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| A look at senior golf tournaments and their winners |
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| Written by Denise I Smithson |
| Saturday, 18 April 2009 15:09 |
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Senior golf tournament winners have been recognized since the 1980s. They play in many different events and include many top players that you might recognize the names. Seniors have the opportunity to play in tournaments around the world and win just like the well known athletes do today.
Senior golf tournament winners have been recognized since the 1980s. They play in many different events and include many top players that you might recognize the names. Seniors have the opportunity to play in tournaments around the world and win just like the well known athletes do today. 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. Initially, the Championship did not include five major chapionships. These have become part of it over the past two decades. As already stated, the senior golf tournament was started in 1980 by the PGA and the US Senior Open. In 1983 the Senior Players Championship became a part of the tournament. The tradition joined six years later in 1989. It was followed four years after that in 1993 by 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. About the Author: Sports quotes will motivate you to be your best in any walk of life. For interesting and inspiring sports quotations drop in to Nothing But Sports.http://tinyurl.com/58ud7w |
