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The PGA Tour Champions (commonly known as the Champions Tour) is a senior golf tour specifically made for golfers above the age of 50. The Professional Golfers Association officially founded the tour over 40 years ago in 1980.

The beauty of golf is that it ages like fine wine. You’re never too old to play golf! Even if you want to play in a USGA Senior Amateur Championship .

This article goes in-depth about the senior golf tour five major tournaments. It highlights renowned championships, golfer stats, and a few fun facts.  However, for a more detailed review of the PGA TOUR Champions, you’ll want to read our ultimate guide .

Origin & History of the Senior Golf Tour

The Senior PGA Championship has been unofficially active since 1937 as a high-profile tournament. It was exclusive for golfers above the age of 50. 

However, in 1978, a profitable tournament between teams of the best senior golfers called the ‘Legends of Golf’ gave birth to the idea of an official senior golf tour.

The PGA formally established the ‘Senior PGA Tour’ in 1980. This senior tour was designed for golfers aged 50 and above to showcase their talent. 

The 1980 tour consisted of only four events. For comparison, the 2021 tour consisted of 25 events. A lot has changed over the years!

The total prize money in 1980 was $475,000, which would be worth $1,707,901 today.

The next ten years, from 1980-1990, saw a considerable increase in the popularity of the senior tournament. The 1990 season consisted of thirty-eight official events with four major tournaments. 

The entire prize money for the 1990 season was a whopping $17.8 million. In 2022, this prize money would be worth around $40,349,753.63 ! 

Fun Fact: Lee Trevino won 7 tournaments in the 1990 senior golf tour season. The most during the season.

Evolution of the PGA Tour Champions Name

In 2002, the tour was renamed the ‘Champions Tour’ till the 2015 season. The name PGA Tour Champions was adopted for the 2016 tour and onwards. 

Qualifying & Playing on the Senior Golf Tour

Competitors in the senior golf tour have to play multiple tournaments throughout the season. These events are usually played over three rounds or 54 holes. 

However, the five major championships of the tour are played over four rounds (72 holes) and have a 36-hole cut. Playing an additional round ensures bringing the best talent to the top of the standings.

Fun Fact: The average male golfer is estimated to hit a 219-yard drive. While the Senior Golf Tour’s average driving distance in 2022 was 282.0 yards . The longest drive of the tour was 308.8 yards by Padraig Harrington.

Senior Tour Age

With age comes wisdom. And the opportunity to qualify for the senior golf tour!

Here are a few requirements to qualify for the PGA Tour Champions:

• The Senior Tour age requirement is 50 years old minimum.
• Compete and qualify in the 72-hole Regional Qualifying Stage.
• All successful qualifiers and exempt players must come in the top 12 of the Final Qualifying Stage between 78 golfers.

Spots in the Senior Golf Tour

Understanding the qualification system of the PGA Tour Champions is complicated, and hardly anyone understands it, according to Bobby Clampett , a professional Golf player, and analyst.

PGA Champions from previous years make up 30 of the 81 players on the field. Another 30 spots are given to players in the top 70 of the PGA Tour and Tour Champions.

The rest of the players include the World Golf Hall of Fame members and winners of previous PGA tours. 

Players competing in the qualifying sessions also have a few spots reserved for them.

The 5 Senior Major Golf Championships & Their Winners

The Senior Major championships are a big deal in the tour. The best of the best golfers participate in Majors. Meaning that only players that meet certain criteria are given a spot in the Major tournament.

Major champions have their names go down in history books. This is one of the reasons why golfers praise Major events.  

There are five major championships in the PGA Tour Champions. These championships differ from the other tours as they are played over four rounds (as opposed to 3 in the standard events). 

Here are the five majors of the PGA Tour Champions, along with their relevant winners.

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1. Senior PGA Championship 

The Senior PGA Championship is the oldest of the five senior major championships. The Championship was established in 1937. 

It was first played at the Augusta National Golf Course in Georgia, United States. 

The event was one of the four events in the inaugural of the PGA Tours Championship in 1980. The Championship event was played in Florida in 1980. Over the next 42 years, the event has taken place on 17 different courses in various cities.

The eligibility criteria for the Senior PGA Championship are slightly different. The criterion includes:

• The previous winners of the Senior PGA Championship. 
• Winners of other major tournaments are also eligible.  
• Members of the Ryders Cup team and top European and Japanese Senior Tour players can also qualify.

2022 Senior PGA Championship Winner: Steven Alker won the 2022 Championship held in Michigan.

Most wins in the Senior PGA Championship: Since 1980, the record number of wins in this championship is held by Hale Irwin . Irwin claimed the trophy in 1996, 1997, 1998, and 2004. 

2. The Tradition

The Tradition, or the Regions Tradition , is one of the five senior major championships. This championship was established in 1989 in Arizona. In 2003 the event relocated to Oregon and has since moved to Alabama. 

The event is now hosted at the Greystone Golf and Country Club in Birmingham, Alabama. where players complete four rounds on the course and play 72 holes. 

The most recent event was held in 2022, marking its 30th year of play.

2022 Regions Tradition Winner: Steve Stricker took the trophy for the 2022 Tradition championship. The winner earned $375,000 for his victory in the tour. 

