PGA Seniors Championship

Staysure PGA Seniors Championship

Tournament information
Location	Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Established	1957
Course(s)	Trump International Golf Links Aberdeen
Par	72
Length	6,921 yards (6,329 m)
Tour(s)	European Senior Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	€500,000
Month played	August
Tournament record score
Aggregate	267 Seiji Ebihara (2002)
To par	−21 as above
Current champion
Peter Baker
Location Map
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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.

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

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

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

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]

References

External links

• Official website
• Coverage on the European Senior Tour's official site

This page was last edited on 17 February 2024, at 20:42