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Senior PGA Championship

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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 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.

Eligibility

Here is who may be eligible to compete in the Senior PGA Championship:

  • 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 5 US Senior Opens
  • 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 tour event in the last 5 years
  • The top 30 on the Champions Tour career money list
  • A one-time exemption for former PGA Club Professional Champions turning 50
  • Invites for those not meeting criteria above also are made

Past winners

Future tournament sites

Multiple winners

The following men have had more than one win in the Senior PGA Championship after the 2006 tournament:

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