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2006 Senior Open Championship

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2006 Senior Open Championship
Turnberry Golf Resort
Tournament information
Dates27–30 July 2006
LocationSouth Ayrshire, Scotland
55°18′58″N 4°49′59″W / 55.316°N 4.833°W / 55.316; -4.833
Course(s)Turnberry Golf Resort
Ailsa Course
Organised byThe R&A
Tour(s)
Statistics
Par70
Length7,010 yards (6,410 m)
Field144 players, 78 after cut
Cut144 (+4)
Prize fundUS$1,800,000
Winner's shareUS$293,981
Champion
United States Loren Roberts
274 (−6)
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The 2006 Senior Open Championship, also named the Senior British Open Championship or the Senior British Open Championship presented by Aberdeen Asset Management, was the 20th Senior Open Championship, a senior major golf championship. It was held on 27–30 July at Turnberry Golf Resort in South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. It was the fourth Senior Open Championship played as a senior major championship.[1]

Loren Roberts won the championship in a playoff over Eduardo Romero. It was Roberts' second senior major championship victory.[2][3]

Venue

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The 10th and 12th holes on the Ailsa course

The Ailsa Course at Turnberry, situated 80 kilometers south of Glasgow, Scotland, on headland along the Firth of Clyde, overlooking the Isle of Arran and Ailsa Craig, was initially opened with 13 holes in 1901, designed by Willie Fernie, and later completed to 18 holes. It was redesigned by Mackenzie Ross between 1949 and 1951.

The course has hosted the Senior Open Championship four times, including the 2006 tournament. It has also hosted The Open Championship three times; 1977, 1986 and 1994.

Card of the course

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Ailsa Course

Hole Name Yards Par Hole Name Yards Par
1 Ailsa Craig 358 4 10 Dinna Fouter 452 4
2 Mak Siccar 430 4 11 Maidens 174 3
3 Blaw Wearie 462 4 12 Monument 446 4
4 Woe-Be-Tide 165 3 13 Tickly Tap 412 4
5 Fin Me Oot 470 4 14 Risk-An-Hope 448 4
6 Tappie Toorie 231 3 15 Ca' Canny 209 3
7 Roon The Ben 529 5 16 Wee Burn 409 4
8 Goat Fell 431 4 17 Lang Whang 496 5
9 Bruce's Castle 454 4 18 Duel in the Sun 434 4
Out 3,530 35 In 3,480 35
Source:[4] Total 7,106 70

Field

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The field consisted of 144 competitors; 139 professionals and five amateurs.

18-hole stroke play qualifying rounds were held on Monday, 24 July, on three places in Scotland, Dundonald Links Golf Club, the Kintyre Course at Turnberry and The Irvine Golf Club, for players who were not already exempt. The 43 leading players from the qualifying competitions joined the 101 exempt players for the championship.[5][6]

78 players made the 36-hole cut, all of them professionals and no amateurs.

Past champions in the field

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Six past Senior Open champions participated. Two of them made the 36-hole cut; 2003 and 2005 champion Tom Watson (tied 23rd) and 1988, 1990 and 1997 champion Gary Player (tied 65th). 1989 and 1993 champion Bob Charles, 1987 champion Neil Coles, 2004 champion Pete Oakley and 2002 champion Noboru Sugai did not make the cut.

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. Two of them made the cut; 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982 and 1983 Open champion Tom Watson (tied 23rd) and 1959, 1968 and 1974 Open champion Gary Player (tied 65th). 1963 Open champion Bob Charles did not make the cut.

The field also included seven former runners-up at The Open Championship; Gordon J. Brand (tied 10th), Tom Kite (tied 10th), Hale Irwin (tied 13th), Mark McMulty (tied 27th), Andy Bean (tied 35th), Simon Owen (tied 47th) and Neil Coles (missed cut).

Final round and playoff summaries

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Final round

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Sunday, 30 July 2006

Loren Roberts and Eduardo Romero tied the lead after the fourth round, to meet in a sudden death playoff, to decide the winner. Roberts lost a four-shot lead after finishing with a five over par round of 75, including two double bogeys on the back nine holes.

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
T1 United States Loren Roberts 65-65-69-75=274 −6 Playoff
Argentina Eduardo Romero 67-63-73-71=274
3 United States Dick Mast 71-67-70-67=275 −5 110,383
4 United States Craig Stadler 65-66-77-70=278 −2 88,213
5 United States Tim Simpson 66-67-72-74=279 −1 74,744
T6 United States Jay Haas 72-68-73-68=281 +1 57,325
United States D. A. Weibring 72-70-71-68=281
T8 United States David Edwards 67-65-76-75=283 +3 41,796
United States Gil Morgan 68-65-75-75=283
T10 England Gordon J. Brand 67-73-75-69=284 +4 32,640
United States John Harris 73-68-72-71=284
United States Tom Kite 69-68-74-72=284

Playoff

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Sunday, 30 July 2006

The sudden-death playoff went on the 18th hole, to be played until one of the players had a lower score on the hole than the other. Loren Roberts beat Eduardo Romero with a par at the first extra hole.[7] Roberts holed a 15 footer for par, while Romero three-putted from 40 feet for bogey.[8]

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 United States Loren Roberts 4 E 293,981
2 Argentina Eduardo Romero 5 +1 196,081

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. ^ "Senior Open Championship presented by Aberdeen Asset Management – Results". European Tour. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Past results, The Senior Open". PGA Tour. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Senior Open Championship presented by Aberdeen Asset Management – Course Card Turnberry, Ayrshire, Scotland". European Tour. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Qualifying - Official Scores & Qualified Players". European Tour. July 2006. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Ralph Enjoys Debut to Remember in Senior British Open Qualifying". European Tour. 24 July 2006. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Roberts wins Senior Open play-off". BBC Sport. 30 July 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Roberts wins Senior Open". One India. 31 July 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
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