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The Senior Open Championship, or simply The Senior Open (and originally known as the Senior British Open), is a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and over. It is jointly owned and run by The R&A , the same body that organises The Open Championship , and the PGA European Tour . [ 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.
The European Senior Tour, currently branded as the Legends Tour, [1] is a professional golf tour for male golfers aged 50 and over, run by the PGA European Tour. The tour was titled as the Staysure Tour for the 2018 and 2019 seasons after UK-based insurance company Staysure became the first title sponsors of the senior tour in December 2017. [ 2 ]
Meanwhile, the PGA Tour handed out more than $560 million in prize money in 2023, including $100 million for the Player Impact Program and $75 million for the Tour Championship.
11. Former winners of the European Tour or PGA Tour Order of Merit aged 50–55 years on 27 July 2023 12. Winners of the US Senior Open 2018 – 2023 13. Winners of the Senior PGA Championship 2018 – 2023 Ken Tanigawa; 14. The leading 2 players, not otherwise exempt, in the top 10 of the Japan PGA Senior Tour money list for 2022
The prize money for 2023 is up 63 percent to $405 million. Each LIV Golf event will have a purse of $25 million - $20m for the individual event and $5 million for the team event. The Team ...
The U.S. Senior Women's Open and the Senior LPGA Championship are considered to constitute the senior women's major golf championships. The eligibility for the Senior LPGA Championship and the Legends of the LPGA Tour are for female golfers age 45 and older, why not all Senior LPGA Championship players are eligible for the U.S. Senior Women's Open.
The United States Golf Association released a prize money breakdown of the $21.5 million purse on Saturday morning ahead of the third round tee times. Seventy-four golfers made the cut in golf’s ...