PGA Professional Championship (Great Britain and Ireland)

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]

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

Winners

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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]

References

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