2018 U.S. SENIOR OPEN NOTEBOOK AND STORYLINES June 28-July 1, 2018 The Broadmoor (East Course) Colorado Springs, Colo.

WHO’S HERE – Among the 156 golfers in the 2018 U.S. Senior Open there are:

U.S. Senior Open champions (10): (2011), (2007), (2009), (1998, 2000), (2004), (2010), (2015), (2014), (2013, ‘17) and (2016).

U.S. Senior Open runners-up (13): Hale Irwin (1996, 2004), (2010), Fred Funk (2008, ’12, ‘13), Miguel Angel Jimenez (2016), Bernhard Langer (2012), (2012), (2016), Colin Montgomerie (2015), Mark O’Meara (2011), (2012), Gene Sauers (2014), (2009) and (2017).

U.S. Open champions (4): Hale Irwin (1974, ’79, ’90), (1993, ’98), (1992) and Corey Pavin (1995).

U.S. Open runners-up (6): Miguel Angel Jimenez (2000), Tom Lehman (1996), Davis Love III (1996), (2008), Colin Montgomerie (1994, ‘97, 2006) and (1992).

U.S. Amateur champions (5): (1978), Mark O’Meara (1979), Billy Mayfair (1987), (1989) and (1984).

U.S. Amateur runners-up (3): John Cook (1979), (1978) and Tom Kite (1970).

U.S. Junior Amateur champions (1): Jack Larkin (1979).

U.S. Junior Amateur runners-up (0): none

U.S. Mid-Amateur champions (1): Michael McCoy (2013).

U.S. Mid-Amateur runners-up (1): Tim Hogarth (2010).

U.S. Senior Amateur champions (2): Sean Knapp (2017) and Paul Simson (2010, ’12).

U.S. Senior Amateur runners-up (1): Paul Simson (2017).

U.S. Amateur Public Links champions (2): Billy Mayfair (1986) and Tim Hogarth (1996).

U.S. Amateur Public Links runners-up (0): none.

USGA champions (23): Olin Browne (2011 Senior Open), Brad Bryant (2007 Senior Open), John Cook (1978 Amateur), Fred Funk (2009 Senior Open), Tim Hogarth (1996 Amateur Public Links), Hale Irwin (1998, 2000 Senior Open, 1974, ’79, ’90 Open), Peter Jacobsen (2004 Senior Open), Lee Janzen (1993, ’98 Open), Tom Kite (1992 Open), Sean Knapp (2017 Senior Amateur), Bernhard Langer (2010 Senior Open), Jack Larkin (1979 Junior Amateur), Jeff Maggert (2015 Senior Open), Billy Mayfair (1986 Amateur Public Links, 1987 Amateur), Michael McCoy (2013 Mid-Amateur), Colin Montgomerie (2014 Senior Open), Mark O’Meara (1979 Amateur), Corey Pavin (1995 Open), Chris Patton (1989 Amateur), Kenny Perry (2013, ‘17 Senior Open), Gene Sauers (2016 Senior Open), Paul Simson (2010, ’12 Senior Amateur), and Scott Verplank (1984 Amateur).

Walker Cup Team Members: (10): (1987), (1975), Scott Hoch (1979), Tom Kite (1971), Davis Love III (1985), Billy Mayfair (1987), Michael McCoy (2015), Corey Pavin (1981), Scott Verplank (1985) and (1985).

Great Britain & Ireland (1): Colin Montgomerie (1985, ’87).

NCAA Division I champions (5): Jay Haas (1975), (1984), Hale Irwin (1967), Tom Kite (1972) and Scott Verplank (1986).

NCAA Division II champions (1): Lee Janzen (1986).

TOTAL SENIOR OPENS WON BY 2018 CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD (12): Olin Browne (1), Brad Bryant (1), Fred Funk (1), Hale Irwin (2), Peter Jacobsen (1), Bernhard Langer (1), Jeff Maggert (1), Colin Montgomerie (1), Kenny Perry (2) and Gene Sauers (1).

PLAYERS IN FIELD WITH MOST SENIOR OPEN APPEARANCES (2017 included) – Hale Irwin (22), Tom Kite (16), (15), Jay Haas (13), Peter Jacobsen (13) and Brad Bryant (12).

ACTIVE CONSECUTIVE U.S. SENIOR OPEN APPEARANCES (2017 included) – Hale Irwin (14).

CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD – The USGA accepted 2,738 entries in 2018. Wesley Pacheco, a 52-year-old amateur from Jacksonville, Fla., submitted his entry 2 minutes and 37 seconds before the deadline of 5 p.m. EDT on May 16. Gary Albrecht, a 61-year-old amateur from Denver, Colo., was the first entrant. The record for entries is 3,101 in 2002.

The 156-player field includes 68 fully exempt golfers, 10 of whom are U.S. Senior Open champions. Sectional qualifying was played over 18 holes at 34 sites across the United States between May 21 and June 11. There were qualifying sites in 26 states, including five in California, three in and two in Pennsylvania and Texas.

AMATEURS – There are 25 amateurs in the 156-player field. At least one amateur has made the 36-hole cut in 13 consecutive U.S. Senior Opens. Robby Funk, the low amateur in last year’s U.S. Senior Open, and Sean Knapp, the 2017 U.S. Senior Amateur champion, are among this group.

Funk, who will turn 55 on June 28, the first day of the championship, tied for 54th in the 2017 U.S. Senior Open, held at Salem Country Club, in Peabody, Mass. He has played in eight USGA championships, including last year’s U.S. Amateur. His grandfather, John Funk, the son of the founder of Funk and Wagnalls Dictionary, introduced him to the game

Knapp, 56, defeated Paul Simson, 2 and 1, in last year’s U.S. Senior Amateur final, held at The Minikahda Club, in Minneapolis, Minn. He is competing in his third U.S. Senior Open and 43rd USGA championship. He tied for 60th in the 2012 Senior Open, which was played at Indianwood and Country Club, in Lake Orion, Mich.

Michael McCoy, 55, is playing in his sixth U.S. Senior Open. He was the low amateur in 2014 and 2015. McCoy, who has competed in 53 USGA championships, won the 2013 U.S. Mid-Amateur at the Country Club of Birmingham (Ala.) and became the second-oldest winner of the championship at age 50. He was a member of the 2015 USA Team.

Paul Simson, 67, won the U.S. Senior Amateur in 2010 and 2012. He is playing in his eighth U.S. Senior Open. Chris Patton, 50, captured the 1989 U.S. Amateur and is competing in his first year of eligibility. Jack Larkin, 56, claimed the 1979 U.S. Junior Amateur and is playing in his second U.S. Senior Open.

Note: There were 20 amateurs in last year’s U.S. Senior Open at Salem Country Club. Robby Funk was the lone amateur to make the cut and he went on to tie for 54th. William C. (Bill) Campbell (1980) and Tim Jackson (2009) are the only amateurs to hold the lead at a U.S. Senior Open through 36 holes.

