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2017 U.. SENIOR OPEN NOTEBOOK AND STORYLINES June 29-July 2, 2017 Salem Country Club Peabody, Mass.

WHO’S HERE – Among the 156 golfers in the 2017 U.S. Senior Open there are:

U.S. Senior Open champions (11): (2011), (2007), (2012), (2005, ’06), (1998, 2000), (2004), (2010), (2015), (2014), (2013) and (2016).

U.S. Senior Open runners-up (13): Hale Irwin (1996, 2004), (2010), Miguel Angel Jimenez (2016), Bernhard Langer (2012), (2012), (2016), Colin Montgomerie (2015), Mark ’Meara (2011), (2012), (2005), Gene Sauers (2014), (2009) and (2002, ’03, ’06).

U.S. Open champions (5): Hale Irwin (1974, ’79, ’90), (1993, ’98), (1992), Corey Pavin (1995) and Tom Watson (1982).

U.S. Open runners-up (9): (1988), Miguel Angel Jimenez (2000), Tom Lehman (1996), (2008), Colin Montgomerie (1994, ‘97, 2006), (1992), Loren Roberts (1994), Tom Watson (1983, ’87) and (1989).

U.S. Amateur champions (4): (1978), Mark O’Meara (1979), Billy Mayfair (1987) and (1984).

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

U.S. Junior Amateur champions: none.

U.S. Junior Amateur runners-up (1): Billy Tuten (1979).

U.S. Mid-Amateur champions (1): Michael McCoy (2013) and George Zahringer (2002).

U.S. Mid-Amateur runners-up (2): Tim Hogarth (2010) and George Zahringer (2001).

U.S. Senior Amateur champions (2): Chip Lutz (2015), Dave Ryan (2016).

U.S. Senior Amateur runners-up (2): Matthew Sughrue (2016), George Zahringer (2008).

U.S. Amateur Public Links champions (3): Tim Hogarth (1996), Billy Mayfair (1986), Billy Tuten (1982, ’83).

U.S. Amateur Public Links runners-up (1): Billy Tuten (1981).

USGA champions (25): Olin Browne (2011 Senior Open), Brad Bryant (2007 Senior Open), Roger Chapman (2012 Senior Open), John Cook (1978 Amateur), Allen Doyle (2005, ’06 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), Bernhard Langer (2010 Senior Open), Chip Lutz (2015 Senior 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), Kenny Perry (2013 Senior Open), Dave Ryan (2016 Senior Amateur), Gene Sauers (2016 Senior Open), Billy Tuten (1982, ’83 Amateur Public Links), Scott Verplank (1984 Amateur), Tom Watson (1982 Open) and George Zahringer (2002 Mid-Amateur).

Walker Cup Team Members: (12): (1987), Allen Doyle (1989, ’91, ’93), (1975), Scott Hoch (1979), Tom Kite (1971), Billy Mayfair (1987), Michael McCoy (2015), Corey Pavin (1981), Billy Tuten (1983), Scott Verplank (1985), (1985) and George Zahringer (2003).

Great Britain & Ireland (3): Roger Chapman (1981), Stephen Keppler (1983) and Colin Montgomerie (1985, ’87).

NCAA Division I champions (5): Jimmy Carter (1983), Jay Haas (1975), Hale Irwin (1967), Tom Kite (1972) and Scott Verplank (1986).

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

TOTAL SENIOR OPENS WON BY 2017 CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD (13): Olin Browne (1), Brad Bryant (1), Roger Chapman (1), Allen Doyle (2), Hale Irwin (2), Peter Jacobsen (1), Bernhard Langer (1), Jeff Maggert (1), Colin Montgomerie (1), Kenny Perry (1) and Gene Sauers (1).

PLAYERS IN FIELD WITH MOST SENIOR OPEN APPEARANCES (2016 included) – Hale Irwin (21), Tom Kite (15) and Tom Watson (15).

ACTIVE CONSECUTIVE U.S. SENIOR OPEN APPEARANCES (2016 included) – Hale Irwin (13) and Loren Roberts (12).

CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD – The USGA accepted 2,680 entries in 2017. Andy Santor, a 52-year-old professional from Youngstown, Ohio, submitted his entry 2 minutes, 17 seconds before the deadline of 5 p.. EDT on May 10. Doug Clapp, a 50-year-old amateur from Walpole, Mass., was the first entrant. The record for entries is 3,101 in 2002.

The 156-player field includes 77 fully exempt golfers, 11 of whom are U.S. Senior Open champions. Sectional qualifying was played over 18 holes at 34 sites across the United States between May 15 and June 12. There were qualifying sites in 27 states, including five in California and three in .

AMATEURS – There are 19 amateurs in the 156-player field. At least one amateur has made the 36-hole cut in 13 consecutive U.S. Senior Opens. Chip Lutz, the low amateur in last year’s U.S. Senior Open, and Dave Ryan, the 2016 U.S. Senior Amateur champion, are among this group.

