PGA Professional Championship (Great Britain and Ireland)
Golf tournament
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The PGA Professional Championship is a golf tournament run by The PGA for club professionals. It was first played in 1973 as the MacGregor PGA Club Professionals' Championship.[1] The leading nine players in the event became the Great Britain and Ireland team for the first Diamondhead Cup, the forerunner of the PGA Cup, played against a United States team at Pinehurst later in the year.[2]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1973 |
| Organised by | The PGA |
| Format | stroke play |
| Current champion | |
 Paul Hendriksen (2023) | |
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (£) | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGA Professional Championship | |||||||
| 2023 | Paul Hendriksen | 273 | 6 strokes | Matthew Cort | 10,000 | Sherwood Forest | [3] |
| 2022 | Matthew Cort | 282 | Playoff | Daniel Whitby-Smith | 10,000 | Slaley Hall | [4] |
| 2021 |  Paul O'Hara | 268 | 4 strokes | Greig Hutcheon | 10,000 | Blairgowrie | [5] |
| 2020 | Matt Ford | 269 | 7 strokes | Matthew Cort Jordan Godwin | 10,000 | Trentham | [6] |
| Titleist & FootJoy PGA Professional Championship | |||||||
| 2019 | Alastair Forsyth | 263 | 11 strokes | Richard Wallis | 10,000 | Hunstanton | [7] |
| 2018 | Andrew Willey | 272 | 1 stroke | Paul O'Hara | 10,000 | Little Aston | [8] |
| 2017 | Paul O'Hara | 285 | 1 stroke | Christopher Currie | 10,000 | Luttrellstown Castle | [9] |
| 2016 |  David Higgins | 273 | 3 strokes | Andrew Raitt | 10,000 | The Oxfordshire | [10] |
| 2015 | Paul Hendriksen | 288 | 1 stroke |  Cameron Clark Gareth Wright | 10,000 | Burnham & Berrow | [11] |
| Glenmuir PGA Professional Championship | |||||||
| 2014 | Christopher McDonnell | 277 | 1 stroke | Jason Levermore | 10,000 | Blairgowrie | [12] |
| 2013 | Daniel Greenwood | 280 | 9 strokes | David Callaway | 10,000 | Slaley Hall | [13] |
| 2012 | Gareth Wright | 271 | 4 strokes | Craig Shave | 10,000 | Carden Park | [14] |
| 2011 | Craig Goodfellow | 281 | 3 strokes | Robert Giles | 10,000 | The Belfry | [15] |
| 2010 | David Mortimer | 279 | Playoff | David Shacklady | 10,000 | The Oxfordshire | |
| 2009 | James Lee | 291 | 4 strokes | Jamie Harris | 10,000 | Dundonald Links | [16] |
| 2008 | Paul Simpson | 283 | Playoff | Andrew Barnett | 10,000 | Moortown | [17] |
| Glenmuir Club Professional Championship | |||||||
| 2007 | John Dwyer | 282 | Playoff | Andrew Barnett | 10,000 | Royal Porthcawl | [18] |
| 2006 | Paul Wesselingh | 279 | Playoff | Duncan Muscroft | 10,000 | Prince's | [19] |
| 2005 | Matthew Ellis | 285 | Playoff | Mark Reynolds Darren Parris Paul Wesselingh | 10,000 | Woodhall Spa | [20] |
| 2004 | Tony Nash | 270 | 2 strokes | Kenny Walker Sean Whiffin Andrew Willey | 10,000 | Southport & Ainsdale | [21] |
| 2003 | Gordon Law | 280 | 4 strokes | Scott Henderson | 10,000 | St Andrews Bay | [22] |
| 2002 | Bob Cameron | 280 | 1 stroke | John Dwyer | 10,000 | Saunton | [23] |
| 2001 | Simon Edwards | 275 | 3 strokes | Bob Cameron | 9,250 | County Louth | [24] |
