PGA Tour Champions: U.S. Senior Open Championship 2026

The U.S. Senior Open Championship returns to Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio, for its 2026 edition, July 2-5, offering a $4 million purse to competitors on the PGA Tour Champions. One of golf's most prestigious senior events, the championship attracts the world's elite players aged 50 and older, competing in stroke play format over four days on the par-72 layout. Scioto, a classic Donald Ross design dating back to 1921, has hosted numerous significant championships and presents a stern test with its narrow fairways, strategic bunkering, and undulating greens that demand precision from the field.

Recent years have showcased remarkable champions at this event. Englishman Richard Bland claimed the 2025 title at Broadmoor Golf Club, while legendary German Bernhard Langer earned his third U.S. Senior Open in 2024 at Newport Country Club. Irish icon Padraig Harrington triumphed in 2023, joining an illustrious list that includes Jim Furyk (2022) and Steve Stricker (2021), both PGA Tour veterans who have excelled in senior competition. The championship carries tremendous prestige within the Champions Tour calendar, consistently drawing the sport's most accomplished players competing for a title that represents excellence across a lifetime in professional golf.