1992 Senior British Open

The 1992 Senior British Open was a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and above and the sixth Senior British Open, held from 23 to 26 July at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

1992 Senior British Open
Tournament information
Dates23–26 July 1992
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
Length6,673 yards (6,102 m)
Field123 players, 50 after cut
Cut152 (+10)
Prize fund200,000
Winner's share46,657
£33,330
Champion
South Africa John Fourie
282 (-2)
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52-year-old John Fourie won by three strokes over Bob Charles and Neil Coles, to claim his first Senior British Open title and first senior major championship victory.

Tours

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1992 was the inaugural year of the European Senior Tour, later renamed the Legends Tour. The 1992 event was the first Senior British Open to be part of the tour schedule.

In 2018, the tournament was, as all Senior British Open Championships played 1987–2002, retroactively recognized as a senior major golf championship and an event on the PGA Tour Champions.[1][2][3]

Venue

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The event was the second Senior Open Championship of four in a row held at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.[4]

 
Royal Lytham & St Annes GC clubhouse

Field

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122 players entered the competition. Four players withdraw. 50 players, all of them professionals, made the 36-hole cut.

Past champions in the field

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All four past Senior British Open champions participated. All of them made the 36-hole cut, 1989 champion Bob Charles (tied 2nd), 1987 champion Neil Coles (tied 2nd), 1988 and 1990 champion Gary Player (tied 7th) and 1991 champion Bobby Verway (tied 18th).

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, 1963 Open champion Bob Charles (tied 2nd), 1959, 1968 and 1974 Open champion Gary Player (tied 7th) and 1961 and 1962 Open champion Arnold Palmer (tied 9th).

The field also included three former runners-up at The Open Championship. Neil Coles (tied 2nd), Christy O'Connor Snr (13th) and Brian Huggett (19th).

Final results

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Sunday, 26 July 1992

Place Player Score To par Money (£)
1   John Fourie 75-67-71-69=282 -2 33,330
T2   Bob Charles 71-69-72-73=285 +1 17,360
  Neil Coles 69-71-72-73=285
4   Peter Butler 70-71-72-73=286 +2 10,000
T5   Tommy Horton 74-70-69-75=288 +4 7,360
  Akio Toyoda 75-71-70-72=288
T7   Simon Hobday 72-72-74-71=289 +5 5,500
  Gary Player 73-76-69-71=289
T9   Arnold Palmer 70-72-72-76=290 +6 4,250
  Art Proctor 72-74-70-74=290

Source:[5][6]

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. ^ "PGA Tour Champions, Tournament Schedule, 1992 Schedule, The Senior Open". PGA Tour. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Heritage - Senior Open". Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Senior British Open – Results". European Tour. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  6. ^ The Golfer's Handbook 1993. Munro-Barr Publications Ltd, Glasgow. 1993. p. 63. ISBN 0-333-58895-9.
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Preceded by Senior Major Championships Succeeded by