Lutz, 62, tied for 37th in the 2016 U.S. Senior Open, held at , in Columbus, Ohio. Lutz and Paul Simson are the only players to have won the U.S. Senior Amateur, The Seniors Amateur, conducted by The &A, and the Canadian Senior Amateur championships.

Ryan, 63, defeated Matthew Sughrue, 2 up, in last year U.S. Senior Amateur final, held at . He is competing in his fourth U.S. Senior Open and 21st USGA championship. He finished 72nd in the 2015 Senior Open, which was played at Del Paso Country Club, in Sacramento, Calif.

Michael McCoy, 54, is playing in his fifth U.S. Senior Open. He was the low amateur in 2014 and 2015. McCoy, who has competed in 50 USGA championships, won the 2013 U.S. Mid-Amateur at of Birmingham (Ala.) and became the second-oldest winner of the championship at age 50. He was a member of the 2015 USA Team.

George Zahringer, 64, won the 2002 U.S. Mid-Amateur and was a member of the 2003 USA Walker Cup Team. He is playing in his ninth U.S. Senior Open and shared low-amateur honors in 2005 and 2007. Zahringer qualified for this year’s Senior Open at the Larchmont, .., sectional on May 24.

Note: There were 23 amateurs in last year’s U.S. Senior Open at Scioto Country Club. Chip Lutz was the lone amateur to make the cut and he went on to tie for 37th. William . (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 2017 19 ------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 – Neal Lancaster, known as Mr. 29, and Jeff Gallagher, who each qualified for the second consecutive year, and Billy Tuten, who won a pair of U.S. Amateur Public Links championships, are among the 79 Senior Open sectional qualifiers.

Neal Lancaster qualified for his second U.S. Senior Open by carding a 67 in sectional play in Greensboro, N.C.. Lancaster twice shot 29 over nine holes in a U.S. Open. He fired a championship-record 29 on the inward nine in the fourth round of the 1995 Open at Shinnecock Hills Club and accomplished the feat again the following year in the second round at Oakland Hills Country Club. Only (2003) has matched Lancaster’s record.

Day and Jeff Gallagher were the top finishers among sectional qualifiers at last year’s U.S. Senior Open, tying for 18th. Day won the PGA Tour’s MCI Classic in 1999 and Gallagher won twice on the Nationwide Tour (now Web.com Tour).

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 2017 79 ------2016 80 15 Glen Day, Jeff Gallagher (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 .. Lewis and John Morse (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.. Eaks and (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 and Leonard Thompson (tie, 5th) 1996 100 22 Frank Conner (tie, 12th) 1995 101 19 (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 (tie, 15th) 1989 95 34 (tie, 3rd) 1988 95 23 J.C. Goosie (tie, 15th) 1987 102 29 Don Massengale (5th) 1986 95 31 (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 (tie, 2nd) 1980 125 36 Charles Sifford (4th)

QUALIFYING HISTORY Clark Dennis shot a 64 to win medalist honors by seven strokes at the , Texas, sectional qualifier, on May 22. He recorded seven birdies with a bogey at Las Colinas Country Club. Dennis’ score tied for the third-lowest in U.S. Senior Open sectional qualifying history. Additionally, , David McNabb and John Riegger each carded 65s and were medalists at their respective sectional qualifiers.

U.S. Senior Open Sectional Qualifying Low Scores (Since 1980) 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 SALEM COUNTRY CLUB This is the second U.S. and the sixth USGA championship to be conducted at Salem Country Club.

Salem hosted the 2001 U.S. Senior Open, when defeated and by one stroke. Fleisher, runner-up in the previous year’s Senior Open to Hale Irwin, shot a 2-under 68 in the final round that included 12 consecutive pars to finish the championship at even- 280. During the final nine holes of the championship, five other players, including Aoki and 1991 and 1993 Senior Open champion , were tied for the lead at even par. The 33 years between Fleisher’s two USGA victories (1968 U.S. Amateur, 2001 Senior Open) is the second-longest span in USGA championship history, behind Marvin “Vinny” Giles’ 37 years.

Two of the greatest players in golf history have captured U.S. Women’s Open Championships at Salem. claimed her third Women’s Open in 1954 in memorable fashion. Zaharias was just months removed from surgery for colon cancer, and the disease would claim her life two years later, yet her four-round total of 291 was 12 strokes better than her nearest competitor. She remains the championship’s oldest winner at age 43. In 1984, Hollis Stacy also won her third U.S. Women’s Open at Salem with a final-round 69 that provided her with an overall total of 2-over 290 and a one-stroke victory over Rosie Jones.

Salem also hosted the 1932 U.S. Women’s Amateur and 1977 U.S. Senior Amateur championships. Virginia Van Wie won the first of three consecutive Women’s Amateur titles by defeating six-time USGA champion Glenna Collett Vare, 10 and 8, in the final. Dale Morey recorded his second U.S. Senior Amateur championship with a 4-and-3 victory over Lewis W. Oehmig.

USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT SALEM COUNTRY CLUB 1932 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Virginia Van Wie def. Glenna Collett Vare, 10 and 8 1954 U.S. Women’s Open: Babe Didrikson Zaharias won by 12 strokes over Betty Hicks (291-303) 1977 U.S. Senior Amateur: Dale Morey def. Lewis W. Oehmig, 4 and 3 1984 U.S. Women’s Open: Hollis Stacy won by one stroke over Rosie Jones (290-291) 2001 U.S. Senior Open: Bruce Fleisher won by one stroke over Gil Morgan, Isao Aoki (280-281)

OTHER CHAMPIONSHIPS AT SALEM COUNTRY CLUB 1930 Massachusetts Amateur (Fred Wright) 1930 Women’s Golf Association of Massachusetts (WGAM) Amateur (Dorothy Richards) 1936 WGAM Amateur (Mrs. Bradford Whittemore) 1938 Massachusetts Amateur (Robert Adams) 1939 New PGA (Harold McSpaden) 1940 Massachusetts Amateur () 1944 New England PGA (Les Kennedy) 1947 New England PGA (Jerry Gianferante) 1949 WGAM Amateur (Ruth Woodward) 1951 () 1953 Massachusetts Amateur (Ernie Doherty) 1956 WGAM Amateur (Joanne Goodwin) 1962 Massachusetts Amateur () 1964 Massachusetts Senior Amateur (David McLelland Jr.) 1970 Massachusetts Open () 1979 WGAM Amateur (Sally Quinlan) 1980 Massachusetts Amateur (Jim McDermott) 1991 Massachusetts Open (John Elliott) 2003 New England Amateur (Michael Welch) 2008 WGAM Amateur (Pamela Kuong) 2013 New England PGA (Ed Kirby)

USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS IN MASSACHUSETTS This will be the 57th USGA championship played in Massachusetts and the second U.S. Senior Open contested in the state. In 2001, Bruce Fleisher made par on the last 12 holes to post a one-stroke victory over Gil Morgan and Isao Aoki to win the U.S. Senior Open at Salem Country Club.

U.S. SENIOR OPENS IN NEW ENGLAND 1987: Brooklawn Country Club, Fairfield, Conn. ( by six strokes over , 270-276) 2001: Salem Country Club, Peabody, Mass. (Bruce Fleisher by one stroke over Gil Morgan, Isao Aoki, 280-281)

PLAYERS WHO PLAYED IN 2001 U.S. SENIOR OPEN AT SALEM (4) – Here are the four players in this year’s field who competed in the 2001 U.S. Senior Open at Salem Country Club, and their finish: Allen Doyle (T-4), Hale Irwin (T-11), Tom Kite (15th) and Tom Watson (T-16).

HOLE BY HOLE – Salem Country Club will be set up at 6,815 yards and will play to a par of 35-35–70. 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 3 4 3 5 4 4 4 35 Yards 407 485 149 341 209 525 419 422 439 3,396

Hole 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Par 4 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 4 35 Yards 404 395 162 392 503 219 389 492 464 3,419

COURSE RATING AND SLOPE – Based on the course setup for the championship, the Course Rating™ is 73.9. The Slope Rating® is 139.

ARCHITECT – Salem Country Club was designed by and opened for play in 1925. Considered one of Ross’ finest works, the course sits on the former Sanders Farm in the Peabody countryside and is anchored by a classic colonial clubhouse. The club was established in 1895 when 12 Salem residents organized Salem Golf Club.

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) , 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)

LONG HOLES – In 2017, Salem Country Club may have the 10th-longest par 4 in U.S. Senior Open history. The 492-yard 17th hole’s green is located on a small hillock and slopes from back to front.

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

LONGEST PAR 4s in U.S. SENIOR OPEN HISTORY 545 yards – 17th at The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., second round, 2008 545 yards – 17th at The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., third round, 2008 510 yards – 17th at The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., first round, 2008 502 yards – 10th at Omaha (Neb.) Country Club, fourth round, 2013 501 yards – 10th at Omaha (Neb.) Country Club, third round, 2013 498 yards – 8th at Scioto Country Club, Columbus, Ohio, first round, 2016 493 yards – 13th at The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., second round, 2008 493 yards – 13th at The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., third round, 2008 493 yards – 10th at Omaha (Neb.) Country Club, second round, 2013 492 yards – 13th at Del Paso Country Club, Sacramento, Calif., first round, 2015 491 yards – 8th at Scioto Country Club, Columbus, Ohio, third round, 2016 491 yards – 12th at Indianwood Golf & Country Club (Old Course), Lake Orion, Mich., third round, 2012