Amateurs at Senior Open Year Number Made Cut Low Finisher 2018 25 ------2017 20 1 Robby Funk (tie, 54th) 2016 23 1 Chip Lutz (tie, 37th) 2015 27 3 Michael McCoy (tie, 26th) 2014 17 2 Michael McCoy (tie, 26th) 2013 28 1 Doug Hanzel (56th) 2012 35 2 Doug Hanzel (tie, 53rd) 2011 29 1 Tim Jackson (tie, 50th) 2010 30 3 Tim Jackson (tie, 32nd) 2009 28 3 Tim Jackson (tie, 11th) 2008 29 6 Danny Green (tie, 37th) 2007 31 5 Danny Green and George Zahringer (tie, 33rd) 2006 33 1 Randy Reifers (tie, 47th) 2005 30 4 Greg Reynolds and George Zahringer (tie, 31st) 2004 25 1 Patrick Tallent (tie, 54th) 2003 33 0 ----- 2002 29 2 Bob Clark (tie, 56th) 2001 26 4 Paul Simson (tie, 40th) 2000 26 4 Kemp Richardson (tie, 47th) 1999 23 2 Kemp Richardson (tie, 46th) 1998 30 1 Joel Hirsch (tie, 59th) 1997 29 4 Marvin (Vinny) Giles III (tie, 55th) 1996 32 3 Marvin (Vinny) Giles III (tie, 54th) 1995 40 3 Bob Housen (tie, 38th) 1994 36 4 Johnny Stevens (tie, 28th) 1993 39 5 Marvin (Vinny) Giles III (tie, 35th) 1992 38 4 Morris Beecroft (tie, 32nd) 1991 37 5 Jim Patti (tie, 34th) 1990 39 5 (tie, 31st) 1989 43 10 Jim McMurtrey (tie, 28th) 1988 47 10 Bob Housen (tie, 25th) 1987 43 9 Dennis Iden (tie, 42nd) 1986 37 7 Robert Hoff (tie, 37th) 1985 53 7 William Hyndman III (tie, 18th) 1984 54 13 Dale Morey and Fordie Pitts Jr. (tie, 13th) 1983 46 9 Robert Rawlins (tie, 15th) 1982 42 4 John Harbottle (42nd) 1981 45 6 Glenn Johnson (tie, 16th) 1980 67 16 William C. Campbell (2nd)

SECTIONAL QUALIFIERS – , the 1987 Masters champion, , the winner of the 2004 Open Championship at Royal Troon, and Bob Gilder, who has won a combined 16 events on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions, are among the 89 Senior Open sectional qualifiers.

Mize, who won four times on the PGA Tour, defeated and to win the Masters when he converted a 140-foot chip shot for a birdie on the second hole. Hamilton made four pars in a four-hole aggregate playoff with to win the 2004 Open. Gilder, who competed in 21 U.S. Opens, recorded six PGA Tour victories.

Glen Day was the top finisher among sectional qualifiers in the previous two U.S. Senior Opens. He tied for sixth last year at Salem Country Club and tied for 18th at Scioto Country Club in 2016.

Note: In 2002, was the last player to win the U.S. Senior Open as a sectional qualifier.

Sectional Qualifiers at Senior Open Year Number Made Cut Low Finisher 2018 89 ------2017 80 14 (6th) 2016 80 15 Glen Day, (tie, 18th) 2015 85 24 Grant Waite (tie, 3rd) 2014 86 20 (tie, 5th) 2013 85 15 (tie, 9th) 2012 85 16 Lance Ten Broeck (tie, 9th) 2011 86 15 (tie, 9th) 2010 92 25 J.L. Lewis and (tie, 12th) 2009 83 16 (3rd) 2008 85 17 Jeff Klein (tie, 9th) 2007 91 21 Jim Woodward (tie, 11th) 2006 89 16 (tie, 5th) 2005 87 21 Perry Arthur (tie, 14th) 2004 86 16 (11th) 2003 81 15 R.W. Eaks and Dan Halldorson (tie, 19th) 2002 89 17 Don Pooley (won) 2001 90 21 Ted Goin (tie, 16th) 2000 88 20 Ed Sabo (tie, 15th) 1999 96 23 (tie, 8th) 1998 95 18 Dan Wood (tie, 7th) 1997 95 24 Hugh Baiocchi and Leonard Thompson (tie, 5th) 1996 100 22 Frank Conner (tie, 12th) 1995 101 19 Brian Barnes (tie, 12th) 1994 104 23 (tie, 13th) 1993 98 18 Tommy Aycock (tie, 7th) 1992 97 25 Carl Lohren (tie, 14th) 1991 107 28 Babe Hiskey (tie, 15th) 1990 105 28 Rocky Thompson (tie, 15th) 1989 95 34 (tie, 3rd) 1988 95 23 J.C. Goosie (tie, 15th) 1987 102 29 Don Massengale (5th) 1986 95 31 Bob Toski (tie, 10th) 1985 99 30 Walter Zembriski (tie, 4th) 1984 107 33 Al Mengert (tie, 10th) 1983 111 38 Guy Wolstenholme (4th) 1982 111 25 Ken Towns (7th) 1981 104 27 Bob Stone (tie, 2nd) 1980 125 36 Charles Sifford (4th)

QUALIFYING HISTORY Kent Jones shot a 63 to win medalist honors by seven strokes at the Santa Fe, N.M., sectional qualifier on May 29. He recorded a bogey-free round with one eagle and seven birdies at The Club at Las Campanas (Sunset Course). Jones’ score matched the lowest round in U.S. Senior Open sectional qualifying history. Leonard Thompson fired a 63 at Florence (S.C.) Country Club in 2006 and Jimmy Blanks shot the same score at Grenelefe Golf & Tennis Resort, in Haines City, Fla., in 1996.

U.S. Senior Open Sectional Qualifying Low Scores (Since 1980) 63, Kent Jones, 2018 (The Club at Las Campanas; Santa Fe, N.M.) 63, Leonard Thompson, 2006 (Florence, S.C.; Florence C.C.) 63, Jimmy Blanks, 1996 (Haines City, Fla.; Grenelefe Golf & Tennis Resort) 64, Clark Dennis, 2017 (Dallas, Texas; Las Colinas Country Club) 64, Brad Lardon, 2016 (The Woodlands, Texas; Club at Carlton Woods / Nicklaus Course) 64, Bill Harvey, 2014 (Albuquerque, N.M.; Albuquerque C.C.) 64, a-Bert Atkinson, 2009 (Florence, S.C.; Florence C.C.) 64, Steve Haskins, 2009 (Albuquerque, N.M.; Albuquerque C.C.) 64, Wesley Burton, 2007 (Boynton Beach, Fla.; Quail Ridge C.C. / North Course) 64, Rod Souza, 2004 (Copperopolis, Calif.; Saddle Creek C.C.) 64, Robert Gaona, 2002 (Goodyear, Ariz.; Tuscany Falls C.C.) 64, Dick McClean, 2001 (Redlands, Calif.; Redlands C.C.) 64, Steve Moreland, 2000 (Charlotte, N.C.; Cedarwood C.C.)

USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE BROADMOOR This will be the second U.S. and the eighth USGA championship to be conducted at The Broadmoor.

The Broadmoor’s East Course was the site of the 2008 U.S. Senior Open, when became the second Argentinean to win the Senior Open, joining 1980 champion . Romero finished at 6-under- 274, including a third-round 65, to post a four-stroke victory over Fred Funk.

