2014 Senior Open Championship
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51°29′31″N 3°43′34″W / 51.492°N 3.726°W
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24–27 July 2014 |
| Location | Porthcawl, Wales, United Kingdom 51°29′31″N 3°43′34″W / 51.492°N 3.726°W |
| Course | Royal Porthcawl Golf Club |
| Organised by | The R&A |
| Tours | |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,901 yd (6,310 m) |
| Field | 144 players, 76 after cut |
| Cut | 149 (+7) |
| Prize fund | US$2,000,000 £1,250,000 |
| Champion | |
| 266 (−18) | |
| Location map | |
The 2014 Senior Open Championship was a senior major golf championship and the 28th Senior Open Championship, held 24–27 July at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in Porthcawl, Wales. It was the first Senior Open Championship played at the course and the 12th Senior Open Championship played as a senior major championship.
World Golf Hall of Fame member Bernhard Langer led wire-to-wire and broke the tournament scoring record, finishing at 18-under-par. The 2014 event was Langer's second Senior Open Championship title and his fourth senior major championship victory.
Course layout
The 2014 event was the first Senior Open Championship played at Royal Porthcawl. Royal Porthcawl hosted the Senior Open Championship for a second time in 2017.
| Hole | Yards | Par | Hole | Yards | Par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 427 | 4 | 10 | 400 | 4 | |
| 2 | 374 | 4 | 11 | 355 | 4 | |
| 3 | 451 | 4 | 12 | 194 | 3 | |
| 4 | 455 | 4 | 13 | 551 | 5 | |
| 5 | 212 | 3 | 14 | 435 | 4 | |
| 6 | 515 | 5 | 15 | 173 | 3 | |
| 7 | 381 | 4 | 16 | 466 | 4 | |
| 8 | 122 | 3 | 17 | 430 | 4 | |
| 9 | 456 | 4 | 18 | 504 | 5 | |
| Out | 3,393 | 35 | In | 3,508 | 36 | |
| Source:[1] | Total | 6,901 | 71 | |||
Field
The field of 144 competitors included 135 professionals and 9 amateurs. An 18-hole stroke play qualifying round was held on Monday, 21 July for players who were not already exempt.
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernhard Langer | 2010 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 67 | 266 | −18 | 1 | |
| Russ Cochran | 2011 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 72 | 286 | +2 | T10 | |
| Tom Watson | 2003, 2005, 2007 | 74 | 66 | 69 | 77 | 286 | +2 | T10 | |
| Fred Couples | 2012 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 78 | 288 | +4 | T13 | |
| Bruce Vaughan | 2008 | 73 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 288 | +4 | T13 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Wiebe | 2013 | 76 | 77 | 153 | +11 | |
| Noboru Sugai | 2002 | 83 | 84 | 167 | +25 |
Past winners of The Open Championship in the field
The field included two former winners of The Open Championship. One of them made the cut; 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982 and 1983 Open champion Tom Watson (tied 10th). 1985 Open champion Sandy Lyle did not make the cut.