LONGEST PAR 3s in U.S. SENIOR OPEN HISTORY 244 yards – 12th at The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., first round, 2008 239 yards – 12th at The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., third round, 2008 237 yards – 14th at Scioto Country Club, Columbus, Ohio, third round, 2016 235 yards – 15th at , Toledo, Ohio, second round, 2011 234 yards – 17th at Del Paso Country Club, Sacramento, Calif., fourth round, 2015 233 yards – 14th at Scioto Country Club, Columbus, Ohio, second round, 2016 231 yards – 3rd at Omaha (Neb.) Country Club, third round, 2013 231 yards – 16th at Omaha (Neb.) Country Club, fourth round, 2013 230 yards – 4th at , Pacific Palisades, Calif., 1998 228 yards – 6th at Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio, 2003 228 yards – 15th at Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio, fourth round, 2011

THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED IN THE SENIOR OPEN – Colin Montgomerie – the last international winner (2014) Allen Doyle – the last to defend title successfully (2006) Roger Chapman – 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) Gary Player – the last winner without a round in the 60s (1988) Roger Chapman – the last winner with all rounds in the 60s (2012) Roger Chapman – the last defending champion to miss the cut (2013) Don Pooley – the last winner to come through sectional qualifying (2002)

FUTURE U.S. SENIOR OPENS June 28-July 1, 2018: The Broadmoor Golf Club (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo. June 27-30, 2019: The Warren 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 2016 Gene Sauers tie, 47th ----- 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 2nd tie, 43rd 2008 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 Bruce Fleisher 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 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 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 four of the last six senior major championships contested. In 2017, Langer won his first Senior PGA Championship and captured for the second consecutive year. He has won nine senior major professional titles. Langer became the all-time leader in that category with his Senior PGA victory on May 28. Jack Nicklaus is second with eight and Hale Irwin is third with seven.

Winners of Recent Senior Major Championships Year Winner (Championship) Result 2017 Bernhard Langer (Senior PGA) (-18, 270) 2017 Bernhard Langer (Tradition) (-20, 268) 2016 Gene Sauers (U.S. Senior Open) (-3, 277) 2016 (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 ) 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 Tom Watson (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. . Couples & . 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 Loren Roberts (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.) (, 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 nine. 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 9, Bernhard Langer (2010 U.S. Senior Open; 2014, ’15, ‘16 Senior Players; 2010, ‘14 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, 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, Gil Morgan (1997, ’98 Tradition; 1998 Senior Players) 3, Kenny Perry (2013 U.S. Senior Open; 2013 Senior Players; 2014 Tradition) 3, Dave Stockton (1996 U.S. Senior Open; 1992, ’94 Senior Players)

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TELEVISION SCHEDULE The 2017 U.S. Senior Open will receive at least 20 hours of live network coverage. Fox will air 10 hours of coverage on the weekend. FS1 will air 10 hours over the first two days of play. Joe Buck will anchor the Fox telecasts with and in the 18th-hole tower. Date Network Program Time (Local/EDT) June 28 FS1 Wednesday at the U.S. Senior Open 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. June 29 FS1 First Round 2-7 p.m. June 30 FS1 Second Round 2-7 p.m. July 1 Fox Third Round 1-6 p.m. July 2 Fox Fourth Round 1-6 p.m.

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/EDT) June 29 usga.org First Round, full coverage 10 a.m.-noon First Round, featured group 2-7 p.m. June 30 usga.org Second Round, full coverage 10 a.m.-noon Second Round, featured group 2-7 p.m. July 1 usga.org Third Round, featured group 1-6 p.m. July 2 usga.org Fourth Round, featured group 1-6 p.m.

HISTORY – This is the 38th 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 four two-time winners: Gary Player (1987, 1988), Jack Nicklaus (1991, 1993), Hale Irwin (1998, 2000) and Allen Doyle (2005, 2006). Doyle became the championship’s oldest winner in 2006 at the age of 58 years, 13 days.

The youngest champion is Dale Douglass, who won in 1986 at the age of 50 years, 3 months and 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 .C. Leeds, Laurence Curtis, Robert Bacon and W.. 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 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 successfully adopted a two-tee start for the U.S. Women’s Open in 2000 and used the concept for the first time in the U.S. Open in 2002. Play will begin at 7 a.m. EDT at the first and 10th tees on Thursday at Salem Country Club.

SENIOR OPEN ECONOMICS – Gene Sauers earned $675,000 from a purse of $3.75 million when he captured the 2016 U.S. Senior Open. Bruce Fleisher received $430,000 from a purse of $2.4 million when the championship was first played at Salem in 2001. In 1980, Roberto De Vicenzo won the first U.S. Senior Open and earned $20,000.

SENIOR OPEN BIRTHDAYS – Six players in the U.S. Senior Open field will be celebrating a birthday close to the time of the championship. Colin Montgomerie, who won the 2014 U.S. Senior Open, is among that group. He turned 54 on June 23. Loren Roberts, who has won four senior major championships, turned 62 on June 24. Joe Boros and amateur Robert Funk have birthdays on June 28, the day before the championship’s first round.

