Alex Cejka secured his third Senior Major win after defeating Padraig Harrington in a play-off
Last Updated: 30/07/23 7:58pm
Alex Cejka defeated Padraig Harrington at the second play-off hole to win the Senior Open Championship at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club.
In treacherous conditions, Cejka finally got his win with a two-putt birdie on the par-five 18th, Harrington only managing par as the Championship came down to the wire.
Both Cejka and Harrington finished the tournament five over par to take it to a play-off, Cejka taking the spoils and adding to his wins at Regions Tradition and KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship in 2021.
Vijay Singh finished third ahead of Michael Jonzon after a final-round 77, while Philip Archer briefly led during his back nine before dropping four shots over the final four holes to close an eight-over 79 and drop to tied-fifth.
US Senior Open champion Bernhard Langer ended the week in tied-seventh on 10 over, with former PGA champion Y.E Yang jumping 44 places on the leaderboard during the final day after equalling the lowest round with a level-par 71.
Some 26 of the 70 players featuring on the final day failed to break 80, with Paul Lawrie carding a 10-over 81 and Colin Montgomerie struggling to a remarkable 17-over 88.
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