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Greg Norman and a cast of international golfing icons will headline the strongest field to assemble in the 23-year history of The Senior Open Championship at Sunningdale Golf Club.
Norman, who at 54 rolled back the years at last year's Open Championship when he finished third after leading going into the back nine, will be joined by Majors champions Sir Nick Faldo, Bernhard Langer, Tom Lehman, Tom Watson, Sandy Lyle and Ian Woosnam, as well as former European Ryder Cup Captains Mark James and Sam Torrance.
The Australian, a two-time Open champion, is searching for his maiden Senior Major Championship after finishing fifth behind winner Bruce Vaughan of America in the 2008 Senior Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club.
James and Torrance currently occupy the top two positions on the European Senior Tour Order of Merit, while Englishman James finished as the top European in the recent US Senior PGA Championship.
Fans will also be able to see Faldo's first appearance on the Senior Tour since he captained the European Ryder Cup team at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, last September, while Watson is chasing his fourth Senior Open Championship title.
Meanwhile, Lehman, the 2006 American Ryder Cup Captain, is making his debut in the Championship after turning 50 on March 7.
Last year's Senior Open Championship attracted record crowds to Royal Troon Golf Club and the world class field should ensure packed galleries at Sunningdale, which hosts the Championship for the first time.
Sunningdale Golf Club was founded in 1900 and has a rich history of which the club is very proud. It should definitely be on the 'must play' list of any keen golfer. The Old Course has hosted its fair share of tournaments down the years, but I doubt whether there has ever been a field filled with so much pedigree as is assembled for this week.
The Seniors Tour gives the younger golfing generation of today the chance to see some of the greats of the game still plying their trade in the highest quality international fields. Believe me, these guys can still play - this was never more in evidence than when Norman turned on the style last year at Birkdale and going in to Sunday he had a fantastic opportunity to win.
The people's favourite, Norman just failed to deliver in the final round, but even now only playing part-time, he displayed the quality that made him such a great champion.
We were fortunate enough to host the European Seniors Tour Championship on two occasions here in Bahrain, and I hope they return in the future. We can all learn from watching these great players who, although advancing in years, can still mix it with the best and produce golf of quite stunning quality. If you turn on the TV a little late, you could be mistaken for thinking that you are watching coverage of the Open Championship - from 1986!
