2021 Senior Open Championship

The 2021 Senior Open Championship was a senior major golf championship and the 34th Senior Open Championship, held on 22–25 July at Sunningdale Golf Club in Sunningdale, England. It was the third Senior Open Championship played at the course and the 18th Senior Open Championship played as a senior major championship.

Stephen Dodd won by one stroke over Miguel Ángel Jiménez. It was Dodd's first senior major championship victory.

In 2020, the championship was to take place at Sunningdale Golf Club, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Venue
The 2021 event was the third Senior Open Championship played at Sunningdale Golf Club. It took place at the clubs Old Course, designed by The Open Championship winner Willie Park Jr. and opened in 1901.

Field
The field consisted of 144 competitors; 133 professionals and 11 amateurs.

An 18-hole stroke play qualifying round was held on Monday, 19 July, for players who were not already exempt. 56 players from the qualifying competition joined the 88 exempt players for the championship.

77 professionals and two amateurs made the 36-hole cut.

Past champions in the field
Four past Senior British Open champions participated. Three of them made the 36-hole cut; 2018 champion Miguel Ángel Jiménez (2nd), 2010, 2014, 2017 and 2019 champion Bernhard Langer (4th) and 2016 champion Paul Broadhurst (5th). 2011 champion Russ Cochran did not make the cut.

Past winners of The Open Championship in the field
The field included four former winners of The Open Championship. Three of them made the cut; 2011 Open champion Darren Clarke (3rd), 2002 and 2012 Open champion Ernie Els (tied 8th) and 1996 Open champion Tom Lehman (tied 11th). 1999 Open champion Paul Lawrie missed the cut.

Final results
Sunday, 25 July 2021