GLENEAGLES IS SET TO HOST THE SENIOR OPEN IN 2022

Gleneagles will host The Senior Open for the first time when the iconic Scottish venue welcomes Europe’s only Senior Men's Major in 2022.

The 35th Senior Open, sponsored by Rolex, will be hosted on the historic King’s Course, which is the oldest and most celebrated of the four courses at Gleneagles. It will be held from 21-24 July in 2022, a week after The 150th Open Championship is hosted at the Old Course, St Andrews.

Gleneagles is no stranger to elite golf events, having hosted The Ryder Cup in 2014 and The Solheim Cup last year, with Europe winning on both occasions.

It has also hosted 26 European Tour events including the popular Scottish Open on the King's Course from 1982 to 1993 and more recently the European Tour’s Johnnie Walker Championship on the PGA Centenary Course.

The last time the Senior Open visited Scotland was in 2018, when Miguel Ángel Jiménez secured a one-stroke victory over Bernhard Langer on the Old Course at St Andrews.

By 2022, a host of golfing stars will be eligible to compete in their first Senior Open, including European Ryder Cup captains Thomas Bjørn and Padraig Harrington.

Johnnie Cole-Hamilton, Executive Director of Championships at The R&A, said:

"This is another great ‘first’ in the history of The Senior Open and we could not be more thrilled to be staging the championship on The King’s Course at Gleneagles. With such a strong pedigree in hosting championships, The King’s is a fine test of golf and we know the players will relish the opportunity to play there."

"Adding another renowned venue to the roster is a clear indication of the continuing development of The Senior Open and I’m sure there will be a real sense of anticipation among the players and fans for our first visit to Gleneagles in two years’ time."

Paul Bush, Director of Events at VisitScotland, said:

"I’m delighted that The Senior Open Championship will be returning to Scotland at Gleneagles in 2022, continuing the long and successful association between Scotland, the Home of Golf, and the Championship and supporting the recovery of our golf tourism and events sector."

"Gleneagles has hosted some of the sport’s biggest events and will provide a superb venue for such a prestigious Championship. Alongside The Open and the AIG Women’s Open, The Senior Open Championship will form part of an unrivalled summer of golf in Scotland in 2022, with three Major Championships alongside our regular events proving that Scotland is the perfect stage for major events."