The 2025 Senior Open Championship, by sponsor reasons named the ISPS Handa Senior Open, was a senior major golf championship for players aged 50 and over. It was the 38th Senior Open Championship. It was held 24–27 July at Sunningdale Golf Club in Sunningdale, England. It was the 22nd Senior Open Championship played as a senior major championship.
Venue
Sunningdale Golf Club hosted the Seniors Open for the fourth time. The course had also previously hosted The Women’s Open and had been a qualifying venue for The Open Championship.
Course layout HoleYardsParHoleYardsPar14925 1048842489411322433184124424415631318035419414503564334152453740641643448193317425492734184234 Out3,17935 In3,46235Source: Total 6,64170
Field
Exemptions
Qualifying 24 places were available to players not qualified under the exemption categories.
Round summaries First round Thursday, 24 July 2025
PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Steven Alker 63 −72 Mark Hensby 64 −6T3 K. J. Choi 66 −4 Joe DurantT5 Arjun Atwal 67 −3 Ernie Els Ricardo González Retief Goosen Pádraig Harrington Miguel Ángel Jiménez Timothy O'Neal Tag Ridings Charlie Wi
Second round Friday, 25 July 2025
PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Pádraig Harrington 67-65=132 −8T2 Thomas Bjørn 70-63=133 −7 K. J. Choi 66-67=133T4 Ernie Els 67-67=134 −6 Ricardo González 67-67=134 Justin Leonard 69-65=134 Cameron Percy 69-65=134T8 Stephen Allan 68-67=135 −5 Greg Owen 71-64=135T10 Steven Alker 63-73=136 −4 Greg Chalmers 70-66=136 Stephen Gallacher 68-68=136 Mark Hensby 64-72=136 Paul Lawrie 69-67=136 Corey Pavin 68-68=136 Kevin Sutherland 69-67=136 Yang Yong-eun 70-66=136
Third round Saturday, 26 July 2025
PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Pádraig Harrington 67-65-65=197 −132 Justin Leonard 69-65-65=199 −113 Thomas Bjørn 70-63-67=200 −10T4 Steven Alker 63-73-66=202 −8 Greg Chalmers 70-66-66=202 Clark Dennis 70-68-64=202 Kevin Sutherland 69-67-66=202T8 Ernie Els 67-67-69=203 −7 Scott Hend 68-71-64=203T10 Darren Fichardt 68-70-66=204 −6 Keith Horne 70-69-65=204 Cameron Percy 69-65-70=204
Final round Sunday, 27 July 2025
Pádraig Harrington became the fifth player in history to win both The Open Championship and the Senior Open, joining Gary Player, Bob Charles, Tom Watson and Darren Clarke.
PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Pádraig Harrington 67-65-65-67=264 −16T2 Thomas Bjørn 70-63-67-67=267 −13 Justin Leonard 69-65-65-68=2674 Scott Hend 68-71-64-65=268 −12T5 Ernie Els 67-67-69-66=269 −11 Cameron Percy 69-65-70-65=2697 Steven Alker 63-73-66-68=270 −10T8 Stephen Allan 68-67-70-66=271 −9 Greg Chalmers 70-66-66-69=271 Kevin Sutherland 69-67-66-69=271
References
External links Event info on European Senior Tour website