# PGA Professional Championship (Great Britain and Ireland)

The PGA Professional Championship is a golf tournament run by The PGA for club professionals. It was first played in 1973 as the MacGregor PGA Club Professionals' Championship. The leading nine players in the event became the Great Britain and Ireland team for the first Diamondhead Cup, the forerunner of the PGA Cup, played against a United States team at Pinehurst later in the year.

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (£) | Venue |
| PGA Professional Championship ||||||||
| 2023 | Paul Hendriksen | 273 | 6 strokes | Matthew Cort | 10,000 | Sherwood Forest |
| 2022 | Matthew Cort | 282 | Playoff | Daniel Whitby-Smith | 10,000 | Slaley Hall |
| 2021 | Paul O'Hara | 268 | 4 strokes | Greig Hutcheon | 10,000 | Blairgowrie |
| 2020 | Matt Ford | 269 | 7 strokes | Matthew Cort Jordan Godwin | 10,000 | Trentham |
| Titleist & FootJoy PGA Professional Championship ||||||||
| 2019 | Alastair Forsyth | 263 | 11 strokes | Richard Wallis | 10,000 | Hunstanton |
| 2018 | Andrew Willey | 272 | 1 stroke | Paul O'Hara | 10,000 | Little Aston |
| 2017 | Paul O'Hara | 285 | 1 stroke | Christopher Currie | 10,000 | Luttrellstown Castle |
| 2016 | David Higgins | 273 | 3 strokes | Andrew Raitt | 10,000 | The Oxfordshire |
| 2015 | Paul Hendriksen | 288 | 1 stroke | Cameron Clark Gareth Wright | 10,000 | Burnham & Berrow |
| Glenmuir PGA Professional Championship ||||||||
| 2014 | Christopher McDonnell | 277 | 1 stroke | Jason Levermore | 10,000 | Blairgowrie |
| 2013 | Daniel Greenwood | 280 | 9 strokes | David Callaway | 10,000 | Slaley Hall |
| 2012 | Gareth Wright | 271 | 4 strokes | Craig Shave | 10,000 | Carden Park |
| 2011 | Craig Goodfellow | 281 | 3 strokes | Robert Giles | 10,000 | The Belfry |
| 2010 | David Mortimer | 279 | Playoff | David Shacklady | 10,000 | The Oxfordshire |
| 2009 | James Lee | 291 | 4 strokes | Jamie Harris | 10,000 | Dundonald Links |
| 2008 | Paul Simpson | 283 | Playoff | Andrew Barnett | 10,000 | Moortown |
| Glenmuir Club Professional Championship ||||||||
| 2007 | John Dwyer | 282 | Playoff | Andrew Barnett | 10,000 | Royal Porthcawl |
| 2006 | Paul Wesselingh | 279 | Playoff | Duncan Muscroft | 10,000 | Prince's |
| 2005 | Matthew Ellis | 285 | Playoff | Mark Reynolds Darren Parris Paul Wesselingh | 10,000 | Woodhall Spa |
| 2004 | Tony Nash | 270 | 2 strokes | Kenny Walker Sean Whiffin Andrew Willey | 10,000 | Southport & Ainsdale |
| 2003 | Gordon Law | 280 | 4 strokes | Scott Henderson | 10,000 | St Andrews Bay |
| 2002 | Bob Cameron | 280 | 1 stroke | John Dwyer | 10,000 | Saunton |
| 2001 | Simon Edwards | 275 | 3 strokes | Bob Cameron | 9,250 | County Louth |
| 2000 | Bob Cameron | 295 | Playoff | Russell Weir | 9,250 | Duke's course, St Andrews |
| 1999 | Sion Bebb | 283 | Playoff | Chris Hall Paul Wesselingh | 9,250 | King's Lynn |
| 1998 | Michael Jones | 280 | 1 stroke | Michael Macara Paul Simpson | 9,250 | Royal St David's |
| 1997 | Brian Rimmer | 268 | 8 strokes | Paul Wesselingh | 9,250 | Northop |
| 1996 | Bill Longmuir | 280 | 3 strokes | Gordon Law | 9,000 | County Louth |
| 1995 | Paul Carman | 269 | 2 strokes | Colin Gillies Joe Higgins Nick Job Robin Mann | 8,000 | West Hill |
| 1994 | David Jones | 278 | 2 strokes | Nick Job Robin Mann Hogan Stott | 7,000 | North Berwick |
| 1993 | Chris Hall | 274 | 3 strokes | Mark Parker Russell Weir | 5,640 | Coventry |
| Wilson Club Professionals' Championship ||||||||
| 1992 | John Hoskison | 275 | 6 strokes | Chris Hall | 6,000 | St Pierre |
| 1991 | Bill McColl | 286 | 2 strokes | Kevin Stables | (5,250) | King's Lynn |
| 1990 | Alastair Webster | 292 | 2 strokes | Kevin Stables Russell Weir | 4,750 | Carnoustie |
| 1989 | Brian Barnes | 280 | 4 strokes | David Scott Gary Stafford | 4,000 | Prince's |
| 1988 | Russell Weir | 269 | 8 strokes | Ged Furey | 3,600 | Royal St David's |
| 1987 | Russell Weir | 273 | 2 strokes | John Hoskison David Huish | 3,200 | Sandiway |
| 1986 | David Huish | 278 | 5 strokes | Martin Gray | 3,000 | Royal Birkdale |
| 1985 | Robin Mann | 291 | 5 strokes | Peter Allan David Thorp | 3,000 | The Belfry |
| 1984 | Denis Durnian | 278 | 4 strokes | John Chillas | 3,000 | Bolton Old Links |
| GMC Club Professionals' Championship ||||||||
| 1983 | Jim Farmer | 285 | 1 stroke | Alistair Thomson Phil Weaver | 2,500 | Heaton Park |
| PGA Club Professionals' Championship ||||||||
| 1982 | Denis Durnian | 270 | 1 stroke | John Chillas | 1,500 | Hill Valley |
| Dunhill PGA Club Professionals' Championship ||||||||
| 1981 | Mike Steadman | 289 | 1 stroke | Craig Defoy Denis Durnian David Jones | 3,000 | Woburn |
| Slazenger PGA Club Professionals' Championship ||||||||
| 1980 | David Jagger | 286 | Playoff | David Huish | 2,000 | Turnberry |
| 1979 | David Jones | 278 | 3 strokes | Mike Steadman | 2,000 | Pannal |
| 1978 | David Jones | 281 | 1 stroke | Brian Waites | 2,000 | Pannal |
| 1977 | David Huish | 284 | 4 strokes | Mike Ingham Jim Farmer | 2,000 | Notts |
| Rank Xerox – Slazenger PGA Club Professionals' Championship ||||||||
| 1976 | Bill Ferguson | 283 | 2 strokes | Brian Waites | 2,000 | Moortown |
| MacGregor PGA Club Professionals' Championship ||||||||
| 1975 | Doug Sewell | 276 | 2 strokes | David Huish | 750 | Calcot Park |
| 1974 | Bill Murray | 274 | 3 strokes | Vince Hood | 750 | Calcot Park |
| 1973 | Doug Sewell | 276 | 1 stroke | David Melville | 750 | Calcot Park |
The 1991 event was won by Brett Upper, an American, with a score of 285. Upper received the first prize money but was not eligible to win the title.
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