The Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles was a
European Tour
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golf
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tournament which was played at the
Gleneagles Hotel in
Scotland
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. The tournament was founded in 1999 as the Scottish PGA Championship, and despite maintaining the same sponsor, has since changed name on several occasions, as
Diageo has looked to promote different
brand
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s. It was last contested over the PGA Centenary Course, formerly called the Monarch's Course, venue for the 2014
Ryder Cup matches. It was last played in 2013
The tournament was one of three on the European Tour schedule which always takes place in Scotland, the others being the
Scottish Open and the
Dunhill Links Championship.
The event is not to be confused with the
Johnnie Walker Classic, which is a longer established golf tournament played in the
Asia-Pacific region, and co-sanctioned by the European,
Australasian and
Asian tours.
Winners
External links
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Coverage on the European Tour's official site
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Former European Tour events
Golf tournaments in Scotland
Defunct golf tournaments
Sport in Perth and Kinross
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Recurring sporting events established in 1999
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2013
1999 establishments in Scotland
2013 disestablishments in Scotland