2017 U.S. Senior Open Competitors Name Birthdate Age (on birthday) Colin Montgomerie 6-23-63 54 Jimmy Carter 6-24-61 56 Loren Roberts 6-24-55 62 Joe Boros 6-28-62 55 a-Robert Funk 6-28-63 54 Kevin Sutherland 7-4-64 52

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 72 years old. , who won four times on the PGA Tour, is the youngest in the field. He turned 50 on May 23.

FIELD FOR THE AGES – Six players in the 2017 U.S. Senior Open field have celebrated their 50th birthday since January. , who won the 2001 PGA Championship, turned 50 on Jan. 4. Billy Mayfair, who was runner-up with Miguel Angel Jimenez in last year’s U.S. Senior Open at Scioto, is playing in his second consecutive Senior Open as a 50-year-old. The championship was played in August last year and Mayfair was born on Aug. 6, 1966.

Nineteen players in the field are 60 or older. Brad Bryant (2007), Allen Doyle (2005, ’06) and Peter Jacobsen (2004) are U.S. Senior Open champions.

The average age of the 156-player field is 55.03.

INTERNATIONAL GROUP – There are 17 countries represented in the 2017 U.S. Senior Open. The USA has 131 players in the field, while England has five and has three. Japan, and each have two players in the field.

Countries with players in the field: United States (131), England (5), Canada (3), Japan (2), Spain (2), Sweden (2), (1), (1), Fiji (1), Germany (1), Mexico (1), Paraguay (1), (1), South (1), (1), Thailand (1) and (1).

FIRST TIME IN U.S. SENIOR OPEN – There are 47 players in the 2017 championship field who are playing in their first U.S. Senior Open. Nick Faldo, who will turn 60 on July 18, captured six major professional championships, including three Open Championships, conducted by The R&A, and three Masters. David Toms, 50, won 13 PGA Tour titles, including the 2001 PGA Championship. , 50, and , 50, have combined to win seven times on the PGA Tour.

List of First-Time U.S. Senior Open Competitors (47): Rick Arnett, Magnus Atlevi, Andre Bossert, Mark Brown, James Buenzli, Kevin Cashman, a-Claud Cooper, , Nick Faldo, Mike Fergin, a-Steve Fink, Steve Flesch, Carlos Franco, a-Robert Funk, III, Jaime Gomez, Tom Harding, John Hearn, Keith Henderson, a-Tim Hogarth, Keith Huber, Stuart Ingraham, Philip Jonas, Jerry Kelly, John Kelly, Jeff LeMaster, a-Scott Livingston, Pryad Marksaeng, Jeffrey Marsh, a-Joe McCormick, Mark McCormick, David McNabb, Danny Mulhearn, Scott Parell, Ron Philo Jr., John Pillar, Bradley Rollinson, a-Larry Salk, a-David Schmidt, Jim Schuman, Dale Smigelsky, Tommy Tolles, David Toms, , Billy Tuten, Kurt Van Hees, Jay Williamson.

HONORARY CHAIRMAN – Ray Bourque, who retired as the most prolific scoring defenseman in National Hockey League history and was a longtime Boston Bruins captain, serves as honorary chairman of the 38th U.S. Senior Open Championship. Bourque, who played 20-plus seasons for the Bruins and led the franchise to a pair of Stanley Cup Finals appearances, won the Norris Trophy as the NHL’s top defenseman five times and finished second to Mark Messier in 1990 for the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league’s most valuable player. He finished his career with the Colorado Avalanche in 2001, winning his lone Stanley Cup in his final game. Bourque was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004 in his first year of eligibility. Bourque, who has been a member at Salem Country Club for 25 years, annually hosts a celebrity golf tournament to raise funds for the Celebrities for Charity Foundation, which he co-founded with former teammate Cleon Daskalakis 20 years ago. One of the most honored players in hockey history, Bourque won the 1980 Calder Memorial Trophy as the league’s top rookie and the 1992 King Clancy Memorial Trophy for leadership and humanitarian efforts. He was chosen as an NHL All-Star 19 times, including 13 first-team selections, and was voted All-Star Game MVP in 1996.

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE I – Allen Doyle, who won the 2005 and 2006 U.S. Senior Opens, was raised in Norwood, Mass., and attended Catholic Memorial High School, in West Roxbury, Mass. Doyle, who played on three USA Walker Cup Teams, was born in Woonsocket, R.I. The 68-year-old has competed in 13 U.S. Senior Opens and has six top-10 finishes. Doyle, who has not played in the Senior Open since 2012, owns and operates a golf practice facility in LaGrange, Ga.

