Senior Players Championship
The Senior Players Championship is one of the five major championships on golf's Champions Tour. Unlike the U.S. Senior Open, the Senior PGA Championship and the Senior British Open, it is not recognized as a major by the European Seniors Tour, and is not part of that tour's schedule. The inaugural event was in 1983. The lower age limit is 50, which is the standard limit for men's senior professional golf tournaments. The winner gains entry into the following season's The Players Championship.
In recent years, the event has hosted the Larry Gilbert Memorial Pro-Am, which gave local junior golfers the chance to play a nine hole scramble with the professional competitors. It is unknown whether or not the Pro-Am continued at the tournament's new location.
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[edit] Host courses
| Years | Venue | Location |
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| 2011 | Westchester Country Club | Harrison, New York |
| 2010 | TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm | Potomac, Maryland |
| 2007-09 | Baltimore Country Club, East Course | Timonium, Maryland |
| 1991-2006 | TPC of Michigan | Dearborn, Michigan |
| 1990 | Dearborn Country Club | Dearborn, Michigan |
| 1988-89 | TPC of Sawgrass | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida |
| 1987 | Sawgrass Country Club | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida |
| 1983-86 | Canterbury Golf Club | Beachwood, Ohio |
[edit] Winners
[edit] Multiple winners
The following men had more than one win in the Senior Players Championship through the 2011 tournament:
2 wins: Arnold Palmer, Dave Stockton, Raymond Floyd
[edit] Winners of both The Players and the Senior Players
The following men have won both The Players Championship and the Senior Players Championship:
| Player | The Players Championship | Senior Players Championship |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Nicklaus | 1974, 1976, 1978 | 1990 |
| Raymond Floyd | 1981 | 1996, 2000 |
| Fred Couples | 1984, 1996 | 2011 |
[edit] External links
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