| 2000 | Bob Cameron | 295 | Playoff | Russell Weir | 9,250 | Duke's course, St Andrews | [25] |
| 1999 | Sion Bebb | 283 | Playoff | Chris Hall Paul Wesselingh | 9,250 | King's Lynn | |
| 1998 | Michael Jones | 280 | 1 stroke | Michael Macara Paul Simpson | 9,250 | Royal St David's | [26] |
| 1997 | Brian Rimmer | 268 | 8 strokes | Paul Wesselingh | 9,250 | Northop | [27] |
| 1996 | Bill Longmuir | 280 | 3 strokes | Gordon Law | 9,000 | County Louth | [28] |
| 1995 | Paul Carman | 269 | 2 strokes | Colin Gillies Joe Higgins Nick Job Robin Mann | 8,000 | West Hill | [29][30] |
| 1994 | David Jones | 278 | 2 strokes | Nick Job Robin Mann Hogan Stott | 7,000 | North Berwick | [31] |
| 1993 | Chris Hall | 274 | 3 strokes | Mark Parker Russell Weir | 5,640 | Coventry | [32] |
| Wilson Club Professionals' Championship | |||||||
| 1992 | John Hoskison | 275 | 6 strokes | Chris Hall | 6,000 | St Pierre | [33] |
| 1991 | Bill McColl | 286 | 2 strokes | Kevin Stables | (5,250) | King's Lynn | [34] |
| 1990 | Alastair Webster | 292 | 2 strokes | Kevin Stables Russell Weir | 4,750 | Carnoustie | [35] |
| 1989 | Brian Barnes | 280 | 4 strokes | David Scott Gary Stafford | 4,000 | Prince's | [36] |
| 1988 | Russell Weir | 269 | 8 strokes | Ged Furey | 3,600 | Royal St David's | [37] |
| 1987 | Russell Weir | 273 | 2 strokes | John Hoskison David Huish | 3,200 | Sandiway | [38] |
| 1986 | David Huish | 278 | 5 strokes | Martin Gray | 3,000 | Royal Birkdale | [39] |
| 1985 | Robin Mann | 291 | 5 strokes | Peter Allan David Thorp | 3,000 | The Belfry | [40] |
| 1984 | Denis Durnian | 278 | 4 strokes | John Chillas | 3,000 | Bolton Old Links | [41] |
| GMC Club Professionals' Championship | |||||||
| 1983 | Jim Farmer | 285 | 1 stroke | Alistair Thomson Phil Weaver | 2,500 | Heaton Park | [42] |
| PGA Club Professionals' Championship | |||||||
| 1982 | Denis Durnian | 270 | 1 stroke | John Chillas | 1,500 | Hill Valley | [43] |
| Dunhill PGA Club Professionals' Championship | |||||||
| 1981 | Mike Steadman | 289 | 1 stroke | Craig Defoy Denis Durnian David Jones | 3,000 | Woburn | [44] |
| Slazenger PGA Club Professionals' Championship | |||||||
| 1980 | David Jagger | 286 | Playoff | David Huish | 2,000 | Turnberry | [45] |
| 1979 | David Jones | 278 | 3 strokes | Mike Steadman | 2,000 | Pannal | [46] |
| 1978 | David Jones | 281 | 1 stroke | Brian Waites | 2,000 | Pannal | [47] |
| 1977 | David Huish | 284 | 4 strokes | Mike Ingham Jim Farmer | 2,000 | Notts | [48] |
| Rank Xerox – Slazenger PGA Club Professionals' Championship | |||||||
| 1976 | Bill Ferguson | 283 | 2 strokes | Brian Waites | 2,000 | Moortown | [49] |
| MacGregor PGA Club Professionals' Championship | |||||||
| 1975 | Doug Sewell | 276 | 2 strokes | David Huish | 750 | Calcot Park | [50] |
| 1974 | Bill Murray | 274 | 3 strokes | Vince Hood | 750 | Calcot Park | [51] |
| 1973 | Doug Sewell | 276 | 1 stroke | David Melville | 750 | Calcot Park | [2] |
The 1991 event was won by Brett Upper, an American, with a score of 285. Upper received the first prize money but was not eligible to win the title.
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