JCB Championship

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JCB Championship
Tournament information
Location Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England
Established2022
Course(s)JCB Golf & Country Club
Par72
Tour(s) European Senior Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund 1,000,000
Month playedAugust
Tournament record score
Aggregate205 Alex Čejka
To par−11 as above
Current champion
Flag of England.svg Peter Baker
Location Map
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JCB Golf & Country Club
Location in England
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JCB Golf & Country Club
Location in Staffordshire

The JCB Championship is an English stop on men's golf's European Senior Tour. It was first played in 2022 and is held at the JCB Golf & Country Club in Staffordshire. [1]

Contents

The tournament is hosted by Darren Clarke of Northern Ireland. [2]

Alex Čejka won the inaugural event ahead of Paul McGinley. [3]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner-up
2023 Flag of England.svg Peter Baker 138 [lower-alpha 1] −61 stroke Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh
2022 Flag of Germany.svg Alex Čejka 205−112 strokes Flag of Ireland.svg Paul McGinley

Notes

  1. Shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

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References

  1. "The JCB Championship". Legends Tour. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  2. Hall, Mike (18 January 2023). "Darren Clarke Returns As Host Of Legends Tour's JCB Championship". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  3. Gussoni, Andrea (1 August 2022). "JCB Championship, Alex Cejka won with 205". Tennis World USA. Retrieved 3 February 2023.