In 1959, defeated , 1 up, to win the first of his two U.S. Amateur Championships. The 19-year-old Nicklaus made an 8-foot birdie putt on the 36th hole to clinch the final match, a stroke he says gave him the confidence to turn professional and become the game’s greatest major champion. Nicklaus would go on to win eight USGA championships, including the 1991 and 1993 Senior Opens.

The U.S. Women’s Open Championship has been conducted twice on the East Course. In 1995, Annika Sorenstam shot a final-round 68 to edge Meg Mallon by one stroke (278-279) to win the first of her three U.S. Women’s Open titles. Sorenstam, who won on the 50th anniversary of the championship, became the 13th player to make the U.S. Women’s Open her first American professional victory.

In 2011, So Yeon Ryu, of the Republic of Korea, defeated fellow Korean Hee Kyung Seo in a three-hole aggregate playoff, the first time the championship used this format to decide the winner. The two players were tied at 3-under-par 281 after 72 holes. Ryu birdied the last two holes of the playoff to win by three strokes.

The Broadmoor’s East Course also hosted the 1962 Curtis Cup Match, when the USA defeated Great Britain and Ireland, 8-1. The USA Team included JoAnne Gunderson Carner, an eight-time USGA champion, seven-time USGA champion Anne Quast Sander, two-time U.S. Women’s Amateur winner Barbara McIntire and Judy Bell, a future USGA president.

In 1967, The Broadmoor’s West Course hosted the U.S. Amateur and Robert B. Dickson edged by one shot during an era when the championship was conducted entirely at stroke playi. In 1982, the resort’s South Course (now the Mountain Course) hosted the U.S. Women’s Amateur, as Juli Inkster defeated Cathy Hanlon, 4 and 3, for her third consecutive title.

USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE BROADMOOR 1959 U.S. Amateur (East Course): Jack Nicklaus def. Charles Coe, 1 up 1962 Curtis Cup Match (East Course): USA def. Great Britain and Ireland, 8-1 1967 U.S. Amateur (West Course): Robert B. Dickson by one stroke over Marvin “Vinny” Giles III (285- 286) 1982 U.S. Women’s Amateur (South Course): Juli Simpson Inkster def. Cathy Hanlon, 4 and 3 1995 U.S. Women’s Open (East Course): Annika Sorenstam by one stroke over Meg Mallon (278-279) 2008 U.S. Senior Open (East Course): Eduardo Romero by four strokes over Fred Funk (274-278) 2011 U.S. Women’s Open (East Course): So Yeon Ryu def. Hee Kyung Seo (281-3-4-3 – 281-3-6-4)

OTHER CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE BROADMOOR 1953 NCAA Championship: Earl Moeller, Oklahoma A&M (Individual), Stanford (Team) 1957 NCAA Championship: Rex Baxter, Houston (Individual), Stanford (Team) 1960 NCAA Championship: Dick Crawford, Houston (Individual), Houston (Team) 1964 NCAA Championship: Terry Small, San Jose State (Individual), Houston (Team) 1969 NCAA Championship: Bob Clark, Cal State-Los Angeles (Individual), Houston (Team) 1935 : Charlie Yates d. Rodney Bliss, 5 and 3 1941 Western Amateur: d. Harry Todd, 3 and 2 1927 Trans-Mississippi Amateur: 1930 Trans-Mississippi Amateur: Robert McCray 1933 Trans-Mississippi Amateur: Gus Moreland 1939 Trans-Mississippi Amateur: Chic Harbert 1949 Trans-Mississippi Amateur: Charles Coe 1964 Trans-Mississippi Amateur: Wright Garrett

USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS IN COLORADO This will be the 32nd USGA championship played in Colorado and the third U.S. Senior Open contested in the state. In 1993, Jack Nicklaus won the second of his two U.S. Senior Opens with a one-stroke victory at Cherry Hills Country Club. In 2008, Eduardo Romero prevailed at The Broadmoor’s East Course to become the second Argentinean to win the U.S. Senior Open.

U.S. SENIOR OPENS IN COLORADO 1993: Cherry Hills Country Club, Englewood (Jack Nicklaus by one stroke over , 278-279) 2008: The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs (Eduardo Romero by four strokes over Fred Funk, 274-278)

CLUBS THAT HAVE HOSTED THE U.S. SENIOR OPEN, U.S. AMATEUR & U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN The Broadmoor is one of six clubs to have hosted a U.S. Women’s Open, U.S. Senior Open and U.S. Amateur:

The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colo.: Women – 1995, 2011; Senior – 2008; Amateur – 1959, 1967 Cherry Hills Country Club, Cherry Hills Village, Colo.: Women – 2005; Senior – 1993; Amateur – 1990, 2012 Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minn.: Women – 1966, 1977; Senior – 1983; Amateur – 2006 Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Village of Pinehurst, N.C.: Women – 2014; Senior – 1994; Amateur – 1962, 2008 Saucon Valley Country Club, Bethlehem, Pa.: Women – 2009; Senior – 1992, 2000; Amateur - 1951 , Mamaroneck, N.Y.: Women – 1957, 1972; Senior – 1980; Amateur – 1940, 2004

PLAYERS WHO PLAYED IN 2008 U.S. SENIOR OPEN AT BROADMOOR (15) – Here are the 15 players in this year’s field who competed in the 2008 U.S. Senior Open at The Broadmoor, and their finish: Brad Bryant (T-14), John Cook (5th), Fred Funk (2nd), Bob Gilder (57th), Jay Haas (T-9), Scott Hoch (T-9), Hale Irwin (T-40), Peter Jacobsen (MC), Tom Kite (T-12), Bernhard Langer (T-6), Mark O’Meara (MC), Matt Seitz (MC), a-Paul Simson (MC), Joey Sindelar (T-6) and Jeff Sluman (T-18).

HOLE BY HOLE – The Broadmoor (East Course) will be set up at 7,264 yards and will play to a par of 36-34–70. The yardage for each round of the championship will vary due to course setup and conditions.

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out Par 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 3 5 36 Yards 429 339 601 165 433 402 426 178 535 3,508

Hole 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Par 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 34 Yards 501 478 240 493 427 459 180 545 433 3,756

COURSE RATING AND SLOPE – Based on the course setup for the championship, the Course Rating™ is 73.8. The Slope Rating® is 141.

ARCHITECT – The Broadmoor’s East Course was designed by Donald Ross and opened for play in 1918. The course sits on the southern edge of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of more than 6,400 feet. The East Course is now a combination of holes from Ross’ original layout and holes that were designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. in 1952. The Broadmoor features two other courses, the West and the Mountain, and the resort’s landmark hotel, a 700-room, 18-restaurant facility located on the edge of Cheyenne Lake.

