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PGA Seniors Championship

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This article is about the European Senior Tour event. For the PGA Tour Champions major championship, see Senior PGA Championship.

The PGA Seniors Championship is a European Senior Tour golf tournament for men aged fifty and above. It was founded in 1957 and became part of the European Senior Tour on its founding in 1992. It was not held in 2016 or 2017 but returned in 2018 as the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship.

Staysure PGA Seniors Championship
Tournament information
LocationBalmedie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Established1957
Course(s)Trump International Golf Links Aberdeen
Par72
Length6,921 yards (6,329 m)
Tour(s)European Senior Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund€500,000
Month playedAugust
Tournament record score
Aggregate267 Seiji Ebihara (2002)
To par−21 as above
Current champion
England Peter Baker
Location map
Trump International Golf Links Aberdeen is located in Scotland
Trump International Golf Links Aberdeen
Trump International Golf Links Aberdeen
Location in Scotland
Trump International Golf Links Aberdeen is located in Aberdeenshire
Trump International Golf Links Aberdeen
Trump International Golf Links Aberdeen
Location in Aberdeenshire

It is the oldest important seniors tournament in Europe and, together with the Senior Open Championship, one of only two current events that predate the founding of the European Senior Tour in 1992. The PGA Seniors Championship and the Senior Open Championship are also the only two Europe-based events on the European Senior Tour that are played over 72 holes.

History edit

From 1957 to 1966 the event was played over 54 holes. Since then it has been a 72-hole event with the exception of 1993 to 1995 when it was again played over 54 holes. In 1987 and 2012 it was reduced to 54 holes by bad weather.

From its foundation in 1957 until 1978 the winner played the winner of the American Senior PGA Championship for the World Senior Championship, a one-day 36-hole match-play event. The winner won the Teacher International Trophy.

Venues edit

From 1957 to 1968 the event was held in England, except in 1967 when it was held at Ayr Belleisle in Scotland. From 1969 to 1974 the event was sponsored by Pringle of Scotland and played in Scotland. It was also played in Scotland in 1975 and 1976, from 1980 to 1982 and in 1988 but otherwise was held in England. It was played at the Royal Dublin Golf Club in the Republic of Ireland in 1992 but since 1993 it has been played in England.

