Golf Compendium

The 1983 U.S. Senior Open was the fourth time this major championship of men's senior (50-and-over) was played. Two years after losing an 18-hole playoff, Billy Casper this time won an 18-hole (actually 19 holes, as it turned out) playoff.

The 1988 U.S. Senior Open was the ninth time this major championship of men's senior (50-and-over) golf was played. Gary Player won it for the second year in a row.

The 1987 U.S. Senior Open was the eighth time this major championship of men's senior (50-and-over) golf was played. Gary Player set tournament scoring records on the way to his victory.

The 2027 U.S. Senior Open will be the 47th time this major championship of senior (ages 50-and-over) golf is played. The tournament, staged by the United States Golf Association (USGA), dates to 1980.

How many golfers have won the U.S. Senior Open by leading, or at least sharing the lead, after all four rounds? Such start-to-finish wins, called winning wire-to-wire, are not very common in this major championship of men's senior golf. Only two golfers have won the U.S. Senior Open by holding the outright, solo lead after each round.

The U.S. Senior Open, the biggest tournament in men's senior (50-and-over) professional golf, dates to 1980. In all the years since, four golfers have won this trophy in consecutive years.

The 2022 U.S. Senior Open was the 42nd time this major championship of men's senior (50-and-over) golf was played. Padraig Harrington took a big lead into the final round, then had to hold on for the win.

The 2023 U.S. Senior Open was the 43rd time this tournament was played. Bernhard Langer broke multiple tournament and tour records in claiming the victory.

The 2024 U.S. Senior Open was the 44th time this tournament was played. Following four playoff holes, Richard Bland emerged the winner.

The 1980 U.S. Senior Open was the very first time this tournament was played. Roberto De Vicenzo was the inaugural champion.

The 2025 U.S. Senior Open was the 45th time this major championship of men's senior golf was played. For the second time, Padraig Harrington was the victor.

The 1993 U.S. Senior Open was the 14th time this major championship of men's senior (ages 50 and over) golf was played. And for the second time, the winner was Jack Nicklaus.

The 1981 U.S. Senior Open was the second time this major championship of men's senior professional golf was played. Arnold Palmer emerged as the champion after a three-man, 18-hole playoff.

The 1991 U.S. Senior Open was the 12th time this major championship of men's senior professional golf was played. Jack Nicklaus earned the first of his two wins in this tournament, but needed an 18-hole playoff to do it.

The 1990 U.S. Senior Open was the 11th time this major championship of senior golf was played. The final round was a duel between Lee Trevino and Jack Nicklaus, with Trevino emerging as the champion.

The 2026 U.S. Senior Open was the 46th time this major championship of senior (ages 50-and-over) golf was played. And for the third time, the tournament's champion was Padraig Harrington.

How many golfers have pulled off the feat of winning both the U.S. Senior Open and the Senior British Open in the same year? So far that count stands at just three.

Who holds the record for the most wins in the U.S. Senior Open? Two golfers share that record with three victories each: Miller Barber , who won the tournament three times in its first decade of existence; and Padraig Harrington, who won three times in the 2020s.

What are the lowest, 72-hole stroke totals in U.S. Senior Open history? Only a handful of golfers have yet finished this senior major in fewer than 270 strokes.

The Senior PGA Championship and U.S. Senior Open are two of the tournaments that make up the " senior majors ." They are also the two oldest of those senior majors, dating to 1937 in the case of the Senior PGA.