1991 Seniors' British Open

The 1991 Seniors' British Open was a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and above and the fifth Senior British Open, held from 11 to 14 July at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

1991 Senior British Open

Tournament information
Dates	11–14 July 1991
Location	Lytham St Annes, England, United Kingdom 53.7496°N 3.0178°W / 53.7496; -3.0178
Course(s)	Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
Organised by	The R&A
Tour(s)	Senior PGA Tour
Format	72 holes stroke play
Statistics
Par	71
Length	6,673 yards (6,102 m)
Prize fund	£150,000 €210,000
Winner's share	£25,000
Champion
Bobby Verwey
285 (+1)
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In 2018, the tournament was, as all Senior British Open Championships played 1987–2002, retroactively recognized as a senior major golf championship and a PGA Tour Champions (at the time named the Senior PGA Tour) event.^[1][2][3]

50-year-old Bobby Verwey won his first Seniors' British Open and first senior major championship.^[4][5][6]

Venue

Main article: Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club

The event was the first Senior Open Championship of four in a row held at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.^[7]

Royal Lytham & St Annes GC clubhouse

There were windy weather conditions on the course during the tournament.^[4]

Field

Past champions in the field

All three past Senior British Open champions participated. All of them made the 36-hole cut, 1989 champion Bob Charles (tied 2nd), 1988 and 1990 champion Gary Player (tied 5th) and 1987 champion Neil Coles (tied 7th),

Final results

Sunday, 14 July 1991

Bobby Verwey led by one stroke going in to the last round, ahead of defending champion Gary Player and English home players Peter Butler and Tommy Horton. On the last hole of the last round, Verwey drove into a fairway bunker and played out safe to put his third shot on the green. He sank an 8-foot putt for a par 4 and a 1-under-par final round of 70. With his 72-hole-score one over par, he beat Bob Charles, who finished with 67, and Horton by one stroke.

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money (£)
1	Bobby Verwey	70-74-71-70=285	+1	25,000
T2	Bob Charles	69-76-74-67=286	+2	12,775
	Tommy Horton	69-76-71-70=286
4	Charlie Green (a)	72-75-72-70=289	+5	–
T5	David Butler	75-75-70-72=292	+8	9,825
	Gary Player	70-73-73-74=290
T7	Neil Coles	73-75-73-72=293	+9	4,071
	Hedley Muscroft	74-73-75-71=293
	Art Proctor	72-76-72-73=293
	Brian Waites	73-74-72-74=293

(a) denotes amateur, who did not receive any prize money

Source:^[8]

References

1. "The Senior Open Championship". The R&A. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
2. "PGA Tour Champions recognizes Gary Player's Senior British Open wins as major titles". GNN Golf News Net. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
3. "PGA Tour Champions, Tournament Schedule, 1991 Schedule, The Senior Open". PGA Tour. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
4. "Verwey leads British". Greensboro News & Record. AP. 13 July 1991. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
5. "Alternate steals New England prize". Deseret News. AP. 15 July 1991. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
6. "Roundup, Senior British Open". The Washington Post. AP. 15 July 1991. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
7. "Heritage - Senior Open". Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
8. "Cautious finish rewards Verwey". The Times. London. 15 July 1991.

External links

• Coverage on European Tour website

Preceded by 1991 Mazda Presents The Senior Players Championship	Senior Major Championships	Succeeded by 1991 U.S. Senior Open