Senior PGA Championship

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

KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship
Tournament information
LocationBenton Harbor, Michigan
Established1937
Course(s)The Golf Club at Harbor Shores
Par71
Length6,852 yards (6,265 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
European Senior Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$3,500,000
Month playedMay
Tournament record score
Aggregate265 Rocco Mediate (2016)
265 Paul Broadhurst (2018)
To par−20 Sam Snead (1973)
Current champion
Ángel Cabrera
Location map
Harbor Shores
Location in the United States
Harbor Shores
Location in Michigan

The Senior PGA Championship, established in 1937, is the oldest of the five major championships in men's senior golf. It is administered by the Professional Golfers' Association of America and is recognized as a major championship by both PGA Tour Champions and the European Senior Tour. It was formerly an unofficial money event on the European Senior Tour, but since 2007 has been an official money event.[1] Winners gain entry into the next PGA Championship. The winners prior to 1980, the first season of the senior tour, are not considered major champions of this event by the PGA Tour Champions.

The lower age limit is 50, which is the standard limit for men's senior professional golf tournaments. Like its PGA Tour counterpart, the Senior PGA Championship allows club professionals to enter. The tournament committee gives former winners of the PGA Professional National Championship a one time invitation upon turning 50 years of age and the top 35 club professionals who qualify through the Senior PGA Professional National Championship.

History

The inaugural event was played 88 years ago in 1937 at Augusta National Golf Club, with 54-year-old Jock Hutchison winning the 54-hole event on Thursday, December 2.[2][3] The second edition at Augusta was reduced to 36 holes due to rain, but had an 18-hole playoff on December 9 to decide the winner, Fred McLeod.[4][5] The next edition was moved to Florida in January,[6] No tournaments were held in 1943 and 1944 due to World War II. The event returned in 1945 at the PGA National Golf Course, where it stayed until 1962. The event moved to different courses in Florida through 2000. Due to scheduling moves, two tournaments were played in 1979 and 1984 and none in 1983, and 1985. It moved from winter to mid-April in 1990 and when it rotated to various sites in 2001, it became a late spring event, played in late May or early June.

It was a 36-hole event until 1954; after four years at 54 holes, it became a 72-hole event in 1958. 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.

In 2011, the PGA of America and Whirlpool Corporation commenced an agreement which designated the KitchenAid brand as official home appliance brand of the PGA and presenting sponsor of the Senior PGA Championship. Harbor Shores Golf Club in Benton Harbor, Michigan, was designated as the championship's home course, hosting in alternate years starting in 2012. The Championship was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2014, the Whirlpool extended their arrangement through 2018, with KitchenAid becoming the title sponsor of the event. A further extension through 2024 was agreed in 2018, which proved to be the last.[7]

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 regular 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 PGA Tour Champions money list (previous year and current year)
  • Any winner of a PGA Tour Champions event since the last Senior PGA Championship
  • The top 35 finishers from the Callaway Golf Senior PGA Professional National Championship
  • Any winner of the previous five U.S. Senior Opens
  • The winner of the previous five Senior Open Championship
  • The top eight players from the previous year's European Senior 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 PGA Tour Champions and combined PGA Tour Champions and PGA Tour
  • A one-time exemption for former PGA Professional National Champions turning 50
  • Invitations for those not meeting criteria above also are made

