2010 U.S. Senior Open

The 2010 U.S. Senior Open was a senior major golf championship and the 31st U.S. Senior Open, held July 29 to August 1 at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Washington, a suburb east of Seattle. It was the first U.S. Senior Open played at the course, which hosted the PGA Championship in 1998.

2010 U.S. Senior Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 29 – August 1, 2010
LocationSammamish, Washington
47.635°N 122.057°W / 47.635; -122.057
Course(s)Sahalee Country Club
(South & North nines)
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)
Statistics
Par70
Length6,896 yards (6,306 m)
Field156 players,
69 after cut
Cut150 (+10)
Prize fund$2,600,000
Winner's share$470,000
Champion
Bernhard Langer
272 (−8)
Location map
Sahalee
Location in the United States
Sahalee
Location in Washington

World Golf Hall of Fame member Bernhard Langer won by three strokes over Seattle native Fred Couples, his second senior major championship victory in as many weeks.

Venue
Main article: Sahalee Country Club

Course layout
HoleYardsPar  HoleYardsPar
14034104004
25085115455
34154124554
43924131703
51903143704
64804154434
74204163754
84434172123
92053184704
Out3,45635In3,44035
Source:[1]Total6,89670
  • South and North nines
  • Holes 6 and 18 are par fives for members

Field

The field consisted of 156 competitors: 127 professionals and 29 amateurs. 18-hole stroke play qualifying rounds were held at several locations for players who were not already exempt.[2]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Bruce Vaughan posted a four-under-par 66 on day one to lead by two strokes.

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Bruce Vaughan66−4
T2 Tim Jackson (a)68−2
Loren Roberts
T4 Bernhard Langer69−1
Michael Allen
Tom Lehman
Naomichi Ozaki
Mark Calcavecchia
T9 Fred Couples70E
Jay Haas
Scott Simpson
Tom Watson

Second round

Friday, July 30, 2010

2010 Senior Open champion Bernhard Langer shot a 68 (−2) to take a two shot lead over Tommy Armour III, John Cook, and J. R. Roth.

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Bernhard Langer69-68=137−3
T2 Tommy Armour III71-68=139−1
John Cook71-68=139
J. R. Roth73-66=139
T5 Michael Allen69-71=140E
Fred Couples70-70=140
Tom Watson70-70=140
Loren Roberts68-72=140
T9 Tom Kite72-69=141+1
Scott Simpson70-71=141

Third round

Saturday, July 31, 2010

Seattle native Fred Couples shot a five-under-par 65 in the third round to enter the final round at 205 (−5). Bernhard Langer shot a second consecutive round of 68 (−2) to share the 54-hole lead with Couples.

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Bernhard Langer69-68-68=205−5
Fred Couples70-70-65=205
T3 Tom Kite72-69-69=210E
Lu Chien-soon71-71-68=211
T5 Michael Allen69-71-71=210+1
Tommy Armour III71-68-72=211
John Cook71-68-72=211
Peter Senior73-70-68=211
T9 Loren Roberts68-72-72=212+2
Scott Simpson70-71-71=212

Amateurs: Jackson (+11), Hudson (+16), Grace (+19)

Final round

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Fred Couples birdied the par-4 1st hole to take a one stroke lead over Bernhard Langer. On the par-5 2nd hole, Couples drove his tee shot into the first cut of rough and was left with 227-yards for his second shot. He decided to lay up short of a water hazard which surrounds the front of the second green and was left with 69-yards for his third shot. Couples' third shot found the water and resulted in a triple bogey. Langer made a long birdie putt on the 2nd green to take a three shot lead over Couples. He extended his lead to four strokes with a birdie on the par-4 6th hole. After two late birdies by Couples, Langer entered the 72nd hole with a two stroke lead and converted a 7-foot par putt to win his second consecutive senior major championship by three strokes.

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Bernhard Langer69-68-68-67=272−8470,000
2 Fred Couples70-70-65-70=275−5280,000
T3 Olin Browne73-70-70-65=278−2145,760
John Cook71-68-72-67=278
5 Tom Watson70-70-75-66=281+196,938
T6 Michael Allen69-71-71-71=282+281,573
Peter Senior73-70-68-71=282
T8 Tom Kite72-69-69-73=283+365,735
Lu Chien-soon71-71-68-73=283
Larry Mize74-69-72-68=283

Source:[3]
Amateurs: Jackson (+11), Grace (+25), Hudson (+27)

Scorecard
Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par454434443454344434
Langer−5−6−7−7−7−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8
Couples−6−3−4−4−4−4−4−4−4−4−4−4−4−5−5−6−6−5
Browne+3+2+1EEE−1−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2
Cook+1EEEEEEE+1+1EEEEE−1−2−2
Watson+4+3+3+3+2+2+2+3+4+4+4+4+3+3+2+2+1+1
Senior+1EEE+1+2+3+3+3+3+2+3+3+3+3+2+2+2
Allen+1+2+2+1+1+1+1+2+3+3+2+1+1+1+2+2+2+2

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Triple bogey+

Source:[3]

Notes and references
  1. "US Senior Open 2010 – Venue". European Tour. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. "U.S. Senior Open Sectional Qualifying Results – 2010". USGA. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  3. "31st U.S. Senior Open Championship – Round 4 Full Leaderboard". U.S. Senior Open. August 1, 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
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