SENIOR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP


The 'Senior PGA Championship' is one of the major championships in men's senior golf. It is administered by the Professional Golfers' Association of America and is recognised as a major championship by both the Champions Tour and the European Seniors Tour. It was formerly an unofficial money event on the European Seniors Tour, but from 2007 it is an official money event. [1]
It was founded in 1937, and the inaugural event was played at Augusta National Golf Club. The lower age limit is 50, which is the standard limit for men's senior professional golf tournaments. In the past the event has had long spells of playing on a single host course, but currently it is played on a different course each year. Two tournaments were played in 1979 and 1984, and no tournaments were held in 1939, 1943, 1944, 1983, and 1985. The tournament was gone by several different names:
YearsName
1937-1984 PGA Seniors' Championship
1984-1989 General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship
1990-2000 PGA Seniors' Championship
2001- Senior PGA Championship


Contents
Eligibility
Winners
Multiple winners
Winners of both PGA Championship and Senior PGA Championship
Future tournament sites
References
External link

Eligibility


Here is who may be eligible to compete in the 'Senior PGA Championship' (provided they meet the age requirement):

★ Any past winner of the Senior PGA Championship

★ Any past winner of a major championship

★ Any past member of the United States Ryder Cup team

★ The top 15 finishers in the previous year's Senior PGA Championship

★ The top 50 on the Champions Tour money list (previous year and current year)

★ Any winner of a Champions Tour event between the span of the last Senior PGA Championship

★ The top 35 finishers from the Callaway Golf PGA Senior Club Professional Championship

★ Any winner of the previous five U.S. Senior Opens

★ The winner of the last Senior British Open

★ The top eight players from the previous year's European Seniors Tour Order of Merit

★ The top four players from the previous year's Japanese Seniors Tour Order of Merit

★ A one-time exemption for those who have just turned 50 and have won a PGA Tour, Japan Golf Tour, or European Tour event in the last 5 years

★ The top 30 on the career money list, both Champions Tour and combined Champions Tour and PGA Tour

