PGA Professional Championship (Great Britain and Ireland)

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PGA Professional Championship (Great Britain and Ireland)
Tournament information
Established1973
Organised byThe PGA
Formatstroke play
Current champion
England 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 England Paul Hendriksen 273 6 strokes England Matthew Cort 10,000 Sherwood Forest [3]
2022 England Matthew Cort 282 Playoff England Daniel Whitby-Smith 10,000 Slaley Hall [4]
2021 Scotland Paul O'Hara 268 4 strokes Scotland Greig Hutcheon 10,000 Blairgowrie [5]
2020 England Matt Ford 269 7 strokes England Matthew Cort
England Jordan Godwin
10,000 Trentham [6]
Titleist & FootJoy PGA Professional Championship
2019 Scotland Alastair Forsyth 263 11 strokes England Richard Wallis 10,000 Hunstanton [7]
2018 England Andrew Willey 272 1 stroke Scotland Paul O'Hara 10,000 Little Aston [8]
2017 Scotland Paul O'Hara 285 1 stroke Scotland Christopher Currie 10,000 Luttrellstown Castle [9]
2016 Republic of Ireland David Higgins 273 3 strokes England Andrew Raitt 10,000 The Oxfordshire [10]
2015 England Paul Hendriksen 288 1 stroke Northern Ireland Cameron Clark
Wales Gareth Wright
10,000 Burnham & Berrow [11]
Glenmuir PGA Professional Championship
2014 England Christopher McDonnell 277 1 stroke England Jason Levermore 10,000 Blairgowrie [12]
2013 England Daniel Greenwood 280 9 strokes England David Callaway 10,000 Slaley Hall [13]
2012 Wales Gareth Wright 271 4 strokes England Craig Shave 10,000 Carden Park [14]
2011 England Craig Goodfellow 281 3 strokes England Robert Giles 10,000 The Belfry [15]
2010 Republic of Ireland David Mortimer 279 Playoff England David Shacklady 10,000 The Oxfordshire
2009 Wales James Lee 291 4 strokes England Jamie Harris 10,000 Dundonald Links [16]
2008 England Paul Simpson 283 Playoff Wales Andrew Barnett 10,000 Moortown [17]
Glenmuir Club Professional Championship
2007 Republic of Ireland John Dwyer 282 Playoff Wales Andrew Barnett 10,000 Royal Porthcawl [18]
2006 England Paul Wesselingh 279 Playoff
Duncan Muscroft
10,000 Prince's [19]
2005 Wales Matthew Ellis 285 Playoff England Mark Reynolds
England Darren Parris
England Paul Wesselingh
10,000 Woodhall Spa [20]
2004 England Tony Nash 270 2 strokes Scotland Kenny Walker
England Sean Whiffin
England Andrew Willey
10,000 Southport & Ainsdale [21]
2003 Scotland Gordon Law 280 4 strokes Scotland Scott Henderson 10,000 St Andrews Bay [22]
2002 Scotland Bob Cameron 280 1 stroke Republic of Ireland John Dwyer 10,000 Saunton [23]
2001 Wales Simon Edwards 275 3 strokes Scotland Bob Cameron 9,250 County Louth [24]
2000 Scotland Bob Cameron 295 Playoff Scotland Russell Weir 9,250 Duke's course,
St Andrews
[25]
1999 Wales Sion Bebb 283 Playoff England Chris Hall
England Paul Wesselingh
9,250 King's Lynn
1998 England Michael Jones 280 1 stroke Wales Michael Macara
England Paul Simpson
9,250 Royal St David's [26]
1997 England Brian Rimmer 268 8 strokes England Paul Wesselingh 9,250 Northop [27]
1996 Scotland Bill Longmuir 280 3 strokes Scotland Gordon Law 9,000 County Louth [28]
1995 England Paul Carman 269 2 strokes Scotland Colin Gillies
England Joe Higgins
England Nick Job
England Robin Mann
8,000 West Hill [29][30]
1994 Northern Ireland David Jones 278 2 strokes England Nick Job
England Robin Mann
England Hogan Stott
7,000 North Berwick [31]
1993 England Chris Hall 274 3 strokes England Mark Parker
Scotland Russell Weir
5,640 Coventry [32]
Wilson Club Professionals' Championship
1992 England John Hoskison 275 6 strokes England Chris Hall 6,000 St Pierre [33]
1991 Scotland Bill McColl 286 2 strokes Scotland Kevin Stables (5,250) King's Lynn [34]
1990 Scotland Alastair Webster 292 2 strokes Scotland Kevin Stables
Scotland Russell Weir
4,750 Carnoustie [35]
1989 Scotland Brian Barnes 280 4 strokes Scotland David Scott
England Gary Stafford
4,000 Prince's [36]
1988 Scotland Russell Weir 269 8 strokes England Ged Furey 3,600 Royal St David's [37]
1987 Scotland Russell Weir 273 2 strokes England John Hoskison
Scotland David Huish
3,200 Sandiway [38]
1986 Scotland David Huish 278 5 strokes Scotland Martin Gray 3,000 Royal Birkdale [39]
1985 England Robin Mann 291 5 strokes England Peter Allan
England David Thorp
3,000 The Belfry [40]
1984 England Denis Durnian 278 4 strokes Scotland John Chillas 3,000 Bolton Old Links [41]
GMC Club Professionals' Championship
1983 Scotland Jim Farmer 285 1 stroke Scotland Alistair Thomson
England Phil Weaver
2,500 Heaton Park [42]
PGA Club Professionals' Championship
1982 England Denis Durnian 270 1 stroke Scotland John Chillas 1,500 Hill Valley [43]
Dunhill PGA Club Professionals' Championship
1981 England Mike Steadman 289 1 stroke Wales Craig Defoy
England Denis Durnian
Northern Ireland David Jones
3,000 Woburn [44]
Slazenger PGA Club Professionals' Championship
1980 England David Jagger 286 Playoff Scotland David Huish 2,000 Turnberry [45]
1979 Northern Ireland David Jones 278 3 strokes England Mike Steadman 2,000 Pannal [46]
1978 Northern Ireland David Jones 281 1 stroke England Brian Waites 2,000 Pannal [47]
1977 Scotland David Huish 284 4 strokes England Mike Ingham
Scotland Jim Farmer
2,000 Notts [48]
Rank Xerox – Slazenger PGA Club Professionals' Championship
1976 England Bill Ferguson 283 2 strokes England Brian Waites 2,000 Moortown [49]
MacGregor PGA Club Professionals' Championship
1975 England Doug Sewell 276 2 strokes Scotland David Huish 750 Calcot Park [50]
1974 Scotland Bill Murray 274 3 strokes Northern Ireland Vince Hood 750 Calcot Park [51]
1973 England Doug Sewell 276 1 stroke Scotland 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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