Winners edit

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Venue Ref.
Staysure PGA Seniors Championship
2023   Peter Baker 276 −12 6 strokes   Greg Owen Trump International
2022   Adilson da Silva 270 −18 6 strokes   Joakim Haeggman Formby
2021   Paul Broadhurst 281 −7 1 stroke   John Bickerton
  Thomas Levet		 Formby
2020: No tournament
2019   Phillip Price 271 −17 2 strokes   Michael Campbell
  James Kingston
  Peter Lonard		 London
2018   Philip Golding 270 −18 2 strokes   Magnus Persson Atlevi London
ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship
2016–17: No tournament
2015   Peter Fowler 272 −12 3 strokes   Gordon Manson Close House
2014   Santiago Luna 270 −14 2 strokes   Steen Tinning Stoke-by-Nayland
2013   Paul Wesselingh (2) 272 −20 4 strokes   Ángel Franco Mottram Hall
2012   Paul Wesselingh 210[a] −6 1 stroke   Anders Forsbrand
  Andrew Oldcorn		 Slaley Hall
De Vere Club PGA Seniors Championship
2011   Andrew Oldcorn 277 −11 9 strokes   Gordon Brand Jnr Slaley Hall
De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship
2010   David J. Russell 283 −5 2 strokes   Ángel Franco
  Barry Lane
  Chris Williams		 Slaley Hall
2009   Carl Mason (3) 279 −9 3 strokes   Ángel Franco
  Chris Williams		 Slaley Hall
2008   Gordon J. Brand 292 +4 Playoff   Gordon Brand Jnr Slaley Hall
PGA Seniors Championship
2007   Carl Mason (2) 268 −20 6 strokes   Philippe Dugeny
  Costantino Rocca		 Stoke-by-Nayland
2006   Sam Torrance (2) 268 −20 3 strokes   Luis Carbonetti Stoke-by-Nayland
De Vere PGA Seniors Championship
2005   Sam Torrance 271 −17 4 strokes   David J. Russell Carden Park
2004   Carl Mason 275 −13 Playoff   Seiji Ebihara
  Jim Rhodes		 Carden Park
2003   Bill Longmuir 271 −17 2 strokes   Carl Mason
  Denis O'Sullivan		 Carden Park
2002   Seiji Ebihara 267 −21 10 strokes   George Burns
  Steve Stull		 Carden Park
2001   Ian Stanley 278 −10 2 strokes   Maurice Bembridge Carden Park
The Belfry PGA Seniors Championship
2000   John Grace 282 −6 Playoff   Peter Dawson The Belfry
1999   Ross Metherell 276 −12 1 stroke   Bill Brask The Belfry
1998   Tommy Horton (2) 277 −11 2 strokes   Renato Campagnoli
  Jim Rhodes		 The Belfry
1997   Walter Hall 277 −11 3 strokes   Tommy Horton The Belfry
1996   Terry Gale 284 −4 1 stroke   Tommy Horton The Belfry
Forte PGA Seniors Championship
1995   John Morgan (2) 204 −6 Playoff   Antonio Garrido Sunningdale
1994   John Morgan 203 −7 2 strokes   David Creamer Sunningdale
1993   Brian Huggett 204 −6 3 strokes   Bobby Verwey Sunningdale
1992   Tommy Horton 290 +2 Playoff   Tony Grubb
  Christy O'Connor Snr		 Royal Dublin
Trusthouse Forte PGA Seniors Championship
1991   Brian Waites (2) 277 −7 3 strokes   Neil Coles Wollaton Park [1]
1990   Brian Waites 269 −3 4 strokes   Neil Coles Brough [2]
1989   Neil Coles (4) 277 +1 4 strokes   Peter Butler West Hill [3]
1988   Peter Thomson 287 +7 2 strokes   Denis Hutchinson North Berwick [4]
1987   Neil Coles (3) 206[a] −13 4 strokes   Peter Thomson Coventry [5]
1986   Neil Coles (2) 276 −4 1 stroke   Peter Butler Mere [6]
1985   Neil Coles 284 −4 2 strokes   Christy O'Connor Snr Pannal [7]
1984   Ernie Jones 280 −8 3 strokes   Peter Butler
  Ross Whitehead		 Stratford-on-Avon [8]
1983   Christy O'Connor Snr (6) 277 −7 9 strokes   Peter Gill Burnham & Berrow [9]
1982   Christy O'Connor Snr (5) 285 +13 Playoff   Peter Butler
  Alex Mitchell
  Guy Wolstenholme		 Longniddry [10]
1981   Christy O'Connor Snr (4) 287 +3 Playoff   Fred Boobyer North Berwick [11]
PGA Seniors Championship
1980   Paddy Skerritt (2) 286 +6 5 strokes   Doug Beattie Gleneagles Hotel [12]
PGA Seniors Championship sponsored by the Cambridgeshire Hotel
1979   Christy O'Connor Snr (3) 280 −8 Playoff   Roberto De Vicenzo Cambridgeshire Hotel [13]
1978   Paddy Skerritt 288 E 1 stroke   Roberto De Vicenzo
  Jimmy Martin		 Cambridgeshire Hotel [14]
1977   Christy O'Connor Snr (2) 284 −4 3 strokes   Roberto De Vicenzo Cambridgeshire Hotel [15]
PGA Seniors Championship sponsored by Ben Sayers-Strathclyde Hotels
1976   Christy O'Connor Snr 276 −8 4 strokes   Kel Nagle North Berwick [16]
1975   Kel Nagle (3) 268 −4 2 strokes   Ken Bousfield Longniddry [17]
Pringle of Scotland Seniors Championship
1974   Eric Lester 282 −2 4 strokes   Ken Bousfield Lundin Links [18]
1973   Kel Nagle (2) 270 −10 1 stroke   Roberto De Vicenzo Elie [19]
1972   Ken Bousfield 291 +15 Playoff   Alfonso Angelini Longniddry [20]
1971   Kel Nagle 269 −11 6 strokes   Ken Bousfield
  John Panton		 Elie [21]
1970   Max Faulkner (2) 288 +12 1 stroke   Dai Rees Longniddry [22]
1969   John Panton (2) 281 −3 8 strokes   Dai Rees West Kilbride [23]
Teacher's Seniors Championship
1968   Max Faulkner 283 +11 3 strokes   John Panton Aldeburgh [24]
1967   John Panton 282 +2 5 strokes   Flory Van Donck Ayr Belleisle [25]
1966   Dai Rees 215 −1 Playoff   Flory Van Donck Coventry [26][27]
1965   Charlie Ward 210 E 2 strokes   Dai Rees Ashford Manor [28]
1964   Syd Scott 213 1 stroke   Dai Rees Northumberland [29]
1963   George Evans 222 1 stroke   Norman Sutton Weston-super-Mare [30]
1962   Sam King (2) 214 2 strokes   Fred Daly Harrogate [31]
1961   Sam King 208 Playoff   Allan Dailey Hill Barn [32][33]
1960   Reg Horne 213 3 strokes   Norman Sutton Mere [34]
1959   Arthur Lees 204 6 strokes   Jack Jacobs Royal Mid-Surrey [35]
1958   Norman Sutton 214 3 strokes   Jack Jacobs Copt Heath [36]
1957   John Burton 213 5 strokes   Joe Baker
  Wally Smithers		 Fulwell [37]
  1. ^ a b Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References edit

