1993 Senior British Open

The 1993 Senior British Open was a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and above and the seventh Senior British Open, held from 22 to 25 July at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

1993 Senior British Open
Tournament information
Dates22–25 July 1993
LocationLytham St Annes, England, United Kingdom
53°44′59″N 3°01′04″W / 53.7496°N 3.0178°W / 53.7496; -3.0178
Course(s)Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
Organised byThe R&A
Tour(s)
Format72 holes stroke play
Statistics
Par71
Field123 players, 66 after cut
Cut155 (+13)
Prize fund220,000
Winner's share51,310
Champion
New Zealand Bob Charles (golfer)
291 (+7)
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In 2018, the tournament was, as all Senior British Open Championships played 1987–2002, retroactively recognized as a senior major golf championship and a PGA Tour Champions (at the time named the Senior PGA Tour) event.[1][2]

Bob Charles, with a birdie on the last hole, won by one stroke over Tommy Horton and Gary Player, to win his second Senior British Open title and second senior major championship.[3] Charles won The Open Championship on the same course 30 years earlier, in 1963.[4]

Venue

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The event was the third Senior Open Championship in a row held at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.[5]

 
Royal Lytham & St Annes GC clubhouse

Field

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123 players entered the competition. Two of them withdraw and one was disqualified. 66 players, 56 professionals and ten amateurs, made the 36-hole cut.

Joel Hirsch, United States, finished leading amateur on fifth place.

Past champions in the field

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Four past Senior British Open champions participated. All of them made the 36-hole cut, Bob Charles (won), Gary Player (tied 2nd), John Fourie (8th) and Bobby Verway (tied 25th). 1987 champion Neil Coles did not play.

Past winners and runners-up at The Open Championship in the field

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The field included three former winners of The Open Championship. All of them made the cut, Bob Charles (won), Gary Player (tied 2nd) and Arnold Palmer (tied 13th).

The field also included two former runners-up at The Open Championship; Brian Huggett (tied 5th) and Christy O'Connor Snr (tied 9th).

Final results

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Sunday, 25 July 1993

Place Player Score To par Money ()
1   Bob Charles 73-73-71-74=291 +7 51,310
T2   Tommy Horton 73-72-73-74=292 +8 26,467
  Gary Player 73-74-72-73=292
4   Tony Grubb 77-73-71-72=293 +9 15,400
5   Joel Hirsch (a) 73-71-74-77=295 +11
T6   Liam Higgins 70-71-76-79=296 +12 11,921
  Brian Huggett 72-73-75-76=296
8   Art Proctor 73-76-73-75=297 +13 9,240
9   John Fourie 72-77-75-74=298 +14 7,695
T10   Norman Drew 73-73-73-80=299 +15 6,009
  Christy O'Connor Snr 72-77-72-78=299
  José Maria Roca 75-72-75-77=299
  David Snell 74-78-69-78=299

(a) denotes amateur, who did not receive any prize money.

Source:[3]

References

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  1. ^ "The Senior Open Championship". The R&A. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  2. ^ "PGA Tour Champions recognizes Gary Player's Senior British Open wins as major titles". GNN Golf News Net. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Senior British Open Results". European Tour. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  4. ^ Bradley, Nick (16 September 2021). The Golf Book. Dorling Kindersley Ltd. p. 141. ISBN 978-0241551486. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Heritage - Senior Open". Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
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Preceded by Senior Major Championships Succeeded by