16-719: This article is about the US PGA Assistant Championship. For the British PGA Assistant Championship, see PGA Assistants' Championship . The Assistant PGA Professional Championship is a golf tournament for golf club assistant professionals. It was called the PGA Assistant Championship until 2016 and has been held by the PGA of America since 1977. Rules for 2007 have
32-5202: The 2005 Players Championship ), and Wes Short Jr. (one PGA Tour win) Winners [ edit ] Year Champion Venue Location Score 2023 Preston Cole PGA Golf Club , Wanamaker Course Port St. Lucie, Florida 275 2022 Domenico Geminiani PGA Golf Club, Wanamaker Course Port St. Lucie, Florida 282 2021 Jin Chung PGA Golf Club, Wanamaker Course Port St. Lucie, Florida 274 2020 Gunner Wiebe PGA Golf Club, Wanamaker Course Port St. Lucie, Florida 278 2019 Alex Beach PGA Golf Club, Wanamaker Course Port St. Lucie, Florida 280 2018 Kenny Pigman PGA Golf Club, Wanamaker Course Port St. Lucie, Florida 273 2017 Ryan Zylstra PGA Golf Club, Wanamaker Course Port St. Lucie, Florida 277 2016 Ben Polland PGA Golf Club, Wanamaker Course Port St. Lucie, Florida 281 2015 Andy Mickelson PGA Golf Club, Wanamaker Course Port St. Lucie, Florida 272 2014 Grant Sturgeon PGA Golf Club, Wanamaker Course Port St. Lucie, Florida 275 2013 Frank Bensel PGA Golf Club, Wanamaker Course Port St. Lucie, Florida 278 2012 Jake Scott PGA Golf Club, Wanamaker Course Port St. Lucie, Florida 271 2011 Frank Bensel PGA Golf Club, Wanamaker Course Port St. Lucie, Florida 283 2010 Frank Bensel PGA Golf Club, Wanamaker Course Port St. Lucie, Florida 277 2009 Tim Thelen PGA Golf Club, Wanamaker Course Port St. Lucie, Florida 265 2008 Kyle Voska PGA Golf Club, Wanamaker Course Port St. Lucie, Florida 279 2007 Chris Moody PGA Golf Club, Wanamaker Course Port St. Lucie, Florida 277 2006 Brad Lardon PGA Golf Club, Ryder Course Port St. Lucie, Florida 274 2005 Kyle Flinton PGA Golf Club, Wanamaker Course Port St. Lucie, Florida 282 2004 Kirk Satterfield PGA Golf Club, Wanamaker Course Port St. Lucie, Florida 278 2003 Kyle Flinton PGA Golf Club, Dye Course Port St. Lucie, Florida 270 2002 Kyle Flinton PGA Golf Club, Wanamaker Course Port St. Lucie, Florida 271 2001 Frank Dobbs PGA Golf Club, Wanamaker Course Port St. Lucie, Florida 281 2000 Alan Schulte PGA Golf Club, South Course Port St. Lucie, Florida 282 1999 Randall McCracken PGA Golf Club, Wanamaker Course Port St. Lucie, Florida 211 1998 Rick Gehr PGA Golf Club, Ryder Course Port St. Lucie, Florida 280 1997 Jim Schuman PGA Golf Club, Ryder Course Port St. Lucie, Florida 280 1996 Jim Schuman PGA Golf Club, Wanamaker Course Port St. Lucie, Florida 276 1995 Bruce Zabriski PGA National Golf Club , Haig & Champion Courses Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 282 1994 Wes Short Jr. PGA West , Jack Nicklaus Private Course La Quinta, California 283 1993 Steve Brady PGA West, Jack Nicklaus Private Course La Quinta, California 284 1992 Bill Loeffler PGA West, Jack Nicklaus Private Course La Quinta, California 283 1991 Kim Thompson PGA West, Jack Nicklaus Private Course La Quinta, California 278 1990 Steve Gotsche Thorny Lea Golf Club Brockton, Massachusetts 205 1989 Mike West Thorny Lea Golf Club Brockton, Massachusetts 210 1988 Webb Heintzelman Thorny Lea Golf Club Brockton, Massachusetts 205 1987 Darrell Kestner Thorny Lea Golf Club Brockton, Massachusetts 210 1986 Robert Thompson Thorny Lea Golf Club Brockton, Massachusetts 209 1985 John Fiedler Thorny Lea Golf Club Brockton, Massachusetts 211 1984 Fred Funk Thorny Lea Golf Club Brockton, Massachusetts 206 1983 Victor Tortorici Thorny Lea Golf Club Brockton, Massachusetts 214 1982 Darrell Kestner Thorny Lea Golf Club Brockton, Massachusetts 213 1981 Ted O'Rourke Thorny Lea Golf Club Brockton, Massachusetts 210 1980 John Jackson Thorny Lea Golf Club Brockton, Massachusetts 205 1979 Loren Roberts Thorny Lea Golf Club Brockton, Massachusetts 212 1978 Larry Griffin Thorny Lea Golf Club Brockton, Massachusetts 209 1977 Mike Zack Thorny Lea Golf Club Brockton, Massachusetts 209 - Won in playoff References [ edit ] ^ "40th National Car Rental Assistant PGA Professional Championship" . 20 October 2016. External links [ edit ] Official site Media Guide Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Assistant_PGA_Professional_Championship&oldid=1249475304 " Category : Golf tournaments in
48-483: The 1914 tournament was cancelled although some of the qualifying competitions had been played. The Perrier Water tournament restarted in 1920 and was won by Percy Alliss , an assistant at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club . There was no tournament in 1921 but a new event started in 1922. Findlater, Mackie, Todd & Company, wine and spirit merchants, presented a trophy, the Findlater Shield, and prizes of £100 for
64-399: The 1937 tournament, despite still being assistants. After 72 holes Albert Chevalier and Eddie Whitcombe were tied on 289. In the 36-hole playoff the following day Chevalier beat Whitcombe by a shot, scoring 145. Whitcombe had a yard putt at the last to tie but missed. Bill Laidlaw won the 1938 tournament by 9 strokes from Geoff White and Alan Waters . White, runner-up in 1938, won
80-507: The 1939 event by 7 strokes from RJ Taylor . For financial reasons the championship was not played again until 1949. Harry Weetman won the championship by 5 strokes from Peter Alliss and Harry Gould . Weetman won again in 1950, this time by 7 strokes from Dennis Smalldon . The leading 16 players in the 1950 championship qualified for the Gor-Ray match-play tournament at Hartsbourne Golf Club , with prize money of £580. Weetman lost in
