The 2010 Senior Open Championship was a senior major golf championship and the 24th

Senior Open Championship The Senior Open Championship, or simply The Senior Open (and originally known as the Senior British Open) is a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and over. It is run by The R&A, the same body that organises The Open Championship. Pr ...

, held from 22–25 July at

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. It was the first Senior Open Championship played at the course and the eighth

played as a senior major championship.

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member

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won by one stroke over 1995 U.S. Open champion

Corey Pavin Corey Allen Pavin (born November 16, 1959) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and currently on the PGA Tour Champions. He spent over 150 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking between 1986 and 1997 ...

. The 2010 event was Langer's first senior major championship victory.

Venue

The 2010 event was the first

played at Carnoustie. The course came to host the Senior Open Championship for a second time six years later, in

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Course layout

Field

The field consisted of 144 competitors: 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.

Nationalities in the field

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Missed the cut

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

The field included five former winners of

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. Three of them made the cut; 1996 Open champion

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(tied 11th), 1989 Open champion

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(tied 14th),

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and 1983 Open champion Tom Watson (tied 24th). 1985 Open champion

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and 1963 Open champion Bob Charles did not make the cut. The field also included six former runners-up at The Open Championship;

(won), John Cook (tied 11th), Gordon J. Brand (tied 50th),

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(tied 50th),

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(missed cut) and

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(missed cut).

Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, 22 July 2010''

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, and

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posted four-under-par 67s on day one to share the lead by one stroke.

Second round

''Friday 23 July 2010''

shot a second consecutive 69 (−2) to tie

for the lead. Langer shot an even-par 71. 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. Amateurs: ''Haag'' (+8)

Final round

''Sunday, 25 July 2010'' After a birdie on the par-4 2nd hole,

cut

'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 Russell Earl Cochran (born October 31, 1958) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions, having previously been a member on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. He is one of the few natural left-handed players to wi ...

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. Source: Amateurs: ''Haag'' (+11)

Scorecard

''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par'' Source:

References

External links

Results on European Tour website
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