The previous event was in 2016, with Paul Broadhurst winning his first of two senior major championships.

Former winners of The Senior Open aged 65 or under Former winners of the Masters Tournament, PGA Championship, U.S. Open and The Open Championship aged 65 or under Top 60 players on the career money list (including the Legends Tour, the European Tour and the Challenge Tour) Top 60 players on the PGA Tour Champions all-time money list The leading 20 players, not otherwise exempt on the closing date, on the Legends Tour Order of Merit for 2023 The leading 20 players, not otherwise exempt on the closing date, on the Charles Schwab Cup points list for 2023 Players finishing in positions 1–15, and those tying for 15th place, in the 2023 Senior Open Championship Winners of official tournaments on the Legends Tour or PGA Tour Champions since The 2023 Senior Open Winners of official tournaments on the European Tour or PGA Tour, when aged 50 years on 24 July 2024 Past members of Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup teams aged 50 on 24 July 2024 Winners of the Senior PGA Championship 2019–2024 The leading two players, not otherwise exempt, in the top 10 of the Japan PGA Senior Tour money list for 2023 The first four players, and those tying for 4th place, who are not otherwise exempt, in the top 30 of the current Legends Tour Order of Merit The Senior Amateur champion for 2024 The European Senior Men’s Amateur champion for 2023 24 places were available to players not qualified under the exemption categories.

Among notable players making the cut was the 1999 Open winner at Carnoustie Paul Lawrie, while the two players losing the playoff in 1999, Justin Leonard and Jean van de Velde, both missed the cut.

Sunday, 28 July 2024 54-year-old K. J. Choi kept the lead he held after both the second and third round and won the tournament, becoming the first South Korean player to win a senior major championship, men or women.

He finally finished two shots ahead of runner-up Richard Green, who played the last three holes 2 under par.