U.S. SENIOR OPEN – PAR-70 COURSES (11) Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Hills, Mich. (1981, 1991) , Rochester, N.Y. (1984) Olympia Fields (Ill.) Country Club (1997) Salem Country Club, Peabody, Mass. (2001, 2017) Prairie Dunes Country Club, Hutchinson, Kan. (2006) The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo. (2008, 2018) , Sammamish, Wash. (2010) Indianwood Golf & Country Club (Old Course), Lake Orion, Mich. (2012) Omaha (Neb.) Country Club (2013) Del Paso Country Club, Sacramento, Calif. (2015) Scioto Country Club, Columbus, Ohio (2016)

LONGEST U.S. SENIOR OPEN COURSES 7,269 yards, Crooked Stick G.C., second round, Carmel, Ind., 2009 7,248 yards, The Broadmoor (East Course), fourth round, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2008 7,241 yards, Crooked Stick G.C., first round, Carmel, Ind., 2009 7,223 yards, Crooked Stick G.C., fourth round, Carmel, Ind., 2009 7,217 yards, The Broadmoor (East Course), first round, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2008 7,208 yards, Crooked Stick G.C., third round, Carmel, Ind., 2009 7,192 yards, The Broadmoor (East Course), third round, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2008 7,164 yards, Inverness Club, fourth round, Toledo, Ohio, 2011 7,147 yards, The Broadmoor (East Course), second round, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2008 7,098 yards, Scioto C.C., third round, Columbus, Ohio, 2016

LONG HOLES – In 2018, The Broadmoor’s East Course may feature one of the longest par 5s in U.S. Senior Open history, the 601-yard third hole. The 10th and 17th holes may be among the longest par 4s and the 12th may rank among the longest par 3s.

LONGEST PAR 5s IN U.S. SENIOR OPEN HISTORY 627 yards – 15th, third round, Del Paso Country Club, Sacramento, Calif., 2015 608 yards – 7th at Brooklawn Country Club, Fairfield, Conn., 1987 608 yards – 6th at , Beachwood, Ohio, 1996 604 yards – 15th, first round, Del Paso Country Club, Sacramento, Calif., 2015 601 yards – 3rd, first round, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2008 601 yards – 3rd, fourth round, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2008 600 yards – 5th, second round, at Crooked Stick Golf Club, Carmel, Ind., 2009 600 yards – 4th, fourth round, at Crooked Stick Golf Club, Carmel, Ind., 2009 600 yards – 14th, first round, at , Edmond, Okla., 2014

LONGEST PAR 4s in U.S. SENIOR OPEN HISTORY 545 yards – 17th, second round, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2008 545 yards – 17th, third round, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2008 510 yards – 17th, first round, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2008 502 yards – 10th, fourth round, Omaha (Neb.) Country Club, 2013 501 yards – 10th, first round, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2008 501 yards – 10th, second round, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2008 501 yards – 10th, third round, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2008 501 yards – 10th, fourth round, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2008 501 yards – 10th, third round, Omaha (Neb.) Country Club, 2013 499 yards – 17th, first round, Salem Country Club, Peabody, Mass., 2017 498 yards – 8th, first round, at Scioto Country Club, Columbus, Ohio, 2016

LONGEST PAR 3s in U.S. SENIOR OPEN HISTORY 244 yards – 12th, first round, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2008 239 yards – 12th, third round, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2008 237 yards – 14th, third round, Scioto C.C., Columbus, Ohio, 2016 235 yards – 15th, second round, Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio, 2011 234 yards – 17th, fourth round, Del Paso C.C., Sacramento, Calif., 2015 233 yards – 14th, second round, Scioto C.C, Columbus, Ohio, 2016 231 yards – 3rd, third round, Omaha (Neb.) C.C., 2013 231 yards – 16th, fourth round, at Omaha (Neb.) C.C., 2013

THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED IN THE SENIOR OPEN – Colin Montgomerie – the last international winner (2014) – the last to defend title successfully (2006) – the last to win in his first appearance (2012) Jeff Maggert – the last to win on his second attempt (2015) Olin Browne – the last start-to-finish winner with no ties (2011) Hale Irwin – the last winner to birdie the 72nd hole to win by one stroke (1998) – the last winner without a round in the 60s (1988) Kenny Perry – the last winner with all rounds in the 60s (2017) Gene Sauers – the last defending champion to miss the cut (2017) Don Pooley – the last winner to come through sectional qualifying (2002)

FUTURE U.S. SENIOR OPENS June 27-30, 2019: The Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind. June 25-28, 2020: Newport (R.I.) Country Club July 8-11, 2021: Omaha (Neb.) Country Club June 23-26, 2022: Saucon Valley Country Club, Bethlehem, Pa.

PAST SENIOR OPEN CHAMPIONS – Since the U.S. Senior Open began in 1980, three players have successfully defended their championship: (1984-’85), Gary Player (1987-’88) and Allen Doyle (2005-’06).

In Defense of the Senior Open Year Champion Previous Year Result in Defense 2017 Kenny Perry withdrew ----- 2016 Gene Sauers tie, 47th missed cut 2015 Jeff Maggert tie, 55th tie, 30th 2014 Colin Montgomerie tie, 30th 2nd 2013 Kenny Perry missed cut tie, 14th 2012 Roger Chapman did not play missed cut 2011 Olin Browne tie, 3rd tie, 36th 2010 Bernhard Langer 4th tie, 12th 2009 Fred Funk 2nd tie, 43rd 2008 Eduardo Romero tie, 22nd tie, 19th 2007 Brad Bryant tie, 14th tie, 14th 2006 Allen Doyle won missed cut 2005 Allen Doyle tie, 42nd won 2004 Peter Jacobsen did not play tie, 26th 2003 tie, 21st tie, 19th 2002 Don Pooley did not play tie, 43rd 2001 2nd missed cut 2000 Hale Irwin tie, 3rd tie, 11th 1999 Dave Eichelberger 56th tie, 34th 1998 Hale Irwin tie, 5th tie, 3rd 1997 4th missed cut 1996 tie, 21st missed cut 1995 Tom Weiskopf tie, 4th tie, 35th 1994 tie, 10th tie, 35th 1993 Jack Nicklaus tie, 3rd tie, 7th 1992 Larry Laoretti did not play tie, 46th 1991 Jack Nicklaus 2nd tie, 3rd 1990 did not play tie, 4th 1989 tie, 4th tie, 11th 1988 Gary Player won tie, 9th 1987 Gary Player 2nd won 1986 did not play tie, 6th 1985 Miller Barber won 7th 1984 Miller Barber 3rd won 1983 tie, 13th tie, 14th 1982 Miller Barber 6th 3rd 1981 did not play tie, 5th 1980 Roberto De Vicenzo did not play did not play

WHAT THE CHAMPION RECEIVES Among the benefits enjoyed by the U.S. Senior Open champion are: *A U.S. Senior Open exemption for the next 10 years or through age 65 (whichever yields the higher number of exemptions).

SENIOR MAJOR CHAMPIONS – Bernhard Langer, the 2010 U.S. Senior Open champion, has won three of the last seven senior major championships contested, and five of the last 12. In 2017, Langer won his first Senior PGA Championship and captured his third Senior Open Championship, conducted by The R&A, and second Tradition. He has won 10 senior major professional titles. Langer became the all-time leader in that category with his 2017 Senior PGA Championship victory. Jack Nicklaus is second with eight and Hale Irwin is third with seven.

