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Senior Open Future Venues
Turnberry, Ailsa Course - 2012
This par-70, 7,211-yard championship course is one of golf's storied places. Its first three holes pose a fairly tough opening, particularly when the wind blows from the direction of the course's namesake, the brooding isle of Ailsa Craig, 11 miles out to sea. From the 4th to the 11th, the coastal scenery is magnificent and the course is demanding. Commanding a passage of stout hitting throughout, the 5th to the 8th holes are framed by sandy hillocks, while the 9th, 10th and 11th are flanked by craggy rocks.
On its stony ridge on the edge of the sea, the 9th hole is Turnberry's signature hole. The landmark lighthouse casts shadows over the 13th century ruins of Bruce's Castle, the reputed birthplace of Scotland's hero king Robert the Bruce, and the narrow path to the tee and the drive across the corner of the bay fills players with trepidation.
The 17th, named Lang Whang, is the only par 5 on the course. A short but challenging hole, its subtle contours slightly obstruct each shot-characteristic of the trickery of Turnberry. The finishing hole of the Ailsa, the ‘Duel in the Sun’ was renamed in honour of the 1977 Open Championship when Tom Watson defeated his great rival, Jack Nicklaus by a single shot.
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Senior Open Qualifying Venues Named For 2012
Royal Birkdale - 2013
Royal Birkdale, in Southport, England, will become the 11th different course to host The Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex when it stages the 27th edition of this prestigious event in 2013.
The celebrated Lancashire links venue will become the seventh venue to host both an Open Championship and a Senior Open Championship, following Turnberry, Royal Lytham & St Annes, Royal Portrush, Muirfield, Royal Troon and Carnoustie.
Royal Birkdale has hosted The Open Championship on nine occasions, the most recent being in 2008 when Irishman Padraig Harrington held off a determined challenge from Greg Norman to win his second consecutive Claret Jug.
Royal Birkdale, which also hosted The Ryder Cup in 1965 and 1969, will be the fourth venue in England to host The Senior Open Championship, following Royal Lytham & St Annes (1991-1994), Sunningdale (2009) and Walton Heath. The latter venue hosted the 2011 Championship when American Russ Cochran held off Mark Calcavecchia, Corey Pavin and Tom Watson to win the title.
Royal Birkdale To Host 2013 Senior Open Championship
Royal Porthcawl - 2014
The Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex will become the first Major Championship to be held in Wales when it is hosted by Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, South Wales, from July 24-27, 2014 before returning to Welsh shores on two further occasions between 2015 and 2024, on dates yet to be confirmed.
These announcements follow the successful staging of The 2010 Ryder Cup at The Celtic Manor Resort, City of Newport, where the 12th edition of The Celtic Manor Wales Open was also played in 2011 so continuing the rich tradition of European Tour competition in Wales.
A total of 30 tournaments have been played in Wales on The European Tour International Schedule since the official start of the Tour in 1972, while no fewer than 14 Senior Tour events and eight Challenge Tour events have been hosted by the country.
Colin Montgomerie, who as captain steered Europe to a 14 ½ - 13 ½ win in The 2010 Ryder Cup, is one of several Ryder Cup players who will become eligible to enter The Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex by 2014. The others are Miguel Angel Jiménez, Davis Love III, Ronan Rafferty and Scott Verplank.
Wales To Host First Major Championship
Huggett and Wales Welcome Senior Open Championship
|  The Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex Turnberry Ailsa Course, Ayrshire, Scotland July 26-29, 2012 |
This par-70, 7,211-yard championship course is one of golf's storied places. Its first three holes pose a fairly tough opening, particularly when the wind blows from the direction of the course's namesake, the brooding isle of Ailsa Craig, 11 miles out to sea. From the 4th to the 11th, the coastal scenery is magnificent and the course is demanding. Commanding a passage of stout hitting throughout, the 5th to the 8th holes are framed by sandy hillocks, while the 9th, 10th and 11th are flanked by craggy rocks.
On its stony ridge on the edge of the sea, the 9th hole is Turnberry's signature hole. The landmark lighthouse casts shadows over the 13th century ruins of Bruce's Castle, the reputed birthplace of Scotland's hero king Robert the Bruce, and the narrow path to the tee and the drive across the corner of the bay fills players with trepidation.
The 17th, named Lang Whang, is the only par 5 on the course. A short but challenging hole, its subtle contours slightly obstruct each shot-characteristic of the trickery of Turnberry. The finishing hole of the Ailsa, the ‘Duel in the Sun’ was renamed in honour of the 1977 Open Championship when Tom Watson defeated his great rival, Jack Nicklaus by a single shot.
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Senior Open Qualifying Venues Named For 2012
Royal Birkdale - 2013
|  The Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex Royal Birkdale Southport, England July 25-28, 2013 |
Royal Birkdale, in Southport, England, will become the 11th different course to host The Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex when it stages the 27th edition of this prestigious event in 2013.
The celebrated Lancashire links venue will become the seventh venue to host both an Open Championship and a Senior Open Championship, following Turnberry, Royal Lytham & St Annes, Royal Portrush, Muirfield, Royal Troon and Carnoustie.
Royal Birkdale has hosted The Open Championship on nine occasions, the most recent being in 2008 when Irishman Padraig Harrington held off a determined challenge from Greg Norman to win his second consecutive Claret Jug.
Royal Birkdale, which also hosted The Ryder Cup in 1965 and 1969, will be the fourth venue in England to host The Senior Open Championship, following Royal Lytham & St Annes (1991-1994), Sunningdale (2009) and Walton Heath. The latter venue hosted the 2011 Championship when American Russ Cochran held off Mark Calcavecchia, Corey Pavin and Tom Watson to win the title.
Royal Birkdale To Host 2013 Senior Open Championship
Royal Porthcawl - 2014
|  The Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex Royal Porthcawl Golf Club South Wales July 24-27, 2014 |
The Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex will become the first Major Championship to be held in Wales when it is hosted by Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, South Wales, from July 24-27, 2014 before returning to Welsh shores on two further occasions between 2015 and 2024, on dates yet to be confirmed.
These announcements follow the successful staging of The 2010 Ryder Cup at The Celtic Manor Resort, City of Newport, where the 12th edition of The Celtic Manor Wales Open was also played in 2011 so continuing the rich tradition of European Tour competition in Wales.
A total of 30 tournaments have been played in Wales on The European Tour International Schedule since the official start of the Tour in 1972, while no fewer than 14 Senior Tour events and eight Challenge Tour events have been hosted by the country.
Colin Montgomerie, who as captain steered Europe to a 14 ½ - 13 ½ win in The 2010 Ryder Cup, is one of several Ryder Cup players who will become eligible to enter The Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex by 2014. The others are Miguel Angel Jiménez, Davis Love III, Ronan Rafferty and Scott Verplank.
Wales To Host First Major Championship
Huggett and Wales Welcome Senior Open Championship