Former ISPS HANDA Senior Open winners Darren Clarke and Bernhard Langer, and four-time Major winner Ernie Els are the latest stars to be confirmed for this year’s Championship, which returns to Gleneagles from July 23-26.
Tickets are available to see some of golf’s most storied names at the King’s Course when Europe’s only Senior Major returns to the iconic Scottish venue. Gleneagles will host the ISPS HANDA Senior Open for a second time, having previously held the Championship in 2022. Click here to purchase your tickets.
The trio join defending champion Pádraig Harrington, who sealed his third Senior Major Championship at Sunningdale’s Old Course during the 2025 edition, to add to what promises to be a high-class field.
Clarke returns to Gleneagles having etched his name into the history books during the 2022 ISPS HANDA Senior Open, where his one-stroke victory saw the Northern Irishman become, at the time, only the fourth player to win both The Open and The Senior Open. Clarke’s Major triumph came at Royal St George’s in 2011, where he finished three strokes clear of American duo Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson to become the first Northern Irishman to win The Open in more than 60 years.
“I feel honoured to have won both The Open and The Senior Open and I’m very much looking forward to going back to Gleneagles this Summer,” said Clarke.
“The King’s Course at Gleneagles is a special golf course and will provide a true test. I’m looking forward to the challenge and feeding off those happy memories in Scotland again.”
Langer joins the 2026 field as the most decorated player in ISPS HANDA Senior Open history – he has won the event a record four times and his score of 18 under par, shot in 2014 at Royal Porthcawl, remains the tournament’s lowest. The German returns to Gleneagles eyeing a 13th Senior Major Championship title, having finished in 12th position the last time the Senior Open was held at the famed Perthshire venue.
“I’m proud to have won The Senior Open on four occasions and it’s an event I always look forward to playing in,” said the two-time Masters Tournament winner. “I’m still looking for more success and I can’t wait to return to Gleneagles later this year.”
Els, a four-time Major winner, will make his fourth Senior Open appearance in July. The South African, who is chasing his first Senior Open triumph, finished fifth in last year’s edition at Sunningdale and in a tie for third the last time the Championship visited Gleneagles. The 56-year-old was a stalwart of the International Presidents Cup side, making nine appearances, while also registering 27 DP World Tour victories and 19 wins on the PGA TOUR to go alongside his four Major triumphs.
“I’m really excited for this year’s ISPS HANDA Senior Open,” said Els. “Gleneagles is an incredible venue, and it would mean a lot to me to join an exclusive club of those who have won both The Open and The Senior Open. My game is in good shape, and I hope to carry that form into the Senior Open in July.”
Tickets to see some of golf’s most iconic names in action this summer at Gleneagles are now on sale. Daily and season tickets are available, with Ticket+ also offering an elevated experience. Click here to explore all ticket options.
