Senior Players Championship
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The Senior Players Championship is one of the five major championships in men's senior golf. Unlike the U.S. Senior Open, the Senior PGA Championship and the Senior British Open, it is not recognised 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. Winners gain 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.
The tournament will be played from October 9 to October 12 in 2008.
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[edit] Host courses
| Years | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Baltimore Country Club East Course | Timonium, Maryland |
| 1991-2006 | TPC of Michigan | Dearborn, Michigan |
| 1990 | Dearborn Country Club | Dearborn, Michigan |
| 1988-1989 | TPC of Sawgrass | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida |
| 1987 | Sawgrass Country Club | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida |
| 1983-1986 | Canterbury Golf Club | Beachwood, Ohio |
[edit] Winners
| Year | Champion | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Loren Roberts |  United States |
| 2006 | Bobby Wadkins | United States |
| 2005 | Peter Jacobsen | United States |
| 2004 | Mark James |  England |
| 2003 | Craig Stadler | United States |
| 2002 | Stewart Ginn |  Australia |
| 2001 | Allen Doyle | United States |
| 2000 | Raymond Floyd | United States |
| 1999 | Hale Irwin | United States |
| 1998 | Gil Morgan | United States |
| 1997 | Larry Gilbert | United States |
| 1996 | Raymond Floyd | United States |
| 1995 | J. C. Snead | United States |
| 1994 | Dave Stockton | United States |
| 1993 | Jim Colbert | United States |
| 1992 | Dave Stockton | United States |
| 1991 | Jim Albus | United States |
| 1990 | Jack Nicklaus | United States |
| 1989 | Orville Moody | United States |
| 1988 | Billy Casper | United States |
| 1987 | Gary Player |  South Africa |
| 1986 | Chi Chi Rodriguez |  Puerto Rico |
| 1985 | Arnold Palmer | United States |
| 1984 | Arnold Palmer | United States |
| 1983 | Miller Barber | United States |
[edit] Multiple winners
The following men had more than one win in the Senior Players Championship through the 2006 tournament:
2 wins: Arnold Palmer, Dave Stockton, Raymond Floyd
