Many important golf tournaments in England are held there every year and shape the country's golfing tradition. The Senior British Open Championship is also part of the tradition in England and throughout the UK. The tournament is a major tournament and is part of both the Champions Tour in the USA and the European Seniors Tour. In 2010, the tournament was played for $ 2,000,000 in total prize money. The Senior British Open Championship was organized for the first time in 1987. The German Bernhard Langer was also able to add his name to the list of winners of the Senior British Open Championship in 2010.
