Published July 17, 2008 on July 30, 2019

Langer Wins Record Fourth Senior Open Presented by Rolex

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Bernhard Langer continued his historic dominance of over-50s golf by winning The Senior Open Presented by Rolex for a record fourth time.

The German set a new benchmark for Senior Major Championship victories—with ten—when he last won The Senior Open in 2017 at Royal Porthcawl, and with his win at Royal Lytham & St Annes he became the oldest Senior Open champion as he collected his 11th Senior Major and his 41st professional title since turning 50.

Despite heavy rainfall, which suspended play for over five and a half hours on the final day and then returned for the final nine holes of the championship, Langer remained unphased, putting on a masterclass as he took control of the tournament with back-to-back birdies on the inward nine, ultimately carding a four-under-par 66 to turn a three-shot deficit into a two-shot victory from 2016 Champion Paul Broadhurst.

The final round of The Senior Open will also be remembered as Tom Watson’s farewell to competitive links golf. The five-time Champion Golfer of the Year and three-time Senior Open winner announced after his third round that he would be bowing out at the conclusion of his 18^th Senior Open appearance.

The American never missed a cut in the Senior Open and remains one of only three men—along with Gary Player and Bob Charles—to win both The Open and The Senior Open. He bows out being considered by many to be the greatest links golfer of all time.

Europe’s only Senior Major will head to Sunningdale Golf Club near London, England when The Senior Open Presented by Rolex returns in 2020.

Final scores
274 B Langer (Ger) 71 67 70 66,
276 P Broadhurst (Eng) 67 71 67 71,
277 T Petrovic (USA) 74 68 67 68, R Goosen (RSA) 70 67 74 66,
278 D McKenzie (Aus) 70 70 68 70, D Barron (USA) 69 69 73 67,
279 D Frost (RSA) 72 67 73 67, W Austin (USA) 68 70 68 73, W Short Jr (USA) 67 67 73 72,
280 R Chapman (Eng) 70 68 73 69, D Clarke (Nir) 68 68 73 71, T Levet (Fra) 74 68 71 67, B Estes (USA) 70 71 74 65, K Duke (USA) 68 69 70 73, M Jiménez (Esp) 71 68 74 67,
281 M Martin (Esp) 70 75 70 66, P Lawrie (Sco) 70 69 72 70,
282 B Bryant (USA) 69 68 73 72, M McNulty (Irl) 73 67 73 69, M Molina (Arg) 72 69 69 72, C Montgomerie (Sco) 68 70 73 71, S Dodd (Wal) 71 68 69 74, S Leaney (Aus) 73 66 73 70,
283 M Atlevi (Swe) 68 73 70 72, D Olsen (USA) 70 72 70 71, P Eales (Eng) 74 69 66 74, B Andrade (USA) 73 71 72 67, S Parel (USA) 67 71 76 69,
284 T Gillis (USA) 68 73 73 70, S Ames (Can) 74 69 71 70, B Mayfair (USA) 73 69 72 70, T Wiratchant (Tha) 74 71 69 70, J Kelly (USA) 73 66 71 74, S Dunlap (USA) 67 68 75 74, J Sandelin (Swe) 70 75 69 70,
285 T Lehman (USA) 70 70 74 71, J Sluman (USA) 73 70 70 72, I Woosnam (Wal) 72 72 69 72, D Hart (USA) 74 69 72 70, E Toledo (Mex) 71 70 74 70, P Price (Wal) 71 67 70 77,
286 S Okuda (Jpn) 72 72 69 73, C Dimarco (USA) 76 66 74 70, J Remesy (Fra) 74 68 77 67, P Scott (Eng) 70 75 72 69,
287 P Marksaeng (Tha) 72 73 69 73, F Funk (USA) 69 72 72 74, C Dennis (USA) 72 69 77 69, B Lane (Eng) 73 69 74 71, D Edlund (Swe) 73 70 71 73, G Wolstenholme (Eng) 74 69 73 71, P Streeter (Eng) 72 71 72 72, P Baker (Eng) 69 73 71 74, J Durant (USA) 73 71 71 72, P McGinley (Irl) 73 69 72 73, J Kingston (RSA) 75 70 71 71, D Pride (USA) 71 68 74 74, P Archbold (Aus) 70 70 75 72, G Orr (Sco) 74 70 76 67,
288 F Couples (USA) 73 67 75 73, T Pernice (USA) 73 71 70 74, S Micheel (USA) 71 72 67 78, S Brown (Eng) 71 70 74 73,
289 T Watson (USA) 74 70 72 73, G Gilbert (USA) 72 71 74 72, G Day (USA) 72 69 75 73,
290 J Spence (Eng) 71 73 76 70, M Clark Ii (USA) 74 69 75 72, P Fowler (Aus) 72 70 77 71,
291 P O’Malley (Aus) 72 70 74 75, D Hendershott (Can) 71 74 71 75,
292 D Morland Iv (Can) 71 70 77 74,
293 A Oldcorn (Sco) 74 71 71 77, D Gilford (Eng) 73 72 73 75, G Elliott (am) (USA) 75 68 76 74,
297 K Tanigawa (USA) 74 71 71 81, S Kelbrick (am) (Eng) 76 69 78 74,
298 A Bossert (Sui) 72 67 78 81,
299 B May (USA) 72 72 78 77, M Goodes (USA) 74 71 77 77