Winners of Recent Senior Major Championships Year Winner (Championship) Result 2018 (Senior PGA) (-19, 265) 2018 Miguel Angel Jimenez (Tradition) (-19, 269) 2017 Bernhard Langer (Sr. Open Champ.) (-4, 280) 2017 Scott McCarron (Senior Players) (-18, 270) 2017 Kenny Perry (U.S. Senior Open) (-16, 264) 2017 Bernhard Langer (Senior PGA) (-18, 270) 2017 Bernhard Langer (Tradition) (-20, 268) 2016 Gene Sauers (U.S. Senior Open) (-3, 277) 2016 Paul Broadhurst (Sr. Open Champ.) (-11, 277) 2016 Bernhard Langer (Senior Players) (+1, 281) 2016 Rocco Mediate (Senior PGA) (-19, 265) 2016 Bernhard Langer (Tradition) (-17, 271) 2015 Marco Dawson (Sr. Open Champ.) (-16, 264) 2015 Jeff Maggert (U.S. Senior Open) (-10, 270) 2015 Bernhard Langer (Senior Players) (-19, 265) 2015 Colin Montgomerie (Senior PGA) (-8, 280) 2015 Jeff Maggert (Tradition) (-14, 274, def. in playoff) 2014 Bernhard Langer (Sr. Open Champ.) (-18, 266) 2014 Colin Montgomerie (U.S. Senior Open) (-5, 279, def. Gene Sauers in playoff) 2014 Bernhard Langer (Senior Players) (-15, 265, def. Jeff Sluman in playoff) 2014 Colin Montgomerie (Senior PGA) (-13, 271) 2014 Kenny Perry (Tradition) (-7, 281) 2013 (Sr. Open Champ.) (-9, 271, def. Bernhard Langer in playoff) 2013 Kenny Perry (U.S. Senior Open) (-13, 267) 2013 Kenny Perry (Senior Players) (-19, 261) 2013 (Tradition) (-16, 272) 2013 Kohki Idoki (Senior PGA) (-11, 273) 2012 Fred Couples (Sr. Open Champ.) (-9, 271) 2012 Roger Chapman (U.S. Senior Open) (-10, 270) 2012 (Senior Players) (-14, 266) 2012 Tom Lehman (Tradition) (-14, 274) 2012 Roger Chapman (Senior PGA) (-13, 271) 2011 Fred Couples (Senior Players) (-11, 273, def. John Cook in playoff) 2011 Olin Browne (U.S. Senior Open) (-15, 269) 2011 Russ Cochran (Sr. Open Champ.) (-12, 276) 2011 (Senior PGA) (-10, 278, def. in playoff) 2011 Tom Lehman (Tradition) (-13, 275, def. in playoff) 2010 Mark O’Meara (Senior Players) (-7, 273, def. in playoff) 2010 Fred Funk (Tradition) (-12, 276) 2010 Bernhard Langer (U.S. Senior Open) (-8, 272) 2010 Bernhard Langer (Sr. Open Champ.) (-5, 279) 2010 Tom Lehman (Senior PGA) (-7, 281, def. F. Couples & D. Frost in playoff) 2009 Jay Haas (Senior Players) (-13, 267) 2009 (Tradition) (-16, 272, def. John Cook in playoff) 2009 Fred Funk (U.S. Senior Open) (-20, 268) 2009 (Sr. Open Champ.) (-12, 268, def. F. Funk & M. McNulty in playoff) 2009 Michael Allen (Senior PGA) (-6, 274) 2008 D.A. Weibring (Senior Players) (-9, 271) 2008 Fred Funk (Tradition) (-19, 269) 2008 Eduardo Romero (U.S. Senior Open) (-6, 274) 2008 (Sr. Open Champ.) (-6, 278, def. John Cook in playoff) 2008 Jay Haas (Senior PGA) (+7, 287) 2007 Loren Roberts (Senior Players) (-13, 267) 2007 Mark McNulty (Tradition) (-16, 272) 2007 Tom Watson (Sr. Open Champ.) (E, 284) 2007 Brad Bryant (U.S. Senior Open) (-6, 282) 2007 (Senior PGA) (-9, 279)

CAREER SENIOR MAJOR LEADERS – Bernhard Langer, who has won all five senior major professional titles, is the career leader in that category with 10. Jack Nicklaus, a two-time U.S. Senior Open champion, is second with eight senior major professional titles. Hale Irwin, who won the U.S. Senior Open in 1998 and 2000, is third with seven senior majors.

Career Senior Major Leaders Number, Winners, Years of Championships 10, Bernhard Langer (2010 U.S. Senior Open; 2014, ’15, ‘16 Senior Players; 2010, ’14, ‘17 Sr. Open Champ.; 2016, ‘17 Tradition; 2017 Senior PGA) 8, Jack Nicklaus (1991, ’93 U.S. Senior Open; 1990, ’91, ’95, ’96 Tradition; 1990 Senior Players, 1991 Senior PGA) 7, Hale Irwin (1998, 2000 U.S. Senior Open; 1996, ’97, ’98, 2004 Senior PGA; 1999 Senior Players) 6, Gary Player (1987, ’88 U.S. Senior Open; 1986 ‘88, ’90 Senior PGA; 1987 Senior Players) 6, Tom Watson (2003, ’05, ’07 Sr. Open Champ.; 2001, ’11 Senior PGA; 2003 Tradition) 5, Miller Barber (1982, ’84, ’85 U.S. Senior Open; 1981 Senior PGA; 1983 Senior Players) 5, Arnold Palmer (1981 U.S. Senior Open; 1980, ’84 Senior PGA; 1984, ’85 Senior Players) 4, Allen Doyle (2005, ’06 U.S. Senior Open; 1999 Senior PGA; 2001 Senior Players) 4, (1996, 2000 Senior Players; 1994 Tradition; 1995 Senior PGA) 4, Kenny Perry (2013, ‘17 U.S. Senior Open; 2013 Senior Players; 2014 Tradition) 4, Loren Roberts (2006, ’09 Sr. Open Champ.; 2005 Tradition; 2007 Senior Players) 4, Lee Trevino (1990 U.S. Senior Open; 1992, ’94 Senior PGA; 1992 Tradition) 3, Fred Funk (2009 U.S. Senior Open; 2008, ’10 Tradition) 3, Jay Haas (2006, ’08 Senior PGA; 2009 Senior Players) 3, Tom Lehman (2011, ’12 Tradition; 2010 Senior PGA) 3, Colin Montgomerie (2014 Senior PGA; 2014 U.S. Senior Open; 2015 Senior PGA) 3, (1997, ’98 Tradition; 1998 Senior Players) 3, Dave Stockton (1996 U.S. Senior Open; 1992, ’94 Senior Players)

Bold – 2018 U.S. Senior Open competitor

TELEVISION SCHEDULE The 2018 U.S. Senior Open will receive at least 21 hours of live network coverage. Beginning in 2018, Rolex will be the exclusive presenting partner of coverage for eight USGA championships, including the U.S. Senior Open. Rolex’s commitment will allow an uninterrupted broadcast of these championships, providing fans hours of continuous live action. Date Network Program Time (Local/MDT) June 27 FS2 Wednesday at the U.S. Senior Open 10-11 a.m. June 28 FS1 First Round 2-7 p.m. June 29 FS1 Second Round 1:30-6:30 p.m. June 30 FS1 Third Round 2-7 p.m. July 1 FS1 Fourth Round 2-7 p.m.

