U.S. Senior Open - Wikipedia U.S. Senior Open U.S. Senior Open Tournament information Location Peabody, Massachusetts ( 2017 ) Established 1980, 37 years ago Course ( s ) Salem Country Club ( 2017 ) Par 70 ( 2017 ) Length 6,815 yards ( 6,232 m ) ( 2017 ) Organized by USGA Tour ( s ) PGA Tour Champions European Senior Tour Format Stroke play Prize fund $ 4.0 million Month played July Tournament record score Aggregate 264 Kenny Perry ( 2017 ) To par − 20 Fred Funk ( 2009 ) Current champion Kenny Perry Salem CC Location in the United States Salem CC Location in Massachusetts The U.S. Senior Open is one of the five major championships in senior golf, introduced 37 years ago in 1980. It is administered by the United States Golf Association ( USGA ) and is recognized as a major championship by both the PGA Tour Champions and the European Senior Tour. The lower age limit was 55 in 1980, but it was lowered to 50 for the second edition in 1981, which is the standard limit for men 's senior professional golf tournaments. By definition, the event is open to amateurs, but has been dominated by professionals ; through 2016, all editions have been won by pros. Like other USGA championships, it has been played on many courses throughout the United States. Allen Doyle became the oldest U.S. Senior Open Champion in 2006, winning two weeks before his 58th birthday. The total purse was the highest of any senior tour event until the Posco E&C Songdo Championship in South Korea, a Champions Tour event in 2010 and 2011 with a $ 3 million purse, but had a lower winner 's share ( $450,000 ). The U.S. Senior Open is again the highest purse on the PGA Tour Champions ; in 2016 it was $3.75 million, and champion Gene Sauers earned $675,000. The purse in 2017 is anticipated to be $4 million, yielding a winner 's share of $720,000. Like other senior majors, players must walk the course unless they receive a medical exemption to use a cart. Winners gain entry into the following year 's U.S. Open. Contents 1 Eligibility 2 Winners 3 Multiple winners 4 Winners of both U.S. Open and U.S. Senior Open 5 Future sites 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Eligibility The following players are exempt from qualifying for the U.S. Senior Open, provided they are 50 years old as of the opening day of the tournament. Amateur categories require that the player is still an amateur on the opening day of the tournament, except for the one - time exemption for former champions of the U.S. Amateur or The Amateur Championship. Any past winner of the U.S. Senior Open Winners of any of the major championships in the last 10 years Winners of any of the U.S. Amateur in the last 10 years and runner - up in previous year Winners of the Senior PGA Championship in the last 10 years Winner of the Senior British Open in the last four years Top 15 finishers from the previous year 's U.S. Senior Open Any amateur completing 72 holes in last U.S. Open Low amateur in last U.S. Senior Open Winner and runner - up of the U.S. Senior Amateur in the previous year Members of the Walker Cup and Eisenhower Trophy teams for the last two competitions Members of both Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup teams for the last five competitions Top 30 from the previous year 's Champions Tour money list, top 20 from current list Top 50 leaders from the Champions Tour career money list Winners of Champions Tour events in the previous three years Top six from previous year 's European Senior Tour money list Top two from previous year 's Japan Seniors Tour money list Winners of PGA Tour events in the previous five years Winners of the U.S. Open in first ten years of age eligibility One - time exemption for any winner of a major championship, U.S. Amateur, or British Amateur Special exemptions are given occasionally, and like other USGA events, many qualify through the local and sectional ranks. Winners Year Champion Country Venue Location Score Winning margin Runner ( s ) - up Purse ( $ ) Winner 's share ( $ ) 2017 Kenny Perry ( 2 ) United States Salem Country Club Peabody, Massachusetts 