★ A one-time exemption for former PGA Club Professional Champions turning 50

★ Invites for those not meeting criteria above also are made

Winners


YearChampionCountryVenueLocation
2007Denis WatsonKiawah Island Golf Resort, Ocean CourseKiawah Island, South Carolina
2006Jay HaasOak Tree Golf ClubEdmond, Oklahoma
2005Mike ReidLaurel Valley Golf ClubLigonier, Pennsylvania
2004Hale IrwinValhalla Golf ClubLouisville, Kentucky
2003John JacobsAronimink Golf ClubPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
2002Fuzzy ZoellerFirestone Country ClubAkron, Ohio
2001Tom WatsonThe Ridgewood Country ClubParamus, New Jersey
2000Doug TewellPGA National Golf ClubPalm Beach Gardens, Florida
1999Allen DoylePGA National Golf ClubPalm Beach Gardens, Florida
1998Hale IrwinPGA National Golf ClubPalm Beach Gardens, Florida
1997Hale IrwinPGA National Golf ClubPalm Beach Gardens, Florida
1996Hale IrwinPGA National Golf ClubPalm Beach Gardens, Florida
1995Ray FloydPGA National Golf ClubPalm Beach Gardens, Florida
1994Lee TrevinoPGA National Golf ClubPalm Beach Gardens, Florida
1993Tom WargoPGA National Golf ClubPalm Beach Gardens, Florida
1992Lee TrevinoPGA National Golf ClubPalm Beach Gardens, Florida
1991Jack NicklausPGA National Golf ClubPalm Beach Gardens, Florida
1990Gary PlayerPGA National Golf ClubPalm Beach Gardens, Florida
1989Larry MowryPGA National Golf ClubPalm Beach Gardens, Florida
1988Gary PlayerPGA National Golf ClubPalm Beach Gardens, Florida
1987Chi Chi RodríguezPGA National Golf ClubPalm Beach Gardens, Florida
1986Gary PlayerPGA National Golf ClubPalm Beach Gardens, Florida
1985''No championship''
1984 (Dec.)Peter ThomsonPGA National Golf ClubPalm Beach Gardens, Florida
1984 (Jan.)Arnold PalmerPGA National Golf ClubPalm Beach Gardens, Florida
1983''No championship''
1982Don JanuaryPGA National Golf ClubPalm Beach Gardens, Florida
1981Miller BarberTurnberry Isle Country ClubNorth Miami Beach, Florida
1980Arnold PalmerTurnberry Isle Country ClubNorth Miami Beach, Florida
1979 (Dec.)Don JanuaryTurnberry Isle Country ClubNorth Miami Beach, Florida
1979 (Feb.)Jack FleckWalt Disney WorldOrlando, Florida
1978Joe JimenezWalt Disney WorldOrlando, Florida
1977Julius BorosWalt Disney WorldOrlando, Florida
1976Pete CooperWalt Disney WorldOrlando, Florida
1975Charlie SiffordWalt Disney WorldOrlando, Florida
1974Roberto De VicenzoPort St. Lucie Country ClubPort St. Lucie, Florida
1973Sam SneadPGA National Golf ClubPalm Beach Gardens, Florida
1972Sam SneadPGA National Golf ClubPalm Beach Gardens, Florida
1971Julius BorosPGA National Golf ClubPalm Beach Gardens, Florida
1970Sam SneadPGA National Golf ClubPalm Beach Gardens, Florida
1969Tommy BoltPGA National Golf ClubPalm Beach Gardens, Florida
1968Chandler HarperPGA National Golf ClubPalm Beach Gardens, Florida
1967Sam SneadPGA National Golf ClubPalm Beach Gardens, Florida
1966Fred HaasPGA National Golf ClubPalm Beach Gardens, Florida
1965Sam SneadFort Lauderdale Country ClubFort Lauderdale, Florida
1964Sam SneadPGA National Golf ClubPalm Beach Gardens, Florida
1963Herman BarronPort St. Lucie Country ClubPort St. Lucie, Florida
1962Paul RunyanPGA National Golf CourseDunedin, Florida
1961Paul RunyanPGA National Golf CourseDunedin, Florida
1960Dick MetzPGA National Golf CourseDunedin, Florida
1959Willie GogginPGA National Golf CourseDunedin, Florida
1958Gene SarazenPGA National Golf CourseDunedin, Florida
1957Al WatrousPGA National Golf CourseDunedin, Florida
1956Pete BurkePGA National Golf CourseDunedin, Florida
1955Mortie DutraPGA National Golf CourseDunedin, Florida
1954Gene SarazenPGA National Golf CourseDunedin, Florida
1953Harry SchwabPGA National Golf CourseDunedin, Florida
1952Ernie NewnhamPGA National Golf CourseDunedin, Florida
1951Al WatrousPGA National Golf CourseDunedin, Florida
1950Al WatrousPGA National Golf CourseDunedin, Florida
1949Marshall CrichtonPGA National Golf CourseDunedin, Florida
1948Charles McKennaPGA National Golf CourseDunedin, Florida
1947Jock HutchisonPGA National Golf CourseDunedin, Florida
1946Eddie WilliamsPGA National Golf CourseDunedin, Florida
1945Eddie WilliamsPGA National Golf CourseDunedin, Florida
1943-44''No championships due to World War II''
1942Eddie WilliamsFort Myers Country ClubFort Myers, Florida
1941Jack Burke, Sr.Bobby Jones Golf Complex
Sarasota Country Club		Sarasota, Florida
1940Otto HackbarthBobby Jones Golf Complex
Sarasota Country Club		Sarasota, Florida
1939''No championship''
1938Fred McLeodAugusta National Golf ClubAugusta, Georgia
1937Jock HutchisonAugusta National Golf ClubAugusta, Georgia

Multiple winners


The following men have won the Senior PGA Championship more than once, through the 2007 tournament:

★ 6 wins: Sam Snead

★ 4 wins: Hale Irwin

★ 3 wins: Eddie Williams, Al Watrous, Gary Player

★ 2 wins: Jock Hutchison, Gene Sarazen, Paul Runyan, Julius Boros, Don January, Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino

Winners of both PGA Championship and Senior PGA Championship


The following men have won both the PGA Championship and the 'Senior PGA Championship', the majors run by the PGA of America:
Player PGA Championship Senior PGA Championship
Jock Hutchison 1920 1937, 1947
Gene Sarazen 1922, 1923, 1933 1954, 1958
Paul Runyan 1934, 1938 1961, 1962
Sam Snead 1942, 1949, 1951 1964, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1973
Chandler Harper 1950 1968
Julius Boros 1968 1971, 1977
Don January 1967 1979, 1982
Gary Player 1962, 1972 1986, 1988, 1990
Jack Nicklaus 1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980 1991
Lee Trevino 1974, 1984 1992, 1994

Future tournament sites



★ 2008 - Oak Hill Country Club, East Course (Pittsford, New York)

References


1. Strong Seniors contingent head to the United States''europeantour.com'', 21 May, 2007.

External link



★ Official site

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