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE II – Chip Johnson, 54, of Hingham, Mass., has been the head professional at Hatherly Country Club, in Scituate, Mass., since 1997. He started his career as head pro at Pembroke (Mass.) Country Club. He tied for 40th in the 1988 U.S. Open, held at The Country Club, in Brookline, Mass., and qualified for the 2015 U.S. Senior Open. Johnson, who won the 2002 NEPGA Championship, captured the NAIA national title in 1984 while playing at Limestone College. His brother, Kevin, 50, won the 1987 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship and was a three-time All-America player at Clemson who won six times on the Web.com Tour. Their father, Ken, a native of Peabody, caddied at Salem Country Club as a youngster. Chip Johnson was the medalist with a 67 at the Salem, Mass., sectional qualifier, held at Kernwood Country Club. He will strike the first ball on Thursday from the first tee at 7 a.m. EDT.

TIN CUP, THE SEQUEL – Rick Arnett, 52, of Austin, Texas, could be this year’s “” after qualifying for the 2017 U.S. Senior Open on the same Deerwood Golf Club, in Kingwood, where Kevin Costner was the star in the famed 1996 golf film about a West Texas driving-range pro. In fact, Arnett has some similarities to the lead character. He never played college golf, rarely took a formal lesson and has spent the last 18 years as a club professional. Arnett is the head pro at Great Hills Country Club in Northwest Austin and tends to the needs of his 318-member club. Members held a fundraiser to help defray his expenses this week and his father-in-law, Johnny Fisher, will serve as his .

MODEL GOLFER – Kurt Van Hees, 51, of Danville, Calif., became a Speedo catalog model in the 1990s after working as a personal trainer for Wally Schlotter, the City of San Diego’s film commissioner. He appeared on the cover of Men’s Fitness Magazine and modeled swimwear for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. Van Hees was also featured in Calvin Klein commercials and appeared on an episode of the popular TV series “Baywatch.” Van Hees, who is competing in his first USGA championship, was added to the 2017 U.S. Senior Open field as an alternate on Sunday afternoon (June 25) and took a red-eye flight to get to Salem Country Club.

CHIP SHOT – Chip Lutz, 62, of Reading, Pa., was the low amateur at last year’s U.S. Senior Open, tying for 37th at Scioto Country Club. Lutz was awarded the silver medal as low amateur at The Senior Open Championship, conducted by The R&A, three times (2012, 2013, 2014). Lutz won the 2015 U.S. Senior Amateur Championship, defeating Tom Brandes, 5 and 3, in the final. He is one of two players to have won the U.S. Senior Amateur, the Seniors Amateur Championship, conducted by The R&A, and the Canadian Senior Amateur Championship.

ALL IN THE FAMILY – Jeff Gallagher, who tied for 18th 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). He carded a 68 to earn medalist honors in the Portland, Ore., sectional qualifier.

FALDO’S FIRST – Nick Faldo, 59, of England, will play in the U.S. Senior Open for the first time. Faldo has won six major professional championships, including three Masters (1989, 1990, 1996) and three Open Championships, conducted by The R&A, (1989, 1990, 1992). Faldo, who competed in 18 U.S. Opens, was the runner-up to in the 1988 Open, held at The Country Club, in Brookline, Mass. Strange shot 71 and Faldo carded a 75 in the 18-hole playoff. The players were tied at 6-under 278 after 72 holes. The U.S. Open will return to The Country Club in 2022.

MAJOR PLAYER – David Toms, who won the 2001 PGA Championship and has top-6 finishes in the other three major professional championships, will play in his first U.S. Senior Open. Toms competed in 19 U.S. Opens, including a tie for fourth in 2012 at The . He also tied for fourth at the 2000 Open Championship and tied for sixth at the 1998 Masters. Toms, who has won 13 PGA Tour titles, created his own foundation for the purpose of assisting underprivileged, abused and abandoned children. The foundation also raised more than $1 million for Hurricane Katrina relief in his native Louisiana.

MR. 29 – Neal Lancaster qualified for his second U.S. Senior Open by carding a 67 in sectional qualifying in Greensboro, N.C. Lancaster is known as “Mr. 29” because he twice shot 29 over nine holes in a U.S. Open. He fired a 29 on the inward nine in the fourth round of the 1995 Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club and accomplished the feat again the following year in the second round at Oakland Hills Country Club. Lancaster once played in a Greensboro pro-am and his caddie was 16-year-old , who went on to win the 2012 U.S. Open at The Olympic Club.

HE’S MY BROTHER I – Ron Philo Jr., 51, of Stowe, Vt., is the brother of LPGA player Laura Diaz, who has competed in 15 U.S. Women’s Opens and four Solheim Cups. Philo, who played in the 1999 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2, is the director of golf at Stowe Mountain Resort. He won the 2006 PGA Professional National Championship. The Philos grew up in Scotia, N.Y., and Ron caddied for his sister when she won the 1995 North & South Women’s Amateur at Pinehurst.

HE’S MY BROTHER II – 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 Ocala, Fla., sectional, will play in his second 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.

