The World Senior Championship was a golf match held between the winners of the American

PGA Seniors' Championship The Senior PGA Championship, established in 1937, is the oldest of the five major championships in men's senior golf. It is administered by the Professional Golfers' Association of America and is recognized as a major championship by both PGA ...

(now Senior PGA Championship) and the British

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. It was held from 1954 to 1978. It was a 36-hole match-play event held on a single day with the exception of the first year when it was held over two days. The British

did not start until 1957. In 1954 and 1955 the British competitor was nominated by the British ''Association of Golf Writers'' while in 1956 four leading senior golfers played to decide the British entry. The event was initially sponsored by Teacher's (whisky) and the players competed for the Teacher International Trophy. From 1954 to 1968 the event was held England or Scotland. From 1969 to 1971 it was played at Bide-A-Wee Golf Course in

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and from 1972 it alternated between Scotland and Bide-A-Wee.

Winners

References

{{reflist Senior golf tournaments Golf tournaments in the United Kingdom Golf in Virginia Recurring sporting events established in 1954 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1978 1954 establishments in England