The World Senior Championship was a golf match held between the winners of the American PGA Seniors' Championship (now Senior PGA Championship) and the British PGA Seniors Championship. 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 PGA Seniors Championship 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 Portsmouth, Virginia and from 1972 it alternated between Scotland and Bide-A-Wee.
Winners YearVenueWinnerCountryScoreRunner-upRef1978 Whitecraigs Golf Club Joe Jimenez 5 & 4 Paddy Skerritt 1977 Bide-A-Wee Golf Course Christy O'Connor Snr (2) 6 & 5 Julius Boros 1976 Whitecraigs Golf Club Christy O'Connor Snr 2 & 1 Pete Cooper 1975 Bide-A-Wee Golf Course Kel Nagle (2) 1 up Charlie Sifford 1974 Lundin Links Roberto De Vicenzo 5 & 4 Eric Lester 1973 Bide-A-Wee Golf Course Sam Snead (5) 41 holes Kel Nagle 1972 Longniddry Golf Club Sam Snead (4) 3 & 2 Ken Bousfield 1971 Bide-A-Wee Golf Course Kel Nagle 4 & 3 Julius Boros 1970 Bide-A-Wee Golf Course Sam Snead (3) 3 & 2 Max Faulkner 1969 Bide-A-Wee Golf Course Tommy Bolt 39 holes John Panton 1968 Downfield Golf Club Chandler Harper 2 up Max Faulkner 1967 Wallasey Golf Club John Panton 3 & 2 Sam Snead 1966 Dalmahoy Fred Haas 3 & 2 Dai Rees 1965 Formby Golf Club Sam Snead (2) 37 holes Charlie Ward 1964 Wentworth Club Sam Snead 7 & 6 Syd Scott 1963 St Annes Old Links Herman Barron 3 & 2 George Evans 1962 Prestwick Golf Club Paul Runyan (2) 2 & 1 Sam King 1961 Fairhaven Golf Club Paul Runyan 3 & 1 Sam King 1960 Gleneagles Hotel Dick Metz 2 & 1 Reg Horne 1959 Bruntsfield Links Willie Goggin 5 & 3 Arthur Lees 1958 Wallasey Golf Club Norman Sutton 2 & 1 Gene Sarazen 1957 Pollok Golf Club Al Watrous 8 & 6 John Burton 1956 Prenton Golf Club Bob Kenyon 4 & 3 Pete Burke 1955 Williamwood Golf Club Mortie Dutra 2 up John Burton 1954 Southport & Ainsdale GC Gene Sarazen 4 & 3 Percy Alliss
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