA Tom Pernice Jr.70-72-70-66=27810 USA Gene Sauers67-70-70-72=279−137,820 Playoff Sunday, 28 July and Monday 29 July 2013 Mark Wiebe and Bernhard Langer began a sudden death playoff on Sunday evening, playing the 18th hole all over again until one of them had a lower score on the hole. After playing the hole twice, play was suspended at 9.41 pm due to darkness and continued at 8 am the next day. Wiebe won with par on the fifth playoff hole as Langer made bogey.Past results, The Senior Open, Tournament notes https://www.pgatour.com/champions/tournaments/senior-open-championship-pres-by-rolex/past-results.2013.html 23 February 2022 PGA Tour29 July 2013 Wonderful Wiebe claims dramatic play-off victory https://www.europeantour.com/legends-tour/news/articles/detail/wonderful-wiebe-claims-dramatic-play-off-victory/ 23 February 2022 European Tour PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (€)1 USA Mark Wiebe 4-4-4-5-4=21 +1 315,6002 DEU Bernhard Langer 4-4-4-5-5=22 +2 210,500 References External links Results on European Tour website Senior Major Championships 2013 U.S. Senior Open 2014 Regions Tradition 53.622 -3.0333 type:event title Category:Senior major golf championships Category:Golf tournaments in England Senior Open Championship Senior Open Championship Senior Open Championship Category:Sport in Southport Category:2010s in Merseyside