Most wins in the Regions Tradition: The record for the most number of wins in the Tradition is held by Jack Nicklaus . Nicklaus won the championship four times: in 1990, 1991, 1995, and 1996. 

3. U.S. Senior Open

The U.S. Senior Open is one of the most renowned five major championships in the PGA Tour Champions. The championship is administered by the United St ates Go lf Association . The PGA has recognized it as a major championship since its establishment.  

The championship was introduced in 1980 and was one of the four events in the first PGA Tour Champions in New York. It is currently played at the Saucon Valley Country Club in Pennsylvania.

The US Senior Open is open for both amateurs and professionals. However, experienced players tend to dominate the championship, like any other. 

2022 U.S. Senior Open Winner: The most recent champion is Padraig Harrington . He received  $720,000 for his winning share.

Most wins in the U.S. Senior Open: The record for most wins in the event is held by Mille r Barber , who won 3 events in 1982, 1984, and 1985. 

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4. Senior Players Championship

The Senior Players Championship is currently known as the Kaulig Companies Championship. It is also recognized as a major championship in the PGA Tour Champions. 

The Championship was first held in 1983, 3 years after the establishment of the PGA Senior Golf Tour. It was most recently held at the Firestone Country Club in Ohio. 

2022 Senior Players Championship Winner: The 2022 champion was Jerry Kelly , who received $450,000 for his victory in the event. 

Most wins in the Senior Players Championship: Bernhard Langer holds the record for winning the most trophies in the Senior Players Championship. He won the majors consecutively in 2014, 2015, and 2016.

5. The Senior Open Championship

The Senior Open Championship was recognized as a major in the PGA Tour Champions much later in 2003. 

The Championship was established in 1987 in the United Kingdom. Currently, it’s known as the Senior Open Championship by Rolex for sponsorship reasons.

Fun Fact: The Senior Open Championship i s the only senior major championship in the PGA seniors tour held outside the United States.

2022 Senior Open Championship by Rolex Winner: The 2022 champion for the Senior Open Championship is Darren Clarke. He earned $432,080 for winning the major title.

Most wins in the Senior Open Championship by Rolex: Bernhard Langer also holds the title for most wins in Senior Open Championship. He won the tournaments in 2010, 2014, 2017, and 2019.

Other Noteworthy Senior Tours

Everyone deserves to play competitive golf. At every stage and age. 

Let’s have a look at some well-known senior tours. 

Legends of the LPGA (Women’s Senior Golf Tour)

Legends of the LPGA is a women’s senior golf tour. It’s a tour of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) for women over the age of 45.

The tour was established in 2000 by 25 retired LPGA players who modeled it after the men’s senior tour. 

From its initial days, the tour grew from two annual events to eleven events in 2013. 

In 2017, the Senior LPGA Championship was also inaugurated. This tournament is an annual tour event alongside the Senior Women’s Open. 

2022 Senior LPGA Winner: Karrie Webb won the 2022 Senior LPGA championship. She got prize money of $60,000 for her win.

Most wins in the Senior LPGA Championship: Trish Johnson holds the most wins in the Senior LPGA Championship. She won the championship twice in 2017 and 2021.

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Senior Amateur Golf Tour

The Senior Amateur Golf Tour was established in 1999 for amateur players above the age of 50. 

It’s open to play for golfers of all skill levels. The only requirement is to be above the age of 50 and get a membership.

Players can get a membership to play in their local flights. Membership cards cost between $85 to $100 annually. The price variation depends on your location.

Moreover, you’ll need to pay a tournament fee to enter each tournament. The price again varies on your location but ranges from $65 to $100. 

Note: This price includes your green fee, golf cart, and range balls. The winning prize is also calculated from the tournament fee.

Players earn points by regularly playing in their local flights. 

Players can then compete in stroke-play tournaments locally. The tour concludes with a National Tour Championship. 

Top amateur players from across the country can compete with each other for the title. The golfers need a set number of points to qualify for the National Championship.

The Sunbelt Senior Golf Tour

The Sunbelt Senior Golf Tour was one of the most recognized golf tours to prepare yourself for the PGA Tour Champions or the European Senior Tour. Although no longer active, this Senior Golf Tour allowed golfers ages 49 and above to experience a competitive senior golf tournament beforehand.

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Senior Golf Tour Final Thoughts

So that’s a wrap on Senior Golf Tour Major Tournaments. This series of tournaments is truly an incredible offering for golfers above 50.

If you enjoy reading about the senior golf tour events, you may also enjoy reading some of our “what’s in the bag” articles listed below.

What are the 5 senior majors?

The five senior majors on the PGA Tour Champions are the Senior PGA Championship, The Tradition (Regions Tradition), U.S. Senior Open, The Senior Players Championship, and the Senior Open Championship.

What Age for the Senior PGA Tour?

The Senior Tour age requirement is to be at least 50 years old.

What age is senior LPGA?

Legends of the LPGA is the official senior tour of the Ladies Professional Golf Association. You must be 45 years old at a minimum to be eligible.

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Bernhard Langer remains a competitive force at the age of 65.

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Out with the old, in with the new, it is said annually as the calendar changes years, but applying it to the PGA Tour Champions is problematic so long as Bernhard Langer keeps showing up. Yes, he’s old, by athletic standards, 65, but he steadfastly declines to act his age and isn’t going anywhere.

