Jerry Kelly celebrates his winning moment at the 18th hole ©Matt Hooper He was up, then he was down, and then he was up again, and Jerry Kelly was the Grand Old Duke of Gleneagles after an afternoon never to be forgotten on the Kings Course on Sunday. Jerry Kelly claimed his third Senior Major Championship victory with a final round of 68, winning by two strokes over Cameron Percy, Darren Fichardt and Matt Gogel, but those are just the pure statistical facts of his victory, a

All photographs ©Matt Hooper Jerry Kelly celebrates winning the ISPS HANDA Senior Open on the 18th hole ©Matt Hooper Jerry Kelly plays his second shot at the 15th hole during the final round ©Matt Hooper Cameron Percy plays his second shot to the 15th hole during the final round ©Matt Hooper General scene of the 14th hole during the final round ©Matt Hooper 2015 Open Champion Zach Johnson walks down the 12th hole during the final round ©Matt Hooper Jerry Kelly with ISPS HANDA

Cameron Percy acknowledges the crowd following his eagle at the 18th hole during round 3 of the ISPS HANDA Senior Open (Photo copyright Matt Hooper) Jerry Kelly and Cameron Percy will take a share of the lead into the final round of the ISPS HANDA Senior Open after a back-and-forth battle in blustery conditions at The Gleneagles Hotel. Kelly carded a two under 68, while Percy posted a one over 71 as the pair are tied at eight under, three shots clear of England’s Peter Baker,

Page will be updated with additional images All photographs ©Matt Hooper Ernie Els tees off on the 6th hole during the third round of the 39th Senior Open Championship (Photo copyright Matt Hooper) Cameron Percy reacts to a missed par putt on the 1st green during round three of the 39th Senior Open Championship (Photo copyright Matt Hooper) Cameron Percy tees off on the 14th hole during the third round of the 39th Senior Open (Photo copyright Matt Hooper) Ernie Els tees off

Page will be updated throughout Saturday All photographs ©Matt Hooper The glorious 16th hole, Wee Bogle ©Matt Hooper Cameron Percy tees off on the 13th hole on Friday ©Matt Hooper Ernie Els places his ball on the tee at the 12th hole on Friday ©Matt Hooper

Cameron Percy tees off on Braid's Brawest, the 13th hole during round two of the Senior Open ©Matt Hooper Australia's Cameron Percy heads into the weekend at Gleneagles with a substantial three stroke lead as he bids to claim his first Senior Major title, and first win anywhere since the 2014 Price Cutter Charity Championship on the Korn Ferry Tour. In extremely tricky conditions with a significant westerly 15-20mph wind to contend with, Percy posted a potentially pivotal bac

Cameron Percy ©Matt Hooper Cameron Percy made hay when the sun didn't shine on an overcast first morning of the 39th Senior Open Championship at Gleneagles on Thursday. The Australian made 8 birdies in a fine round of 63 to lead midway through the first day, and trickier afternoon conditions meant that nobody could get close to his score. Percy, a professional since 1998, took advantage of the almost windless conditions in the morning, making four consecutive birdies from 9

All photographs ©Matt Hooper First Round Leader Cameron Percy tees off the 14th with the mighty peaks of Stuc a'Chroin and Ben Vorlich looming in the distance ©Matt Hooper Colin Montgomerie struggles to escape from the rough on the 10th hole ©Matt Hooper Stephen Gallacher and co walk off the 10th tee, with the Ochil Hills dominating the backdrop ©Matt Hooper Who am I? Former World Number One and Open Champion David Duval had an adventure around the turn. Here on the 10th his

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The 39th edition of the Senior Open is a gathering of golfing greats, and perhaps it should be known as a Glorious Gathering of Golfing Greats at Gleneagles. Gleneagles, the self-styled Glorious Playground, is one of the truly special places in Scottish and World Golf, and this Senior Open marks the 101st different tournament to be staged across the stunning golf courses at what was known as "the eighth wonder in the world" when it opened in 1924. Gleneagles has five golf cou

Greg Hutcheon will get the 39th ISPS HANDA Senior Open Championship underway on Thursday morning at 0640 alongside Patrik Sjoland and Taggart Ridings on the Kings Course at Gleneagles. Padraig Harrington (Photo by Matt Hooper) Much of the focus will be on Padraig Harrington, as the defending Champion attempts to go one better than the runner-up finish he achieved at Gleneagles in 2022. The Irishman has played four previous Senior Opens, and his finished 2nd twice, 5th once an

A stellar field of golfing legends, Ryder Cup stars, and tournament winners will play in the ISPS Handa Senior Open at Gleneagles, with golfers from 26 countries across 6 continents teeing it up in the final Senior Major of the year Past winners of The Open - 10 Padraig Harrington, Darren Clarke, Zach Johnson, Ernie Els, Henrik Stenson, Stewart Cink, David Duval, Paul Lawrie, Justin Leonard, Mark Calcavecchia Past winners of Major Championships - 15 Padraig Harrington, Darren

Trio of Open Champions set to play at Gleneagles this July / Getty Images Past Open Champions Zach Johnson, Henrik Stenson and Paul Lawrie will bid to join an exclusive club by adding the ISPS HANDA Senior Open title to their Major triumphs when they tee it up at Gleneagles from July 23-26. Tickets are available to see some of golf’s most storied names at the King’s Course when Europe’s only Senior Major returns to the iconic Scottish venue. Gleneagles will host the ISPS HAND

The Senior Open is Europe's only Senior Major, indeed it is the only Senior Major played somewhere other than the United States of America, but that is where the parallels with The Open end. The Senior Open has a long and proud history of visiting places which The Open does not, showcasing places by the sea and inland across these islands. Since launching in 1987 the championship has played on long-term Open Championship courses at Turnberry, Royal Lytham St Anne's, Royal Por

Carnoustie, Scotland; 27 July 2024, by Matt Hooper: KJ Choi will head into Sunday’s final round of the 37th Senior Open Championship with a one-shot lead after making a spectacular birdie on the 18th, breaking the tie with Australian Richard Green. But it could have been so different. The road to winning a major title is often filled with pitfalls along the way, and that could certainly be the case for KJ. He bogeyed the 18th hole on both Thursday and Friday, but it was that

Carnoustie, Scotland; 26 July 2024, by Matt Hooper: Korean KJ Choi holds the lead of the 37th Senior Open Championship heading into the weekend at Carnoustie. Choi made a spectacular burst from the chasing pack with birdies at the 8th and 11th holes, followed by a dramatic eagle at the 12th to reach 7-under-par. He found trouble at the par three 13th and fell back to 6-under, before rescuing a par at the par-five 14th hole from the fairway bunker. The 8-time PGA Tour winner t

Image - Stephen Ames tees off on the 9th hole during round one of the 2024 Senior Open, Carnoustie Golf Links (Photo copyright Matt Hooper Photography) There are many potential storylines coming into this week at Carnoustie. Both Paul Lawrie and Padraig Harrington are looking to add a Senior Open victory to their Open Championship wins on the same course 25 and 17 years ago respectively; Bernhard Langer has come in search of a record fifth Senior Open title, and is on the com

Carnoustie, Scotland; 24 July 2024: The Championship Links at Carnoustie is in near perfect condition for the 37th Senior Open Championship, which begins tomorrow morning, and it is earning rave reviews from some of the legends of the game. 1999 Open Champion, Paul Lawrie: "The golf course will still play pretty tough. The golf course here stands test of time better than most. They don't have many new tees out there. They don't really have to. The length is always pretty good