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Description

The
U.S. Senior Open
is one of the five
major championships
in senior golf, introduced 41 years ago in
1980
.
[1]
It is administered by the
United States Golf Association
(USGA) and is recognized as a major championship by both the
PGA Tour Champions
and the
European Senior Tour
. The lower age limit was 55 in 1980, but it was lowered to 50 for the second edition in
1981
,
[2]
which is the standard limit for men's senior professional golf tournaments. By definition, the event is open to amateurs, but has been dominated by
professionals
; through 2019, all editions have been won by pros. Like other USGA championships, it has been played on many courses throughout the United States.
Allen Doyle
became the oldest U.S. Senior Open Champion in
2006
, winning two weeks before his 58th birthday.
[3]
The total purse was the highest of any senior tour event until the
Posco E&C Songdo Championship
in
South Korea
, a Champions Tour event in
2010
and
2011
with a
$
3 million purse, but had a lower winner's share (0,000). The U.S. Senior Open is again the highest purse on the
PGA Tour Champions
; in 2016 it was .75 million, and champion
Gene Sauers
earned 5,000. The purse in 2017 is anticipated to be million, yielding a winner's share of 0,000.
Like other senior majors, players must walk the course unless they receive a medical exemption to use a cart. Winners gain entry into the following year's
U.S. Open
.
The playoff format was modified for 2018, reduced from three to two aggregate holes, followed by
sudden death
.
[4]
The three-hole aggregate playoff was used in 2002 and 2014; the final 18-hole playoff at the U.S. Senior Open was in 1991, won by
Jack Nicklaus
.
[5]
Winners
[
edit
]
Year
Champion
Score
To par
Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Purse (
$
)
Winner's
share ($)
Venue
Location
2021
Jim Furyk
273
−7
3 strokes
Retief Goosen
Mike Weir
4,000,000
720,000
Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska
2020
Canceled
2019
Steve Stricker
261
−19
6 strokes
Jerry Kelly
David Toms
4,000,000
720,000
Warren Golf Course
U of Notre Dame
South Bend, Indiana
2018
David Toms
277
−3
1 stroke
Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Jerry Kelly
Tim Petrovic
4,000,000
720,000
Broadmoor
Colorado Springs, Colorado
2017
Kenny Perry
(2)
264
−16
2 strokes
Kirk Triplett
4,000,000
720,000
Salem
Peabody, Massachusetts
2016
Gene Sauers
277
−3
1 stroke
Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Billy Mayfair
3,750,000
675,000
Scioto
Upper Arlington, Ohio
2015
Jeff Maggert
270
−10
2 strokes
Colin Montgomerie
3,750,000
675,000
Del Paso
Sacramento, California
2014
Colin Montgomerie
279
−5
Playoff
Gene Sauers
3,500,000
630,000
Oak Tree National
Edmond, Oklahoma
2013
Kenny Perry
267
−13
5 strokes
Fred Funk
2,750,000
500,000
Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska
2012
Roger Chapman
270
−10
2 strokes
Fred Funk
Bernhard Langer
Tom Lehman
Corey Pavin
2,750,000
500,000
Indainwood
Lake Orion, Michigan
2011
Olin Browne
269
−15
3 strokes
Mark O'Meara
2,750,000
500,000
Inverness Club
Toledo, Ohio
2010
Bernhard Langer
272