In with the new, meanwhile, is the refresh button of the senior tour. Each year, there are a handful of successful tour players who turn 50, allowing them to join their graybeard brethren in their twilight years. Welcome Stewart Cink and Boo Weekley.

The PGA Tour Champions 2023 season opens Thursday with the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai in Ka'upulehu-Kona, Hawaii. How will the year unfold? Here are five storylines to follow:

Langer’s Hale Irwin chase

Langer’s two victories in 2022 gave him 44 in his senior tour career, only one shy of Irwin’s senior record. The fact that the second of those two wins came in November, and by six shots no less, suggests that time continues to lag far behind him and that his securing the record seems likely.

Steven Alker, Act II

The New Zealander was a career journeyman unable to crack the code until he played his way onto the senior tour, where he became the star of his own heartwarming story. In his first full season, he won four times, including the Senior PGA Championship, finished in the top three in 13 of his 23 starts, earned more than $3.5 million, and won the season-long Charles Schwab Cup. What will he do for an encore?

Is Steve Stricker’s best yet to come?

Stricker’s 2021 season ended prematurely and his 2022 started late, the result of an illness that sidelined him for six months. Still, he won four of his 12 starts last year, finished second three times, and placed in the top 10 in all of his starts. Healthy and finally a full-time senior player, Stricker, 56 next month, should be primed to make a run at the Charles Schwab Cup.

Don’t forget Padraig

Last year, rookie Padraig Harrington won four of his 19 senior starts, including the U.S. Senior Open, while finishing second in two other majors, the Senior Open Championship and the Regions Tradition. He earned nearly $3.3 million while playing four fewer senior events than Alker.

The rookies

It is not a particularly strong group of rookies, with only one major champion joining the senior tour: Cink, a former British Open champion who turns 50 on May 21. Cink is a formidable addition, however because he’s remained competitive on the PGA Tour.

Sam Greenwood

Also becoming eligible, on July 23, is Boo Weekley, a winner of three PGA Tour events, the last of them having come nearly a decade ago. Technically, both Justin Leonard and Notah Begay III are still rookies, but both are still employed by NBC Sports, too, so they’ll be moonlighting as players. The senior tour, meanwhile, will be deprived a potential star, Lee Westwood, who is not eligible by virtue of his having joined LIV Golf.

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2024 senior regionals.

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Music city regional.

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Virginia senior regional.

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Sandhills regional.

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The low country regional.

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West coast regional.

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The players championship regional.

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Congratulations to the 2023 Senior Amateur Tour National Champions!

Left to Right: Chad Frank , Orlando, FL - Champ Flight Mike Dowless, Eastern NC - A Flight Amalaraj Irudayaraj, Indianapolis, IN - B Flight John Bowman, Charlotte, NC - C Flight Roberto Benavides, Columbus, OH - D Flight

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Over 434 senior players from 27 Local Tours competed in the 2023 Senior National Championship!