264 ( − 16 ) 2 strokes Kirk Triplett 4,000,000 720,000 2016 Gene Sauers United States Scioto Country Club Upper Arlington, Ohio 277 ( − 3 ) 1 stroke Miguel Ángel Jiménez Billy Mayfair 3,750,000 675,000 2015 Jeff Maggert United States Del Paso Country Club Sacramento, California 270 ( − 10 ) 2 strokes Colin Montgomerie 3,750,000 675,000 2014 Colin Montgomerie Scotland Oak Tree National Edmond, Oklahoma 279 ( − 5 ) Playoff Gene Sauers 3,500,000 630,000 2013 Kenny Perry United States Omaha Country Club Omaha, Nebraska 267 ( − 13 ) 5 strokes Fred Funk 2,750,000 500,000 2012 Roger Chapman England Indianwood Golf and Country Club Lake Orion, Michigan 270 ( − 10 ) 2 strokes Fred Funk Bernhard Langer Tom Lehman Corey Pavin 2,750,000 500,000 2011 Olin Browne United States Inverness Club Toledo, Ohio 269 ( − 15 ) 3 strokes Mark O'Meara 2,750,000 500,000 Bernhard Langer Germany Sahalee Country Club Sammamish, Washington 272 ( − 8 ) 3 strokes Fred Couples 2,600,000 470,000 2009 Fred Funk United States Crooked Stick Golf Club Carmel, Indiana 268 ( − 20 ) 6 strokes Joey Sindelar 2,600,000 470,000 2008 Eduardo Romero Argentina Broadmoor Golf Club Colorado Springs, Colorado 274 ( − 6 ) 4 strokes Fred Funk 2,600,000 470,000 2007 Brad Bryant United States Whistling Straits, Straits Course Haven, Wisconsin 282 ( − 6 ) 3 strokes Ben Crenshaw 2,600,000 470,000 2006 Allen Doyle ( 2 ) United States Prairie Dunes Golf Club Hutchinson, Kansas 272 ( − 8 ) 2 strokes Tom Watson 2,600,000 470,000 2005 Allen Doyle United States NCR Country Club, South Course Kettering, Ohio 274 ( − 10 ) 1 stroke Loren Roberts D.A. Weibring 2,600,000 470,000 Peter Jacobsen United States Bellerive Country Club St. Louis, Missouri 272 ( − 12 ) 1 stroke Hale Irwin 2,600,000 470,000 2003 Bruce Lietzke United States Inverness Club Toledo, Ohio 207 ( − 6 ) 2 strokes Tom Watson 2,600,000 470,000 2002 Don Pooley United States Caves Valley Golf Club Owings Mills, Maryland 274 ( − 10 ) Playoff Tom Watson 2,500,000 450,000 2001 Bruce Fleisher United States Salem Country Club Peabody, Massachusetts 280 ( E ) 1 stroke Isao Aoki Gil Morgan 2,400,000 430,000 2000 Hale Irwin ( 2 ) United States Saucon Valley Country Club, Old Course Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 267 ( − 17 ) 3 strokes Bruce Fleisher 2,250,000 400,000 1999 Dave Eichelberger United States Des Moines Golf and Country Club West Des Moines, Iowa 281 ( − 7 ) 3 strokes Ed Dougherty 1,750,000 315,000 1998 Hale Irwin United States Riviera Country Club Pacific Palisades, California 285 ( + 1 ) 1 stroke Vicente Fernández 1,500,000 267,500 1997 Graham Marsh Australia Olympia Fields Country Club Olympia Fields, Illinois 280 ( E ) 1 stroke John Bland 1,300,000 232,500 Dave Stockton United States Canterbury Golf Club Beachwood, Ohio 277 ( − 11 ) 2 strokes Hale Irwin 1,200,000 212,500 1995 Tom Weiskopf United States Congressional Country Club, Blue Course Bethesda, Maryland 275 ( − 13 ) 4 strokes Jack Nicklaus 1,000,000 175,000 1994 Simon Hobday South Africa Pinehurst Resort, No. 2 Course Pinehurst, North Carolina 274 ( − 10 ) 1 stroke Jim Albus Graham Marsh 800,000 145,000 1993 Jack Nicklaus ( 2 ) United States Cherry Hills Country Club Cherry Hills Village, Colorado 278 ( − 6 ) 1 stroke Tom Weiskopf 700,000 135,330 1992 Larry Laoretti United States Saucon Valley Country Club, Old Course Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 275 ( − 9 ) 4 strokes Jim Colbert 700,000 130,000 1991 Jack Nicklaus United States Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course Birmingham, Michigan 282 ( + 2 ) Playoff Chi - Chi Rodríguez 600,000 110,000 1990 Lee Trevino United States Ridgewood Country Club Paramus, New Jersey 275 ( − 13 ) 2 strokes Jack Nicklaus 500,000 90,000 1989 Orville Moody United States Laurel Valley Golf Club Ligonier, Pennsylvania 279 ( − 9 ) 2 strokes Frank Beard 450,000 80,000 1988 Gary Player ( 2 ) South Africa Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 Medinah, Illinois 288 ( E ) Playoff Bob Charles 400,000 65,000 Gary Player South Africa Brooklawn Country Club