−8
3 strokes
Fred Couples
2,600,000
470,000
Sahalee
Sammamish, Washington
2009
Fred Funk
268
−20
6 strokes
Joey Sindelar
2,600,000
470,000
Crooked Stick
Carmel, Indiana
2008
Eduardo Romero
274
−6
4 strokes
Fred Funk
2,600,000
470,000
Broadmoor
Colorado Springs, Colorado
2007
Brad Bryant
282
−6
3 strokes
Ben Crenshaw
2,600,000
470,000
Whistling Straits
Straits Course
Haven, Wisconsin
2006
Allen Doyle
(2)
272
−8
2 strokes
Tom Watson
2,600,000
470,000
Prairie Dunes
Hutchinson, Kansas
2005
Allen Doyle
274
−10
1 stroke
Loren Roberts
D. A. Weibring
2,600,000
470,000
NCR
South Course
Kettering, Ohio
2004
Peter Jacobsen
272
−12
1 stroke
Hale Irwin
2,600,000
470,000
Bellerive
St. Louis, Missouri
2003
Bruce Lietzke
277
−7
2 strokes
Tom Watson
2,600,000
470,000
Inverness Club
Toledo, Ohio
2002
Don Pooley
274
−10
Playoff
Tom Watson
2,500,000
450,000
Caves Valley
Owings Mills, Maryland
2001
Bruce Fleisher
280
E
1 stroke
Isao Aoki
Gil Morgan
2,400,000
430,000
Salem
Peabody, Massachusetts
2000
Hale Irwin
(2)
267
−17
3 strokes
Bruce Fleisher
2,250,000
400,000
Saucon Valley
Old Course
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
1999
Dave Eichelberger
281
−7
3 strokes
Ed Dougherty
1,750,000
315,000
Des Moines
West Des Moines, Iowa
1998
Hale Irwin
285
+1
1 stroke
Vicente Fernández
1,500,000
267,500
Riviera
Pacific Palisades, California
1997
Graham Marsh
280
E
1 stroke
John Bland
1,300,000
232,500
Olympia Fields
Olympia Fields, Illinois
1996
Dave Stockton
277
−11
2 strokes
Hale Irwin
1,200,000
212,500
Canterbury
Beachwood, Ohio
1995
Tom Weiskopf
275
−13
4 strokes
Jack Nicklaus
1,000,000
175,000
Congressional
Blue Course
Bethesda, Maryland
1994
Simon Hobday
274
−10
1 stroke
Jim Albus
Graham Marsh
800,000
145,000
Pinehurst Resort
No. 2 Course
Pinehurst, North Carolina
1993
Jack Nicklaus
(2)
278
−6
1 stroke
Tom Weiskopf
700,000
135,330
Cherry Hills
Cherry Hills Village, Colorado
1992
Larry Laoretti
275
−9
4 strokes
Jim Colbert
700,000
130,000
Saucon Valley
Old Course
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
1991
Jack Nicklaus
282
+2
Playoff
Chi-Chi Rodríguez
600,000
110,000
Oakland Hills
South Course
Birmingham, Michigan
1990
Lee Trevino
275
−13
2 strokes
Jack Nicklaus
500,000
90,000
Ridgewood
Paramus, New Jersey
1989
Orville Moody
279
−9
2 strokes
Frank Beard
450,000
80,000
Laurel Valley
Ligonier, Pennsylvania
1988
Gary Player
(2)
288
E
Playoff
Bob Charles
400,000
65,000
Medinah
Course No. 3
Medinah, Illinois
1987
Gary Player
270
−14
6 strokes
Doug Sanders
300,000
47,000
Brooklawn
Fairfield, Connecticut
1986
Dale Douglass
279
−9
1 stroke
Gary Player
275,000
42,500
Scioto
Columbus, Ohio
1985
Miller Barber
(3)
285
−3
4 strokes
Roberto De Vicenzo
225,000
40,199
Edgewood Tahoe
Stateline, Nevada
1984
Miller Barber
(2)
286
−2
2 strokes
Arnold Palmer
200,000
36,448
Oak Hill
East Course
Pittsford, New York
1983
Billy Casper
288
+4
Playoff
Rod Funseth
175,000
30,566
Hazeltine National
Chaska, Minnesota
1982
Miller Barber
282
−2
4 strokes
Gene Littler
Dan Sikes
150,000
28,648
Portland
Portland, Oregon
1981
Arnold Palmer
289
+9
Playoff
Billy Casper
Bob Stone
149,000
26,000
Oakland Hills
South Course
Birmingham, Michigan