FOX FACTS – FS1 will use 38 cameras (all are 1080p), including 6 1080p wireless, 2 wireless tracer cameras and 1 8,000 fps wireless camera. Other Items – 84 microphones, 16 miles of fiber optics, 66 channels of record, 12 channels of playback, 1.5 Gbps of IP data, 2 edit bays, 5 mobile production units and 225 staff.

LIVE STREAMING COVERAGE The U.S. Senior Open will receive at least 24 hours of live streaming coverage on the usga.org channel. Date Channel Program Time (Local/MDT) June 28 usga.org First Round, full coverage 10 a.m.-noon First Round, featured group 2-7 p.m. June 29 usga.org Second Round, full coverage 9:30-11:30 a.m. Second Round, featured group 1:30-6:30 p.m. June 30 usga.org Third Round, featured group 2-7 p.m. July 1 usga.org Fourth Round, featured group 2-7 p.m.

HISTORY – This is the 39th U.S. Senior Open Championship. The first U.S. Senior Open, played in 1980, was conducted for golfers 55 and older. The next year, the USGA lowered the minimum age to 50.

Miller Barber captured the first of his three U.S. Senior Open titles in 1982 – he also won in 1984 and 1985. The U.S. Senior Open has five two-time winners: Gary Player (1987, 1988), Jack Nicklaus (1991, 1993), Hale Irwin (1998, 2000), Allen Doyle (2005, 2006) and Kenny Perry (2013, 2017). Doyle became the championship’s oldest winner in 2006 at the age of 57 years, 11 months, 14 days.

The youngest champion is Dale Douglass, who won in 1986 at the age of 50 years, 3 months, 24 days.

WINNERS OF U.S. OPEN & U.S. SENIOR OPEN Winners, Years of Championships Billy Casper (1959, 1966 U.S. Open; 1983 U.S. Senior Open) Hale Irwin (1974, 1979, 1990 U.S. Open; 1998, 2000 U.S. Senior Open) Orville Moody (1969 U.S. Open; 1989 U.S. Senior Open) Jack Nicklaus (1962, 1967, 1972, 1980 U.S. Open; 1991, 1993 U.S. Senior Open) Arnold Palmer (1960 U.S. Open; 1981 U.S. Senior Open) Gary Player (1965 U.S. Open; 1987, 1988 U.S. Senior Open) Lee Trevino (1968, 1971 U.S. Open: 1990 U.S. Senior Open)

CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY The U.S. Senior Open, first contested in 1980, is a relatively new national championship when compared with others conducted by the USGA. Yet the U.S. Senior Open Trophy is actually the oldest among the USGA’s championship trophies.

On Sept. 24, 1894, the Tuxedo Club of Tuxedo Park, N.Y., invited three other clubs to compete in the first American interclub tournament. Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Saint Andrew’s Golf Club, and The Country Club of Brookline, Mass., agreed to the challenge. While there is still some dispute as to which team won, The Country Club team, consisting of H.C. Leeds, Laurence Curtis, Robert Bacon and W.B. Thomas, returned home with the trophy. The sterling silver, hourglass-shaped cup remained in the club’s possession until the mid-1950s, when it was given to the USGA for exhibition.

In June 1980, with the USGA preparing for the first U.S. Senior Open, The Country Club suggested that the trophy be used as the formal award for the championship. The cup was presented “by The Country Club and Golfers of Massachusetts,” and formally dedicated as the Francis D. Ouimet Memorial Trophy. Roberto De Vicenzo received it at Winged Foot Golf Club as the inaugural champion. A replica of the trophy, complete with engraving of the 1894 Brookline team, was produced by the USGA in 1997 and awarded to Graham Marsh at Olympia Fields Country Club in Illinois. The original was then given its second and final retirement and is on display at the USGA Golf Museum in Far Hills, N.J.

TWO-TEE START – A two-tee start was adopted for the 2001 U.S. Senior Open. The USGA had adopted a two-tee start for the U.S. Women’s Open in 2000 and used the format for the first time in the U.S. Open in 2002. Play will begin at 7 a.m. MDT at the first and 10th tees on Thursday at The Broadmoor’s East Course.

SENIOR OPEN ECONOMICS – Kenny Perry earned $720,000 from a purse of $4 million when he captured the 2017 U.S. Senior Open. Eduardo Romero received $470,000 from a purse of $2.6 million when the championship was first played at The Broadmoor in 2008. In 1980, Roberto De Vicenzo won the first U.S. Senior Open and earned $20,000.

SENIOR OPEN BIRTHDAYS – Three players in the U.S. Senior Open field will be celebrating a birthday around the championship. Colin Montgomerie, who won the 2014 U.S. Senior Open, is among that group. He turned 55 on June 23. Robby Funk, the low amateur in last year’s U.S. Senior Open, has a birthday on June 28, the day before the championship’s first round.

2018 U.S. Senior Open Competitors Name Birthdate Age (on birthday) Colin Montgomerie 6-23-63 55 a-Tim Dunlavey 6-27-68 50 a-Robby Funk 6-28-63 55

OLDEST & YOUNGEST – Hale Irwin is the oldest player in this year’s U.S. Senior Open field. Irwin, the 1998 and 2000 U.S. Senior Open winner, is 73 years old. Tim Dunlavey, an amateur from Spartanburg, S.C., is the youngest in the field. He will turn 50 on June 27.

FIELD FOR THE AGES – Seven players in the 2018 U.S. Senior Open field have celebrated their 50th birthday since April. Craig Bowden, who has competed on both the PGA Tour and Web.com Tour, turned 50 on June 18. He won three Nationwide Tour (now Web.com) events and has played in five U.S. Opens, with his best finish a tie for 50th in 2002 at Bethpage State Park (Black Course).

There are 22 players in the field who are 60 or older. Brad Bryant (2007), Fred Funk (2009), Bernhard Langer (2010) and Peter Jacobsen (2004) are U.S. Senior Open champions.

The average age of the 156-player field is 54.99.

INTERNATIONAL GROUP – There are 17 countries represented in the 2018 U.S. Senior Open. The USA has 125 players in the field, while Canada has seven and has four. England and each have three players in the field.

Countries with players in the field: United States (125), Canada (7), Sweden (4), England (3), South Africa (3), New Zealand (2), Spain (2), Argentina (1), (1), Fiji (1), Germany (1), Japan (1), Mexico (1), Paraguay (1), (1), Switzerland (1) and Thailand (1).

FIRST TIME IN U.S. SENIOR OPEN – There are 47 players in the 2018 championship field who are playing in their first U.S. Senior Open. Davis Love III, who turned 54 on April 13, was the runner-up to in the 1996 U.S. Open at Oakland Hills Country Club. He won the 1997 PGA Championship, captured two Players Championships, in 1992 and 2003, and recorded 21 PGA Tour victories. Chris Patton, 50, won the 1989 U.S. Amateur Championship at , in Ardmore, Pa.

