Saturday, April 18, 2009

Senior Golf Tournament Winners

By Denise I Smithson

Ever since 1980 the winners of senior golfing tournaments have enoyed the recognition that they deserve. Through senior tournaments a golfer can continue their golfing career and still enjoy the excitement of competion. Today many senior players compete in the events which are held both in the United States as well as in other countried, with the result that many of them have become even more well known.

The first tour to include senior events was the PGA back in 1980. Today this tour is the most popular American Championship. It now boasts five major championships which have three events in each. As long as a player is fifty years of age, or older, they can participate and they can enjoy the recognition that they deserve thanks to the fact that, along with other organizations, the PGA tournament currently hold a number of events that are specifically intended for senior golfers.

The tournament did not start with five events as, over the past twenty years, they were added to it. As mentioned above PGA started the senior golf tournaments in 1980 and The United States Senior Open was also involved. The Senior Players Championship became part of the Tour in 1983. It was followed by the Tradition six years later, and in 1993, the Champions Tournament also took on the Senior British Open Championship.

Golfing events specifically for seniors were already being held back in the 1930s but because of the success of the four tournaments mentioned above, the PGA Seniors Championship is still though by many people to be the beginning of Senior Tours. But the PGA Senior Championship actually began when players such as Gary Player and Arnold Palmer turned the proper age in order for them to participate. It was when they joined the PGA Seniors Championship that it became a tournament in its own right, especially since their presence on the Tour also attracted other senior golfers to join.

The senior golf tournament winners have varied over the years from American and other differing countries. Jack Nicklaus holds the most titles for senior major wins with a total of 8. In addition, he also holds the regular major win title with a total of 18 wins in his early years of golf. Names you will see today as the most popular winners for the events include Jay Haas with the title for at the Senior PGA Championship, Bruce Vaughan for the Senior British Open, Eduardo Romero for the U.S. Senior Open, The Tradition is led by Fred Funk, and D. A. Weibring holds the title for the latest Senior Players Championship.

Many golfers wish to continue playing the sport they love as well as competing in well established and respected tournaments around the world. Ever since Gary Player and Arnold Palmer, along with others, joined the Senior Tour, there was no looking back. Now, thanks to the organizers and even the golfers themselves, these Senior Championship events are not only available but are part of world famous Tours, such as the PGA Championship, The US Open, The British Open, etc. These wonderful senior events afford golfers the chance to continue with their career and to enjoy the thrill of the competition. - 16887

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