Jack Senior

Jack Senior (born 18 July 1988) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He has won twice on the Challenge Tour.

For the footballer, see Jack Senior (footballer).
Jack Senior
Personal information
Born (1988-07-18) 18 July 1988
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Nationality England
ResidenceMorecambe, England
Career
Turned professional2011
Current tour(s)European Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour2
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2016, 2018, 2019

Amateur career

Senior won the Egyptian Amateur in 2010 and the Lytham Trophy in 2011 among others. He played on the winning Great Britain & Ireland team in the 2011 Walker Cup and turned professional shortly after.[1]

Professional career

Senior has played on the Alps Tour and the PGA EuroPro Tour. He won twice on the Alps Tour in 2012[2] and twice on the PGA EuroPro Tour in 2014.[3][4]

Since 2012 Senior has played primarily on the Challenge Tour. He won his first Challenge Tour event in 2015 at the SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge. He beat Robert Coles and Prom Meesawat with a birdie at the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff.[5] He won for the second time on the tour at the 2019 ISPS Handa World Invitational beating Matthew Baldwin at the second hole of the playoff. He was also runner-up in the Lalla Aïcha Challenge Tour and finished the 2019 season 6th in the Challenge Tour Order of Merit to earn a place on the 2020 European Tour. His home club in the U.K. is Fleetwood, in Lancashire.

Amateur wins

Sources:[1][6]

Professional wins (6)

Challenge Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 28 Jun 2015 SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge −16 (66-69-66-67=268) Playoff Robert Coles, Prom Meesawat
2 18 Aug 2019 ISPS Handa World Invitational −11 (68-68-66-67=269) Playoff Matthew Baldwin

Challenge Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2015 SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge Robert Coles, Prom Meesawat Won with birdie on fourth extra hole
2 2019 ISPS Handa World Invitational Matthew Baldwin Won with birdie on second extra hole

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 1 May 2014 Eagle Orchid Scottish Masters −5 (71-66=137) Playoff James Frazer, Elliot Saltman
2 31 May 2014 Kerry London Championship −9 (68-68-71=207) 1 stroke Sam Connor

Alps Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 12 May 2012 Servizitalia Lignano Open −11 (68-68-69=205) Playoff Jesús Legarrea Barberena
2 3 Jun 2012 Open de St Francois Guadeloupe −21 (65-68-64-66=263) 10 strokes Thomas Fournier

Results in major championships
Tournament 2016201720182019
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Senior only played in The Open Championship.

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References
  1. "Andy Sullivan and Jack Senior turn pro". Today's Golfer. 13 September 2011.
  2. "Jack Senior profile". Alps Tour. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  3. "Jack Senior profile". PGA EuroPro Tour. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  4. "Jack Senior – Wins". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  5. "Golf: Jack Senior makes it a hat-trick in Scotland". The Scotsman. 28 June 2015.
  6. "Jack Senior". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
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