Tournament information | |
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Dates | 24–27 July 2014 |
Location | Porthcawl, Wales, United Kingdom 51°29′31″N 3°43′34″W / 51.492°N 3.726°W |
Course(s) | Royal Porthcawl Golf Club |
Organised by | The R&A |
Tour(s) | |
Format | 72 holes stroke play |
Statistics | |
Par | 71 |
Length | 6,901 yd (6,310 m) |
Field | 144 players, 76 after cut |
Cut | 149 (+7) |
Prize fund | US$2,000,000 £1,250,000 |
Champion | |
Bernhard Langer | |
266 (−18) | |
Location map | |
The 2014 Senior Open Championship was a senior major golf championship and the 28th Senior Open Championship, held 24–27 July at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in Porthcawl, Wales. It was the first Senior Open Championship played at the course and the 12th Senior Open Championship played as a senior major championship.
World Golf Hall of Fame member Bernhard Langer led wire-to-wire and broke the tournament scoring record, finishing at 18-under-par. The 2014 event was Langer's second Senior Open Championship title and his fourth senior major championship victory.