{{About|a golf event|the snooker event|World Seniors Championship}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox golf tournament | name = World Senior Championship | image = | location = | establishment = 1954 | course = | par = | tour = | format = Match play | purse = | month_played = | final_year = 1978 | score = 8 & 6 Al Watrous (1957) | final_champion = {{flagicon|USA}} 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.where2golf.com/golf-tournament/world-senior-championship.asp|title=The World Senior Ch'ship |work=www.where2golf.com |accessdate=17 July 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tXVDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZVkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4533%2C4648835 |title=World Senior Title |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=9 June 1955 |page=4}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_pxAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gJgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2126%2C5328937 |title=Senior Championship |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=12 June 1956 |page=4}}</ref>
The event was initially sponsored by Teacher's (whisky) and the players competed for the Teacher International Trophy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Herman Barron meets Evans for TeachersTrophy |page=63 |url=http://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/golfd/article/1963jul63.pdf |work=Golfdom |date=July 1963 |accessdate=18 July 2018}}</ref>
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== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" !Year!!Venue!!Winner!!Country!!Score!!Runner-up!!Ref |- |1978 || Whitecraigs Golf Club || Joe Jimenez || {{USA}} || align=center|5 & 4 || {{flagicon|IRL}} Paddy Skerritt || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4fg9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=QEkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4606%2C1695498 |title=Jiminez putts his way to world title |first=Raymond |last=Jacobs |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=8 July 1978 |page=16}}</ref> |- |1977 || Bide-A-Wee Golf Course || Christy O'Connor Snr <small>(2)</small> || {{IRL}} || align=center|6 & 5 || {{flagicon|USA}} Julius Boros || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3OY9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=i0gMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5916%2C2184094 |title=Christy O'Connor |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=11 October 1977 |page=25}}</ref> |- |1976 || Whitecraigs Golf Club || Christy O'Connor Snr || {{IRL}} || align=center|2 & 1 || {{flagicon|USA}} Pete Cooper || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_5NAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=B6UMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3527%2C675293 |title=O'Connor wins |first=Raymond |last=Jacobs |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=3 July 1976 |page=14}}</ref> |- |1975 || Bide-A-Wee Golf Course || Kel Nagle <small>(2)</small> || {{AUS}} || align=center|1 up || {{flagicon|USA}} Charlie Sifford || <ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110657536 |title=Birdied three |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=50 |issue=14,166 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=9 September 1975 |accessdate=17 July 2018 |page=14 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |- |1974 || Lundin Links || Roberto De Vicenzo || {{ARG}} || align=center|5 & 4 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Eric Lester || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=u5FAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_KQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3496%2C1436484 |title=Vicenzo takes World Senior Championship |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=6 July 1974 |page=5}}</ref> |- |1973 || Bide-A-Wee Golf Course || Sam Snead <small>(5)</small> || {{USA}} || align=center|41 holes || {{flagicon|AUS}} Kel Nagle || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QJFAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-KQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3907%2C2247285 |title=Seniors title for Snead |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=11 September 1973 |page=4}}</ref> |- |1972 || Longniddry Golf Club || Sam Snead <small>(4)</small> || {{USA}} || align=center|3 & 2 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Ken Bousfield || <ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article102028268 |title=Sam Snead |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=46 |issue=13,160 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=26 June 1972 |accessdate=17 July 2018 |page=12 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |- |1971 || Bide-A-Wee Golf Course || Kel Nagle || {{AUS}} || align=center|4 & 3 || {{flagicon|USA}} Julius Boros || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kuY9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=iEgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4067%2C2399721 |title=Seniors title won by Kel Nagle |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=14 September 1971 |page=4}}</ref> |- |1970 || Bide-A-Wee Golf Course || Sam Snead <small>(3)</small> || {{USA}} || align=center|3 & 2 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Max Faulkner || <ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1970/09/28/611253/a-roundup-of-the-sports-information-of-the-week |title=For The Record: A roundup of the sports information of the week – Golf |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=28 September 1970 |page=88}}</ref> |- |1969 || Bide-A-Wee Golf Course || Tommy Bolt || {{USA}} || align=center|39 holes || {{flagicon|SCO}} John Panton || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iZRAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CqUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4632%2C1285539 |title=Panton beaten at thirty-ninth |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=8 September 1969 |page=1}}</ref> |- |1968 || Downfield Golf Club || Chandler Harper || {{USA}} || align=center|2 up || {{flagicon|ENG}} Max Faulkner || <ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107061802 |title=Senior title |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=42 |issue=12,048 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=9 July 