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2011 Senior Open Championship
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2011 Senior Open Championship 21–24 July 2011 Surrey, England 51.278 -0.244 type:event Walton Heath Golf Club (Old Course) uk 72 holes stroke play The R&A European Senior Tour
Champions Tour 72 7394 yd 144 players, 75 after cut 148 (+6) 2,000,000 USD 315,600 USD USA Russ Cochran 276 (−12) Europe#British Isles#England#Surrey Walton Heath GC Location in Europe##Location in the British Isles##Location in England##Location in Surrey yes 200 2010 2012
The 2011 Senior Open Championship was a senior major golf championship and the 25th Senior Open Championship, held on 21–24 July at Walton Heath Golf Club in Walton on the Hill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. It was the 9th 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
Russ Cochran won two strokes ahead of Mark Calcavecchia. It was Cochran's first senior major championship victory. Defending champion Bernhard Langer finished tied 12th, eight strokes behind the winner.Senior Open Championship 2011 – Results https://www.europeantour.com/legends-tour/senior-open-championship-2011-2011/results?round=4 26 February 2022 European TourPast results, The Senior Open https://www.pgatour.com/champions/tournaments/senior-open-championship-pres-by-rolex/past-results.2011.html 26 February 2022 PGA Tourhttp://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12176_7060130,00.html 2011-07-24 Cochran wins Senior British Open Championship 2022-02-26 Sky Sports
Venue
Walton Heath Golf Club
The Walton Heath Golf Club, founded in 1903 and situated in Walton-on-the-Hill, Surrey, England, southwest of London, had previously hosted the 1981 Ryder Cup. Its Old Course was designed by Herbert Fowler.
It was the first Senior Open Championship played at Walton Heath.
Course layout
HoleYardsPar2HoleYardsPar14354 1039642519511529534374124514442741346545183314470465585154084740041647548442417206391893184044 Out3,59036 In3,80436 Total 7,39472
Source:Senior Open Championship 2011 – Course Card Walton Heath GC, Walton on the Hill, Surrey, England https://www.europeantour.com/legends-tour/senior-open-championship-2011-2011/course 26 February 2022 European Tour
Field
The field of 144 competitors included 141 professionals and three amateurs.
18-hole stroke play qualifying rounds were held on three venues on Monday, 18 July, for players who were not already exempt. The leading players from the qualifying competition joined the exempt players for the championship.
75 players made the 36-hole cut, 73 professionals and two amateurs. Randy Haag finished leading amateur at tied 39th.
Past champions in the field
Four past Senior Open champions participated. Two of them made the 36-hole cut; 2003, 2005 and 2007 champion Tom Watson (tied 3rd) and 2010 champion Bernhard Langer (tied 12th). 2004 champion Pete Oakley, 2008 champion Bruce Vaughan and 2002 champion Noboru Sugai did not make the cut.
Past winners and runners-up at The Open Championship in the field
The field included six former winners of The Open Championship. Four of them made the cut; 1989 Open champion Mark Calcavecchia (2nd), 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982 and 1983 Open champion Tom Watson (tied 3rd), 1996 Open champion Tom Lehman (tied 21st) and 1998 Open champion Mark O'Meara (tied 39th).1985 Open champion Sandy Lyle did not make the cut. 1994 Open champion Nick Price withdraw.
The field also included eight former runners-up at The Open Championship; John Cook (11th), Bernhard Langer (tied 12th), Mike Harwood (tied 23rd), Mark McNulty (tied 44th) Tom Kite (tied 49th), Gordon J. Brand (69th) and Costantino Rocca (tied 54th). Rodger Davis missed the cut.
Final results
Sunday, 24 July 2012
PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA Russ Cochran72-70-67-67=276−12315,6002 USA Mark Calcavecchia68-69-72-69=278−10210,500T3 USA Corey Pavin72-69-69-69=279−9106,600 USA Tom Watson75-68-69-67=2795 ENG Barry Lane71-70-69-70=280−880,2406 RSA David Frost69-74-66-72=281−766,280T7 AUS Peter Fowler71-68-73-70=282−646,090 USA Fred Funk72-70-74-66=282 USA Mike Goodes70-70-71-71=282 USA Lee Rinker70-67-74-71=282
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References
External links
Results on European Tour website
Senior Major Championships 2011 Senior PGA Championship 2011 U.S. Senior Open
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