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2012 Senior Open Championship

Coordinates: 55°18′58″N 4°49′59″W / 55.316°N 4.833°W / 55.316; -4.833
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2012 Senior Open Championship
Turnberry Golf Resort
Tournament information
Dates26–29 July 2012
LocationSouth Ayrshire, Scotland
55°18′58″N 4°49′59″W / 55.316°N 4.833°W / 55.316; -4.833
Course(s)Turnberry Golf Resort (Ailsa Course)
Organised byThe R&A
Tour(s)
Format72 holes stroke play
Statistics
Par70
Length7,106 yards (6,498 m)
Field144 players, 76 after cut
Cut148 (+8)
Prize fundUS$2,000,000
Winner's shareUS$315,600
Champion
United States Fred Couples
271 (−9)
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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.[1]

Fred Couples won two strokes ahead of Gary Hallberg. It was the second senior major championship victory for Couples.[2][3]

Venue

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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

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Ailsa Course

Hole Name Yards Par Hole Name Yards Par
1 Ailsa Craig 354 4 10 Dinna Fouter 457 4
2 Mak Siccar 428 4 11 Maidens 175 3
3 Blaw Wearie 462 4 12 Monument 447 4
4 Woe-Be-Tide 168 3 13 Tickly Tap 410 4
5 Fin Me Oot 479 4 14 Risk-An-Hope 454 4
6 Tappie Toorie 231 3 15 Ca' Canny 206 3
7 Roon The Ben 538 5 16 Wee Burn 422 4
8 Goat Fell 454 4 17 Lang Whang 533 5
9 Bruce's Castle 458 4 18 Duel in the Sun 430 4
Out 3,572 35 In 3,534 35
Source:[4] Total 7,106 70

Field

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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.[5]

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

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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

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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

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Sunday, 29 July 2012

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 United States Fred Couples 72-68-64-67=271 −9 315,600
2 United States Gary Hallberg 71-63-73-66=273 −7 210,500
T3 England Barry Lane 67-74-66-69=276 −4 97,813
England Carl Mason 69-74-67-66=276
United States Dick Mast 66-73-70-67=276
T6 United States John Cook 69-72-66-71=278 −2 53,205
Australia Peter Fowler 68-72-65-73=278
Germany Bernhard Langer 64-73-66-75=278
United States Mark Wiebe 70-71-70-67=278
T10 United States Jay Don Blake 66-73-69-71=279 −1 32,904
United States Mark Calcavecchia 72-72-69-66=279
United States Tom Lehman 66-71-73-69=279
United States Tom Watson 69-75-66-69=279
Wales Ian Woosnam 71-70-68-70=279

Sources:[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "The Senior Open Championship". The R&A. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex – Results". European Tour. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Past results, The Senior Open". PGA Tour. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex – Course Card Turnberry, Ayrshire, Scotland". European Tour. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Ralph leads Senior Open Qualifiers". European Tour. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
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