PGA Professional Championship (Great Britain and Ireland)

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]

PGA Professional Championship (Great Britain and Ireland)
Tournament information
Established1973
Organised byThe PGA
Formatstroke play
Current champion
Paul Hendriksen (2023)

Winners
YearWinnerScoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (£)		VenueRef.
PGA Professional Championship
2023 Paul Hendriksen2736 strokes Matthew Cort10,000Sherwood Forest[3]
2022 Matthew Cort282Playoff Daniel Whitby-Smith10,000Slaley Hall[4]
2021 Paul O'Hara2684 strokes Greig Hutcheon10,000Blairgowrie[5]
2020 Matt Ford2697 strokes Matthew Cort
Jordan Godwin		10,000Trentham[6]
Titleist & FootJoy PGA Professional Championship
2019 Alastair Forsyth26311 strokes Richard Wallis10,000Hunstanton[7]
2018 Andrew Willey2721 stroke Paul O'Hara10,000Little Aston[8]
2017 Paul O'Hara2851 stroke Christopher Currie10,000Luttrellstown Castle[9]
2016 David Higgins2733 strokes Andrew Raitt10,000The Oxfordshire[10]
2015 Paul Hendriksen2881 stroke Cameron Clark
Gareth Wright		10,000Burnham & Berrow[11]
Glenmuir PGA Professional Championship
2014 Christopher McDonnell2771 stroke Jason Levermore10,000Blairgowrie[12]
2013 Daniel Greenwood2809 strokes David Callaway10,000Slaley Hall[13]
2012 Gareth Wright2714 strokes Craig Shave10,000Carden Park[14]
2011 Craig Goodfellow2813 strokes Robert Giles10,000The Belfry[15]
2010 David Mortimer279Playoff David Shacklady10,000The Oxfordshire
2009 James Lee2914 strokes Jamie Harris10,000Dundonald Links[16]
2008 Paul Simpson283Playoff Andrew Barnett10,000Moortown[17]
Glenmuir Club Professional Championship
2007 John Dwyer282Playoff Andrew Barnett10,000Royal Porthcawl[18]
2006 Paul Wesselingh279Playoff Duncan Muscroft10,000Prince's[19]
2005 Matthew Ellis285Playoff Mark Reynolds
Darren Parris
Paul Wesselingh		10,000Woodhall Spa[20]
2004 Tony Nash2702 strokes Kenny Walker
Sean Whiffin
Andrew Willey		10,000Southport & Ainsdale[21]
2003 Gordon Law2804 strokes Scott Henderson10,000St Andrews Bay[22]
2002 Bob Cameron2801 stroke John Dwyer10,000Saunton[23]
2001 Simon Edwards2753 strokes Bob Cameron9,250County Louth[24]
2000 Bob Cameron295Playoff Russell Weir9,250Duke's course,
St Andrews		[25]
1999 Sion Bebb283Playoff Chris Hall
Paul Wesselingh		9,250King's Lynn
1998 Michael Jones2801 stroke Michael Macara
Paul Simpson		9,250Royal St David's[26]
1997 Brian Rimmer2688 strokes Paul Wesselingh9,250Northop[27]
1996 Bill Longmuir2803 strokes Gordon Law9,000County Louth[28]
1995 Paul Carman2692 strokes Colin Gillies
Joe Higgins
Nick Job
Robin Mann		8,000West Hill[29][30]
1994 David Jones2782 strokes Nick Job
Robin Mann
Hogan Stott		7,000North Berwick[31]
1993 Chris Hall2743 strokes Mark Parker
Russell Weir		5,640Coventry[32]
Wilson Club Professionals' Championship
1992 John Hoskison2756 strokes Chris Hall6,000St Pierre[33]
1991 Bill McColl2862 strokes Kevin Stables(5,250)King's Lynn[34]
1990 Alastair Webster2922 strokes Kevin Stables
Russell Weir		4,750Carnoustie[35]
1989 Brian Barnes2804 strokes David Scott
Gary Stafford		4,000Prince's[36]
1988 Russell Weir2698 strokes Ged Furey3,600Royal St David's[37]
1987 Russell Weir2732 strokes John Hoskison
David Huish		3,200Sandiway[38]
1986 David Huish2785 strokes Martin Gray3,000Royal Birkdale[39]
1985 Robin Mann2915 strokes Peter Allan
David Thorp		3,000The Belfry[40]
1984 Denis Durnian2784 strokes John Chillas3,000Bolton Old Links[41]
GMC Club Professionals' Championship
1983 Jim Farmer2851 stroke Alistair Thomson
Phil Weaver		2,500Heaton Park[42]
PGA Club Professionals' Championship
1982 Denis Durnian2701 stroke John Chillas1,500Hill Valley[43]
Dunhill PGA Club Professionals' Championship
1981 Mike Steadman2891 stroke Craig Defoy
Denis Durnian
David Jones		3,000Woburn[44]
Slazenger PGA Club Professionals' Championship
1980 David Jagger286Playoff David Huish2,000Turnberry[45]
1979 David Jones2783 strokes Mike Steadman2,000Pannal[46]
1978 David Jones2811 stroke Brian Waites2,000Pannal[47]
1977 David Huish2844 strokes Mike Ingham
Jim Farmer		2,000Notts[48]
Rank Xerox – Slazenger PGA Club Professionals' Championship
1976 Bill Ferguson2832 strokes Brian Waites2,000Moortown[49]
MacGregor PGA Club Professionals' Championship
1975 Doug Sewell2762 strokes David Huish750Calcot Park[50]
1974 Bill Murray2743 strokes Vince Hood750Calcot Park[51]
1973 Doug Sewell2761 stroke David Melville750Calcot 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.

Source:[52]

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