Tournament hosts

Year Venue Location
2025 Congressional Country Club Bethesda, Maryland
2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024 The Golf Club at Harbor Shores Benton Harbor, Michigan
2023 Fields Ranch East Frisco, Texas
2021 Southern Hills Country Club Tulsa, Oklahoma
2008, 2019 Oak Hill Country Club Rochester, New York
2017 Trump National Golf Club Potomac Falls, Virginia
2015 French Lick Resort French Lick, Indiana
2013 Bellerive Country Club St. Louis, Missouri
2004, 2011 Valhalla Golf Club Louisville, Kentucky
2010 Colorado Golf Club Parker, Colorado
2009 Canterbury Golf Club Beachwood, Ohio
2007 Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Ocean Course Kiawah Island, South Carolina
2006 Oak Tree Golf Club Edmond, Oklahoma
2005 Laurel Valley Golf Club Ligonier, Pennsylvania
2003 Aronimink Golf Club Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
2002 Firestone Country Club Akron, Ohio
2001 The Ridgewood Country Club Paramus, New Jersey
1982–2000 PGA National Golf Club Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
1979 (Dec.) −1981 Turnberry Isle Country Club North Miami Beach, Florida
1975–1979 (Feb.) Walt Disney World Orlando, Florida
1974 Port St. Lucie Country Club Port St. Lucie, Florida
1964, 1966–1973 PGA National Golf Club (old) Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
1965 Fort Lauderdale Country Club Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1963 Port St. Lucie Country Club Port St. Lucie, Florida
1945–1962 PGA National Golf Course Dunedin, Florida
1942 Fort Myers Country Club Fort Myers, Florida
1940–41 Bobby Jones Golf Complex
Sarasota Bay Country Club		 Sarasota, Florida
1937–38 (Dec.) Augusta National Golf Club Augusta, Georgia