Hilton head island, s.c.  – this year’s tournament marked the 25th anniversary of the senior amateur tour. in all, 434 players competed in the two-day event and each one of our 27 local tours was represented. in the championship flight ,  chad frank  won his first senior national championship, but he is no stranger to being a national champion since he earned the title in 2007 as the golfweek amateur tour champion.  frank  opened the 2023 tournament at golden bear with a three-under-par round of 69 and a two-shot lead over bill shufelt and don o’malley.  the players all went to oyster reef for the second day to determine our 2023 senior national champion. going into the back nine trent gregory , bill shufelt , tony burbridge and ernie watson all put pressure on chad frank . frank stood on the 17th tee box with a comfortable lead until he double bogied the hole and shufelt only trailed by one shot. shufelt hit first and piped it right down the eighteenth fairway while frank hit his ball right and landed almost out of bounds under a bunch of trees. frank punched out and landed about 70 yards from the green while shufelt hit it on the green about 25 feet away for birdie. frank then hit the shot of the day going from 70 yards away to about 5 feet. shufelt rolled his putt and just missed on the low side before he tapped in for par. despite the pressure, frank found the cup and completed the amazing up and down for the victory. congratulations to all that battled on the back nine before we crowned chad frank with his first senior national championship., chad frank , orlando, fl (69-75—144) trent gregory , central, nc (75-70—145) bill shufelt , orlando, fl (71-74—145) tony burbridge , columbus, oh (75-71—146) eddie watson , michigan (73-73—146) in the a flight,  the field was close, and three players battled it out throughout the second day ( mike dowless, ronnie fowler and ronnie averett ) at the robert trent jones course in palmetto dunes . at one point, dowless, fowler and averett were either tied or held the lead outright.  in the end, on the final hole of the round, dowless finally won and earned bragging rights. fowler fired a 75 losing by one stroke while averett posted a 76 and lost by just two shots.  dowless now has the pleasure of being the 2023 a flight senior national champion., mike dowless , eastern, nc (75-73—148) ronnie fowler , nashville, tn (74-75—149) ronnie averett , mississippi (74-76—150) scott ide , charlotte, nc (76-76—152) kevin martin , charleston, sc (79-74—153) steve evans , jacksonville, fl (77-76—153) dana shoulders , columbus, oh (77-76—153) in the b flight,   amalaraj irudayaraj played consistently both days and finished two-strokes ahead of the field with a two-day total of 160. gil ro finished second at 162 and chris rogers placed third with a 163. once again, congratulations to amalaraj irudayaraj on his first ever win to become our 2023 b flight senior national champion., amalaraj irudayaraj , indianapolis, in (80-80—160) gil ro , central, nc (82-80—162) chris rogers , augusta, ga (82-81—163) jamie branham , central, nc (79-85—164) michael anderson , cincinnati/dayton, oh (84-81—165), the c flight saw the only sudden-death playoff of the week as john bowman and dennis guerriero remained tied after 36 holes. in a one hole sudden-death playoff, bowman was victorious. and took home his first-ever senior national championship with a two-day score of 171. guerriero cashed in second and mike grant finished third with a two-day total of 176., john bowman , charlotte, nc (82-89—171) * sudden-death win dennis guerriero , michigan (85-86---171) mike grant , charlotte, nc (89-87—176) john kline , columbus, oh (92-85--177) terry lawson , (90-87—177) in d flight,   roberto benavides came from behind to beat both stan lee ( by three shots) and les tice (by four shots) to become the senior national champion with a two-day score of 181. benavides had quite a week as he also finished in third place in the golfweek national championship. lee fired a two-day total of 184 and tice finished at 185 with benavides taking home the hardware and the title of 2023 d flight senior national champion. roberto benavides , columbus, oh (96-85—181) stan lee , cincinnati/dayton, oh (92-92—184) les tice , orlando, fl (93-92—185) benton smith , central carolina (93-93—186) mel portalatin , new jersey (93-94—187) central carolina got their name back on the team cup trophy with a two-day total of 1669.  finishing in second, and only two shots back, was last year’s cup winner jacksonville, fl at 1671. charlotte, nc  took third place with 1676 shots followed by  columbus, oh with 1680 and augusta, ga at 1694., turning to the edwin watts 2 man team challenge , be sure to congratulate the following teams for winning their flight with the two-day totals listed below:, champ flight: chad frank (orlando, fl) and bill shufelt ( orlando, fl ) 289 a flight:   ronnie averatt (mississippi) and tim rusk (louisiana) 306 b flight:   dave parker (indianapolis, in) and amalaraj irudayaraj (indianapolis, in) 331 c flight:   dennis guerriero (michigan) and scott holland (augusta, ga) 349 d flight:   benton smith (central carolina) and richard pfister (central carolina) 377, thanks to  palmetto dunes  and the arthur hills course for being host again for this year’s national championship. the senior amateur tour grew 2500 members on 27 local tours in 2023 and we are excited to add two more for 2024, this season marked the eighteenth year hilton head island hosted our national championships. our 1245 competitors (434 senior amateur tour/791 golfweek amateur tour) collectively played on nine courses: country club of hilton head, oyster reef gc, bear creek, golden bear, robert cupp at palmetto hall, hampton hall, atlantic dunes at sea pines and robert trent jones and arthur hills at palmetto dunes..

'This is kind of my hometown event': Millbury's Gary Young will be chief referee for the PGA Tour at Travelers Championship

T PC River Highlands, site of the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut, has undergone several enhancements the last few years, and two PGA Tour officials from the Worcester area played key roles in making them happen.

Gary Young , PGA Tour senior vice president of rules and competitions, is a member of the Tour’s enhancements competitions committee which decides which improvements are needed at courses which host PGA Tour events, and Milan Moore , PGA Tour director of golf course design and construction, has overseen many course upgrades on Tour, including those at TPC River Highlands.

Young grew up in Northbridge and lives in Millbury. Moore grew up in Shrewsbury. When Young was the head pro at Pleasant Valley CC in Sutton before joining the PGA Tour as a rules official in August of 2007, he gave lessons to Moore when she was a young girl.

“It’s kind of crazy,” Young said. “To see her grow into what she’s doing now and have the role with the PGA Tour she has, it’s quite impressive. There’s not many females in that role, and she’s just ideally suited for it.”

Moore, a 2004 graduate of Tufts University, has worked in design for the PGA Tour for 21 years. Her father, the late Dr. Roger Moore, was one of the original members at PV.

The PGA Tour looks at the data after every event to see how each course holds up to the modern player and then makes competitive enhancements.

At TPC River Highlands over the last five years, the Tour has refined the course, upgraded the practice facilities and built a bigger clubhouse with financial assistance from Travelers, the title sponsor. Since Keegan Bradley set a tournament record by shooting 23-under 257 to win the Travelers last year, the Tour has tweaked six holes, but Young said the changes already were scheduled before he set the record.

Young said the PGA Tour focuses more on the excitement of the competition than the score. If it doesn’t rain during the Travelers June 20-23 and the conditions are firm and fast, he expects the winning score to be about 14 or 15 under par. But when the course is wet and soft, the scores are usually lower.

Young will work the Travelers for the 17th consecutive year, his longest association with any PGA Tour event.

“Now that it’s the last remaining event in New England and the Northeast, this is kind of my hometown event,” said Young, who was at TPC River Highlands for the Travelers media day last Monday.

It takes him a little more than an hour to make the 68-mile drive from his home in Millbury to TPC River Highlands, but he stays near the course during the week of the tournament.

