PGA Professional Championship (Great Britain and Ireland)

PGA Professional Championship (Great Britain and Ireland)

Tournament information
Established	1973
Organised by	The PGA
Format	stroke play
Current champion
Paul Hendriksen (2023)

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]

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share (£)	Venue	Ref.
PGA Professional Championship
2023	Paul Hendriksen	273	6 strokes	Matthew Cort	10,000	Sherwood Forest	[3]
2022	Matthew Cort	282	Playoff	Daniel Whitby-Smith	10,000	Slaley Hall	[4]
2021	Paul O'Hara	268	4 strokes	Greig Hutcheon	10,000	Blairgowrie	[5]
2020	Matt Ford	269	7 strokes	Matthew Cort Jordan Godwin	10,000	Trentham	[6]
Titleist & FootJoy PGA Professional Championship
2019	Alastair Forsyth	263	11 strokes	Richard Wallis	10,000	Hunstanton	[7]
2018	Andrew Willey	272	1 stroke	Paul O'Hara	10,000	Little Aston	[8]
2017	Paul O'Hara	285	1 stroke	Christopher Currie	10,000	Luttrellstown Castle	[9]
2016	David Higgins	273	3 strokes	Andrew Raitt	10,000	The Oxfordshire	[10]
2015	Paul Hendriksen	288	1 stroke	Cameron Clark Gareth Wright	10,000	Burnham & Berrow	[11]
Glenmuir PGA Professional Championship
2014	Christopher McDonnell	277	1 stroke	Jason Levermore	10,000	Blairgowrie	[12]
2013	Daniel Greenwood	280	9 strokes	David Callaway	10,000	Slaley Hall	[13]
2012	Gareth Wright	271	4 strokes	Craig Shave	10,000	Carden Park	[14]
2011	Craig Goodfellow	281	3 strokes	Robert Giles	10,000	The Belfry	[15]
2010	David Mortimer	279	Playoff	David Shacklady	10,000	The Oxfordshire
2009	James Lee	291	4 strokes	Jamie Harris	10,000	Dundonald Links	[16]
2008	Paul Simpson	283	Playoff	Andrew Barnett	10,000	Moortown	[17]
Glenmuir Club Professional Championship
2007	John Dwyer	282	Playoff	Andrew Barnett	10,000	Royal Porthcawl	[18]
2006	Paul Wesselingh	279	Playoff	Duncan Muscroft	10,000	Prince's	[19]
2005	Matthew Ellis	285	Playoff	Mark Reynolds Darren Parris Paul Wesselingh	10,000	Woodhall Spa	[20]
2004	Tony Nash	270	2 strokes	Kenny Walker Sean Whiffin Andrew Willey	10,000	Southport & Ainsdale	[21]
2003	Gordon Law	280	4 strokes	Scott Henderson	10,000	St Andrews Bay	[22]
2002	Bob Cameron	280	1 stroke	John Dwyer	10,000	Saunton	[23]
2001	Simon Edwards	275	3 strokes	Bob Cameron	9,250	County Louth	[24]
2000	Bob Cameron	295	Playoff	Russell Weir	9,250	Duke's course, St Andrews	[25]
1999	Sion Bebb	283	Playoff	Chris Hall Paul Wesselingh	9,250	King's Lynn
1998	Michael Jones	280	1 stroke	Michael Macara Paul Simpson	9,250	Royal St David's	[26]
1997	Brian Rimmer	268	8 strokes	Paul Wesselingh	9,250	Northop	[27]
1996	Bill Longmuir	280	3 strokes	Gordon Law	9,000	County Louth	[28]
1995	Paul Carman	269	2 strokes	Colin Gillies Joe Higgins Nick Job Robin Mann	8,000	West Hill	[29] [30]
1994	David Jones	278	2 strokes	Nick Job Robin Mann Hogan Stott	7,000	North Berwick	[31]
1993	Chris Hall	274	3 strokes	Mark Parker Russell Weir	5,640	Coventry	[32]
Wilson Club Professionals' Championship
1992	John Hoskison	275	6 strokes	Chris Hall	6,000	St Pierre	[33]
1991	Bill McColl	286	2 strokes	Kevin Stables	(5,250)	King's Lynn	[34]
1990	Alastair Webster	292	2 strokes	Kevin Stables Russell Weir	4,750	Carnoustie	[35]
1989	Brian Barnes	280	4 strokes	David Scott Gary Stafford	4,000	Prince's	[36]
1988	Russell Weir	269	8 strokes	Ged Furey	3,600	Royal St David's	[37]
1987	Russell Weir	273	2 strokes	John Hoskison David Huish	3,200	Sandiway	[38]
1986	David Huish	278	5 strokes	Martin Gray	3,000	Royal Birkdale	[39]
1985	Robin Mann	291	5 strokes	Peter Allan David Thorp	3,000	The Belfry	[40]
1984	Denis Durnian	278	4 strokes	John Chillas	3,000	Bolton Old Links	[41]
GMC Club Professionals' Championship
1983	Jim Farmer	285	1 stroke	Alistair Thomson Phil Weaver	2,500	Heaton Park	[42]
PGA Club Professionals' Championship
1982	Denis Durnian	270	1 stroke	John Chillas	1,500	Hill Valley	[43]
Dunhill PGA Club Professionals' Championship
1981	Mike Steadman	289	1 stroke	Craig Defoy Denis Durnian David Jones	3,000	Woburn	[44]
Slazenger PGA Club Professionals' Championship
1980	David Jagger	286	Playoff	David Huish	2,000	Turnberry	[45]
1979	David Jones	278	3 strokes	Mike Steadman	2,000	Pannal	[46]
1978	David Jones	281	1 stroke	Brian Waites	2,000	Pannal	[47]
1977	David Huish	284	4 strokes	Mike Ingham Jim Farmer	2,000	Notts	[48]
Rank Xerox – Slazenger PGA Club Professionals' Championship
1976	Bill Ferguson	283	2 strokes	Brian Waites	2,000	Moortown	[49]
MacGregor PGA Club Professionals' Championship
1975	Doug Sewell	276	2 strokes	David Huish	750	Calcot Park	[50]
1974	Bill Murray	274	3 strokes	Vince Hood	750	Calcot Park	[51]
1973	Doug Sewell	276	1 stroke	David Melville	750	Calcot 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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