List of First-Time U.S. Senior Open Competitors (47): Todd Bailey, Roy Biancalana, Steve Blake, Tim Bogue, Craig Bowden, David Carr, Brian Cooper, Ian Doig, a-Tim Dunlavey, Jamie Elliott, John Elliott, a- Brian Ferris, Mike Genovese, Rodolfo Gonzalez, Chris Johnson, Kent Jones, Steve Larick, Davis Love III, Gary March, a-Dennis Martin, , a-Scott McGihon, David McKenzie, a-Robby McWilliams, a- Wayne Merich, a-Daniel Owen, , a-Chris Patton, Jon Petersen, , Scott Pieri, a- Glenn Przybylski, Jarmo Sandelin, a-Stephen Sear, John Sikes, a-Jerry Slagle, John Smoltz, Stan Souza, , Rick Todd, a-Frank Vana, Mark Walker, a-Brad Wayment, Tom Werkmeister, Tsuyoshi Yoneyama, Kendal Yonomoto, a-Ned Zachar.

HONORARY CHAIRMAN – John Elway, who is serving as honorary chairman of the 2018 U.S. Senior Open Championship, is in his seventh year as the Broncos’ executive vice president of football operations/general manager. He led the Denver Broncos to Super Bowl victories as both a player and a general manager. Elway was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2004, his first year of eligibility, following a 16-year career with the Broncos from 1983-98 that included five Super Bowl appearances, including back-to-back victories in 1997-98. Elway became the first starting quarterback for a Super Bowl champion to also win as a general manager when the Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50.

Elway, who has played in two Colorado Senior Opens and is a past president of three-time U.S. Open host Cherry Hills Country Club, is responsible for overseeing all Bronco football operations. He returned to the organization in 2010 after eight years as co-owner and chief executive officer of the Arena Football League’s Colorado Crush. Elway was named AFL Executive of the Year in 2003 and helped the Crush capture ArenaBowl XIX two years later.

The starting quarterback for the Broncos in five Super Bowls, Elway capped his playing career in 1998 by winning Most Valuable Player honors in Super Bowl XXXIII. When he retired, he was the all-time winningest quarterback in NFL history with a career mark of 148-82-1 (64.3 percent), with the second- most passing yards (51,475) and third-most passing touchdowns (300). Elway earned a franchise-record nine Pro Bowl selections and was voted the NFL’s Most Valuable Player in 1987 and AFC Offensive Player of the Year twice (1987, 1993).

Additionally, Elway was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame in 2000. He was a consensus All- American and Heisman Trophy runner-up at Stanford University, where he established numerous Pacific- 10 Conference and school career passing records en route to being the No. 1 overall selection in the 1983 NFL Draft. He was also twice chosen in the Major League Baseball Draft (18th round by Kansas City in 1979 and second round by New York Yankees in 1981).

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE I – Doug Rohrbaugh, 56, of Carbondale, Colo., has competed in three U.S. Senior Opens (2012, 2013, 2015). Rohrbaugh, the director of golf at Ironbridge Golf Club, in Glenwood Springs, Colo., has won two Colorado PGA and two Colorado PGA championships. His son, Tristan, is a senior on the Boise State University golf team who won the Colorado 3A state high school title. Rohrbaugh’s uncle, John Meyers, played in Football League as a defensive tackle with Dallas and Philadelphia in the 1960s.

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE II – Chris Johnson, 51, of Castle Rock, Colo., was one of two players to advance from the Colorado Springs sectional site. Johnson is an instructor at the GOLFTEC center in Boulder, Colo. He was an instructor last year at Cherry Creek Country Club and prior to that head professional at Vail Golf Club. Johnson was the 2010 Colorado PGA Player of the Year.

MORE THAN GOLF – Roy Biancalana, 58, of Saint Charles, Ill., has competed on the PGA Tour and Web.com Tour and has played in five U.S. Opens (1981, ’84, ’86, ’87, 2003) but there is more to his life than golf. He left the grind of the tours nearly 30 years ago to accept an internship with a non- denominational church. Biancalana, who once conducted bible study groups on tour and applied to a seminary, later started his own church in Missouri. He has since become a well-known relationship coach for singles. Biancalana, who is playing in his first U.S. Senior Open, moved back to West Chicago and returned to golf this year to teach at St. Andrews Golf and Country Club.

HUMBLE BEGINNINGS – Prayad Marksaeng, 52, of Thailand, competes primarily on the Asian and Japan tours. In 2017, he played in 20 events around the world and won his 10th professional title at the SMBC . Marksaeng, who is competing in his second U.S. Senior Open, learned to play golf in Hua Hin as he had to walk through a golf course daily to get to school. His first club was made with bamboo and a piece of scrap metal.

ALL IN THE FAMILY – Jeff Gallagher, who tied for 40th in last year’s U.S. Senior Open, is the brother of Jim Gallagher Jr., who owns five PGA Tour wins, and Jackie Gallagher-Smith, who won once on the LPGA Tour. Jeff, who is a teaching professional at the Legacy Golf Course, in Henderson, Nev., recorded two wins on the Nationwide Tour (now Web.com). Gallagher, 53, earned medalist honors in the Portland, Ore., sectional qualifier for the second consecutive year.

MORE FAMILY – Wayne Merich, 52, of Moorpark, Calif., works as an insurance broker and serves as a part-time caddie at Sherwood Country Club, in Thousand Oaks, Calif. He played on mini-tours in the mid- 1990s and later was reinstated as an amateur. His son has served in the U.S. Marine Corps the last four years and will caddie for his father in the U.S. Senior Open. Wayne’s adopted daughter, Quinn, turns 18 on June 28, the first day of the championship.

GROUP OF GOLFERS – Robert Harrington, 65, of Portland, Ore., is competing in his second U.S. Senior Open, having also played in 2003 at Inverness Club, in Toledo, Ohio. His sons are competitive golfers. Scott Harrington is playing on the Web.com Tour and helped lead Northwestern University to the 2001 Big Ten Conference championship. Adam Harrington, who played at the University of Santa Clara, competed in two U.S. Amateurs (1998, 1999). Robert retired as chief financial officer for a distribution center and is a member of the Golf Association executive committee.

SENIOR STARTER – Bob Ford, 64, of Jupiter, Fla., was the starter at the first hole during the U.S. Open Championship at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club and will also compete the 2018 U.S. Senior Open. He earned co-medalist honors with a 68 in sectional qualifying at Quail Ridge Country Club. Ford has previously played in two Senior Opens (2007, 2010). He is the head professional at Seminole Golf Club and retired as the director of golf at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club after 37 years in 2016. He received the , the USGA’s highest honor, in 2017 and has also played in three U.S. Opens.

PUT ME IN, COACH – Jamie Elliott, 55, of Lewisville, Texas, has two sons who are baseball pitchers at the minor league and college levels. Jake Elliott, 23, was an All-Big 12 Conference selection at the University of Oklahoma. He was drafted in the 15th round by the Chicago White Sox and is in their minor league system. Jensen Elliott, 21, is a sophomore right-hander on the Oklahoma State University team. Their grandfather, Charles Elliott, played in the Cincinnati Reds farm system. Jamie Elliott, who is competing in his first Senior Open, is a golf instructor at Timber Creek Golf Center.

HE’S MY BROTHER – Tommy Stankowski, 52, of Fort Myers, Fla., is the older brother of , who won twice on the PGA Tour and played in four U.S. Opens. Tommy, who qualified in the St. Petersburg, Fla., sectional, will play in his third consecutive U.S. Senior Open. He won the 2008 Canadian with a two-stroke victory over Wes Heffernan and Graham DeLaet. Tommy was a two-time All-America selection at Arizona State (1987, 1988) and a teammate of two-time USGA champion and 2016 U.S. Senior Open runner-up Billy Mayfair.