For the fourth consecutive year, he will serve as the chief referee at the Travelers. He sometimes appears on the television broadcast to explain a weather delay or a rule infraction.

“We’re definitely not TV stars,” Young said of him and his fellow rules officials. “We are background players in a sport. That’s the way it should be.”

Young likes to tell people that if they see him on television during a golf event, something bad must have happened. He has become what he calls a “pseudo weather expert” by hanging around with the on-site meteorologist, and he said it drives his wife, Lauri, crazy. Sometimes when he’s on the road, he calls her to warn her about a storm heading her way.

“She’ll say, ‘Gary, I’ve got this handled. We have meteorologists back here,’ ” he said.

Young used to serve as the advance official at the Travelers, marking the course for out of bounds and other things, tracking the player field with the Tour competitions department, working with the local superintendent and Tour agronomist to determine greens speed and height of the tees, fairways and rough, and overseeing the construction of grandstands and luxury boxes to make sure they don’t affect the competition.

Moore oversaw work on the aforementioned six holes at the Travelers from September through early December.

The first fairway was narrowed closer to the green to provide the same width in the landing area for the longer hitters as it does for the shorter hitters.

Mounds with fescue were added to the par-5 sixth and 13th holes to give the longer hitters something to think about while they try to reach the green in two shots.

The ninth and 11th greens were shrunk in size and surrounded by grassy hollows with deep rough.

“Rather than adding yardage, which seems to be everyone’s answer nowadays,” Young said, “we take a look at the way the course is designed. It’s always been a second shot golf course, which requires precision iron play and a good short game. We wanted to keep that.”

Data revealed that the longer hitters drove beyond the bunkers on the par-4 12th hole, so the fairway was ended at 300 yards by growing primary rough on the downslope. The longest hitters will probably hit 3-wood instead of a driver to avoid the rough.

The Tour wants to improve the fan experience by widening walking areas throughout the course to improve the flow of the galleries and by installing interactive venues.

Tournament sites also need room for the increased number of semi-trucks and trailers for player fitness vehicles and television equipment.

“It’s a bigger show now than it used to be 10, 20 years ago on the PGA Tour,” Young said. “It grows every year, and the property needs to reflect that.”

The PGA Tour doesn’t fully own every TPC course, but it is the sole owner of TPC River Highlands. On the other hand, the Tour is a minority owner of TPC Boston in Norton. TPC Boston hosted 17 PGA Tour events from 2003-2020 and will be the home of the LPGA Tour’s FM Global Championship Aug. 29-Sept. 1.

TPC River Highlands currently has the only PGA Tour event in New England, but Young believes the PGA Tour will return to TPC Boston someday, possibly as part of a rotation with other sites. So after the LPGA Tour event finishes, the PGA Tour will work with Gil Hanse on upgrades at TPC Boston, including building new greens complexes on the fifth and seventh holes.

TPC Boston opened in 2002 as an Arnold Palmer design and was redesigned by Hanse and Brad Faxon in 2007.

Young is considering regaining his amateur status, but he hasn’t gotten around to it yet. He no longer plays a lot of golf, but last year he did get to play at Newport Country Club for the first time, and he fell in love with it. Newport will host the U.S. Senior Open June 27-30, the week after the Travelers.

Young said due to the advanced equipment and the improved player conditioning, the seniors may find Newport to be on the shorter side.

“But whatever that golf course may lack in distance,” he said, “with the character of the golf course and the difficulty of the greens, it will be a good challenge.”

Young is an honorary member at PV, where he worked for 22 years and which hosted 32 PGA Tour events and 13 LPGA Tour events from the early 1960s through 1999. He hasn’t played PV since August, but last Wednesday co-owner Jay Kunkel invited him to give his opinions on work being done on the course.

“The place looks great, it came through the winter very well,” Young said. “I would expect by the time we get to Memorial Day, the place is going to be in fantastic condition.”

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Worcester Country Club teaching pro Bob Brusco tied for 58th in the PGA Professional Championship last Sunday through Wednesday at the PGA Frisco Fields Ranch East and West Courses in Frisco, Texas.

The Grafton resident shot 77-70-78-76 for a total of 13-over 301 in the tournament, which is also known as the National Club Pro Championship. He earned $4,100 as the top NEPGA golfer in the event.

Bruso was the Central Mass. Division 2 medalist his senior year at Auburn High and a third-team All-American as a senior at Worcester State.

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Wolstenholme ready to take on Moscow

August 16, 2018.

Gary Wolstenholme is preparing himself for ‘a test of golf' at Moscow Country Club with the VTB Russian Open Golf Championship (Senior) set to get under way on Friday.

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And Wolstenhome, a three-time winner on the Staysure Tour, has played Moscow Country Club on two previous occasions and he is relishing the chance to tackle a course which he believes is in better condition than ever.

“This is the third time I've been here and I've become more impressed with the golf course as I've played it,” said Wolstenholme. “I think the golf course is definitely in a lot better condition than when we were here three or four years ago.

“The weather's been very difficult, so the green staff have had to work very hard to make this such a good venue. The design of the golf course is an extremely good test.

“It's long and it creates a test for players to play both right-to-left and left-to-right shots which, if you're a golfer, you appreciate that creates more of a test in itself.

