2014 Senior Open Championship

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Dates24–27 July 2014
LocationPorthcawl, Wales, United Kingdom
51°29′31″N 3°43′34″W / 51.492°N 3.726°W / 51.492; -3.726
Organised byThe R&A
2014 Senior Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates24–27 July 2014
LocationPorthcawl, Wales, United Kingdom
51°29′31″N 3°43′34″W / 51.492°N 3.726°W / 51.492; -3.726
CourseRoyal Porthcawl Golf Club
Organised byThe R&A
Tours
Format72 holes stroke play
Statistics
Par71
Length6,901 yd (6,310 m)
Field144 players, 76 after cut
Cut149 (+7)
Prize fundUS$2,000,000
£1,250,000
Champion
Germany Bernhard Langer
266 (−18)
Location map
Location in Europe
Location on the British Isles
Location in Wales
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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.

HoleYardsPar  HoleYardsPar
14274104004
23744113554
34514121943
44554135515
52123144354
65155151733
73814164664
81223174304
94564185045
Out3,39335In3,50836
Source:[1]Total6,90171

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

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Bernhard Langer Germany201065666867266−181
Russ Cochran United States201174736772286+2T10
Tom Watson United States2003, 2005, 200774666977286+2T10
Fred Couples United States201271716878288+4T13
Bruce Vaughan United States200873697373288+4T13

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2TotalTo par
Mark Wiebe United States20137677153+11
Noboru Sugai Japan20028384167+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.

Round summaries

Notes and references

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