1968 |accessdate=17 July 2018 |page=19 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |- |1967 || Wallasey Golf Club || John Panton || {{SCO}} || align=center|3 & 2 || {{flagicon|USA}} Sam Snead || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/48068880/?terms=panton%2Bsnead |title=Panton Beats Snead For Senior Golf Win |newspaper=The Waco News-Tribune |location=Texas |agency=Associated Press |date=10 July 1967 |page=8 |via=newspapers.com |url-access=subscription }}</ref> |- |1966 || Dalmahoy || Fred Haas || {{USA}} || align=center|3 & 2 || {{flagicon|WAL}} Dai Rees || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kn9AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=y6MMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2062%2C452564 |title=Haas wins senior championship |first=Raymond |last=Jacobs |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=4 July 1966 |page=4}}</ref> |- |1965 || Formby Golf Club || Sam Snead <small>(2)</small> || {{USA}} || align=center|37 holes || {{flagicon|ENG}} Charlie Ward || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vGxAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lqMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4034%2C562587 |title=Snead retains Teachers' senior title |first=Raymond |last=Jacobs |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=5 July 1965 |page=4}}</ref> |- |1964 || Wentworth Club || Sam Snead || {{USA}} || align=center|7 & 6 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Syd Scott || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JWRAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=laMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2087%2C1761212 |title=Snead senior champion |first=Raymond |last=Jacobs |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=13 July 1964 |page=8}}</ref> |- |1963 || St Annes Old Links || Herman Barron || {{USA}} || align=center|3 & 2 || {{flagicon|ENG}} George Evans || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iG5AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i6MMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1796%2C1135192 |title=Senior title for Barron |first=Cyril |last=Horne |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=8 July 1963 |page=4}}</ref> |- |1962 || Prestwick Golf Club || Paul Runyan <small>(2)</small> || {{USA}} || align=center|2 & 1 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Sam King || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zJtAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=l6MMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3028%2C863261 |title=Successful day for Americans |first=Cyril |last=Horne |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=7 July 1962 |page=5}}</ref> |- |1961 || Fairhaven Golf Club || Paul Runyan || {{USA}} || align=center|3 & 1 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Sam King || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KzM1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=HqYLAAAAIBAJ&pg=3075%2C1236157 |title=American wins senior title |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=10 July 1961 |page=9}}</ref> |- |1960 || Gleneagles Hotel || Dick Metz || {{USA}} || align=center|2 & 1 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Reg Horne || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TYRAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qZsMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1435%2C452388 |title=Metz world senior champion |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=4 July 1960 |page=9}}</ref> |- |1959 || Bruntsfield Links || Willie Goggin || {{USA}} || align=center|5 & 3 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Arthur Lees || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1XZAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cqMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5174%2C7724767 |title=World senior title for W. Goggin |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=27 June 1959 |page=9}}</ref> |- |1958 || Wallasey Golf Club || Norman Sutton || {{ENG}} || align=center|2 & 1 || {{flagicon|USA}} Gene Sarazen || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yis1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=1qULAAAAIBAJ&pg=2061%2C6848190 |title=Senior title won by Sutton |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=26 June 1958 |page=4}}</ref> |- |1957 || Pollok Golf Club || Al Watrous || {{USA}} || align=center|8 & 6 || {{flagicon|ENG}} John Burton || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=c35AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tKMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3134%2C7712097 |title=Watrous senior champion |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=29 June 1957 |page=4}}</ref> |- |1956 || Prenton Golf Club || Bob Kenyon || {{ENG}} || align=center|4 & 3 || {{flagicon|USA}} Pete Burke || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B3FAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TpkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2993%2C7095251 |title=Senior Champion |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=2 July 1956 |page=4}}</ref> |- |1955 || Williamwood Golf Club || Mortie Dutra || {{USA}} || align=center|2 up || {{flagicon|ENG}} John Burton || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=x3VDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZVkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2872%2C7045520 |title=Dutra beats Burton |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=30 June 1955 |page=2}}</ref> |- |1954 || Southport & Ainsdale GC || Gene Sarazen || {{USA}} || align=center|4 & 3 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Percy Alliss || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/135513060/?terms=sarazen%2Balliss |title=Sarazen Tips Alliss, 4 and 3, For Senior PGA Championship |newspaper=Democrat and Chronicle |location=Rochester, New York |date=2 July 1954 |agency=Associated Press |page=39 |via=newspapers.com |url-access=subscription }}</ref> |}
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Category:Senior golf tournaments Category:Golf tournaments in the United Kingdom Category:Golf tournaments in Virginia Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1954 Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1978 Category:1954 establishments in England Category:1954 disestablishments in Scotland