Fairfield, Connecticut 270 ( − 14 ) 6 strokes Doug Sanders 300,000 47,000 1986 Dale Douglass United States Scioto Country Club Columbus, Ohio 279 ( − 9 ) 1 stroke Gary Player 275,000 42,500 1985 Miller Barber ( 3 ) United States Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course Stateline, Nevada 285 ( − 3 ) 4 strokes Roberto De Vicenzo 225,000 40,199 1984 Miller Barber ( 2 ) United States Oak Hill Country Club, East Course Pittsford, New York 286 ( − 2 ) 2 strokes Arnold Palmer 200,000 36,448 Billy Casper United States Hazeltine National Golf Club Chaska, Minnesota 288 ( + 4 ) Playoff Rod Funseth 175,000 30,566 1982 Miller Barber United States Portland Golf Club Portland, Oregon 282 ( − 2 ) 4 strokes Gene Littler Dan Sikes 150,000 28,648 1981 Arnold Palmer United States Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course Birmingham, Michigan 289 ( + 9 ) Playoff Billy Casper Bob Stone 149,000 26,000 1980 Roberto De Vicenzo Argentina Winged Foot Golf Club, East Course Mamaroneck, New York 285 ( + 1 ) 4 strokes William C. Campbell ( a ) 100,000 20,000 Multiple winners Six men have multiple victories in the U.S. Senior Open : 3 wins Miller Barber ( 1982, 1984, 1985 ) 2 wins Gary Player ( 1987, 1988 ) Jack Nicklaus ( 1991, 1993 ) Hale Irwin ( 1998, 2000 ) Allen Doyle ( 2005, 2006 ) Kenny Perry ( 2013, 2017 ) Successful defenders of the title were Barber ( 1985 ), Player ( 1988 ), and Doyle ( 2006 ). Winners of both U.S. Open and U.S. Senior Open The following men have won both the U.S. Open and the U.S. Senior Open, the majors run by the USGA : Player U.S. Open U.S. Senior Open Arnold Palmer 1960 1981 Billy Casper 1959, 1966 Gary Player 1965 1987, 1988 Orville Moody 1969 1989 Lee Trevino 1968, 1971 1990 Jack Nicklaus 1962, 1967, 1972, 1980 1991, 1993 Hale Irwin 1974, 1979, 1990 1998, 2000 Palmer ( 1954 ) and Nicklaus ( 1959, 1961 ) also won the U.S. Amateur, previously considered a major. Future sites Year Venue Location Dates 2018 Broadmoor Golf Club, East Course Colorado Springs, Colorado June 28 -- July 1 2019 Warren Golf Course, University of Notre Dame South Bend, Indiana June 27 -- 30 2020 Newport Country Club Newport, Rhode Island June 25 -- 28 2021 Omaha Country Club Omaha, Nebraska July 8 -- 11 2022 Saucon Valley Country Club Bethlehem, Pennsylvania June 23 -- 26 See also Golf portal Golf in the United States References Jump up ^ `` De Vicenzo cops Senior Open ''. Wilmington Morning Star. North Carolina. Associated Press. June 30, 1980. p. 7B. Jump up ^ `` Seniors tee it up in the US Senior Open ''. Nashua Telegraph. New Hampshire. Associated Press. July 8, 1981. p. 24. Jump up ^ Senko, David ( July 9, 2006 ). `` Doyle becomes oldest winner of U.S. Senior Open ''. PGA Tour. Archived from the original on July 16, 2006. Jump up ^ `` 2014 U.S. Senior Open Entry Form '' ( PDF ). USGA. Retrieved July 8, 2014. 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Son Challenge Category European Senior Tour events Major championships U.S. Senior PGA Championship U.S. Senior Open ( unofficial money ) Senior Open Championship Other tournaments in playing order Sharjah Senior Golf Masters European Tour Properties Senior Classic Swiss Seniors Open WINSTONgolf Senior Open Scottish Senior Open Willow Senior Golf Classic Travis Perkins Masters Senior Italian Open Paris Legends Championship Dutch Senior Masters Farmfoods European Senior Masters MCB Tour Championship Golf on Fox U.S. Opens 2015 2016 2017 2018 U.S. Women 's Opens 2015 2016 2017 Other events U.S. Amateur Four - Ball United States Senior Open U.S. Junior Amateur Golf Championship Franklin Templeton Shootout U.S. Women 's Amateur Championship U.S. Amateur Championship U.S. Girls ' Junior Golf Championship U.S. Mid-Amateur Golf Championship Walker Cup Related articles Television contract history U.S. Open broadcasters Coordinates : 42 ° 31 ′ 52 '' N 70 ° 57 ′ 47 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 42.531 ° N 70.963 ° W ﻿ / 42.531 ; - 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Question: how old do you need to be to play in the senior open
Answer: 50