2018 Senior Open Championship
The 2018 Senior Open Championship was a senior major golf championship and the 32nd Senior Open Championship, held on 26–29 July at the Old Course at St Andrews in St Andrews, Scotland. It was the first Senior Open Championship played at the course and the 16th Senior Open Championship played as a senior major championship.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 26–29 July 2018 |
Location | St Andrews, Scotland 56.343°N 2.803°W |
Course(s) | Old Course |
Organised by | The R&A |
Tour(s) | |
Format | 72 holes stroke play |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,216 yd (6,598 m) |
Field | 144 players, 72 after cut |
Cut | 145 (+1) |
Prize fund | US$2,000,000 |
Champion | |
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276 (−12) | |
Location Map | |
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Miguel Ángel Jiménez won by one stroke over defending champion Bernhard Langer. The 2018 event was Jiménez's first Senior Open Championship title and his second senior major championship victory.
Venue
The 2018 event was the first Senior Open Championship played at St Andrews.
Course layout
Hole | Yards | Par | Hole | Yards | Par | |
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1 | 375 | 4 | 10 | 386 | 4 | |
2 | 452 | 4 | 11 | 174 | 3 | |
3 | 398 | 4 | 12 | 348 | 4 | |
4 | 465 | 4 | 13 | 465 | 4 | |
5 | 570 | 5 | 14 | 578 | 5 | |
6 | 414 | 4 | 15 | 455 | 4 | |
7 | 371 | 4 | 16 | 418 | 4 | |
8 | 188 | 3 | 17 | 451 | 4 | |
9 | 352 | 4 | 18 | 356 | 4 | |
Out | 3,585 | 36 | In | 3,631 | 36 | |
Source:[1] | Total | 7,216 | 72 |
Field
The field consisted of 144 competitors: 136 professionals and 8 amateurs. An 18-hole stroke play qualifying round was held on Monday, 23 July for players who were not already exempt.
Made the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
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Bernhard Langer | ![]() | 2010, 2014, 2017 | 67 | 69 | 73 | 68 | 277 | −11 | 2 |
Marco Dawson | ![]() | 2015 | 71 | 67 | 73 | 68 | 279 | −9 | T6 |
Fred Couples | ![]() | 2012 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 287 | −1 | T21 |
Tom Watson | ![]() | 2003, 2005, 2007 | 69 | 68 | 73 | 77 | 287 | −1 | T21 |
Paul Broadhurst | ![]() | 2016 | 71 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 290 | +2 | T32 |
Loren Roberts | ![]() | 2006, 2009 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 293 | +5 | T50 |
Russ Cochran | ![]() | 2011 | 72 | 72 | 76 | 79 | 299 | +11 | 72 |
Missed the cut
Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
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Pete Oakley | ![]() | 2004 | 72 | 79 | 151 | +7 |
Noboru Sugai | ![]() | 2002 | 77 | 74 | 151 | +7 |
Bruce Vaughan | ![]() | 2008 | 74 | 80 | 154 | +10 |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 26 July 2018
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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T1 | ![]() | 65 | −7 |
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T2 | ![]() | 66 | −6 |
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T5 | ![]() | 67 | −5 |
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T8 | ![]() | 68 | −4 |
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Second round
Friday 27 July 2018
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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T1 | ![]() | 66-69=135 | −9 |
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T3 | ![]() | 67-69=136 | −8 |
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T6 | ![]() | 68-69=137 | −7 |
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T9 | ![]() | 71-67=138 | −6 |
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Amateurs: Elliott (+2), Howison (+5), Maxfield (+6), Dornell (+7), Lacy (+8), Lutz (+8), McCoy (+9), Hughes (+10)
Third round
Saturday, 28 July 2018
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | ![]() | 68-67-72=207 | −9 |
T2 | ![]() | 66-69-74=209 | −7 |
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T6 | ![]() | 68-71-71=210 | −6 |
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Final round
Sunday, 29 July 2018
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (€) |
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1 | ![]() | 68-67-72-69=276 | −12 | 268,814 |
2 | ![]() | 67-69-73-68=277 | −11 | 179,241 |
T3 | ![]() | 66-69-74-69=278 | −10 | 83,279 |
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T6 | ![]() | 71-67-73-68=279 | −9 | 45,313 |
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10 | ![]() | 70-70-70-71=281 | −7 | 32,190 |
Scorecard
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
![]() | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 |
![]() | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 |
![]() | −7 | −6 | −7 | −6 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 |
![]() | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 |
![]() | −7 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −11 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 |
![]() | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −9 |
![]() | −7 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −9 |
![]() | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 |
![]() | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Birdie | Bogey |
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Notes and references
- "Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex 2018 – Venue". European Tour. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- "The Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex". Golf Channel. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- "Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex 2018 – Leaderboard". European Tour. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- "Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex 2018 – Leaderboard". European Tour. Retrieved 30 July 2018.