2010 Senior Open Championship


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 8th 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. Carnoustie hosted the Senior Open Championship for a second time in 2016.

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

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.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Bernhard Langer67−4
T1Jay Don Blake67−4
T1Carl Mason67−4
T4Dan Forsman68−3
T4Bruce Vaughan68−3
T4Mark Wiebe68−3
T7John Cook69−2
T7Mike Donald69−2
T7Larry Mize69−2
T7Corey Pavin69−2
T7Jeff Sluman69−2
T7Sam Torrance69−2

Second round

Friday 23 July 2010
Corey Pavin shot a second consecutive 69 to tie Bernhard Langer for the lead. Langer shot an even-par 71.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Bernhard Langer67-71=138−4
T1Corey Pavin69-69=138−4
T3Dan Forsman68-71=139−3
T3Jay Haas70-69=139−3
T3Larry Mize69-70=139−3
T3Ian Woosnam72-67=139−3
7Mark Calcavecchia70-70=140−2
T8Jay Don Blake67-74=141−1
T8Russ Cochran70-71=141−1
T8John Cook69-72=141−1

Amateurs: Haag, Simson, Stubbs, Vallis, Gilchrist, Mercier, Lockwood, Rogers

Third round

Saturday, 24 July 2010
Langer shot a third round 69 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.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bernhard Langer67-71-69=207−6
2Corey Pavin69-69-72=210−3
T3Jay Don Blake67-74-70=211−2
T3Russ Cochran70-71-70=211−2
T3Fred Funk75-69-67=211−2
T3Jay Haas70-69-72=211−2
T3Larry Mize69-70-72=211−2
T3Ian Woosnam72-67-72=211−2
T9Gary Hallberg70-74-68=212−1
T9Carl Mason67-76-69=212−1

Amateurs: Haag

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.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Bernhard Langer67-71-69-72=279−5242,639
2Corey Pavin69-69-72-70=280−4161,836
T3Jay Don Blake67-74-70-72=283−169,140
T3Russ Cochran70-71-70-72=283−169,140
T3Fred Funk75-69-67-72=283−169,140
T3Peter Senior71-72-72-68=283−169,140
7Trevor Dodds74-71-69-70=284E43,669
T8Tommy Armour III74-72-69-70=285+132,690
T8Jay Haas70-69-72-74=285+132,690
T8Ian Woosnam72-67-72-74=285+132,690

Source:
Amateurs: Haag

Scorecard

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
BirdieBogey

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