The Senior Players Championship, stylised by the PGA Tour as The SENIOR PLAYERS Championship, is one of the five major championships on golf's PGA Tour Champions. The inaugural event was played 40 years ago in 1983 and the age minimum is 50, the standard for men's senior professional golf tournaments. The winner gains entry into the following season's Players Championship on the PGA Tour. For sponsorship reasons, from 2023, the tournament will be titled as the Kaulig Companies Championship.[1]
^Ridenour, Maria (June 15, 2022). "Kaulig Companies to become title sponsor for Senior Players Championship, which will stay at Firestone Country Club". Golfweek.
^Wright, Branson (April 12, 2018). "WGC-Bridgestone Invitational will leave Firestone in 2019 (photos)". cleveland.com.
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The Senior Players Championship stylised by the PGA Tour as The SENIOR PLAYERS Championship is one of the five major championships on golf s PGA Tour Champions The inaugural event was played 40 years ago in 1983 and the age minimum is 50 the standard for men s senior professional golf tournaments The winner gains entry into the following season s Players Championship on the PGA Tour For sponsorship reasons from 2023 the tournament will be titled as the Kaulig Companies Championship 1 Senior Players ChampionshipTournament informationLocationAkron OhioEstablished1983Course s Firestone Country Club South Course Par70Length7 400 yards 6 800 m Tour s PGA Tour ChampionsFormatStroke playPrize fundUS 3 000 000Month playedJulyTournament record scoreAggregate261 Jack Nicklaus 1990 261 Kenny Perry 2013 Score 27 Jack Nicklaus 1990 Current championJerry KellyLocation MapFirestone CCLocation in the United StatesShow map of the United StatesFirestone CCLocation in OhioShow map of OhioUnlike the U S Senior Open the Senior PGA Championship and the Senior Open Championship it is not recognized as a major by the European Senior Tour and is not part of that tour s schedule Since 2019 the Senior Players championship has been held at Firestone Country Club in Akron Ohio it replaced the WGC Bridgestone Invitational that had been held there before moving to Memphis Tennessee 2 Contents 1 Winners 2 Multiple winners 3 Winners of both The Players and the Senior Players 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksWinners EditYear Winner Score To par Margin ofvictory Runner s up Winner sshare Venue LocationBridgestone Senior Players Championship2022 Jerry Kelly 2 269 11 2 strokes Steve Stricker 450 000 Firestone South Course Akron Ohio2021 Steve Stricker 273 7 6 strokes Jerry Kelly 420 000 Firestone South Course Akron Ohio2020 Jerry Kelly 277 3 2 strokes Scott Parel 420 000 Firestone South Course Akron Ohio2019 Retief Goosen 274 6 2 strokes Jay Haas Tim Petrovic 420 000 Firestone South Course Akron OhioConstellation Senior Players Championship2018 Vijay Singh 268 20 Playoff Jeff Maggert 420 000 Exmoor Highland Park Illinois2017 Scott McCarron 270 18 1 stroke Brandt Jobe Bernhard Langer 420 000 Caves Valley Owings Mills Maryland2016 Bernhard Langer 3 281 1 1 stroke Joe Durant Miguel Angel Jimenez 420 000 Philadelphia Wissahickon Course Flourtown Pennsylvania2015 Bernhard Langer 2 265 19 5 strokes Kirk Triplett 405 000 Belmont Belmont Massachusetts2014 Bernhard Langer 265 15 Playoff Jeff Sluman 405 000 Fox Chapel Pittsburgh Pennsylvania2013 Kenny Perry 261 19 5 strokes Fred Funk 405 000 Fox Chapel Pittsburgh Pennsylvania2012 Joe Daley 266 14 2 strokes Tom Lehman 405 000 Fox Chapel Pittsburgh PennsylvaniaConstellation Energy Senior Players Championship2011 Fred Couples 273 11 Playoff John Cook 405 000 Westchester Harrison New York2010 Mark O Meara 273 7 Playoff Michael Allen 405 000 TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm Potomac Maryland2009 Jay Haas 267 13 1 stroke