The 2002 Senior British Open, for sponsorship reasons named Senior British Open presented by MasterCard, was a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and above and the 16th British Senior Open Championship, held from 25 to 28 July at Royal County Down Golf Club in Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
In 2018, the tournament was, as were 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.[1]
Noboru Sugai won by two strokes over John Irwin to win his first Senior British Open title and first senior major championship victory. Sugau became the first winner of the Senior British Open to lead after every round since Gary Player in 1988.[2][3][4]
^"The Senior Open Championship". The R&A. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
^"The Senior Open Championship presented by MasterCard – Results". European Tour. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
^"Sugai Hangs On to Claim his First Major Crown". European Tour. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
^"Sugai Wins Senior British Wire-to-Wire". Golf Channel. 28 July 2002. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
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