Activities Sports & Athletics Senior British Open Winners, facts, trivia for the Senior Open Championship Share PINTEREST Email Print Gary Player celebrates winning in 1997, one of three times he won the Senior British Open. Getty Images Sports & Athletics Golf Golf Tournaments Basics History Gear Golf Courses Famous Golfers Baseball Basketball Bicycling Billiards Bodybuilding Bowling Boxing Car Racing Cheerleading Cricket Extreme Sports Football Gymnastics Ice Hockey Martial Arts Professional Wrestling Skateboarding Skating Paintball Soccer Swimming & Diving Table Tennis Tennis Track & Field Volleyball Other Activities Learn More by Brent Kelley Brent Kelley is an award-winning sports journalist and golf expert with over 30 years in print and online journalism. Updated July 28, 2019 The tournament's official name is The Senior Open Championship and it is run by the R&A (we'll primarily use "Senior British Open" on About.com, just as we primarily use "British Open," in order to distinguish it from the U.S. Senior Open). It is counted as one of the five majors on the Champions Tour. The Senior British Open was first played in 1987. However, it wasn't until 2003 that the tournament was designated a major by the Champions Tour. The winner of the Senior British Open receives a spot in the field for the following year's British Open. 2020 Senior Open Championship When: July 23-26, 2020Where: Sunningdale Golf Club in Berkshire, England 2019 Senior British OpenBernhard Langer won this tournament for a record fourth time, finishing two strokes better than runner-up Paul Broadhurst. Broadhurst was the third-round leader and three strokes ahead of Langer when the final round started. But Langer shot 66 in Round 4, while Broadhurst carded a 71. Langer finished at 6-under 274. It was Langer's 11th career win in a Champions Tour major and his 40th overall Champions Tour win. 2018 TournamentThree consecutive pars to close out his final round was good enough for Miguel Angel Jimenez to close out a one-stroke victory. Jimenez shot 69 in Round 4 to finish at 12-under 276. The runner-up was Bernhard Langer. It was the second straight victory in a senior major for Jimenez, who won the previous Regions Tradition. Official Website Senior British Open Scoring Records 72 holes: 263 - Tom Watson, Carl Mason, 200318 holes: 62 - Jim Colbert, 2003 Senior British Open Golf Courses The Senior British Open rotates among golf courses from year to year, however it does not yet have an established "Open rota" like the British Open does. Also unlike the British Open, the Senior British Open has not been exclusively played on links courses. From 1995-2004, the tournament was played in Northern Ireland all but one year, but hasn't visited Northern Ireland since. The Ailsa Course at Turnberry was the site from 1987-1990 and continues as a frequent host course. Muirfield, Royal Troon, Carnoustie, Sunningdale and Walton Heath are other courses currently in the mix. Tournament Notes and Trivia While the tournament was designated a Champions Tour major beginning in 2003, major championship status was not retroactively bestowed. That means winners prior to 2003 are not credited with a major by the Champions Tour.When Russ Cochran won in 2011, both his sons were working the tournament as caddies. Older son Ryan was on the bag for Mike Goodes while Reed caddied for his father. Goodes finished tied for seventh.Bob Charles played in every Senior British Open from the first in 1987 until 2010, 24 straight appearances. He won twice, in 1989 and 1993.The only four-time winner of the tournament is Bernhard Langer (2010, 2014, 2017, 2019).Gary Player (1988, 1990, 1997) and Tom Watson (2003, 2005, 2007) are the only other golfers to win it at least three times.Three golfers have won both the British Open and the Senior British Open: Player, Watson and Charles.Bernhard Langer won by 13 shots in 2014, setting not just a tournament record for margin of victory, but a record for any of the senior majors.Langer reached another milestone in winning the 2017 Senior Open: It was his 10th victory in a senior major. He became the first golfer to win at least 10 senior majors. Senior British Open Winners 2019 - Bernhard Langer, 2742018 - Miguel Angel Jimenez, 2762017 - Bernhard Langer, 2802016 - Paul Broadhurst, 2772015 - Marco Dawson, 2642014 - Bernhard Langer, 2662013 - Mark Wiebe-p, 2712012 - Fred Couples, 2712011 - Russ Cochran, 2762010 - Bernhard Langer, 2792009 - Loren Roberts, 2682008 - Bruce Vaughan, 2782007 - Tom Watson, 2842006 - Loren Roberts, 2742005 - Tom Watson, 2802004 - Pete Oakley, 2842003 - Tom Watson, 2632002 - Noboru Sugai, 2812001 - Ian Stanley, 2782000 - Christy O'Connor Jr., 2751999 - Christy O'Connor Jr., 2861998 - Brian Huggett, 2831997 - Gary Player, 2781996 - Brian Barnes, 2771995 - Brian Barnes, 2811994 - Tom Wargo, 2801993 - Bob Charles, 2911992 - John Fourie, 2821991 - Bobby Verwey, 2851990 - Gary Player, 2801989 - Bob Charles, 2691988 - Gary Player, 2721987 - Neil Coles, 279 Continue Reading