Who is the winner of the Senior British Open this year?
The Senior Open Championship, or simply The Senior Open (sometimes referred to as the Senior British Open outside the UK) is a professional golf tournament for men aged 50 and over. It is run by the R&A. Prize money won in the event is official money on both the Champions Tour and the European Seniors Tour. In 2008 the prize fund was €1,259,405. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.
the first extra hole when he could only make par as Roberts and McNulty birdied. The remaining pair parred the second playoff hole before Roberts clinched victory with another par at the next. Roberts, who won in 2006 at Turnberry, and Funk each shot a 67 in the final round. McNulty shot 64. Bernhard Langer (65) was fourth with Sam Torrance (67) fifth. Overnight leader Greg Norman (71) and Larry Mize (68) were next. Roberts thought he had lost it on the second playoff hole after missing an 8-foot birdie attempt, but McNulty drove into heavy rough on the next hole and bogeyed. “I thought that was a real good chance I let get away,” Roberts said. “I got too involved with the line and forgot the speed.” Roberts’ victory earned him a spot in next year’s British Open at St. Andrews. “I’m looking forward to it already. It will be an honor to play there,” he said. Tom Watson had his best putting round of the week, but a 67 left him tied for eighth place. But he said at least he had resolved t
Loren Roberts won his second Senior British Open title on Sunday, beating Mark McNulty on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff in Sunningdale, England. Skip to next paragraph Fred Funk also took part in the playoff but was eliminated on the first extra hole when he made par as Roberts and McNulty birdied. Roberts and McNulty parred the second hole, and Roberts clinched victory with par at the third. Greg Norman, the third-round leader, missed birdie chances at the first three holes and double-bogeyed the 17th after driving into trees. Norman finished in a tie for sixth place, three strokes behind the leaders. Sources: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/27/sports/golf/27golf.