Tom Watson 405 000 Baltimore East Course Timonium Maryland2008 D A Weibring 271 9 1 stroke Fred Funk 390 000 Baltimore East Course Timonium Maryland2007 Loren Roberts 267 13 6 strokes Tom Watson 390 000 Baltimore East Course Timonium MarylandFord Senior Players Championship2006 Bobby Wadkins 274 14 1 stroke Jim Thorpe 375 000 TPC of Michigan Dearborn Michigan2005 Peter Jacobsen 273 15 1 stroke Hale Irwin 375 000 TPC of Michigan Dearborn Michigan2004 Mark James 275 13 1 stroke Jose Maria Canizares 375 000 TPC of Michigan Dearborn Michigan2003 Craig Stadler 271 17 3 strokes Tom Kite Jim Thorpe Tom Watson 375 000 TPC of Michigan Dearborn Michigan2002 Stewart Ginn 274 14 1 stroke Hubert Green Mike McCullough Jim Thorpe 375 000 TPC of Michigan Dearborn Michigan2001 Allen Doyle 273 15 Playoff Doug Tewell 375 000 TPC of Michigan Dearborn Michigan2000 Raymond Floyd 2 273 15 1 stroke Larry Nelson Dana Quigley 345 000 TPC of Michigan Dearborn Michigan1999 Hale Irwin 267 21 7 strokes Graham Marsh 300 000 TPC of Michigan Dearborn Michigan1998 Gil Morgan 267 21 3 strokes Hale Irwin 300 000 TPC of Michigan Dearborn Michigan1997 Larry Gilbert 274 14 3 strokes Isao Aoki Bob Dickson Jack Kiefer Dave Stockton 270 000 TPC of Michigan Dearborn Michigan1996 Raymond Floyd 275 13 2 strokes Hale Irwin 225 000 TPC of Michigan Dearborn Michigan1995 J C Snead 272 16 Playoff Jack Nicklaus 225 000 TPC of Michigan Dearborn Michigan1994 Dave Stockton 2 271 17 6 strokes Jim Albus 210 000 TPC of Michigan Dearborn Michigan1993 Jim Colbert 278 10 1 stroke Raymond Floyd 180 000 TPC of Michigan Dearborn MichiganMazda Presents The Senior Players Championship1992 Dave Stockton 277 11 1 stroke J C Snead Lee Trevino 150 000 TPC of Michigan Dearborn Michigan1991 Jim Albus 279 9 3 strokes Bob Charles Charles Coody Dave Hill 150 000 TPC of Michigan Dearborn MichiganMazda Senior Tournament Players Championship1990 Jack Nicklaus 261 27 6 strokes Lee Trevino 150 000 Dearborn Dearborn Michigan1989 Orville Moody 271 17 2 strokes Charles Coody 105 000 TPC at Sawgrass Ponte Vedra Beach Florida1988 Billy Casper 278 10 2 strokes Al Geiberger 60 000 TPC at Sawgrass Ponte Vedra Beach Florida1987 Gary Player 280 8 1 stroke Bruce Crampton Chi Chi Rodriguez 60 000 Sawgrass Ponte Vedra Beach FloridaSenior Tournament Players Championship1986 Chi Chi Rodriguez 206 a 10 2 strokes Bruce Crampton 45 000 Canterbury Beachwood Ohio1985 Arnold Palmer 2 274 14 11 strokes Miller Barber Lee Elder Gene Littler Charles Owens 36 000 Canterbury Beachwood Ohio1984 Arnold Palmer 276 12 3 strokes Peter Thomson 36 000 Canterbury Beachwood Ohio1983 Miller Barber 278 10 1 stroke Gene Littler 40 000 Canterbury Beachwood OhioMultiple winners EditThe following men had more than one win in the Senior Players Championship through 2022 3 wins Bernhard Langer 2014 2015 2016 2 wins Arnold Palmer 1984 1985 Dave Stockton 1992 1994 Raymond Floyd 1996 2000 Jerry Kelly 2020 2022 Winners of both The Players and the Senior Players EditThe following men have won both The Players Championship and the Senior Players Championship Player The Players Championship Senior Players ChampionshipJack Nicklaus 1974 1976 1978 1990Raymond Floyd 1981 1996 2000Fred Couples 1984 1996 2011Notes Edit Shortened to 54 holes due to rain References Edit Ridenour Maria June 15 2022 Kaulig Companies to become title sponsor for Senior Players Championship which will stay at Firestone Country Club Golfweek Wright Branson April 12 2018 WGC Bridgestone Invitational will leave Firestone in 2019 photos cleveland com External links EditCoverage on the PGA Tour Champions official site Coordinates 41 00 29 N 81 30 29 W 41 008 N 81 508 W 41 008 81 508 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Senior Players Championship amp oldid 1127224720, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,