{"id":773822,"date":"2026-07-02T07:50:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T07:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/773822\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T07:50:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T07:50:14","slug":"majors-season-continues-with-us-senior-open-in-ohio-australian-golf-digest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/773822\/","title":{"rendered":"Majors season continues with US Senior Open in Ohio \u2013 Australian Golf Digest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Photo: Isaiah Vazquez\/Getty Images]<\/p>\n<p>Major championship season continues this week with the US Senior Open marking three consecutive weeks of majors across both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s games.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.australiangolfdigest.com.au\/ian-poulter-us-senior-open-liv-golf\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ian Poulter faces an uncertain golf future, but he\u2019s relishing chance to play in the US Senior Open<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stewart Cink is bidding for an unprecedented third consecutive major victory at Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio, after claiming both the Senior PGA Championship and Regions Tradition earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Not since Jack Nicklaus in 1991 has a player won three consecutive senior majors, and there are 10 Australians and two New Zealanders in the field this week looking to deny Cink that opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Of those, Scott Hend [pictured] has been one of Cink\u2019s closest challengers, making a superb start to his 2026 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>He finished third at the Senior PGA and was then runner-up to Cink at the Regions Tradition before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.australiangolfdigest.com.au\/scott-hend-secures-champions-tour-future-with-dominant-display-in-morocco\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">winning his first PGA Tour Champions title<\/a> at the Trophee Hassan II in Morocco.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.australiangolfdigest.com.au\/bobby-jones-1926-us-open-win-scioto-golf-versus-tournament-golf-inside\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How Bobby Jones\u2019 1926 US Open win at Scioto Country Club inspired\u00a0this all-time\u00a0famous quote about tournament golf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eleven-time PGA Tour Champions winner Steven Alker will be looking to add to his 2022 Senior PGA victory, while 2005 US Open champion Michael Campbell will bid to become the ninth player to win both the US Open and US Senior Open.<\/p>\n<p>Round 1 tee-times (AEST)<\/p>\n<p>US Senior Open Championship<br \/>Scioto Country Club, Columbus, Ohio<\/p>\n<p>9:15pm* \u2013 Brendan Jones<br \/>9:42pm \u2013 Mark Hensby<br \/>9:57pm* \u2013 Michael Wright<br \/>10:03pm \u2013 Scott Hend<br \/>10:08pm* \u2013 Richard Green<br \/>10:39pm* \u2013 Stuart Appleby<br \/>10:50pm* \u2013 Greg Chalmers<br \/>10:55pm \u2013 David Bransdon<br \/>3:06am* \u2013 Michael Campbell (NZ)<br \/>3:33am \u2013 Steven Alker (NZ)<br \/>3:54am \u2013 Steve Allan<br \/>4:20am* \u2013 Cameron Percy<\/p>\n<p>Recent champion: Padraig Harrington<br \/>Past Australian winners: Graham Marsh (1997)<br \/>Prizemoney: $US4 million<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[Photo: Isaiah Vazquez\/Getty Images] Major championship season continues this week with the US Senior Open marking three 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