2021 U.S. Senior Open Fast FactsOmaha (Neb.) Country Club
PGA Tour Champions stalwart Bernhard Langer won the U.S. Senior Open in 2010 at Sahalee Country Club. (USGA/Steven Gibbons)
| Venue | Omaha (Neb.) Country Club |
| Opened | 1926 |
| Architect | Perry Maxwell (redesigned original course in 1951; renovations by Keith Foster in 2005) |
| Dates of Championship | July 8-11 |
| Field Size | 156 competitors |
| Yardage/Par | 6,891 yards/Par 70 |
| Eligibility | Open to any professional and amateur golfer who is 50 years of age as of July 8 and whose Handicap Index does not exceed 3.4. |
| Entries Open | Week of February 22 |
| Entries Close | May 12 at 5 p.m. ET |
| Qualifying | Qualifying over 18 holes will be held between May 19 and June 17 at a number of designated sites. |
| 2020 Championship | The 2020 championship was canceled due to health concerns from the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2019 Championship | Steve Stricker, of Madison, Wis., went wire-to-wire in his first U.S. Senior Open appearance, shattering the 72-hole scoring mark with a 19-under total of 261 en route to a six-stroke victory on the Warren Course at Notre Dame. To read more, click here. |
| Quotable | "It was just a dream week. There’s been a lot of years trying to get one of these [USGA trophies]. To get this gold medal and the trophy in a USGA event means a lot.” -- Steve Stricker |
| Hole by Hole | OMAHA COUNTRY CLUB (Yardages and Par subject to change) Hole 1: 385 yards (par 4) Hole 2: 548 yards (par 5) Hole 3: 247 yards (par 3) Hole 4: 413 yards (par 4) Hole 5: 188 yards (par 3) Hole 6: 540 yards (par 5) Hole 7: 191 yards (par 3) Hole 8: 477 yards (par 4) Hole 9: 434 yards (par 4) OUT: 3,423 yards (Par 35) Hole 10: 500 yards (par 4) Hole 11: 165 yards (par 3) Hole 12: 476 yards (par 4) Hole 13: 313 yards (par 4) Hole 14: 379 yards (par 4) Hole 15: 223 yards (par 3) Hole 16: 558 yards (par 5) Hole 17: 398 yards (par 4) Hole 18: 456 yards (par 4) IN: 3,468 yards (Par 35) TOTAL: 6,891 yards (Par 70) |
| Notable Past Events at Omaha Country Club | 1972 Women's Trans-Mississippi Amateur (Michele Walker) 2013 U.S. Senior Open (Kenny Perry) Hosted 16 Nebraska State Amateurs (1933 U.S. Open champion Johnny Goodman won that title at Omaha C.C. in 1930) |
| Notable U.S. Senior Open Champions | Arnold Palmer (1981); Miller Barber (1982, 1984-85); Billy Casper (1983); Gary Player (1987-88); Lee Trevino (1990); Jack Nicklaus (1991, 1993); Tom Weiskopf (1995); Hale Irwin (1998, 2000); Allen Doyle (2005-06); Fred Funk (2009); Bernhard Langer (2010); Colin Montgomerie (2014); David Toms (2018); Steve Stricker (2019) |
| Notable U.S. Senior Open runners-up | a-William C. Campbell (1980); Gene Littler (1982); Arnold Palmer (1984); Gary Player (1986); Bob Charles (1988); Jack Nicklaus (1990, 1995); Chi Chi Rodriguez (1991); Hale Irwin (1996, 2004); Tom Watson (2002-03, 2006); Ben Crenshaw (2007); Fred Couples (2010); Fred Funk (2008, 2012-13); Mark O’Meara (2011); Colin Montgomerie (2015); Miguel Angel Jimenez (2016, 2018); Billy Mayfair (2016) |
| Schedule of Play | Thursday, July 8 (18 holes, stroke play) Friday, July 9 (18 holes, stroke play) Saturday, July 10 (18 holes, stroke play) Sunday, July 11 (18 holes, stroke play) |
| Cut | Low 60 scorers and ties will play the final 36 holes |
| Playoff | Should there be a tie after 72 holes, a two-hole aggregate playoff will take place immediately following play |
| Broadcast Schedule | NBC/Golf Channel/Peacock will broadcast the championship. Times to be determined |
| Future Sites | 2022: Saucon Valley Country Club, Bethlehem, Pa./June 23-26 |