SWEDISH PRODIGY – Magnus Atlevi, 52, of Sweden, earned a full exemption into this year’s U.S. Senior Open as one of the leading money winners on the 2017 PGA (now Staysure Tour). Atlevi was a golf prodigy as a teenager and qualified for the 1982 Open Championship, conducted by The R&A, at age 16. He turned professional the following year and became the youngest to earn his PGA European Tour card through .

ON THE AIR – just completed his Fox Network on-course announcing duties at the U.S. Open, held at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, in Southampton, N.Y., and will now play in his second U.S. Senior Open. Flesch, 51, won his first PGA Tour Champions event (Mitsubishi Electric Classic) on April 14 when he defeated and Bernhard Langer on the second playoff hole. Flesch captured four PGA Tour events, including the 2004 Colonial, and was also victorious on the Nike and Asian tours. He competed in 10 U.S. Opens, with his best finish a tie for seventh in 2004.

WHEEL AND DEAL – Jeff Wilson, a 55-year-old who was added to the U.S. Senior Open field when exempt player Gil Morgan withdrew, is the general sales manager at an automobile dealership. He abandoned a ’s life, bouncing around mini-tours, for a more stable career path. Wilson, who was reinstated as an amateur in 1997, has had success over the years in USGA championships. He tied for 43rd in the 2014 U.S. Senior Open and was the low amateur in the 2000 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links. Wilson, who has played in 28 USGA championships, is competing in his fourth Senior Open.

OH, CANADA – Philip Jonas, 56, operates a golf academy with his wife, Patty, in Surrey, British Columbia. Jonas, who was the 2017 British Columbia Player of the Year and the 2012 PGA of British Columbia Teacher of the Year, has won on PGA Tour Canada, PGA Tour Latinoamerica and the South African Tour. He has also played on the PGA Tour and PGA European Senior Tour (now Staysure Tour). He served as an on-course reporter for TSN/CTV at the . His wife was the top-ranked amateur in Canada during the mid-1980s and won two British Columbia Women’s Amateurs.

THE COACH – Rick Todd, 55, of Canada, is the head men’s golf coach at University of California, Riverside where he was chosen the Big West Conference coach of the year in 2016. He previously was the coach at the University of Texas, El Paso (UTEP) where he led his alma mater to three NCAA regional appearances. Todd, who was born in Toronto, was a three-time All-America selection at UTEP and competed on the Web.com Tour in the early 1990s.

TEACHING BROTHER-IN-LAW – , a three-time winner on the PGA Tour, and his brother-in- law, Jim Schuman, are each playing in their second U.S. Senior Open. Schuman, who is also Kelly’s swing coach, is the director of instruction at Blue Mound Golf and Country Club, in Wauwatosa, Wis., and also teaches in Arizona in the winter. Schuman, who was inducted into the Wisconsin Golf Hall of Fame, was the University of Wisconsin’s head coach from 2003-11. He tied for 49th in last year’s U.S. Senior Open and was the runner-up in the Senior PGA Professional Championship.

TRADITIONAL GROUPING – Defending U.S. Senior Open champion Kenny Perry, 2017 Senior Open Championship winner Bernhard Langer and 2017 U.S. Senior Amateur champion Sean Knapp are grouped together for the first two rounds. The group starts from the 10th tee on Thursday at 7:42 a.m. MDT. Perry defeated Kirk Triplett by two strokes in last year’s U.S. Senior Open, held at Salem Country Club. Langer won the Senior Open Championship at Royal Porthcawl, his record-setting 10th senior major professional title. Knapp defeated Paul Simson, 2 and 1, in the 2017 U.S. Senior Amateur final.

U.S. SENIOR OPEN CHAMPIONS – Gene Sauers, Olin Browne and Jeff Maggert are all U.S. Senior Open champions. The three players will be grouped together on Thursday and Friday at The Broadmoor. The group starts at the 10th hole on Thursday at 1:12 p.m. Sauers won the 2016 U.S. Senior Open by one stroke over Miguel Angel Jimenez and Billy Mayfair at Scioto Country Club, in Columbus, Ohio. Browne posted a 72-hole score of 269 (15 under) to win at Inverness Club, in Toledo, Ohio, in 2011. Maggert shot a final-round 65 for a two-stroke victory over Colin Montgomerie in 2015 at Del Paso Country Club, in Sacramento, Calif.

U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONS – Hale Irwin, Tom Kite and Corey Pavin have each won at least one U.S. Open title. The three champions will be grouped together on Thursday and Friday at The Broadmoor. The group starts at the first hole on Thursday at 1:43 p.m. Irwin is one of 19 players to have won multiple U.S. Opens with his victories in 1974, 1979 and 1990. He went on to claim the U.S. Senior Open in 1998 and 2000. In 1992, Tom Kite battled gusty winds to shoot an even-par 72 in the final round to win at Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links. Pavin defeated Greg Norman by two strokes to claim the 1995 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, in Southampton, N.Y.

MAJOR GROUP – , Davis Love III and have each captured at least one major professional championship. The group starts at the first hole on Thursday at 1:12 p.m. Singh has won three majors, including the 2000 Masters and two PGA Championships (1998, 2004). Love claimed the 1997 PGA Championship at Winged Foot Golf Club, in Mamaroneck, N.Y. In 2001, Toms won the PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club.

TWO OF THE LAST IN – Len Mattiace, of Jacksonville, Fla., and , of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., were added to the 2018 U.S. Senior Open field when exempt players Tom Watson and Steve Jones withdrew, respectively. Mattiace, 50, is playing in his first U.S. Senior Open. Mattiace, who competed in five U.S. Opens, was the runner-up to in the 2003 Masters. Boros, the son of two-time U.S. Open champion , is playing in his second U.S. Senior Open. Boros, who tied for 26th at Del Paso Country Club, in Sacramento, Calif., in 2015, has totaled six victories on three professional tours.

IN MEMORIAM – Simon Hobday, of South Africa, who won the 1994 U.S. Senior Open Championship at Pinehurst No. 2, passed away on March 2. Hobday captured six PGA Tour Champions events. , the 1977 U.S. Open champion, died on June 19. Green, who played in 12 U.S. Senior Opens, also won the 1985 PGA Championship. , of Australia, passed away on June 20. Thomson, who competed in eight U.S. Senior Opens, recorded five Open Championship victories (1954, ’55, ’56, ’58, ’65). Green and Thomson are members of the .

TICKETS AVAILABLE – Tickets for the 2018 U.S. Senior Open Championship are available for purchase at www.ussenioropen.com. Weekly tickets are $125 (good Monday through Sunday with parking). Trophy Club tickets are $225. Championship-round individual gallery tickets are $50, while practice-round tickets are $25.

FIREWORKS ON DISPLAY – The Broadmoor will celebrate its 100th birthday on Friday, June 29, the day of the championship’s second round. A fireworks display will take place at 9 p.m. MDT and can be viewed from the vicinity of the East Course’s 18th green.

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