Fairmont St Andrews (Torrance)
The main tournaments played at Fairmont St Andrews (Torrance) are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on the winners, their scores and prize money.
Europe
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Played as the inaugural St Andrews Bay Championship (Aug 24-27; Asian Tour event). 23-year-old Eugenio Chacarra (Esp) beat Matt Jones (Aus) with a par at the 10th sudden-death playoff hole (par-5 18th), the longest playoff in Asian Tour history. Chacarra recorded his first ever 72-hole professional win. [Torrance course, Fairmont St Andrews, Fife].
Note: the sixth of ten Asian Tour "International Series" events in 2023, funded by Greg Norman's Saudi-backed LIV Golf company.
Europe
Hero
Played as the Hero Open (July 28-31). Second-placed Eddie Pepperell (Eng) finished 1 shot behind 25-year-old wire-to-wire winner Sean Crocker (USA), who recorded his first European (DP World) Tour win in his 107th start on the Tour. [Torrance course, Fairmont St Andrews, Fife].
Europe
Hero
Played as the Hero Open (Aug 5-8; formerly the Scottish Championship). Second-placed James Morrison (Eng) finished 1 shot behind 28-year-old Grant Forrest (Scot), who recorded his first European Tour win in his 77th start on the Tour. Forrest's win, on home soil, included birdies at the final two holes. [Torrance course, Fairmont St Andrews, Fife].
Europe
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Played as the inaugural Scottish Championship (Oct 15-18). Second-placed Matt Wallace (Eng) finished 4 shots behind 27-year-old Adrián Otaegui (Esp), who recorded his third European Tour win, and first in a 72-hole stroke play event. [Torrance course, Fairmont St Andrews, Fife]. [Fourth of a four-tournament UK Swing, introduced in response to scheduling disruption caused by the world coronavirus pandemic; the second of two UK Swings in 2020].
Europe
SSE
Played as the SSE Scottish Senior Open (Aug 15-17). Second-placed Philip Golding (Eng), Pedro Linhart (Esp), Cesar Monasterio (Arg) and David J. Russell (Eng) finished 5 shots behind Mark Davis (Eng), who recorded his first European Snr Tour win. [Torrance course, Fairmont St Andrews, Fife].
Played as the SSE Scottish Senior Open (Aug 16-18). Second-placed Sam Torrance (Scot) and Denis O'Sullivan (Ire) finished 1 shot behind Santiago Luna (Esp), who recorded his first win on the European Snr Tour. [Torrance course, Fairmont St Andrews, Fife].
Europe
SSE
Played as the SSE Scottish Senior Open (Aug 17-19). Second-placed Philip Golding (Eng) finished 1 shot behind wire-to-wire winner Anders Forsbrand (Swe), who recorded his first European Snr Tour title and the first by a Swede. [Torrance course, Fairmont St Andrews, Fife].
Europe
Cleveland/Srixon
Played as the Cleveland Golf/Srixon Scottish Senior Open (Aug 19-21). Second-placed Gary Koch (USA) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Barry Lane (Eng). [Torrance course, Fairmont St Andrews, Fife].
Europe
Cleveland/Srixon
Played as the Cleveland Golf/Srixon Scottish Senior Open (Aug 20-22). Second-placed Jim Rhodes (Eng) and defending champion Glenn Ralph (Eng) finished 4 shots behind first-time European Snr Tour winner Barry Lane (Eng). [Torrance course, Fairmont St Andrews, Fife].
Europe
Cleveland/Srixon
Played as the Cleveland Golf/Srixon Scottish Senior Open (Aug 21-23). Second-placed Bob Cameron (Eng) and Luis Carbonetti (Arg) finished 1 shot behind first-time European Snr Tour winner Glenn Ralph (Eng). [Torrance course, Fairmont St Andrews, Fife].
Women’s (British) Open: the last women’s major championship of the season is hosted by Royal Porthcawl GC. It’s the first time this fabulous seaside links course has hosted the event (July 31-Aug 3).
Walker Cup: the 50th playing of this prestigious men’s amateur event sees the GB&I go head-to-head against the defending USA team at Cypress Point Club, California (Sept 6-7). After that, all eyes turn to Bethpage State Park on Long Island, NY, where the American and defending European professional teams engage in the 45th Ryder Cup (Sept 27-29).
Lottie Woad: 21-year-old Woad burst onto the professional scene in July, with wins in the Women’s Irish Open (as an amateur) and three weeks later in the Women’s Scottish Open (as a professional). She nearly picked-up a major championship, placing third in The Evian in the same month.
Pádraig Harrington: the ever-likeable Irishman added the (British) Senior Open Championship title to his stellar array of tournament successes. His win came on Sunningdale’s spectacular Old Course. Harrington had already bagged the U.S. Senior Open title in June this year.
The Dutch: "It's no' just a game", as they say in Scotland, and that's certainly true at The Dutch. With 5-star services throughout, a lavishly comfortable Loch Lomond-inspired clubhouse, and a superbly designed and presented golf course, one could not ask for more from this top-end private club.
Join us at The Dutch from August 21–24 for the Festival of Golf, featuring the HotelPlanner Tour. Experience four days of top-tier sport, live music, incredible food, and unexpected surprises. Explore the grounds, connect with others, embrace new challenges, and dive into an unforgettable celebration. Click here to buy tickets.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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