World Senior Championship

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]

This article is about a golf event. For the snooker event, see World Seniors Championship.

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 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
YearVenueWinnerCountryScoreRunner-upRef
1978Whitecraigs Golf ClubJoe Jimenez United States5 & 4Republic of Ireland Paddy Skerritt[5]
1977Bide-A-Wee Golf CourseChristy O'Connor Snr (2) Ireland6 & 5United States Julius Boros[6]
1976Whitecraigs Golf ClubChristy O'Connor Snr Ireland2 & 1United States Pete Cooper[7]
1975Bide-A-Wee Golf CourseKel Nagle (2) Australia1 upUnited States Charlie Sifford[8]
1974Lundin LinksRoberto De Vicenzo Argentina5 & 4England Eric Lester[9]
1973Bide-A-Wee Golf CourseSam Snead (5) United States41 holesAustralia Kel Nagle[10]
1972Longniddry Golf ClubSam Snead (4) United States3 & 2England Ken Bousfield[11]
1971Bide-A-Wee Golf CourseKel Nagle Australia4 & 3United States Julius Boros[12]
1970Bide-A-Wee Golf CourseSam Snead (3) United States3 & 2England Max Faulkner[13]
1969Bide-A-Wee Golf CourseTommy Bolt United States39 holesScotland John Panton[14]
1968Downfield Golf ClubChandler Harper United States2 upEngland Max Faulkner[15]
1967Wallasey Golf ClubJohn Panton Scotland3 & 2United States Sam Snead[16]
1966DalmahoyFred Haas United States3 & 2Wales Dai Rees[17]
1965Formby Golf ClubSam Snead (2) United States37 holesEngland Charlie Ward[18]
1964Wentworth ClubSam Snead United States7 & 6England Syd Scott[19]
1963St Annes Old LinksHerman Barron United States3 & 2England George Evans[20]
1962Prestwick Golf ClubPaul Runyan (2) United States2 & 1England Sam King[21]
1961Fairhaven Golf ClubPaul Runyan United States3 & 1England Sam King[22]
1960Gleneagles HotelDick Metz United States2 & 1England Reg Horne[23]
1959Bruntsfield LinksWillie Goggin United States5 & 3England Arthur Lees[24]
1958Wallasey Golf ClubNorman Sutton England2 & 1United States Gene Sarazen[25]
1957Pollok Golf ClubAl Watrous United States8 & 6England John Burton[26]
1956Prenton Golf ClubBob Kenyon England4 & 3United States Pete Burke[27]
1955Williamwood Golf ClubMortie Dutra United States2 upEngland John Burton[28]
1954Southport & Ainsdale GCGene Sarazen United States4 & 3England Percy Alliss[29]

References
  1. "The World Senior Ch'ship". www.where2golf.com. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  2. "World Senior Title". The Glasgow Herald. 9 June 1955. p. 4.
  3. "Senior Championship". 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. Jacobs, Raymond (8 July 1978). "Jiminez putts his way to world title". The Glasgow Herald. p. 16.
  6. "Christy O'Connor". The Glasgow Herald. 11 October 1977. p. 25.
  7. Jacobs, Raymond (3 July 1976). "O'Connor wins". 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. "Vicenzo takes World Senior Championship". The Glasgow Herald. 6 July 1974. p. 5.
  10. "Seniors title for Snead". 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. "Seniors title won by Kel Nagle". 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. "Panton beaten at thirty-ninth". 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. Jacobs, Raymond (4 July 1966). "Haas wins senior championship". The Glasgow Herald. p. 4.
  18. Jacobs, Raymond (5 July 1965). "Snead retains Teachers' senior title". The Glasgow Herald. p. 4.
  19. Jacobs, Raymond (13 July 1964). "Snead senior champion". The Glasgow Herald. p. 8.
  20. Horne, Cyril (8 July 1963). "Senior title for Barron". The Glasgow Herald. p. 4.
  21. Horne, Cyril (7 July 1962). "Successful day for Americans". The Glasgow Herald. p. 5.
  22. "American wins senior title". The Glasgow Herald. 10 July 1961. p. 9.
  23. "Metz world senior champion". The Glasgow Herald. 4 July 1960. p. 9.
  24. "World senior title for W. Goggin". The Glasgow Herald. 27 June 1959. p. 9.
  25. "Senior title won by Sutton". The Glasgow Herald. 26 June 1958. p. 4.
  26. "Watrous senior champion". The Glasgow Herald. 29 June 1957. p. 4.
  27. "Senior Champion". The Glasgow Herald. 2 July 1956. p. 4.
  28. "Dutra beats Burton". 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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