Walton Heath to host 2011 Senior Open Championship

Walton Heath Golf Club will host the Senior Open Championship for the first time on July 21-24, 2011, 30 years after the Surrey venue staged a historic Ryder Cup

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Walton Heath Golf Club will host the Senior Open Championship for the first time on July 21-24, 2011, 30 years after the Surrey venue staged a historic Ryder Cup.

The Senior Open Championship returns to the south of England for only the second time, following the success of the 2009 Championship at Sunningdale where American Loren Roberts triumphed.

Walton Heath's place in history was sealed in 1981 when it became the first European venue to host a Ryder Cup between a combined European team - rather than Great Britain and Ireland - and the United States.

Thirteen members of the European and United States teams from that year played in the 2009 Senior Open Championship and many are expected to return to the course for next year's competition.

Major winners Nick Faldo, Bernhard Langer and Sandy Lyle were also part of the European team, while Tom Watson, runner-up in the 2009 Open Championship represented the United States in their emphatic victory. 

This year's Senior Open Championship will also be played at a new venue on July 22-25, 2010 when it visits Carnoustie.

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