  1. ^ "In brief - Golf". The Times. 17 June 1991. p. 35.
  2. ^ "Newcomer deprives old hand". The Times. 18 June 1990. p. 45.
  3. ^ "Scots find Coles too hot to handle". The Glasgow Herald. 19 June 1989. p. 22.
  4. ^ "Thomson makes in a double". The Glasgow Herald. 27 June 1988. p. 9.
  5. ^ "Coles wins title for third time". The Times. 22 June 1987. p. 38.
  6. ^ "Jittery Coles wins as Butler charge just fails". The Glasgow Herald. 4 August 1986. p. 10.
  7. ^ "O'Connor fails to catch 'young fox'". The Glasgow Herald. 29 July 1985. p. 15.
  8. ^ "Ernie Jones". The Glasgow Herald. 21 May 1984. p. 14.
  9. ^ "O'Connor retains his seniors crown". The Glasgow Herald. 27 May 1983. p. 25.
  10. ^ "O'Connor again after play-off". The Glasgow Herald. 28 May 1982. p. 23.
  11. ^ "Christy has Irish luck". The Glasgow Herald. 25 July 1981. p. 14.
  12. ^ "Lighter grip eases mounting pressure". The Times. 1 July 1980. p. 13.
  13. ^ "Christy wins the battle of the grand old men". The Glasgow Herald. 9 July 1979. p. 20.
  14. ^ "Senior PGA title for Skerritt". The Glasgow Herald. 6 July 1978. p. 15.
  15. ^ "Christy O'Connor wins after a scare". The Glasgow Herald. 30 June 1977. p. 23.
  16. ^ "Great O'Connor wins by 4 shots". The Glasgow Herald. 1 July 1976. p. 14.
  17. ^ "A record 64 gives Nagle seniors title". The Glasgow Herald. 3 July 1975. p. 18.
  18. ^ "Lester wins despite two bad lapses". The Glasgow Herald. 4 July 1974. p. 5.
  19. ^ "Last-round 65 gives Nagle seniors' title". The Glasgow Herald. 5 July 1973. p. 2.
  20. ^ "Bousfield wins play off to meet Snead". The Times. 23 June 1972. p. 13.
  21. ^ "Nagle wins seniors' title with record-breaking 62". The Glasgow Herald. 25 June 1971. p. 6.
  22. ^ "Seniors' title won by Faulkner after desperate struggle". The Glasgow Herald. 26 June 1970. p. 6.
  23. ^ "Panton wins by eight strokes". The Glasgow Herald. 27 June 1969. p. 6.
  24. ^ "Senior title won by Faulkner". The Glasgow Herald. 24 May 1968. p. 6.
  25. ^ "Senior tournament won by Panton by five strokes". The Glasgow Herald. 26 May 1967. p. 6.
  26. ^ "Rees and Van Donck in play-off". The Glasgow Herald. 27 May 1966. p. 6.
  27. ^ "Rees beats Van Donck by four strokes". The Glasgow Herald. 28 May 1966. p. 6.
  28. ^ "Senior title for C.H. Ward". The Glasgow Herald. 28 May 1965. p. 6.
  29. ^ "Scott takes senior title". The Glasgow Herald. 29 May 1964. p. 6.
  30. ^ "Senior title for Evans". The Glasgow Herald. 31 May 1963. p. 13.
  31. ^ "King again wins senior title". The Glasgow Herald. 1 June 1962. p. 5.
  32. ^ "Tie for senior championship". The Glasgow Herald. 13 May 1961. p. 5.
  33. ^ "British senior champion". The Glasgow Herald. 15 May 1961. p. 10.
  34. ^ "Horne senior champion". The Glasgow Herald. 14 May 1960. p. 10.
  35. ^ "Senior title for Lees". The Glasgow Herald. 15 May 1959. p. 6.
  36. ^ "Senior title for Sutton". The Glasgow Herald. 4 April 1958. p. 4.
  37. ^ "Burton wins seniors' event". The Glasgow Herald. 13 April 1957. p. 4.

External links edit

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