PGA Professional Championship (Great Britain and Ireland)

PGA Professional Championship (Great Britain and Ireland)
Tournament information
Established1973
Organised byThe PGA
Formatstroke play
Current champion
Paul Hendriksen (2023)

The PGA Professional Championship is a golf tournament run by The PGA for club professionals. It was first played in 1973 as the MacGregor PGA Club Professionals' Championship.[1] The leading nine players in the event became the Great Britain and Ireland team for the first Diamondhead Cup, the forerunner of the PGA Cup, played against a United States team at Pinehurst later in the year.[2]

Winners

Year Winner Score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (£)		 Venue Ref.
PGA Professional Championship
2023 Paul Hendriksen 273 6 strokes Matthew Cort 10,000 Sherwood Forest [3]
2022 Matthew Cort 282 Playoff Daniel Whitby-Smith 10,000 Slaley Hall [4]
2021 Paul O'Hara 268 4 strokes Greig Hutcheon 10,000 Blairgowrie [5]
2020 Matt Ford 269 7 strokes Matthew Cort
Jordan Godwin		 10,000 Trentham [6]
Titleist & FootJoy PGA Professional Championship
2019 Alastair Forsyth 263 11 strokes Richard Wallis 10,000 Hunstanton [7]
2018 Andrew Willey 272 1 stroke Paul O'Hara 10,000 Little Aston [8]
2017 Paul O'Hara 285 1 stroke Christopher Currie 10,000 Luttrellstown Castle [9]
2016 David Higgins 273 3 strokes Andrew Raitt 10,000 The Oxfordshire [10]
2015 Paul Hendriksen 288 1 stroke Cameron Clark
Gareth Wright		 10,000 Burnham & Berrow [11]
Glenmuir PGA Professional Championship
2014 Christopher McDonnell 277 1 stroke Jason Levermore 10,000 Blairgowrie [12]
2013 Daniel Greenwood 280 9 strokes David Callaway 10,000 Slaley Hall [13]
2012 Gareth Wright 271 4 strokes Craig Shave 10,000 Carden Park [14]
2011 Craig Goodfellow 281 3 strokes Robert Giles 10,000 The Belfry [15]
2010 David Mortimer 279 Playoff David Shacklady 10,000 The Oxfordshire
2009 James Lee 291 4 strokes Jamie Harris 10,000 Dundonald Links [16]
2008 Paul Simpson 283 Playoff Andrew Barnett 10,000 Moortown [17]
Glenmuir Club Professional Championship
2007 John Dwyer 282 Playoff Andrew Barnett 10,000 Royal Porthcawl [18]
2006 Paul Wesselingh 279 Playoff Duncan Muscroft 10,000 Prince's [19]
2005 Matthew Ellis 285 Playoff Mark Reynolds
Darren Parris
Paul Wesselingh		 10,000 Woodhall Spa [20]
2004 Tony Nash 270 2 strokes Kenny Walker
Sean Whiffin
Andrew Willey		 10,000 Southport & Ainsdale [21]
2003 Gordon Law 280 4 strokes Scott Henderson 10,000 St Andrews Bay [22]
2002 Bob Cameron 280 1 stroke John Dwyer 10,000 Saunton [23]
2001 Simon Edwards 275 3 strokes Bob Cameron 9,250 County Louth [24]
2000 Bob Cameron 295 Playoff Russell Weir 9,250 Duke's course,
St Andrews		 [25]
1999 Sion Bebb 283 Playoff Chris Hall
Paul Wesselingh		 9,250 King's Lynn
1998 Michael Jones 280 1 stroke Michael Macara
Paul Simpson		 9,250 Royal St David's [26]
1997 Brian Rimmer 268 8 strokes Paul Wesselingh 9,250 Northop [27]
1996 Bill Longmuir 280 3 strokes Gordon Law 9,000 County Louth [28]
1995 Paul Carman 269 2 strokes Colin Gillies
Joe Higgins
Nick Job
Robin Mann		 8,000 West Hill [29][30]
1994 David Jones 278 2 strokes Nick Job
Robin Mann
Hogan Stott		 7,000 North Berwick [31]
1993 Chris Hall 274 3 strokes Mark Parker
Russell Weir		 5,640 Coventry [32]
Wilson Club Professionals' Championship
1992 John Hoskison 275 6 strokes Chris Hall 6,000 St Pierre [33]
1991 Bill McColl 286 2 strokes Kevin Stables (5,250) King's Lynn [34]
1990 Alastair Webster 292 2 strokes Kevin Stables
Russell Weir		 4,750 Carnoustie [35]
1989 Brian Barnes 280 4 strokes David Scott
Gary Stafford		 4,000 Prince's [36]
1988 Russell Weir 269 8 strokes Ged Furey 3,600 Royal St David's [37]
1987 Russell Weir 273 2 strokes John Hoskison
David Huish		 3,200 Sandiway [38]
1986 David Huish 278 5 strokes Martin Gray 3,000 Royal Birkdale [39]
1985 Robin Mann 291 5 strokes Peter Allan
David Thorp		 3,000 The Belfry [40]
1984 Denis Durnian 278 4 strokes John Chillas 3,000 Bolton Old Links [41]
GMC Club Professionals' Championship
1983 Jim Farmer 285 1 stroke Alistair Thomson
Phil Weaver		 2,500 Heaton Park [42]
PGA Club Professionals' Championship
1982 Denis Durnian 270 1 stroke John Chillas 1,500 Hill Valley [43]
Dunhill PGA Club Professionals' Championship
1981 Mike Steadman 289 1 stroke Craig Defoy
Denis Durnian
David Jones		 3,000 Woburn [44]
Slazenger PGA Club Professionals' Championship
1980 David Jagger 286 Playoff David Huish 2,000 Turnberry [45]
1979 David Jones 278 3 strokes Mike Steadman 2,000 Pannal [46]
1978 David Jones 281 1 stroke Brian Waites 2,000 Pannal [47]
1977 David Huish 284 4 strokes Mike Ingham
Jim Farmer		 2,000 Notts [48]
Rank Xerox – Slazenger PGA Club Professionals' Championship
1976 Bill Ferguson 283 2 strokes Brian Waites 2,000 Moortown [49]
MacGregor PGA Club Professionals' Championship
1975 Doug Sewell 276 2 strokes David Huish 750 Calcot Park [50]
1974 Bill Murray 274 3 strokes Vince Hood 750 Calcot Park [51]
1973 Doug Sewell 276 1 stroke David Melville 750 Calcot Park [2]

The 1991 event was won by Brett Upper, an American, with a score of 285. Upper received the first prize money but was not eligible to win the title.

Source:[52]

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