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Oldest competitor at the Open golf championships

Oldest competitor at the Open golf championships
Who
Gene Sarazen
Where
United Kingdom (Southport,)
When
10 July 1976
The oldest competitor at the Open golf championships was Gene Sarazen (United States) (b. 27 February 1902) who entered the 1976 Open championships aged 74 yr 132 days, at Royal Birkdale golf course, Southport, United Kingdom, on 10 July 1976. Gene Sarazen won the 1932 Open championships. He also managed to hit a hole-in-one at the 1973 Open championships aged 71 years old.