{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Use British English|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox individual golf tournament | name = 1995 Senior British Open | image = | caption = | dates = 27–30 July 1995 | location = Portrush, County Antrim,<br>Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | coordinates = {{coord|55.200|-6.635|type:event|display=inline}} | course = Royal Portrush Golf Club<br>Dunluce Links | lang = uk | org = The R&A | tour = {{Plainlist| * European Seniors Tour * Senior PGA Tour }} | format = 72 holes stroke play | par = 72 | yardage = {{convert|6690|yd|abbr=on}} | field = 133 players, 65 after cut | cut = 152 (+8) | purse = {{currency|352,665|EUR}}<br>{{currency|350,000|GBP}} | winners_share = {{currency|81,662|EUR}} | champion = {{flagicon|SCO}} Brian Barnes | score = 281 (−7) | map = Europe#United Kingdom#Island of Ireland#UK Northern Ireland | map_label = Royal Portrush GC | map_caption = Location in Europe##Location in the United Kingdom##Location in Ireland##Location in Northern Ireland | map_relief = yes | map_label_position = | map_size = 200 | previous = 1994 | next = 1996 }} The '''1995 Senior British Open''' was a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and above and the ninth British Senior Open Championship, held from 27 to 30 July at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
In 2018, the tournament was, as all Senior British Open Championships played 1987–2002, retroactively recognized as a senior major golf championship and a PGA Tour Champions (at the time named the Senior PGA Tour) event.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Senior Open Championship |url=https://www.randa.org/en/championships |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220213182045/https://www.randa.org/en/championships |archive-date=13 February 2022 |access-date=13 February 2022 |publisher=The R&A}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=PGA Tour Champions recognizes Gary Player’s Senior British Open wins as major titles |url=https://thegolfnewsnet.com/golfnewsnetteam/2018/11/21/pga-tour-champions-recognizes-gary-players-senior-british-open-wins-major-titles-111522/ |date=21 November 2018 |access-date=21 March 2022 |publisher=GNN Golf News Net}}</ref>
Brian Barnes won in a playoff over Bob Murphy to win his first Senior British Open title and first senior major championship victory.<ref>{{cite web |title=Senior British Open Results |url=https://www.europeantour.com/legends-tour/senior-british-open-1995/results?round=4 |access-date=31 March 2022 |publisher=European Tour}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Barnes wins play-off with 50-foot eagle |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/barnes-wins-playoff-with-50foot-eagle-1594133.html |date=30 July 1995 |access-date=1 April 2022 |newspaper=Independent}}</ref>
==Venue== {{main|Royal Portrush Golf Club}} The event was the first Senior Open Championship held at Royal Portrush Golf Club.<ref>{{cite web |title=Senior British Open – Course |url=https://www.europeantour.com/legends-tour/senior-british-open-1995/course |access-date=1 April 2022 |publisher=European Tour}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=History of Royal Portrush Golf Club |url=https://www.royalportrushgolfclub.com/history-of-royal-portrush-golf-club/ |access-date=30 March 2022 |publisher=Royal Portrush Golf Club}}</ref>thumb|240px|Royal Portrush GC 5th hole
==Field== 133 players entered the competition. 65 players, all of them professionals, no amateurs, made the 36-hole cut.
===Past champions in the field=== Six past Senior British Open champions participated. Six of them made the 36-hole cut. Bobby Verway withdrew. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !Player || Country || Year(s) won || R1 || R2 || R3 || R4 || Total || To par || Finish |- | align="left" |Bob Charles|| align="left" |{{NZL}}|| 1989, 1993|| 70|| 73|| 73|| 66|| 280|| −6 || T3 |- | align="left" |John Fourie |{{ZAF}} |1992 |70 |71 |73 |69 |283 |−5 |T5 |- | align="left" |Tom Wargo || align="left" |{{USA}}|| 1994 || 75|| 71|| 69|| 75|| 290|| +2 || 12 |- | align="left" |Neil Coles|| align="left" |{{ENG}}|| 1987|| 72|| 75|| 74|| 71|| 292|| +4 || T15 |- | align="left" |Gary Player |{{ZAF}} |1988, 1990 |77 |69 |75 |75 |296 | +8 |T24 |}
=== Past winners and runners-up at The Open Championship in the field === The field included three former winners of The Open Championship, Bob Charles (tied 3rd), Gary Player (tied 24th) and Arnold Palmer (tied 32nd).
The field also included three former runners-up at The Open Championship; Brian Huggett (10th), Neil Coles (tied 15th) and Christy O'Connor Snr (tied 39th).
== Final round and playoff summaries == ===Final round=== ''Sunday, 30 July 1995''
Brian Barnes and Bob Murphy tied the lead after the fourth round, to meet in a sudden death playoff, to decide the winner.
Defending champion Tom Wargo finished 12th nine strokes behind the leaders.
{| class="wikitable" ! Place !! Player !! Score !! To par !! Money (€) |- | rowspan=2 align=center|T1 || {{flagicon|SCO}} Brian Barnes || 67-67-77-70=281 || rowspan=2 align=center|−7 || rowspan=2 align=center|Playoff |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Murphy || 68-69-73-71=281 |- | rowspan=2 align=center|T3 || {{flagicon|NZL}} Bob Charles || 70-73-73-66=282 || rowspan=2 align=center|−6 || rowspan=2 align=center|27,587 |- | {{flagicon|ENG}} John Morgan || 71-68-75-68=282 |- | rowspan=2 align=center|5 || {{flagicon|ZAF}} John Fourie || 70-71-73-69=283 || rowspan=2 align=center|−5 || rowspan=2 align=center|18,959 |- | {{flagicon|ENG}} Tommy Horton || 78-68-67-70=283 |- | align=center|7 || {{flagicon|USA}} John Jacobs || 76-72-68-66=284 || align=center|−4 || align=center|14,700 |- | align=center|8 || {{flagicon|USA}} Larry Laoretti || 68-71-75-69=285 || align=center|−3 || align=center|12,250 |- | align=center|9 || {{flagicon|ZAF}} Hugh Inggs || 71-72-72-70=287 || align=center|−1 || align=center|10,976 |- | align=center|10 || {{flagicon|WAL}} Brian Huggett || 72-70-74-69=288 || align=center|E || align=center|9,800 |}
===Playoff=== ''Sunday, 30 July 1995''
The sudden-death playoff, to be played until one of the players had a lower score on a hole than the other, went on to the par-5 17th hole, then the par-4 18th hole and then the 17th hole again. 50-year-old Brian Barnes beat Bob Murphy with an eagle at the third extra hole.<ref>{{cite news |title=Eagle gives Barnes British Seniors title |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1995/07/31/eagle-gives-barnes-british-seniors-title/ |date=31 July 1995 |access-date=1 April 2022 |newspaper=Tampa Bay Times}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" ! Place !! Player !! Score !! To par !! Money (€) |- | align=center|1 || {{flagicon|SCO}} '''Brian Barnes''' || align=center|5-4-3 || align=center|−2 || align=center|81,662 |- | align=center|2 || {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Murphy || align=center|5-4-x || align=center|E || align=center|54,390 |}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * [https://www.europeantour.com/legends-tour/senior-british-open-1995/results?round=4 Results on European Tour website]
{{s-start}} {{succession box | title = Senior Major Championships | years = | before = 1995 Ford Senior Players Championship | after = 1996 The Tradition Presented by Countrywide }} {{s-end}} {{Senior Open Championship}}
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