Senior Open Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Various in United Kingdom |
| Established | 1987 |
| Course | Various in United Kingdom |
| Organised by | The R&A and PGA European Tour |
| Tour(s) | European Senior Tour PGA Tour Champions |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$2,850,000 (2025) |
| Month played | July |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 263 Tom Watson (2003) |
| To par | −18 Bernhard Langer (2014) |
| Current champion | |
| Pádraig Harrington | |
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. Prize money won in the event is official money on both PGA Tour Champions (formerly the Senior PGA Tour and Champions Tour) and the European Senior Tour. The purse, which is fixed in United States dollars, had increased to $2.75 million for 2023.