World Senior Championship

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World Senior Championship
Tournament information
Established1954
FormatMatch play
Final year1978
Tournament record score
Score8 & 6 Al Watrous (1957)
Final champion
United States Joe Jimenez

The World Senior Championship was a golf match held between the winners of the American

PGA Seniors' Championship (now Senior PGA Championship) and the British PGA Seniors Championship. It was held from 1954 to 1978. It was a 36-hole match-play event held on a single day with the exception of the first year when it was held over two days.[1] The British PGA Seniors Championship did not start until 1957. In 1954 and 1955 the British competitor was nominated by the British Association of Golf Writers while in 1956 four leading senior golfers played to decide the British entry.[2][3]

The event was initially sponsored by

Teacher's (whisky) and the players competed for the Teacher International Trophy.[4]

From 1954 to 1968 the event was held England or Scotland. From 1969 to 1971 it was played at Bide-A-Wee Golf Course in Portsmouth, Virginia and from 1972 it alternated between Scotland and Bide-A-Wee.

Winners

Year Venue Winner Country Score Runner-up Ref
1978 Whitecraigs Golf Club Joe Jimenez  United States 5 & 4 Republic of Ireland Paddy Skerritt [5]
1977 Bide-A-Wee Golf Course Christy O'Connor Snr (2)  Ireland 6 & 5 United States Julius Boros [6]
1976 Whitecraigs Golf Club Christy O'Connor Snr  Ireland 2 & 1 United States Pete Cooper [7]
1975 Bide-A-Wee Golf Course Kel Nagle (2)  Australia 1 up United States Charlie Sifford [8]
1974 Lundin Links Roberto De Vicenzo  Argentina 5 & 4 England Eric Lester [9]
1973 Bide-A-Wee Golf Course Sam Snead (5)  United States 41 holes Australia Kel Nagle [10]
1972 Longniddry Golf Club Sam Snead (4)  United States 3 & 2 England Ken Bousfield [11]
1971 Bide-A-Wee Golf Course Kel Nagle  Australia 4 & 3 United States Julius Boros [12]
1970 Bide-A-Wee Golf Course Sam Snead (3)  United States 3 & 2 England Max Faulkner [13]
1969 Bide-A-Wee Golf Course Tommy Bolt  United States 39 holes Scotland John Panton [14]
1968 Downfield Golf Club Chandler Harper  United States 2 up England Max Faulkner [15]
1967 Wallasey Golf Club John Panton  Scotland 3 & 2 United States Sam Snead [16]
1966 Dalmahoy Fred Haas  United States 3 & 2 Wales Dai Rees [17]
1965 Formby Golf Club Sam Snead (2)  United States 37 holes England Charlie Ward [18]
1964 Wentworth Club Sam Snead  United States 7 & 6 England Syd Scott [19]
1963 St Annes Old Links Herman Barron  United States 3 & 2 England George Evans [20]
1962 Prestwick Golf Club Paul Runyan (2)  United States 2 & 1 England Sam King [21]
1961 Fairhaven Golf Club Paul Runyan  United States 3 & 1 England Sam King [22]
1960 Gleneagles Hotel Dick Metz  United States 2 & 1 England Reg Horne [23]
1959 Bruntsfield Links Willie Goggin  United States 5 & 3 England Arthur Lees [24]
1958 Wallasey Golf Club Norman Sutton  England 2 & 1 United States Gene Sarazen [25]
1957 Pollok Golf Club Al Watrous  United States 8 & 6 England John Burton [26]
1956 Prenton Golf Club Bob Kenyon  England 4 & 3 United States Pete Burke [27]
1955
Williamwood Golf Club
 Mortie Dutra  United States 2 up England John Burton [28]
1954
Southport & Ainsdale GC
 Gene Sarazen  United States 4 & 3 England Percy Alliss [29]

References

  1. ^ "The World Senior Ch'ship". www.where2golf.com. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  2. The Glasgow Herald
    . 9 June 1955. p. 4.
  3. The Glasgow Herald
    . 12 June 1956. p. 4.
  4. ^ "Herman Barron meets Evans for TeachersTrophy" (PDF). Golfdom. July 1963. p. 63. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  5. The Glasgow Herald
    . p. 16.
  6. The Glasgow Herald
    . 11 October 1977. p. 25.
  7. The Glasgow Herald
    . p. 14.
  8. ^ "Birdied three". The Canberra Times. Vol. 50, no. 14, 166. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 September 1975. p. 14. Retrieved 17 July 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. The Glasgow Herald
    . 6 July 1974. p. 5.
  10. The Glasgow Herald
    . 11 September 1973. p. 4.
  11. ^ "Sam Snead". The Canberra Times. Vol. 46, no. 13, 160. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 26 June 1972. p. 12. Retrieved 17 July 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. The Glasgow Herald
    . 14 September 1971. p. 4.
  13. ^ "For The Record: A roundup of the sports information of the week – Golf". Sports Illustrated. 28 September 1970. p. 88.
  14. The Glasgow Herald
    . 8 September 1969. p. 1.
  15. ^ "Senior title". The Canberra Times. Vol. 42, no. 12, 048. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 July 1968. p. 19. Retrieved 17 July 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  16. ^ "Panton Beats Snead For Senior Golf Win". The Waco News-Tribune. Texas. Associated Press. 10 July 1967. p. 8 – via newspapers.com.
  17. The Glasgow Herald
    . p. 4.
  18. The Glasgow Herald
    . p. 4.
  19. The Glasgow Herald
    . p. 8.
  20. The Glasgow Herald
    . p. 4.
  21. The Glasgow Herald
    . p. 5.
  22. The Glasgow Herald
    . 10 July 1961. p. 9.
  23. The Glasgow Herald
    . 4 July 1960. p. 9.
  24. The Glasgow Herald
    . 27 June 1959. p. 9.
  25. The Glasgow Herald
    . 26 June 1958. p. 4.
  26. The Glasgow Herald
    . 29 June 1957. p. 4.
  27. The Glasgow Herald
    . 2 July 1956. p. 4.
  28. The Glasgow Herald
    . 30 June 1955. p. 2.
  29. ^ "Sarazen Tips Alliss, 4 and 3, For Senior PGA Championship". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. Associated Press. 2 July 1954. p. 39 – via newspapers.com.
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