2012 Senior Open Championship

February 2022 February 2022 2012 Senior Open Championship Trump Turnberry Hotel - geograph.org.uk - 5273443.jpg Turnberry Golf Resort 26–29 July 2012 South Ayrshire, Scotland 55.316 -4.833 type:event Turnberry Golf Resort (Ailsa Course) uk The R&A European Senior Tour Champions Tour 72 holes stroke play 70 7106 yd 144 players, 76 after cut 148 (+8) 2,000,000 USD 315,600 USD USA Fred Couples 271 (−9) Europe#British Isles#Scotland#Scotland South Ayrshire Turnberry Location in Europe##Location in the British Isles##Location in Scotland##Location in South Ayrshire yes 200 2011 2013 The 2012 Senior Open Championship was a senior major golf championship and the 26th Senior Open Championship, held on 26–29 July at Turnberry Golf Resort in South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. It was the 10th 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 Fred Couples won two strokes ahead of Gary Hallberg. It was the second senior major championship victory for Couples.Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex – Results https://www.europeantour.com/legends-tour/senior-open-championship-presented-by-rolex-2012/results?round=4 25 February 2022 European TourPast results, The Senior Open https://www.pgatour.com/champions/tournaments/senior-open-championship-pres-by-rolex/past-results.2013.html 25 February 2022 PGA Tour Venue Turnberry (golf course) thumb|240px|left|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 seventh Senior Open Championship played at Turnberry. The course had previously hosted The Open Championship four times; 1977, 1986, 1994 and 2009. Card of the course Ailsa Course HoleNameYardsPar HoleNameYardsPar1Ailsa Craig3544 10Dinna Fouter45742Mak Siccar428411Maidens17533Blaw Wearie462412Monument44744Woe-Be-Tide168313Tickly Tap41045Fin Me Oot479414Risk-An-Hope45446Tappie Toorie231315Ca' Canny20637Roon The Ben538516Wee Burn42248Goat Fell454417Lang Whang53359Bruce's Castle458418Duel in the Sun4304Out3,57235In3,53435 Source:Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex – Course Card Turnberry, Ayrshire, Scotland https://www.europeantour.com/legends-tour/senior-open-championship-presented-by-rolex-2012/course 25 February 2022 European TourTotal7,10670 Field The field consisted of 144 competitors; 141 professionals and three amateurs. 18-hole stroke play qualifying rounds were held on Monday, 23 July, on three places in Scotland, for players who were not already exempt. The 28 leading players from the qualifying competitions joined the 116 exempt players for the championship.Ralph leads Senior Open Qualifiers https://www.europeantour.com/legends-tour/news/articles/detail/ralph-leads-senior-open-qualifiers/ 23 July 2012 21 April 2022 European Tour The 76 players who made the 36-hole cut included 74 professionals and two amateurs. Chip Lutz finished leading amateur at tied 36th. Past champions in the field Six past Senior Open champions participated. Three of them made the 36-hole cut; 2010 champion Bernhard Langer (tied 6th), 2003, 2005 and 2007 champion Tom Watson (tied 10th), 2006 and 2009 champion Loren Roberts (tied 27th). 2008 champion Bruce Vaughan, 2004 champion Pete Oakley and 2002 champion Noboru Sugai did not make the cut. 2011 champion Russ Cochran did not compete to defend his title, due to a back injury. 1988, 1990 and 1997 champion Gary Player withdraw prior to the first round due to a neck injury. Past winners and runners-up at The Open Championship in the field The field included six former winners of The Open Championship. Three of them made the cut; 1989 Open champion Mark Calcavecchia (tied 10th), 1996 Open champion Tom Lehman (tied 10th) and 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982 and 1983 Open champion Tom Watson (tied 10th). 1986 and 1993 Open champion Greg Norman, 1985 Open champion Sandy Lyle and 1969 Open champion Tony Jacklin did not make the cut. The field also included nine former runners-up at The Open Championship; John Cook (tied 6th), Bernhard Langer (tied 6th), Mark McNulty (tied 18th) Tom Kite (tied 24th), Gordon J. Brand (missed cut), Mike Harwood (missed cut), Costantino Rocca (missed cut). Rodger Davis (missed cut) and Wayne Grady (missed cut). Final results Sunday, 29 July 2012 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA Fred Couples 72-68-64-67=271 −9 315,6002 USA Gary Hallberg 71-63-73-66=273 −7 210,500T3 ENG Barry Lane 67-74-66-69=276 −4 97,813 ENG Carl Mason 69-74-67-66=276 USA Dick Mast66-73-70-67=276T6 USA John Cook 69-72-66-71=278 −2 53,205 AUS Peter Fowler 68-72-65-73=278 DEU Bernhard Langer 64-73-66-75=278 USA Mark Wiebe 70-71-70-67=278T10 USA Jay Don Blake 66-73-69-71=279 −1 32,904 USA Mark Calcavecchia 72-72-69-66=279 USA Tom Lehman66-71-73-69=279 USA Tom Watson69-75-66-69=279 WAL Ian Woosnam71-70-68-70=279 Sources: References External links Results on European Tour website Senior Major Championships 2012 U.S. Senior Open 2013 Senior PGA Championship 55.316 -4.833 type:event title Category:Senior major golf championships Category:Golf tournaments in Scotland Senior Open Championship Senior Open Championship Senior Open Championship Category:Turnberry Category:Sport in South Ayrshire Category:21st century in South Ayrshire