THE COACH – Mike Small is the head coach at the University of Illinois. He has guided the Fighting Illini to the Big Ten Conference Championship in eight of the last nine years. In 2017, Illinois advanced to the NCAA semifinals, losing to eventual national champion . Small has also coached two NCAA individual champions – Scott Langley (2010) and Thomas Pieters (2012). Small, the 1988 Big Ten runner- up to Illinois teammate , has played in three U.S. Opens. He qualified for his second U.S. Senior Open at Aurora (Ill.) Country Club. He tied for 43rd last year at Scioto Country Club.

HOLA, COLOMBIA – was the first Colombian golfer to crack the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking. He won five times on the Japan Tour and played in three Open Championships, conducted by The R&A. He also competed on the PGA, Nationwide and Asian tours. He was the top individual finisher in the 1986 World Amateur Team Championship with a 72-hole score of 275, including a final-round 65. Other players in that field included Billy Andrade, and Colin Montgomerie. Herrera shared medalist honors with a 71 at the Port St. Lucie, Fla., sectional qualifier.

SWEDISH PRODIGY – Magnus Atlevi, 51, of Sweden, earned a full exemption into this year’s U.S. Senior Open as one of the leading money winners on the 2016 PGA . Atlevi earned his full status on the tour by tying for third in . He won last year’s Paris Legends Championship. 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 qualifying school.

KILLER BEE – T.J. Brudzinski is competing in his second U.S. Senior Open after earning one of two spots in the Columbus, Ohio, sectional qualifier. Brudzinski has played in 11 USGA championships, including the 2015 Senior Open and last year’s U.S. Senior Amateur. He is a senior vice president of sales for D.A. Davidson Companies, an employee-owned investment service firm. His brother, Bob, was an NFL linebacker for 13 seasons with the Los Angeles Rams (1977-80) and Miami Dolphins (1981-89) and played in two Super Bowls on Miami’s “Killer Bees” defense.

ON THE AIR – Steve Flesch just completed his Fox Network on-course announcing duties at the U.S. Open, held at , and will now play in his first U.S. Senior Open. Flesch won 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.

CHANGING COURSE – Matt Sughrue, who is playing in his second U.S. Senior Open, was the runner-up at last year’s U.S. Senior Amateur. He has competed in 11 USGA championships. Sughrue, 57, worked as an insurance professional for more than 25 years and owns M.B. Sughrue & Associates. Sughrue changed his course and earned a master’s degree in human development and marriage & family therapy from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 2012. He completed a 30-month clinical internship, conducting more than 600 hours of counseling with clients. Sughrue now works as a marriage and family therapist and sports performance coach, with golfers, swimmers and baseball players among those he counsels.

OH, CANADA – Phil Jonas operates a golf academy with his wife, Patty, in Surrey, British Columbia. Jonas, who was the 2012 PGA of British Columbia Teacher of the Year, 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. 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.

GOLF AND THE MILITARY – John Kelly, 57, of Canada, joined the military in 1979 and was stationed in Kingston, Ontario; Halifax, Ottawa, Edmonton and Germany during his career. He retired as an air force corporal after 25 years of service. His military service started as an air traffic controller but that did not work because he is colorblind. He found himself working in Air Force communications. While active, he competed for Canada’s national military golf team from 1990 until his retirement. Kelly was signed up at age 11 by his mother for the junior program at Lingan Golf Club, in Sydney, Nova Scotia.

MENTAL COACH – Jon Levitt has written a book, The Process, that deals with the mental side of golf. His father was a scratch golfer and a sports psychologist. Levitt did not play as a junior but was a member of the California State-Northridge college team in the mid-1980s. He played on the Nike, Asian and South American tours, but also managed a health club and worked as a grip in the movie industry. He qualified for the 2000 U.S. Open, held at Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links and tied for 68th in the 2015 U.S. Senior Open, which was played at Del Paso Country Club, in Sacramento, Calif.

SUNSHINE BOYS – Larry Salk, 53, of Fairfax, Calif., shared medalist honors with a 69 at the Green Valley, Calif., sectional qualifier. He will play in his first U.S. Senior Open. Salk, a former San Diego State University captain, competed on ’s in the mid-1980s along with 40 other young professionals, including Tom Lehman and . He returned to the U.S. after one year and eventually went to work in the tech industry and regained his amateur status in 1990. He distributed surplus IT equipment and later became an insurance broker.

TEACHING BROTHER-IN-LAW – Jerry Kelly, a three-time winner on the PGA Tour, and his brother-in- law, Jim Schuman, are each playing in their first 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 and guided the Badgers to pair of NCAA regional titles. He competed on the Web.com Tour from 1990-93.

ALL IN THE FAMILY – Tom Harding, 53, of South Lyon, Mich., is a member of a golf family. Harding, who is a teaching professional for Miles of Golf in Ann Arbor, played on the Nationwide, Australian, Canadian and Asian tours after competing for Michigan State University, from 1985-87. His wife, Joal (Rieder), earned honorable mention All-America honors at Auburn University in 1989 and 1990. The couple’s three daughters are all golfers. Caroline and Priscilla, who were both all-state selections for South Lyon High School, are current members of the Michigan State team. Elizabeth led South Lyon to a third-place finish in the 2016 Lower Peninsula Division 2 state championship.