96-797: The United States PGA Assistants%27 Championship The PGA Assistants' Championship is a golf tournament for golf club assistant professionals. It is held by the British PGA . The first championship was held in 1930 but earlier national tournaments for assistant professionals had been held since 1910. The Championship traces its origin back to the PGA's first major assistants' tournament at Bushey Hall Golf Club in October 1910. The prizes for this tournament were "presented by
112-559: The event from 36 to 72 holes. This tournament and another held at Fairhaven Golf Club, acted as qualifying events for the Gor-Ray Cup at Hartsbourne which became the official Assistants' Championship, although now a match-play event. Unlike the Coombe Hill Assistants' Tournament, the Gor-Ray Cup was restricted to P.G.A. members. In 1952 and 1953 the Coombe Hill Assistants' Tournament was the only qualifying event, with
128-542: The field made up of the assistant champions from each PGA section, section qualifiers, the defending champion and a representative from the PGA of Australia , The Professional Golfers' Association and the Canadian PGA . The 2015 Champion was Andy Mickelson . Notable players who won this event before competing on the PGA Tour include Loren Roberts (eight PGA Tour wins), Fred Funk (eight PGA Tour wins, most notably
144-458: The final and "gained the unofficial title of 'Champion Assistant'". The 1934 tournament was played at Wentworth Golf Club and was extended to six days, 28 May to 2 June. The prize money was £800. The 36-hole qualifying stage was over two days on the East and West courses. The match-play stage was played on the East course. The 36-hole final was won by Robert Porter , who beat Dai Rees 3&2 in
160-505: The final. In 1935, sectional qualifying was re-introduced. 64 players qualified and the event became a 72-hole stroke-play tournament. The tournament was over 3 days, 30 July to 1 August, with 18 holes on the first two-day and the leading 32 playing 36 holes on the final day. Dai Rees won the tournament with a score of 284 a shot ahead of Bill Cox . Rees won again in 1936, by three strokes from Herbert Osborne . As winners of major tournaments, Sam King and Dai Rees were excluded from
176-922: The leading 16 and ties qualifying for the Gor-Ray Cup. From 1954 the Gor-Ray Cup became a 72-hole stroke-play event. In 1968 the assistants event was changed to an age-restricted event, the Gor-Ray Under-24 Championship . This new event was reduced to 54 holes in 1969 and was not contested again. Since the championship restarted in 1981 it has been sponsored by Dorset Foods (1981–1982), Footjoy (1983–1984), Wilson Sporting Goods . (1985), Peugeot Talbot (1986–1987), Peugeot (1988–1992), Standard Life (1994), Reebok (1995–97), Maxfli (1999–2001), Powerade (2004), Powerade in association with FootJoy (2005–2014), Galvin Green (2015–2017), Birdietime (2019) and Coca-Cola (2020–2024). Bruce Zabriski Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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#1732783697494192-781: The proprietors of Perrier Water", the winner receiving 20 guineas (£21) and a gold watch. The event was organised like the News of the World Match Play with regional qualifying over 36 holes and a knock-out stage for the 16 qualifiers. Willie Ritchie , assistant to James Braid at Walton Heath Golf Club won the Southern section qualifying by a clear 7 strokes. Willie Watt was the Scottish qualifier, although there were only four entries, assistants not being common in Scotland at
208-618: The quarter-final and the event was won by Brian Shelton. Having made large losses from the previous two Championships, the P.G.A. initially cancelled the Assistants' Championship for 1951. Because of this the Coombe Hill Golf Club, who had been running a southern section assistants' tournament for a few years, decided to open up the Coombe Hill Assistants' Tournament to all assistants, while extending
224-477: The time. Ritchie and Watt, both from Scotland, met in the final. Watt was 1 up after five holes but lost the next four holes. Ritchie also won the 11th and 13th and eventually won 5&4. Ritchie had played well all year, finishing in a tie for 16th place in the 1910 Open Championship . Regional qualifying was retained for 1911 but the final stages were decided by 36 holes of stroke play. The Perrier Water tournament continued until World War I . The final stage of
240-477: The tournament. The tournament "which virtually represents the championship of the assistants" was won by Michael Daragon . Alf Perry won the shield in 1924 and 1925. The Findlater Shield continued until 1928. In 1930 the PGA started the Assistants' Championship. The event was a 36-hole stroke-play event on a single day. The first championship was won by Bill Branch from Henbury Golf Club near Bristol. The 1933 event, planned for July at Hallamshire Golf Club ,
256-543: Was cancelled because of a shortage of entries but was replaced by an important new £750 tournament sponsored by the Daily Mirror . The 1933 Daily Mirror tournament was played from 25 to 28 September at Moor Park Golf Club . The first day consisted of a 36-hole qualifying stage on the High and West courses with the leading 64 playing knock-out match-play on the next three days. Sam King beat Herbert Hardman 3&2 in
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