“I think the course lends itself to long hitting, especially with the weather that we had last night as the course is pretty long anyway.

“Magnus P Atlevi, Stephen Dodd, Phil Price, from Wales, and Phil Golding, who won at London Golf Club recently, all stand out to me as having a chance to do well, but golf being golf, who knows? I might even do well! It's such a good test, I think only a very good player will do well here.”

Golf is an emerging sport in Russia and Moscow Country Club is at the forefront of the quest to encourage more of the country's natives to start playing.

Wolstenhome, GB&I's record points scorer at the Walker Cup who also received an MBE in 2007 for services to golf, has outlined both what he thinks is needed to grow the game, and some of the benefits which accompany it.

“To me, I think driving ranges are the future as far as giving people an opportunity to play the game,” he said.

“Short golf is the future, as are par three tournaments and things like that. To me, that's where we can get golf going in the future.

“Golf has the opportunity to be able to cross dividing lines, whether it's social or cultural. The great thing about golf is wherever you go in the world – and there are golf courses everywhere – from war-torn areas to the most affluent areas in the world, you transcend that.

“You can have somebody who is the lowest of the low from the point of view of not earning a great amount of money to multi-millionaires. You share that enjoyment of what is actually an incredibly difficult sport.”

Joining Wolstenholme in Russia this week is Staysure PGA Seniors Championship winner Philip Golding, Order of Merit Number Five Phillip Price, WINSTONgolf Senior Open champion Stephen Dodd and 1989 European Tour Number One Ronan Rafferty

The action begins in Russia on Friday August 17, with José Manuel Carriles and Jean Pierre Sallat the first group to tee off at 8.00am local time (BST+2).

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Moscow Country Club Becomes Latest European Tour Destination

(left-to-right) Scott McLean, European Tour Greenkeeping Consultant, Andrei Dukhovny, Director of Moscow Country Club, David MacLaren, Head of European Tour Properties, Mary Bazhenova, Golf Membership Manager of Moscow Country Club and Konstantin Gribkov, Golf Director of Moscow Country Club.

European Tour Properties has extended its portfolio of Destinations by welcoming Moscow Country Club as the 28 th  venue within its extensive network of world-class venues.

Situated only an hour outside of Moscow, the club features Russia’s first 18-hole championship course and will host the Staysure Tour’s VTB Russian Open Golf Championship (Senior) from August 17-19, 2018.

The Country Club combines five-star hospitality with top-quality golf in a tranquil setting close to the Russian capital, and this new partnership extends the network to 28 venues within 21 countries, across three continents.

The course itself was designed by renowned architect Robert Trent Jones II and is nestled within dense Russian forest of thick firs and birches, offering a fascinating landscape for any golfer.

In addition to golf, Moscow Country Club features a five-star hotel, cottages and townhouses to rent throughout the year, and a choice of eight restaurants for guests to enjoy.

With an indoor and outdoor pool, state-of-the-art gym, tennis courts and other leisure activities, the extensive facilities at Moscow Country Club make the venue a strong addition to European Tour Properties’ network.

David MacLaren, Head of European Tour Properties, said: “We are absolutely delighted to welcome Moscow Country Club as the 28th member of our network of world-class venues and particularly pleased to welcome our first Destination in Russia.

“Moscow Country Club is both a fine golf resort and an established tournament venue. Our other Venues are sure to welcome the further expansion of our network within key geographical locations worldwide.

“In August, Moscow Country Club will host the VTB Russian Open Golf Championship on the Staysure Tour and we look forward to golfers from all over the world visiting our newest Destination.”

Andrei Dukhovny, Director of the GlavUPDK affiliated Moscow Country Club, said: “We are very excited to be part of the European Tour Properties network. We are looking forward to working with their team and using their expertise to enhance our customers’ experience both on and off the course.

“Moscow Country Club is a stand-out Russian golfing destination, with the Staysure Tour set to visit in August for the VTB Russian Open Golf Championship.

“By becoming a European Tour Destination, we are hoping to grow even further and continue developing as a venue.”

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Watkinsville PGA Tour golfer gives heartfelt message as he hits five years of sobriety

PGA Tour golfer Chris Kirk of Watkinsville gave a heartfelt message to Instagram followers on Monday as he reached five years of sobriety.

The former UGA golfer battled alcohol issues after a successful beginning to his tour career and fell in the rankings until he decided to get help. He stepped away from the game on May 7, 2019 after becoming sober just over a week prior.

"Hey y'all, it's April 29 and today I'm celebrating five years of sobriety," Kirk said on the social media platform. "Five years ago I was completely hopeless and couldn't see any way out. Thankfully I ran into a group of people that had once been hopeless just like me and showed me the way out."

Kirk, who turns 39 on May 8, and his wife Tahnee, an Oconee County High School graduate, have three boys and live on 42 acres of farmland in Oconee County.

The caption in his post read "The work never stops but I live a life of peace and contentment that I never knew was possible."

A victory at the Korn Ferry Tour's King and Bear Classic in the summer of 2020 was the beginning of his journey back to the PGA Tour. He regained his Tour card the next year and has become a steady figure on the tour once again, winning The Sentry tournament in Hawaii to open the 2024 season. He also won the Honda Classic (now Cognizant Classic) at the PGA National resort in 2023.

