2004 Senior British Open Championship

March 2022 March 2022 2004 Senior British Open Championship 22–25 July 2004 Portrush, County Antrim,Northern Ireland 55.200 -6.635 type:event inline Royal Portrush Golf ClubDunluce Links uk The R&A European Senior Tour Champions Tour 72 holes stroke play 72 6834 yd on 144 players, 70 after cut 152 (+10) 1,600,000 USD 289,153 USD USA Pete Oakley 284 (-4) Europe#United Kingdom#Island of Ireland#UK Northern Ireland Royal Portrush GC Location in Europe##Location in the United Kingdom##Location in Ireland##Location in Northern Ireland yes 200 2003 2005 The 2004 Senior British Open Championship, for sponsorship reasons named Senior British Open Championship presented by MasterCard, was a senior major golf championship and the 18th Senior British Open Championship, held from 22 to 25 July at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. It was the second Senior British Open Championship played as a senior major championship.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 Pete Oakley won by one stroke over Tom Kite and Eduardo Romero to win his first Senior British Open title and his first senior major championship victory.https://www.europeantour.com/legends-tour/senior-british-open-championship-presented-by-mastercard-2004/results?round=4 The Senior Open Championship presented by MasterCard – Results European Tour 12 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 12 March 2022https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=1846211 Unknown Oakley wins Senior British ESPN Associated Press 25 July 2004 12 March 2022 Graham Marsh, who finished tied ninth, became the first player on the four main golf tours (PGA Tour, PGA European Tour, PGA Tour Champions or the Legends Tour) to ace the same hole twice in a tournament, when he had a hole-in-one on the 170-yard 11th hole in the third round with an 8-iron, as well as with a 9-iron in the first round.https://www.espn.ph/golf/news/story?id=1845723 Marsh calls historic feat 'freaky' ESPN Associated Press 24 July 2004 3 February 2023 Venue Royal Portrush Golf Club thumb|240px|Royal Portrush GC 5th hole Course layout NameHoleParYardsHughie's14392Giant's Grave25505Islay33155Fred Daly's44457White Rocks54411Harry Colt's63189P.G. Stevenson's74431Himalayas84393Tavern95475Dhu Varren105478Feather Bed113170Causeway124392Skerries134340Calamity Corner143210Purgatory154365Babington's164442Glenarm175548Greenaway184469Out363,408In363,414Total726,822 Source:https://www.europeantour.com/legends-tour/senior-british-open-championship-presented-by-mastercard-2004/course Senior British Open Championship presented by MasterCard – Course Card European Tour 12 March 2022 Field The field consisted of 144 competitors; 138 professionals and six amateurs. 70 players made the 36-hole cut, 69 professionals and one amateur. Roy Smethurst finished leading amateur at tied 41st. An 18-hole stroke play qualifying round was held on Monday, 19 July, on Valley Links, for players who were not already exempt. The 27 leading players from the qualifying competition joined the 117 exempt players for the championship.Qualifying Results - Valley Links https://www.europeantour.com/legends-tour/news/articles/detail/qualifying-results-valley-links/ July 2004 28 April 2022 European Tour Past champions in the field Eight past Senior Open champions participated. Three of them made the 36-hole cut; 2003 champion Tom Watson (tied 22nd), 2002 champion Noboru Sugai (tied 46th) and 1989 and 1993 champion Bob Charles (tied 65th). 1987 champion Neil Coles, 1999 and 2000 champion Christy O'Connor Jnr, 1991 champion Bobby Verway, 2001 champion Ian Stanley and 1988, 1990 and 1997 champion Gary Player did not make the cut. Past winners and runners-up at The Open Championship in the field The field included three former winners of The Open Championship. Two of them made the cut; 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982 and 1983 Open champion Tom Watson (tied 22nd), and 1963 Open champion Bob Charles (tied 65th). 1959, 1968 and 1974 Open champion Gary Player did not make the cut. The field also included seven former runners-up at The Open Championship; Tom Kite (2nd), Mark McNulty (tied 5th), Andy Bean (tied 13th), Simon Owen (tied 38th), Ben Crenshaw (missed cut), Neil Coles (missed cut) and Rodger Davis (missed cut). Final round summary and results Sunday, 25 July 2004 Pete Oakley sank a 10-foot par putt on the final hole to win by one stroke and avoid a playoff. The victory made him only the 10th open qualifier to win a Champions Tour event. Defending champion Tom Watson, who withdrew from The Open Championship the week before, due to a shoulder injury, finished tied 22nd, 13 shots from the winner. PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA Pete Oakley73-68-73-70=284−4289,153T2 USA Tom Kite71-71-74-69=285−3150,715 ARG Eduardo Romero69-75-74-67=2854 ENG Mark James72-70-74-70=286−286,764T5 IRL Mark McNulty72-69-74-72=287−167,121 USA Don Pooley69-72-74-72=2877 SCO Bill Longmuir71-71-76-72=290 +252,0408 ENG Carl Mason70-71-81-69=291+343,336T9 RSA Bobby Lincoln78-69-73-72=292 +433,799 AUS Graham Marsh76-73-72-71=292 USA Bruce Summerhays73-73-75-71=292 SCO Sam Torrance72-73-78-69=292 Source: References External links Results on European Tour website Results on PGA Tour website Senior Major Championships 2004 Ford Senior Players Championship 2004 U.S. Senior Open 55.200 -6.635 type:event title Category:Senior major golf championships Category:Golf tournaments in Northern Ireland Senior British Open Championship Senior British Open Championship Senior British Open Championship Category:Sport in County Antrim Category:2000s in County Antrim Category:Portrush