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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Established | 1957 |
| Course(s) | Trump International Golf Links, Scotland |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,921 yards (6,329 m) |
| Tour(s) | European Senior Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | €750,000 |
| Month played | August |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 267 Seiji Ebihara (2002) |
| To par | −21 as above |
| Current champion | |
 Robert Coles | |
| Location map | |
  Trump International Golf Links, Scotland Location in Scotland  Trump International Golf Links, Scotland 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
editFrom 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
editFrom 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
editReferences
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- ^ "Newcomer deprives old hand". The Times. 18 June 1990. p. 45.
- ^ "Scots find Coles too hot to handle". The Glasgow Herald. 19 June 1989. p. 22.
- ^ "Thomson makes in a double". The Glasgow Herald. 27 June 1988. p. 9.
- ^ "Coles wins title for third time". The Times. 22 June 1987. p. 38.
- ^ "Jittery Coles wins as Butler charge just fails". The Glasgow Herald. 4 August 1986. p. 10.
- ^ "O'Connor fails to catch 'young fox'". The Glasgow Herald. 29 July 1985. p. 15.
- ^ "Ernie Jones". The Glasgow Herald. 21 May 1984. p. 14.
- ^ "O'Connor retains his seniors crown". The Glasgow Herald. 27 May 1983. p. 25.
- ^ "O'Connor again after play-off". The Glasgow Herald. 28 May 1982. p. 23.
- ^ "Christy has Irish luck". The Glasgow Herald. 25 July 1981. p. 14.
- ^ "Lighter grip eases mounting pressure". The Times. 1 July 1980. p. 13.
- ^ "Christy wins the battle of the grand old men". The Glasgow Herald. 9 July 1979. p. 20.
- ^ "Senior PGA title for Skerritt". The Glasgow Herald. 6 July 1978. p. 15.
- ^ "Christy O'Connor wins after a scare". The Glasgow Herald. 30 June 1977. p. 23.
- ^ "Great O'Connor wins by 4 shots". The Glasgow Herald. 1 July 1976. p. 14.
- ^ "A record 64 gives Nagle seniors title". The Glasgow Herald. 3 July 1975. p. 18.
- ^ "Lester wins despite two bad lapses". The Glasgow Herald. 4 July 1974. p. 5.
- ^ "Last-round 65 gives Nagle seniors' title". The Glasgow Herald. 5 July 1973. p. 2.
- ^ "Bousfield wins play off to meet Snead". The Times. 23 June 1972. p. 13.
- ^ "Nagle wins seniors' title with record-breaking 62". The Glasgow Herald. 25 June 1971. p. 6.
- ^ "Seniors' title won by Faulkner after desperate struggle". The Glasgow Herald. 26 June 1970. p. 6.
- ^ "Panton wins by eight strokes". The Glasgow Herald. 27 June 1969. p. 6.
- ^ "Senior title won by Faulkner". The Glasgow Herald. 24 May 1968. p. 6.
- ^ "Senior tournament won by Panton by five strokes". The Glasgow Herald. 26 May 1967. p. 6.
- ^ "Rees and Van Donck in play-off". The Glasgow Herald. 27 May 1966. p. 6.
- ^ "Rees beats Van Donck by four strokes". The Glasgow Herald. 28 May 1966. p. 6.
- ^ "Senior title for C.H. Ward". The Glasgow Herald. 28 May 1965. p. 6.
- ^ "Scott takes senior title". The Glasgow Herald. 29 May 1964. p. 6.
- ^ "Senior title for Evans". The Glasgow Herald. 31 May 1963. p. 13.
- ^ "King again wins senior title". The Glasgow Herald. 1 June 1962. p. 5.
- ^ "Tie for senior championship". The Glasgow Herald. 13 May 1961. p. 5.
- ^ "British senior champion". The Glasgow Herald. 15 May 1961. p. 10.
- ^ "Horne senior champion". The Glasgow Herald. 14 May 1960. p. 10.
- ^ "Senior title for Lees". The Glasgow Herald. 15 May 1959. p. 6.
- ^ "Senior title for Sutton". The Glasgow Herald. 4 April 1958. p. 4.
- ^ "Burton wins seniors' event". The Glasgow Herald. 13 April 1957. p. 4.