He's currently ranked No. 24 in the world after closing 2023 at No. 52. His 2-over par at the Masters tied him for 16th to give him his best ever finish at the tournament.

"Every good thing, every great thing, every awesome thing that I have in my life is 100% because I got sober," Kirk said in the video. "God bless you, have a great day."

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Friends of Bettendorf Parks & Recreation hosts Spring Senior Golf Tour

The Friends of Bettendorf Parks & Recreation invite seniors to join their annual Spring Senior Golf Cart Tour on Monday, May 20th. There is no rain date.

The Spring Senior Golf Cart Tour is held twice a year, in the spring and fall, and travels along the Duck Creek Recreation Trail from Palmer Hills Golf Course to Duck Creek Park in Davenport and back to Palmer Hills. Transportation on the trail will be by golf carts provided by Palmer Hills. Carts may be operated by the participants and operators will be provided for those who don’t want to drive. Drivers must be at least 18 years old.

The tour lasts about two hours and stops will be made at several sites along the way. Participants can leave at either 10 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. Parking is available at Palmer Hills Golf Course, 2999 Middle Road. There is no fee and liquid refreshments will be provided.

Registration is required and tours are limited to 70 people each. The deadline to register is May 16. Click here to register. For more information or to register by phone, call the Bettendorf Parks and Recreation Department at (563) 344-4113.

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2024 Zurich Classic purse: Payout info, winner’s share 

Luke List and Henrik Norlander are in the hunt at the 2024 Zurich Classic.

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The Zurich Classic occupies a unique spot on the PGA Tour schedule. It’s the only team event of the year, and that means there are a couple of specifics that make it different to individual medal play.

While the winning team is still entitled to PGA Tour exemptions and FedEx points, there are no world-ranking point s awarded at this tournament. Prize money is also slightly more complicated, with the winning team sharing the money generally earmarked for first and second place, the second-place team splitting the money for third and fourth place, and so on.

This week, there’s an $8.9 million purse up for grabs, with $1.268 million going to each player on the winning team. The drop-off to second is pretty steep, with $525,100 for each player on the runner-up team. (Compare that to last week’s Signature Event purse in Hilton Head , where every player in the top 10 make $541,000 or more.)

To clear six figures in New Orleans this week, players will have to finish in the top 11.

Below, you can check out the complete payout breakdown for this week’s Zurich Classic played at TPC Louisiana.

2024 Zurich Classic payout info, winner’s share 

Win: $1.286 million

2: $525,100

3: $343,762

4: $289,250

5: $251,425

6: $215,825

7: $180,225

8: $157,975

9: $140,175

10: $122,375

11: $104,575

12: $89,222

13: $74,849

14: $67,195

15: $61,855

16: $56,515

17: $51,397

18: $46,947

19: $42,720

20: $39,160

21: $35,600

22: $32,040

23: $28,489

24: $25,098

25: $22,784

26: $21,627

27: $20,826

28: $20,381

29: $20,025

30: $19,669

31: $19,313

32: $18,957

33: $18,601

34: $18,245

35: $17,889

36: $17,533

37: $17,177

38: $16,821

39: $16,465

40: $16,109

41: $15,753

42: $15,397

43: $15,041

44: $14,685

45: $14,329

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PGA Tour goes to Dallas for same course and new title. LIV Golf plays in Singapore

Shane Lowry, of Ireland, hits out of the sand on the 15th fairway during the final round of the PGA Zurich Classic golf tournament at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, La., Sunday, April 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Site: McKinney, Texas.

Course: TPC Craig Ranch. Yardage: 7,414. Par: 71.

Prize money: $9.5 million. Winner’s share: $1,710,000.

Television: Thursday-Friday, 4-7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS).

Defending champion: Jason Day.

FedEx Cup leader: Scottie Scheffler.

Last week: Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

Notes: Jordan Spieth, Will Zalatoris and Tom Kim lead the contingent of Dallas-area residents playing the tournament. ... CJ Cup takes over as title sponsor after AT&T ended its sponsorship after nine years. CJ Cup started out with a tournament in South Korea, then moved to Las Vegas and South Carolina during the COVID-19 pandemic. ... The field features only 10 of the top 50 in the world ranking. Spieth is the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 20. ... Scottie Scheffler is missing the tournament as his wife is expecting their first child. ... Adam Scott is playing the tournament for the third straight year. He won the Byron Nelson in 2008. ... This is the final week to finish among the top 70 in the PGA Championship points list to assure a spot at Valhalla in two weeks. The points list is PGA Tour earnings the last 12 months. ... Spieth now has gone 43 starts over two years on the PGA Tour since his last victory.

Next week: Wells Fargo Championship.

Online: https://www.pgatour.com/

LIV GOLF LEAGUE

LIV GOLF SINGAPORE

Site: Singapore.

Course: Sentosa GC (Serapong). Yardage: 7,406. Par: 71.

Prize money: $20 million. Winner’s share: $4 million.

Television: Thursday-Saturday, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. (CW app); Saturday-Sunday, 1-6 p.m. (The CW Network-Tape Delay).

Defending champion: Talor Gooch.

Points leader: Joaquin Niemann.

