The 2010 Senior Open Championship was a senior major golf championship and the 24th Senior Open Championship, held from 22–25 July at Carnoustie Golf Links in Carnoustie, Scotland. It was the first Senior Open Championship played at the course and the eighth Senior Open Championship played as a senior major championship.

World Golf Hall of Fame member Bernhard Langer won by one stroke over 1995 U.S. Open champion Corey Pavin. The 2010 event was Langer's first senior major championship victory.

Venue

The 2010 event was the first Senior Open Championship played at Carnoustie. The course would host the Senior Open Championship for a second time six years later, in 2016.

Course layout HoleNameYardsPar HoleNameYardsPar1Cup4004 10South America46542Gulley459411John Philp38043Jockie's Burn355412Southward Ho47944Hillocks412413Whins16135Brae408414Spectacles51056Hogan's Alley565515Lucky Slap47147Plantation409416Barry Burn23238Short181317Island45949Railway464418Home4874Out3,65336In3,64435 Total7,29771

Field The field of 144 competitors included 136 professionals and 8 amateurs. An 18-hole stroke play qualifying round was held on Monday, 19 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 FinishLoren Roberts 2006, 2009 71 72 75 69 287 +3 T14 Bruce Vaughan 2008 68 76 74 71 289 +5 T20Tom Watson 2003, 2005, 2007 74 71 71 74 290 +6 T24

Missed the cut Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 Total To parPete Oakley 2004 76 77 153 +11 Bob Charles 1989, 1993 80 78 158 +16 Christy O'Connor, Jr. 1999, 2000 80 - 80 WD

Past winners and runners-up at The Open Championship in the field The field included five former winners of The Open Championship. Three of them made the cut; 1996 Open champion Tom Lehman (tied 11th),1989 Open champion Mark Calcavecchia (tied 14th), 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982 and 1983 Open champion Tom Watson (tied 24th).1985 Open champion Sandy Lyle and 1963 Open champion Bob Charles did not make the cut.

The field also included six former runners-up at The Open Championship; Bernhard Langer (won), John Cook (tied 11th), Gordon J. Brand (tied 50th), Wayne Grady (tied 50th), Costantino Rocca (missed cut) and Mike Harwood (missed cut).

Round summaries First round Thursday, 22 July 2010

Bernhard Langer, Jay Don Blake, and Carl Mason posted four-under-par 67s on day one to share the lead by one stroke.

PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 Bernhard Langer 67 −4 Jay Don Blake Carl MasonT4 Dan Forsman 68 −3 Bruce Vaughan Mark WiebeT7 John Cook 69 −2 Mike Donald Larry Mize Corey Pavin Jeff Sluman Sam Torrance

Second round Friday 23 July 2010

Corey Pavin shot a second consecutive 69 (−2) to tie Bernhard Langer for the lead. Langer shot an even-par 71.

PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 Bernhard Langer 67-71=138 −4 Corey Pavin 69-69=138T3 Dan Forsman 68-71=139 −3 Jay Haas 70-69=139 Larry Mize 69-70=139 Ian Woosnam 72-67=1397 Mark Calcavecchia 70-70=140 −2T8 Jay Don Blake 67-74=141 −1 Russ Cochran 70-71=141 John Cook 69-72=141

Amateurs: Haag (+6), Simson (+8), Stubbs (+10), Vallis (+15), Gilchrist (+16), Mercier (+17), Lockwood (+25), Rogers (+25)

Third round Saturday, 24 July 2010

Langer shot a third round 69 (−2) to take a three stroke lead into the final round. Corey Pavin shot a one-over-par 72, which included two birdies and three bogies. Nine players finished the third round within five strokes of Langer's lead.

PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Bernhard Langer 67-71-69=207 −62 Corey Pavin 69-69-72=210 −3T3 Jay Don Blake 67-74-70=211 −2 Russ Cochran 70-71-70=211 Fred Funk 75-69-67=211 Jay Haas 70-69-72=211 Larry Mize 69-70-72=211 Ian Woosnam 72-67-72=211T9 Gary Hallberg 70-74-68=212 −1 Carl Mason 67-76-69=212

Amateurs: Haag (+8)

Final round Sunday, 25 July 2010

After a birdie on the par-4 2nd hole, Corey Pavin cut Bernhard Langer's lead to two strokes with 16 holes to play. Langer birdied the par-4 5th hole to regain a three shot lead, and extended his lead to four strokes after a bogey by Pavin. After bogies on the 8th and 9th holes, Russ Cochran and Pavin were within two strokes of Langer's lead, and Pavin cut the lead to one after birdieing the 11th. After a late bogey by Pavin, Langer carried a two stroke lead into the 72nd hole. After Pavin made par on the 18th hole, Langer secured bogey to win his first senior major championship by one stroke.

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (€)1 Bernhard Langer 67-71-69-72=279 −5 242,6392 Corey Pavin 69-69-72-70=280 −4 161,836T3 Jay Don Blake 67-74-70-72=283 −1 69,140 Russ Cochran 70-71-70-72=283 Fred Funk 75-69-67-72=283 Peter Senior 71-72-72-68=2837 Trevor Dodds 74-71-69-70=284 E 43,669T8 Tommy Armour III 74-72-69-70=285 +1 32,690 Jay Haas 70-69-72-74=285 Ian Woosnam 72-67-72-74=285 Source:

Amateurs: Haag (+11)

Scorecard Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112131415161718Par444445434 444354344 Langer −6 −6 −6 −6 −7 −7 −7 −6 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −6 −6 −6 −6 −5 Pavin −3 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −3 −3 −3 −3 −4 −4 −4 −5 −4 −4 −4 −4 Blake −2 −3 −2 −2 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −2 −2 −1 −2 −1 −1 −1 −2 Cochran −2 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −2 −2 −2 −1 −2 −1 E E −1 Funk −2 −2 −3 −3 −3 −3 −2 −2 −1 −2 −2 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 Senior +1 E E −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 E E E E E E E −1 −1 Dodds +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +2 +2 +2 +2 +1 +1 +1 E −1 −1 E E E Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par BirdieBogey Source:

References

External links Results on European Tour website Results on PGA Tour website