ON THE COMEBACK – Joe McCormick, a 51-year-old from Hutchinson, Minn., lost sight in his right eye following an accident and quit playing golf for a 10-year period, beginning in 2001. He received a corneal transplant and his vision still comes and goes, but a competitive desire brought him back to the golf course. McCormick, who qualified for the 2015 and 2016 U.S. Mid-Amateurs, is playing in his first U.S. Senior Open after carding a 73 and advancing through a playoff at the Eden Prairie, Minn., sectional.

USGA CHAMPION – Billy Tuten, 55, of Sugar Land, Texas, won the 1982 and 1983 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championships and was a member of the 1983 USA Walker Cup Team. Tuten also finished as the runner-up in the 1979 U.S. Junior Amateur and 1981 Amateur Public Links. Tuten, who is playing in his first U.S. Senior Open, is the head golf coach at University of Saint Thomas, in .

TRADITIONAL GROUPING – Defending U.S. Senior Open champion Gene Sauers, 2016 Senior Open Championship winner Paul Broadhurst and 2016 U.S. Senior Amateur champion Dave Ryan are grouped together for the first two rounds. The group starts from the 10th tee on Thursday at 7:52 a.m. EDT. Sauers defeated Miguel Angel Jimenez and Billy Mayfair to win by one stroke in last year’s U.S. Senior Open, held at Scioto Country Club. Broadhurst posted a two-stroke victory over Scott McCarron to win the Senior Open Championship at Carnoustie. Ryan defeated Matt Sughrue, 2 up, in the 2016 U.S. Senior Amateur final.

U.S. SENIOR OPEN CHAMPIONS – Bernhard Langer, Kenny Perry and Jeff Maggert are all U.S. Senior Open champions. The three players will be grouped together on Thursday and Friday at Salem Country Club. The group starts at the 10th hole on Thursday at 8:24 a.m. Langer won the 2010 U.S. Senior Open by three strokes over Fred Couples at Sahalee Country Club, in Sammamish, Wash. Perry carded a final- round 63 to win by five strokes in 2013 at Omaha (Neb.) Country Club. His 72-hole score of 267 (13 under) equaled the U.S. Senior Open record, established by Hale Irwin in 2000 at Saucon Valley Country Club. Maggert shot a final-round 65 for a two-stroke victory over Colin Montgomerie in 2015 at Del Paso Country Club, in Sacramento, Calif.

MORE U.S. SENIOR OPEN WINNERS – Hale Irwin, Peter Jacobsen and Roger Chapman will play together as U.S. Senior Open champions. The group starts at the first hole on Thursday at 8:03 a.m. Irwin captured the 1998 and 2000 Senior Opens, held at The Riviera Country Club, in Pacific Palisades, Calif., and Saucon Valley Country Club, in Bethlehem, Pa., respectively. Jacobsen and Chapman won the 2004 and 2012 U.S. Senior Opens, respectively.

U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONS – Tom Kite, Lee Janzen and Corey Pavin have each won a U.S. Open title. The three champions will be grouped together on Thursday and Friday at Salem Country Club. The group starts at the 10th hole on Thursday at 1:48 p.m. 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. Janzen is one of 18 players to have won multiple U.S. Opens. He captured the 1993 Open at , in Springfield, N.J., and the 1998 Open at The Olympic Club, in , Calif. Pavin defeated by two strokes to claim the 1995 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, in Southampton, N.Y.

ONE OF THE LAST IN – Steve Fink, a 60-year-old amateur from Las Vegas, Nev., earned a place in the U.S. Senior Open field when 1999 champion Dave Eichelberger withdrew for health reasons on June 21. Fink learned the game at Studio City Golf Course, now known as Weddington Golf and Tennis, in Studio City, Calif. The course was situated in the heart of the television industry and Fink spent his summers mingling with celebrities. Bob Hope, Peter Falk, Mickey Dolenz of the Monkees, a young Alice Cooper and Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax would often play the course or hit balls on the range. Fink, who attended North Hollywood High School, was a walk-on player on the UCLA golf team. Among his teammates were Corey Pavin and Tom Pernice, who are also competing at Salem Country Club this week.

THE KING – Legendary golfer Arnold Palmer passed away on Sept. 25, 2016, at the age of 87. Palmer and Jack Nicklaus are the only players to win the U.S. Amateur, U.S. Open and U.S. Senior Open. Palmer won the 1954 U.S. Amateur, the 1960 U.S. Open and the 1981 U.S. Senior Open, in an 18-hole playoff with Bob Stone and Billy Casper at Oakland Hills Country Club. He competed in 62 USGA championships, including 25 Senior Opens.

TICKETS AVAILABLE – Tickets for the 2017 U.S. Senior Open Championship are available for purchase at 2017ussenioropen.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.

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