- Senior Players Championship
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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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Host courses
Years Venue Location 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 Winners
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
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 External links
Senior Players Championship champions 1983 Miller Barber • 1984 Arnold Palmer • 1985 Arnold Palmer • 1986 Chi-Chi Rodríguez • 1987 Gary Player • 1988 Billy Casper • 1989 Orville Moody • 1990 Jack Nicklaus • 1991 Jim Albus • 1992 Dave Stockton • 1993 Jim Colbert • 1994 Dave Stockton • 1995 J. C. Snead† • 1996 Raymond Floyd • 1997 Larry Gilbert • 1998 Gil Morgan • 1999 Hale Irwin • 2000 Raymond Floyd • 2001 Allen Doyle† • 2002 Stewart Ginn • 2003 Craig Stadler • 2004 Mark James • 2005 Peter Jacobsen • 2006 Bobby Wadkins • 2007 Loren Roberts • 2008 D. A. Weibring • 2009 Jay Haas • 2010 Mark O'Meara† • 2011 Fred Couples†
† indicates the event was won in a playoffChampions Tour events Events listed in playing orderMajor championships Regions Tradition · Senior PGA Championship · Senior British Open · U.S. Senior Open · Senior Players ChampionshipRegular events Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai · Allianz Championship · The ACE Group Classic · Toshiba Classic · Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic · Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am · Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf · Principal Charity Classic · Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn · Dick's Sporting Goods Open · Montreal Championship · Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach · 3M Championship · Boeing Classic · Songdo IBD Championship · SAS Championship · Insperity Championship · AT&T Championship · Charles Schwab Cup ChampionshipUnofficial money events Categories:- Champions Tour events
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