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Winner's
share ($)		 Venue
Senior PGA Championship
2025 Ángel Cabrera 280 −8 1 stroke Thomas Bjørn
Pádraig Harrington		 630,000 Congressional
KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship
2024 Richard Bland 267 −17 3 strokes Richard Green 630,000 Harbor Shores
2023 Steve Stricker 270 −18 Playoff Pádraig Harrington 630,000 Fields Ranch East
2022 Steven Alker 268 −16 3 strokes Stephen Ames 585,000 Harbor Shores
2021 Alex Čejka 272 −8 4 strokes Tim Petrovic 585,000 Southern Hills
2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[8]
2019 Ken Tanigawa 277 −3 1 stroke Scott McCarron 585,000 Oak Hill
2018 Paul Broadhurst 265 −19 4 strokes Tim Petrovic 585,000 Harbor Shores
2017 Bernhard Langer 270 −18 1 stroke Vijay Singh 540,000 Trump National
Senior PGA Championship
2016 Rocco Mediate 265 −19 3 strokes Colin Montgomerie 504,000 Harbor Shores
2015 Colin Montgomerie (2) 280 −8 4 strokes Esteban Toledo 495,000 French Lick Resort
2014 Colin Montgomerie 271 −13 4 strokes Tom Watson 378,000 Harbor Shores
2013 Kōki Idoki 273 −11 2 strokes Jay Haas
Kenny Perry		 378,000 Bellerive
2012 Roger Chapman 271 −13 2 strokes John Cook 378,000 Harbor Shores
2011 Tom Watson (2) 278 −10 Playoff David Eger 378,000 Valhalla
2010 Tom Lehman 281 −7 Playoff Fred Couples
David Frost		 360,000 Colorado
2009 Michael Allen 274 −6 2 strokes Larry Mize 360,000 Canterbury
2008 Jay Haas (2) 287 +7 1 stroke Bernhard Langer 360,000 Oak Hill
2007 Denis Watson 279 −9 2 strokes Eduardo Romero 360,000 Kiawah Island
2006 Jay Haas 279 −5 Playoff Brad Bryant 360,000 Oak Tree
2005 Mike Reid 280 −8 Playoff Jerry Pate
Dana Quigley		 360,000 Laurel Valley
2004 Hale Irwin (4) 276 −8 1 stroke Jay Haas 360,000 Valhalla
2003 John Jacobs 276 −4 2 strokes Bobby Wadkins 360,000 Aronimink
2002 Fuzzy Zoeller 278 −2 1 stroke Hale Irwin
Bobby Wadkins		 360,000 Firestone
2001 Tom Watson 274 −14 1 stroke Jim Thorpe 360,000 The Ridgewood
PGA Seniors' Championship
2000 Doug Tewell 201[a] −15 7 strokes Hale Irwin
Tom Kite
Larry Nelson
Dana Quigley		 324,000 PGA National
1999 Allen Doyle 274 −14 2 strokes Vicente Fernández 315,000 PGA National
1998 Hale Irwin (3) 275 −13 6 strokes Larry Nelson 270,000 PGA National
1997 Hale Irwin (2) 274 −14 12 strokes Dale Douglass
Jack Nicklaus		 216,000 PGA National
1996 Hale Irwin 280 −8 2 strokes Isao Aoki 198,000 PGA National
1995 Raymond Floyd 277 −11 5 strokes John Paul Cain
Larry Gilbert
Lee Trevino		 180,000 PGA National
1994 Lee Trevino (2) 279 −9 1 stroke Jim Colbert 115,000 PGA National
1993 Tom Wargo 275 −13 Playoff Bruce Crampton 110,000 PGA National
1992 Lee Trevino 278 −10 1 stroke Mike Hill 100,000 PGA National
1991 Jack Nicklaus 271 −17 6 strokes Bruce Crampton 85,000 PGA National
1990 Gary Player (3) 281 −7 2 strokes Chi-Chi Rodríguez 75,000 PGA National
General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship
1989 Larry Mowry 281 −7 1 stroke Miller Barber
Al Geiberger		 72,000 PGA National
1988 Gary Player (2) 284 −4 3 strokes Chi-Chi Rodríguez 63,000 PGA National
1987 Chi-Chi Rodríguez 282 −6 1 stroke Dale Douglass 47,000 PGA National
1986
(Feb)		 Gary Player 281 −7 2 strokes Lee Elder 45,000 PGA National
1985: No tournament
1984
(Dec)		 Peter Thomson 286 −2 3 strokes Don January 40,000 PGA National
PGA Seniors' Championship
1984
(Jan)		 Arnold Palmer (2) 282 −6 2 strokes Don January 35,000 PGA National
1983: No tournament
1982
(Dec)		 Don January (2) 288 E 1 stroke Julius Boros 25,000 PGA National
1981 Miller Barber 281 −7 2 strokes Arnold Palmer 20,000 Turnberry Isle
1980 Arnold Palmer 289 +1 Playoff Paul Harney 20,000 Turnberry Isle
1979
(Dec)		 Don January[9] 270 −18 8 strokes George Bayer 15,000 Turnberry Isle
1979
(Feb)		 Jack Fleck[10] 289 +1 Playoff Bob Erickson
Bill Johnston		 8,000 Walt Disney World
1978 Joe Jimenez[11] 286 −2 Playoff Joe Cheves
Manuel de la Torre		 8,000 Walt Disney World
1977 Julius Boros[12] (2) 283 −5 1 stroke Fred Haas 7,500 Walt Disney World
1976 Pete Cooper[13] 283 −5 5 strokes Fred Wampler 7,500 Walt Disney World
1975 Charlie Sifford[14] 280 −8 Playoff Fred Wampler 7,500 Walt Disney World
1974 Roberto De Vicenzo[15] 273 −15 3 strokes Julius Boros
Art Wall		 4,000 Port St. Lucie
1973 Sam Snead[16] (6) 268 −20 15 strokes Julius Boros 4,000 PGA National
1972 Sam Snead[17] (5) 286 −2 1 stroke Julius Boros 4,000 PGA National
1971 Julius Boros[18] 285 −3 3 strokes Tommy Bolt 4,000 PGA National
1970 Sam Snead[19] (4) 290 +2 2 strokes Fred Haas 4,000 PGA National
1969 Tommy Bolt 278 −10 4,000 PGA National
1968 Chandler Harper 279 −9 4,000 PGA National
1967 Sam Snead (3) 279 −9 4,000 PGA National
1966 Fred Haas 286 −2 3,000 PGA National
1965 Sam Snead (2) 278 −10 3,500 Fort Lauderdale
1964 Sam Snead 279 −9 2,500 PGA National
1963 Herman Barron 272 −16 2,500 Port St. Lucie
1962 Paul Runyan (2) 278 −10 2,000 PGA National
1961 Paul Runyan 278 −10 1,500 PGA National
1960 Dick Metz 284 −4 1,500 PGA National
1959 Willie Goggin 284 −4 1,200 PGA National
1958 Gene Sarazen (2) 288 E 1,200 PGA National
1957 Al Watrous (3) 210 −6 1,000 PGA National
1956 Pete Burke 215 −1 1,000 PGA National
1955 Mortie Dutra 213 −3 1,000 PGA National
1954 Gene Sarazen 214 −2 1,000 PGA National
1953 Harry Schwab 142 −2 PGA National
1952 Ernie Newnham 146 +2 PGA National
1951 Al Watrous (2) 142 −2 PGA National
1950 Al Watrous 142 −2 PGA National
1949 Marshall Crichton 145 +1 PGA National
1948 Charles McKenna 141 −3 PGA National
1947 Jock Hutchison (2) 145 +1 PGA National
1946 Eddie Williams (3) 146 +2 PGA National
1945 Eddie Williams (2) 148 +4 PGA National
1943–44: No tournament due to World War II
1942 Eddie Williams 138 −6 Fort Myers
1941 Jack Burke Sr. 142 E Bobby Jones Golf Complex
Sarasota Bay
1940 Otto Hackbarth 146 +4 Bobby Jones Golf Complex
Sarasota Bay
1939: No tournament
1938 Fred McLeod 154 +10 Augusta National
1937 Jock Hutchison 223 +7 Augusta National