Last week: Brendan Steele won LIV Golf Adelaide.

Notes: Brendan Steele last week became the third straight first-time winner on LIV Golf, matching the longest such streak since the league launched in June 2022. ... Jon Rahm has yet to win since joining LIV this year, but he is the only player in 2024 to have finished in the top 10 in all six events. ... Ian Poulter and Hudson Swafford were the only players who did not have a round under par last week in Australia. ... Poulter in 2009 and Sergio Garcia in 2018 won the Singapore Open when it was played at Sentosa. ... With the PGA Championship approaching, LIV has three players in the top 100 who are not already eligible — Adrian Meronk, Lucas Herbert and Patrick Reed. ... LIV already has 10 players in the PGA Championship field at Valhalla. ... After back-to-back weeks in Australia and Asia, LIV Golf is off for a month until a week before the U.S. Open.

Next tournament: LIV Golf Houston on June 7-9.

Online: https://www.livgolf.com/

EUROPEAN TOUR

VOLVO CHINA OPEN

Site: Shenzhen, China.

Course: Hidden Grace GC. Yards: 7,147. Par: 72.

Prize money: $2.25 million. Winner’s share: $375,000.

Television: Thursday-Friday, 12-5 a.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 12-4:30 a.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 11:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. (Golf Channel).

Previous winner: Sarit Suwannarut.

Race to Dubai leader: Rory McIlroy.

Last week: Yuto Katsuragawa won the ISPS Handa Championship.

Notes: The China Open returns to the European tour schedule for the first time since 2019 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was held last year co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the China Tour. ... This is the final event that counts toward the Asian Swing on the European. The top three players get exemptions into the PGA Championship next month at Valhalla. Sebastian Soderberg, Keita Nakajima and Jesper Svensson are currently holding down the top three spots. ... Thriston Lawrence leads the European tour this season with five finishes in the top 10. ... Katsuragawa is the fourth player from Japan in the last seven months to win on the European tour. The others were Ryo Hisatsune, Rikuya Hoshino and Nakajima. ... The tour is off until the PGA Championship on May 16-19. After that begins a stretch in which 17 consecutive events (outside the majors) are staged in European countries.

Next tournament: PGA Championship on May 16-19.

Online: https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS

INSPERITY INVITATIONAL

Site: The Woodlands, Texas.

Course: The Woodlands CC (Tournament). Yards: 7,002. Par: 72.

Prize money: $2.7 million. Winner’s share: $405,000.

Television: Friday, 12:30-3:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel).

Defending champion: Steven Alker.

Charles Schwab Cup leader: Stephen Ames.

Last week: Stephen Ames won the Mitsubishi Electric Classic.

Notes: Bernhard Langer returns to competition after injuring his Achilles tendon while playing pickleball on Feb. 1. The injury caused him to miss the Masters. ... Langer has won every year since first becoming eligible for the PGA Tour Champions in 2007. He is a four-time winner of the Insperity Invitational. ... Stephen Ames took over the Charles Schwab Cup lead over Steven Alker by winning at the TPC Sugarloaf last week. It was his second win this season. ... Alker is the two-time defending champion at The Woodlands. ... Ames is the only multiple winner on the PGA Tour Champions in 2024. ... The field includes Steve Stricker, who missed the cut last week in New Orleans on the PGA Tour. ... Paul Broadhurst of England has won and finished runner-up in his last two starts. ... This is the last regular event before the first of five majors on the PGA Tour Champions schedule.

Next week: Regions Tradition.

Online: https://www.pgatour.com/pgatour-champions

Last week: Hannah Green won the JM Eagle LA Championship.

Next week: Cognizant Founders Cup.

Race to CME Globe leader: Nelly Korda.

Online: https://www.lpga.com/

KORN FERRY TOUR

Last week: Tim Widing won the Veritex Bank Championship.

Next tournament: AdventHealth Championship on May 16-19.

Points leader: Tim Widing.

Online: https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour

OTHER TOURS

Epson Tour: Casino Del Sol Golf Classic, Sewailo GC, Tucson, Ariz. Defending champion: Gigi Stoll. Online: https://www.epsontour.com/

PGA of America: PGA Professional Championship, Fields Ranch at PGA (East and West), Frisco, Texas. Defending champion: Braden Shattuck. Television: Tuesday, 5-8 p.m. (Golf Channel); Wednesday, 4-7 p.m. (Golf Channel). Online: https://www.pga.com/

Japan Golf Tour: The Crowns, Nagoya GC (Wago), Aichi, Japan. Defending champion: Hiroshi Iwata. Online: https://www.jgto.org/en/

Asian Tour: GS Caltex Maekyung Open, Namseoul CC, Seongnam, South Korea. Defending champion: Chanmin Jung. Online: https://asiantour.com/

Legends Tour: Barbados Leges, Apes Hills Barbados, Saint James, Barbados. Defending champion: New tournament. Online: https://www.legendstour.com/

Japan LPGA: World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup, Ibaraki GC (East), Ibaraki, Japan. Defending champion: Yuri Yoshida. Online: https://www.lpga.or.jp/en/

Korea LPGA: Kyochon 1991 Ladies Open, Sunsan CC, Gumi South Korea. Defending champion: Bokyeom Park. Online: https://klpga.co.kr/

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