Senior British Open Championship

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The Senior British Open Championship is a professional golf tournament for men aged 50 and over. It is run by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. Prize money won in the event is official money on both the Champions Tour and the European Seniors Tour. In 2005 the prize fund was £1 million.

The tournament was first held in 1987. In 2003 it was designated as the fifth major championship on the Champions Tour schedule. Winners before 2003 were not retroactively designated as Champions Tour major winners.

[edit] Winners

As a Champions Tour major

Year	Winner	Country	Venue
2006	Loren Roberts	United States	Ailsa Course at Turnberry, Scotland
2005	Tom Watson	United States	Royal Aberdeen Golf Club, Scotland
2004	Pete Oakley	United States	Royal Portrush Golf Club, Northern Ireland
2003	Tom Watson	United States	Ailsa Course at Turnberry, Scotland

Before designation as a Champions Tour major

Year	Winner	Country	Venue
2002	Noburu Sugai	Japan	Royal County Down, Northern Ireland
2001	Ian Stanley	Australia	Royal County Down, Northern Ireland
2000	Christy O'Connor Jnr	Republic of Ireland	Royal County Down, Northern Ireland
1999	Christy O'Connor Jnr	Republic of Ireland	Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland
1998	Brian Huggett	Wales	Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland
1997	Gary Player	South Africa	Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland
1996	Brian Barnes	Scotland	Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland
1995	Brian Barnes	Scotland	Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland
1994	Tom Wargo	United States	Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England
1993	Bob Charles	New Zealand	Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England
1992	John Fourie	South Africa	Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England
1991	Bobby Verwey	South Africa	Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England
1990	Gary Player	South Africa	Ailsa Course at Turnberry, Scotland
1989	Bob Charles	New Zealand	Ailsa Course at Turnberry, Scotland
1988	Gary Player	South Africa	Ailsa Course at Turnberry, Scotland
1987	Neil Coles	England	Ailsa Course at Turnberry, Scotland

[edit] Multiple winners

The following men have had more than one win in the Senior British Open Championship through the 2006 tournament:

• 3 wins: Gary Player
• 2 wins: Brian Barnes, Bob Charles, Christy O'Connor Jnr, Tom Watson

[edit] External links

• Official site - part of the European Tour's site
• Golf Today article about the elevation of the Senior British Open to Champions Tour major status