World Senior Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1954 |
| Format | Match play |
| Final year | 1978 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Score | 8 & 6 Al Watrous (1957) |
| Final champion | |
 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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "The World Senior Ch'ship". www.where2golf.com. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "World Senior Title". The Glasgow Herald. 9 June 1955. p. 4.
- ^ "Senior Championship". The Glasgow Herald. 12 June 1956. p. 4.
- ^ "Herman Barron meets Evans for TeachersTrophy" (PDF). Golfdom. July 1963. p. 63. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ Jacobs, Raymond (8 July 1978). "Jiminez putts his way to world title". The Glasgow Herald. p. 16.
- ^ "Christy O'Connor". The Glasgow Herald. 11 October 1977. p. 25.
- ^ Jacobs, Raymond (3 July 1976). "O'Connor wins". The Glasgow Herald. p. 14.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Vicenzo takes World Senior Championship". The Glasgow Herald. 6 July 1974. p. 5.
- ^ "Seniors title for Snead". The Glasgow Herald. 11 September 1973. p. 4.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Seniors title won by Kel Nagle". The Glasgow Herald. 14 September 1971. p. 4.
- ^ "For The Record: A roundup of the sports information of the week – Golf". Sports Illustrated. 28 September 1970. p. 88.
- ^ "Panton beaten at thirty-ninth". The Glasgow Herald. 8 September 1969. p. 1.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Panton Beats Snead For Senior Golf Win". The Waco News-Tribune. Texas. Associated Press. 10 July 1967. p. 8 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Jacobs, Raymond (4 July 1966). "Haas wins senior championship". The Glasgow Herald. p. 4.
- ^ Jacobs, Raymond (5 July 1965). "Snead retains Teachers' senior title". The Glasgow Herald. p. 4.
- ^ Jacobs, Raymond (13 July 1964). "Snead senior champion". The Glasgow Herald. p. 8.
- ^ Horne, Cyril (8 July 1963). "Senior title for Barron". The Glasgow Herald. p. 4.
- ^ Horne, Cyril (7 July 1962). "Successful day for Americans". The Glasgow Herald. p. 5.
- ^ "American wins senior title". The Glasgow Herald. 10 July 1961. p. 9.
- ^ "Metz world senior champion". The Glasgow Herald. 4 July 1960. p. 9.
- ^ "World senior title for W. Goggin". The Glasgow Herald. 27 June 1959. p. 9.
- ^ "Senior title won by Sutton". The Glasgow Herald. 26 June 1958. p. 4.
- ^ "Watrous senior champion". The Glasgow Herald. 29 June 1957. p. 4.
- ^ "Senior Champion". The Glasgow Herald. 2 July 1956. p. 4.
- ^ "Dutra beats Burton". The Glasgow Herald. 30 June 1955. p. 2.
- ^ "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.