Welsh National PGA Championship

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Welsh National PGA Championship
Tournament information
Established1904
Course(s)Pyle & Kenfig (2024)
Month playedSeptember
Current champion
Zach Galliford (2024)

The Welsh National PGA Championship is a golf tournament played annually in Wales since 1904. For many years the event was called the Welsh Professional Championship. Currently entry is restricted to professionals employed by a Welsh club and those born in Wales or with a parent or grandparent born in Wales. [1] 2016 was the 100th edition of the event and was won by Lydia Hall after a final round 67.

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History

The first Championship was held at Radyr Golf Club on 15 July 1904. It was a 36-hole stroke-play event played on a single day. There were 19 entries. Tom Brace led after a 79 in the morning but fell away after an afternoon 92. The winner was the Tenby professional, Arthur Day, who had rounds of 81 and 80 for a total of 161. This put him three strokes ahead of the joint runners-up, 20-year-old George Duncan and Bill Leaver, who had finished 8th in the 1903 Open Championship. The winner received 10 guineas and a gold medal. [2]

The 1905 Championship was held at Conwy Golf Club on 23 August 1905. There were 15 entries. The winner also received entry to the final stage of the News of the World Matchplay. The winner was the Llandudno professional Fred Collins on 153. Collins finished two shots ahead of George Duncan. However, Duncan had moved to Timperley and was only trying to qualify for the News of the World Matchplay, not being eligible for the Welsh Championship. Alfred Matthews, the Rhyl professional, was runner-up in the Championship on 160. [3] The News of the World Matchplay had started in 1903 but in the first two years the Welsh professionals had had to play in the Northern or Midland sections qualifying events.

In 1971 the event was held as part of the Welsh Professional Open Championship. Don Gammon won the open event with a score of 278, a stroke ahead of Stuart Brown. Two golfers tied for the closed event, Jimmy Buckley and Kim Dabson both scoring 291. Buckley won a sudden-death playoff at the second extra hole. [4]

Winners

Source: [5]

