A look at senior golf tournaments and their winners

When it comes to the game of golf, senior players can still enjoy the thrill of competion by participating in tournaments both locally and internationally. Many of the senior golfers choose to compete in the tournaments and so many have names that are very familiar. It was not until 1980 that the winners of the Senior Tours were recognized but since then they have been, and deservedly so.

Seniors can play golf and they are recognized today for their golf efforts when they participate in some of the golf tournaments that are set up by the PGA and other organizations. Senior golf tournament winners must be 50 years of age or older. The Champions Tour is the leading senior tour and it is U.S. based. It was established in 1980 and is a very popular tour. There are five major championships that are a part of the senior tour. Each event plays over three rounds.

The tournament did not start with five events as, over the past twenty years, they were added to it. As mentioned above PGA started the senior golf tournaments in 1980 and The United States Senior Open was also involved. The Senior Players Championship became part of the Tour in 1983. It was followed by the Tradition six years later, and in 1993, the Champions Tournament also took on the Senior British Open Championship.

The Senior PGA is the oldest of the major events for senior golf tournament winners. These events began back in the 1930s. The Champions Tour consisting of the previous four tournaments are what gave golf its success and why the senior tour is considered to have begun in the 1980s. However, the actual senior PGA tour began when the big names in golf actually became of age to be considered seniors like Arnold Palmer and Gary Player. At this point, a division was created for them so they could continue the sport and bring in new golfers their age.

The senior golf tournament winners have varied over the years from American and other differing countries. Jack Nicklaus holds the most titles for senior major wins with a total of 8. In addition, he also holds the regular major win title with a total of 18 wins in his early years of golf. Names you will see today as the most popular winners for the events include Jay Haas with the title for at the Senior PGA Championship, Bruce Vaughan for the Senior British Open, Eduardo Romero for the U.S. Senior Open, The Tradition is led by Fred Funk, and D. A. Weibring holds the title for the latest Senior Players Championship.

Ever since the well known golfers ie, Gary Player and Arnold Palmer, started playing in the seniors league, other seniors have been able to join as well. Just because a golfer gets older he or she can still participate and the events described above give them the ideal opportunity to do so. These senior golfing events are part of famous tournaments, such as the PGA Championship, the US Open, etc, and they allow great golfers to continue to compete for the trophy and for the title.

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