2006 Senior Open Championship
 Turnberry Golf Resort | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27–30 July 2006 |
| Location | South Ayrshire, Scotland 55°18′58″N 4°49′59″W / 55.316°N 4.833°W |
| Course(s) | Turnberry Golf Resort Ailsa Course |
| Organised by | The R&A |
| Tour(s) | |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,010 yards (6,410 m) |
| Field | 144 players, 78 after cut |
| Cut | 144 (+4) |
| Prize fund | US$1,800,000 |
| Winner's share | US$293,981 |
| Champion | |
 Loren Roberts | |
| 274 (−6) | |
| Location map | |
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The 2006 Senior Open Championship, also named the Senior British Open Championship or, for sponsor reasons, Senior British Open Championship presented by Aberdeen Asset Management, was a senior major golf championship and the 20th Senior Open Championship, 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 over Eduardo Romero in a playoff for the title. It was Roberts' second senior major championship victory.[2][3]
Venue
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The Ailsa Course at Turnberry, situated 80 kilometres 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.
It was the fourth Senior Open Championship played at Turnberry. The course had also previously hosted The Open Championship three times; 1977, 1986 and 1994.
Card of the course
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
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
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
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
Final round
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 | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Loren Roberts |  United States
|
65-65-69-75=274 | −6 | Playoff |
| Eduardo Romero |  Argentina
|
67-63-73-71=274 | |||
| 3 | Dick Mast | United States
|
71-67-70-67=275 | −5 | 110,383 |
| 4 | Craig Stadler | United States
|
65-66-77-70=278 | −2 | 88,213 |
| 5 | Tim Simpson | United States
|
66-67-72-74=279 | −1 | 74,744 |
| T6 | Jay Haas | United States
|
72-68-73-68=281 | +1 | 57,325 |
| D. A. Weibring | United States
|
72-70-71-68=281 | |||
| T8 | David Edwards | United States
|
67-65-76-75=283 | +3 | 41,796 |
| Gil Morgan | United States
|
68-65-75-75=283 | |||
| T10 | Gordon J. Brand |  England
|
67-73-75-69=284 | +4 | 32,640 |
| John Harris | United States
|
73-68-72-71=284 | |||
| Tom Kite | United States
|
69-68-74-72=284 |
Playoff
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 | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loren Roberts | United States |
4 | E | 293,981 |
| 2 | Eduardo Romero | Argentina |
5 | +1 | 196,081 |
References
- ^ "The Senior Open Championship". The R&A. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Senior Open Championship presented by Aberdeen Asset Management – Results". European Tour. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Past results, The Senior Open". PGA Tour. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Senior Open Championship presented by Aberdeen Asset Management – Course Card Turnberry, Ayrshire, Scotland". European Tour. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Qualifying - Official Scores & Qualified Players". European Tour. July 2006. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Ralph Enjoys Debut to Remember in Senior British Open Qualifying". European Tour. 24 July 2006. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Roberts wins Senior Open play-off". BBC Sport. 30 July 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Roberts wins Senior Open". One India. 31 July 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2022.