YearWinnerCountryVenueScore
2024 Zach Galliford Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Pyle & Kenfig141
2023 Toby Hunt (2)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Machynys Peninsula132
2022 Sion Bebb (4)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Machynys Peninsula137
2021 Lee Rooke Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Aberdovey136
2020 Tim Dykes Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Cardiff138
2019 Mark Pilkington Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Conwy142
2018 Toby Hunt Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Ashburnham136
2017 Sion Bebb (3)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Celtic Manor (Roman)131
2016 Lydia Hall Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Tenby138
2015 Garry Houston Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Radyr137
2014 Stephen Dodd (5)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Royal St David's134
2013 Lee Rooke Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Royal St David's135
2012 Stuart Manley Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Cardiff135
2011 Stephen Dodd (4)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Southerndown136 +++
2010 Simon Edwards (3)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Royal St David's204
2009 Jason Powell Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Ashburnham221
2008 Trevor Jones Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Cardiff209
2007 Stephen Dodd (3)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Cardiff200
2006 Sion Bebb (2)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Tenby204
2005 Sion Bebb Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Southerndown199
2004 Mark Plummer (3)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Vale of Llangollen203
2003 Simon Edwards (2)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Porthmadog196
2002 Simon Edwards Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Pyle & Kenfig210
2001 Stephen Dodd (2)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Ashburnham214
2000 Mark Plummer (2)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Newport136
1999 Richard Dinsdale Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Vale of Glamorgan134
1998 Liam Bond Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Vale of Glamorgan69 ++
1997 Matthew Ellis Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Vale of Glamorgan139
1996 Matt Stanford Flag of England.svg  England Northop Country Park137
1995 Stephen Dodd Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Northop Country Park139
1994 Mark Plummer Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Northop Country Park133
1993 Phillip Price Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Mountain Lakes138
1992 Chris Evans Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Ashburnham142
1991 Paul Mayo (2)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Fairwood Park138
1990 Paul Mayo Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Fairwood Park136
1989 Kevin Jones (2)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Royal Porthcawl140
1988 Ian Woosnam Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Cardiff137
1987 Andrew Dodman Flag of England.svg  England Cardiff132
1986 Philip Parkin Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Whitchurch142
1985 David Llewellyn Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Whitchurch132
1984 Kevin Jones Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Cardiff135
1983 Simon Cox (2)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Cardiff136
1982 Craig Defoy (4)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Cardiff137
1981 Craig Defoy (3)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Cardiff139
1980 Andy Griffiths (2)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Cardiff139
1979: Event cancelled
1978 Brian Huggett Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Whitchurch145
1977 Craig Defoy (2)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Glamorganshire135
1976 Simon Cox Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Radyr284
1975 Craig Defoy Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Whitchurch285
1974 Mel Hughes Flag of England.svg  England Cardiff284
1973 Andy Griffiths Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Newport289
1972 Jimmy Buckley (2)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Royal Porthcawl298
1971 Jimmy Buckley Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales St Pierre291
1970William EvansFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Tredegar Park289
1969 Sid Mouland (6)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Llandudno277
1968 Richard Davies Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Southerndown292
1967 Sid Mouland (5)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Pyle & Kenfig219 +
1966 Sid Mouland (4)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Conwy281
1965 Sid Mouland (3)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Penarth281
1964B BielbyFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Tenby297
1963 Harry Gould (6)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Wrexham291
1962 Sid Mouland (2)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Royal Porthcawl302
1961 Sid Mouland Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Southerndown286
1960 Dick Kemp (2)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Llandudno288
1959 Dennis Smalldon (3)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Newport
1958 Dick Kemp Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Radyr
1957 Jimmy Black (2)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Llandudno
1956 Dennis Smalldon (2)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Royal Porthcawl
1955 Jimmy Black Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Penarth291 [6]
1954 Harry Gould (5)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Holyhead293 [7] [8]
1953 Dennis Smalldon Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Tenby291 [9]
1952 Sid Collins Jr. (2)Flag of England.svg  England Southerndown
1951 Harry Gould (4)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Llandudno
1950 Gwyn James Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Newport
1949 Harry Gould (3)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Radyr
1948 Harry Gould (2)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Aberdovey
1947 Ken Williams Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Llandrindod
1946 Harry Gould Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Royal Porthcawl
1940–45: No tournament due to World War II
1939 Chris Grabham Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Harlech
1938 Sid Collins Jr. Flag of England.svg  England St Mellons
1937 Frank Hill (2)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Clyne
1936 Fred Lloyd Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Prestatyn
1935 Frank Hill Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Penarth
1934 Charles Pickett Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Swansea Bay
1933 Fred Collins (2)Flag of England.svg  England Rhyl305 [10]
1932 Bill Smalldon Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Royal Porthcawl
1931R WattsFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Newport
1930 Harold Palferman Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Wrexham
1929 Bert Hodson (2)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Royal Porthcawl
1928 Robert Walker Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Llandudno
1927 Bert Hodson Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Tenby
1926 Bert Weastell (2)Flag of England.svg  England Llandudno
1925 James Horn Flag of England.svg  England Pennard
1924 Bert Weastell Flag of England.svg  England Llandudno
1923 Jack Milner Flag of England.svg  England Royal Porthcawl
1922 Gus Faulkner Flag of England.svg  England Rhos on Sea
1921 Percy Alliss (2)Flag of England.svg  England Southerndown
1920 Percy Alliss Flag of England.svg  England Aberdovey
1914–19: No tournament due to World War I
1913 George Gadd Flag of England.svg  England Chester
1912 Cyril Hughes Flag of England.svg  England Royal Porthcawl
1911 Peter Rainford Flag of England.svg  England Conwy
1910 Alfred Matthews (2)Flag of England.svg  England Swansea
1909 Alfred Matthews Flag of England.svg  England Rhyl
1908 Tom Brace Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Bridgend
1907 Sam Whiting Flag of England.svg  England Porthcawl
1906 Jack Ross Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Radyr156
1905 Fred Collins Flag of England.svg  England Conwy153
1904 Arthur Day Flag of England.svg  England Radyr161

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