Source:[20]

Multiple winners

The following men have won the Senior PGA Championship more than once, through 2021:

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
Raymond Floyd 1969, 1982 1995

Future Sites

Year Host site City Dates
2025 Congressional Country Club Bethesda, Maryland May 22–25
2026 The Concession Golf Club Bradenton, Florida April 16–19[21]
2027 The Concession Golf Club Bradenton, Florida TBD[22]
2028 The Concession Golf Club Bradenton, Florida TBD
2029 Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco Frisco, Texas TBD
2030 TBD TBD TBD
2031 TBD TBD TBD
2032 TBD TBD TBD
2033 Congressional Country Club Bethesda, Maryland TBD

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

References

  1. ^ "Strong Seniors contingent head to the United States". PGA European Tour. May 21, 2007.
  2. ^ "Jock Hutchison wins inaugural senior tourney". Sarasota Herald. Florida. Associated Press. December 3, 1937. p. 5.
  3. ^ "Hutchison named for golf job here". Sarasaota Herald-Tribune. Florida. July 7, 1940. p. 6.
  4. ^ "Two golfers tie for first place in senior event". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Associated Press. December 9, 1938. p. 6.
  5. ^ "M'Leod defeats Hackbarth in seniors' golf". Chicago Daily Tribune. Associated Press. December 10, 1938. p. 22.
  6. ^ "Hackbarth wins seniors golf crown". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Florida. January 17, 1940. p. 7.
  7. ^ Lundberg, Ken (February 15, 2024). "2024 to be final year for KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship". moodyonthemarket.com.
  8. ^ "Senior PGA Championship, scheduled for May, canceled". ESPN. Associated Press. April 2, 2020.
  9. ^ Greenburg, Don (December 17, 1979). "Business as Usual: January Rolls to Eight-Stroke Seniors Victory". The Miami Herald. Florida. pp. 1C, 8C – via newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Fleck Wins PGA Seniors". The Tampa Tribune. Florida. United Press International. February 5, 1979. p. 3C – via newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Jefferson City's Jimenez Wins PGA Seniors Title". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Missouri. United Press International. February 6, 1978. pp. 5B – via newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Boros Wins PGA Seniors Title". The Sacramento Bee. California. Associated Press. January 31, 1977. p. C3 – via newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Cooper Breezes in Seniors". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pennsylvania. February 2, 1976. p. 13 – via newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Seniors PGA title to Sifford". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. February 3, 1975. p. 3C – via newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "PGA Senior Victory To De Vicenzo". Evening Express. Portland, Maine. United Press International. February 4, 1974. p. 19 – via newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Sam Snead Wins 6th PGA Seniors". The Times Leader. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. January 29, 1973. p. 20 – via newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "PGA Seniors Title to Snead". The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Iowa. Associated Press. January 31, 1972. p. 16 – via newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Julius Boros wins senior men's title". Redlands Daily Facts. California. United Press International. February 2, 1971. p. 10 – via newspapers.com.
  19. ^ Petrella, Tony (February 2, 1970). "Snead Takes PGA Seniors". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. pp. C1 – via newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "Senior PGA Championship Media Guide" (PDF). PGA of America. 2016. pp. 6–64.
  21. ^ "Bradenton lands golf major: Concession Golf Club hosting 2026-28 Senior PGA Championships". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  22. ^ "KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship Future Sites". Senior PGA Championship. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
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