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. It was the first U.S. Senior Open played at the course, which hosted the

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member

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won by three strokes over Seattle native

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, his second senior major championship victory in as many weeks.

Venue

Course layout

*South and North nines *Holes 6 and 18 are par fives for members

Field

The field consisted of 156 competitors: 127 professionals and 29 amateurs. 18-hole stroke play qualifying rounds were held at several locations for players who were not already exempt.

Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, July 29, 2010''

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posted a four-under-par 66 on day one to lead by two strokes.

Second round

''Friday, July 30, 2010'' 2010 Senior Open champion

shot a 68 (−2) to take a two shot lead over

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, John Cook, and J. R. Roth.

Third round

''Saturday, July 31, 2010''

native

shot a five-under-par 65 in the third round to enter the final round at 205 (−5).

shot a second consecutive round of 68 (−2) to share the 54-hole lead with Couples. Amateurs: ''Jackson'' (+11), ''Hudson'' (+16), ''Grace'' (+19)

Final round

''Sunday, August 1, 2010''

birdied the par-4 1st hole to take a one stroke lead over

. On the par-5 2nd hole, Couples drove his tee shot into the first cut of rough and was left with 227-yards for his second shot. He decided to lay up short of a water hazard which surrounds the front of the second green and was left with 69-yards for his third shot. Couples' third shot found the water and resulted in a triple bogey. Langer made a long birdie putt on the 2nd green to take a three shot lead over Couples. He extended his lead to four strokes with a birdie on the par-4 6th hole. After two late birdies by Couples, Langer entered the 72nd hole with a two stroke lead and converted a 7-foot par putt to win his second consecutive senior major championship by three strokes. Source:
Amateurs: ''Jackson'' (+11), ''Grace'' (+25), ''Hudson'' (+27)

Scorecard

''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par'' Source:

Notes and references

External links

Results at USGA website
{{U.S. Senior Open champions Senior major golf championships Golf tournaments in Washington (state) U.S. Senior Open U.S. Senior Open U.S. Senior Open U.S. Senior Open U.S. Senior Open