2009 Senior PGA Championship pin flag Michael Allen Canterbury Golf Club open 1

Description

The
Senior PGA Championship
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 Tour Champions
and the
European Senior Tour
. It was formerly an unofficial money event on the European Senior Tour, but since 2007 has been an official money event.
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Winners gain entry into the next
PGA Championship
. The winners prior to
1980
, the first season of the senior tour, are not considered major champions of this event by the PGA Tour Champions.
The lower age limit is 50, which is the standard limit for men's senior professional golf tournaments. Like its PGA Tour counterpart, the Senior PGA Championship allows club professionals to enter. The tournament committee invites former winners of the
PGA Professional National Championship
and the top 35 club professionals who qualify through a tournament.
2009
Michael Allen
United States
Canterbury Golf Club
274 (−6)
360,000