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Welsh National PGA Championship
Tournament information
Established1904
CoursesPyle & Kenfig (2024)
Month playedSeptember
Current champion
Zach Galliford (2024)

The Welsh National PGA Championship is a golf tournament played annually in Wales since 1904. For many years the event was called the Welsh Professional Championship. Currently entry is restricted to professionals employed by a Welsh club and those born in Wales or with a parent or grandparent born in Wales.[1] 2016 was the 100th edition of the event and was won by Lydia Hall after a final round 67.

History

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The first Championship was held at Radyr Golf Club on 15 July 1904. It was a 36-hole stroke-play event played on a single day. There were 19 entries. Tom Brace led after a 79 in the morning but fell away after an afternoon 92. The winner was the Tenby professional, Arthur Day, who had rounds of 81 and 80 for a total of 161. This put him three strokes ahead of the joint runners-up, 20-year-old George Duncan and Bill Leaver, who had finished 8th in the 1903 Open Championship. The winner received 10 guineas and a gold medal.[2]

The 1905 Championship was held at Conwy Golf Club on 23 August 1905. There were 15 entries. The winner also received entry to the final stage of the News of the World Matchplay. The winner was the Llandudno professional Fred Collins on 153. Collins finished two shots ahead of George Duncan. However, Duncan had moved to Timperley and was only trying to qualify for the News of the World Matchplay, not being eligible for the Welsh Championship. Alfred Matthews, the Rhyl professional, was runner-up in the Championship on 160.[3] The News of the World Matchplay had started in 1903 but in the first two years the Welsh professionals had had to play in the Northern or Midland sections qualifying events.

In 1971 the event was held as part of the Welsh Professional Open Championship. Don Gammon won the open event with a score of 278, a stroke ahead of Stuart Brown. Two golfers tied for the closed event, Jimmy Buckley and Kim Dabson both scoring 291. Buckley won a sudden-death playoff at the second extra hole.[4]

Winners

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Source:[5]

YearWinnerCountryVenueScore
2024Zach GallifordBERJAYA WalesPyle & Kenfig141
2023Toby Hunt (2)BERJAYA WalesMachynys Peninsula132
2022Sion Bebb (4)BERJAYA WalesMachynys Peninsula137
2021Lee RookeBERJAYA WalesAberdovey136
2020Tim DykesBERJAYA WalesCardiff138
2019Mark PilkingtonBERJAYA WalesConwy142
2018Toby HuntBERJAYA WalesAshburnham136
2017Sion Bebb (3)BERJAYA WalesCeltic Manor (Roman)131
2016Lydia HallBERJAYA WalesTenby138
2015Garry HoustonBERJAYA WalesRadyr137
2014Stephen Dodd (5)BERJAYA WalesRoyal St David's134
2013Lee RookeBERJAYA WalesRoyal St David's135
2012Stuart ManleyBERJAYA WalesCardiff135
2011Stephen Dodd (4)BERJAYA WalesSoutherndown136 +++
2010Simon Edwards (3)BERJAYA WalesRoyal St David's204
2009Jason PowellBERJAYA WalesAshburnham221
2008Trevor JonesBERJAYA WalesCardiff209
2007Stephen Dodd (3)BERJAYA WalesCardiff200
2006Sion Bebb (2)BERJAYA WalesTenby204
2005Sion BebbBERJAYA WalesSoutherndown199
2004Mark Plummer (3)BERJAYA WalesVale of Llangollen203
2003Simon Edwards (2)BERJAYA WalesPorthmadog196
2002Simon EdwardsBERJAYA WalesPyle & Kenfig210
2001Stephen Dodd (2)BERJAYA WalesAshburnham214
2000Mark Plummer (2)BERJAYA WalesNewport136
1999Richard DinsdaleBERJAYA WalesVale of Glamorgan134
1998Liam BondBERJAYA WalesVale of Glamorgan69 ++
1997Matthew EllisBERJAYA WalesVale of Glamorgan139
1996Matt StanfordBERJAYA EnglandNorthop Country Park137
1995Stephen DoddBERJAYA WalesNorthop Country Park139
1994Mark PlummerBERJAYA WalesNorthop Country Park133
1993Phillip PriceBERJAYA WalesMountain Lakes138
1992Chris EvansBERJAYA WalesAshburnham142
1991Paul Mayo (2)BERJAYA WalesFairwood Park138
1990Paul MayoBERJAYA WalesFairwood Park136
1989Kevin Jones (2)BERJAYA WalesRoyal Porthcawl140
1988Ian WoosnamBERJAYA WalesCardiff137
1987Andrew DodmanBERJAYA EnglandCardiff132
1986Philip ParkinBERJAYA WalesWhitchurch142
1985David LlewellynBERJAYA WalesWhitchurch132
1984Kevin JonesBERJAYA WalesCardiff135
1983Simon Cox (2)BERJAYA WalesCardiff136
1982Craig Defoy (4)BERJAYA WalesCardiff137
1981Craig Defoy (3)BERJAYA WalesCardiff139
1980Andy Griffiths (2)BERJAYA WalesCardiff139
1979: Event cancelled
1978Brian HuggettBERJAYA WalesWhitchurch145
1977Craig Defoy (2)BERJAYA WalesGlamorganshire135
1976Simon CoxBERJAYA WalesRadyr284
1975Craig DefoyBERJAYA WalesWhitchurch285
1974Mel HughesBERJAYA EnglandCardiff284
1973Andy GriffithsBERJAYA WalesNewport289
1972Jimmy Buckley (2)BERJAYA WalesRoyal Porthcawl298
1971Jimmy BuckleyBERJAYA WalesSt Pierre291
1970William EvansBERJAYA WalesTredegar Park289
1969Sid Mouland (6)BERJAYA WalesLlandudno277
1968Richard DaviesBERJAYA WalesSoutherndown292
1967Sid Mouland (5)BERJAYA WalesPyle & Kenfig219 +
1966Sid Mouland (4)BERJAYA WalesConwy281
1965Sid Mouland (3)BERJAYA WalesPenarth281
1964B BielbyBERJAYA WalesTenby297
1963Harry Gould (6)BERJAYA WalesWrexham291
1962Sid Mouland (2)BERJAYA WalesRoyal Porthcawl302
1961Sid MoulandBERJAYA WalesSoutherndown286
1960Dick Kemp (2)BERJAYA WalesLlandudno288
1959Dennis Smalldon (3)BERJAYA WalesNewport
1958Dick KempBERJAYA WalesRadyr
1957Jimmy Black (2)BERJAYA WalesLlandudno
1956Dennis Smalldon (2)BERJAYA WalesRoyal Porthcawl
1955Jimmy BlackBERJAYA WalesPenarth291 [6]
1954Harry Gould (5)BERJAYA WalesHolyhead293 [7][8]
1953Dennis SmalldonBERJAYA WalesTenby291 [9]
1952Sid Collins Jr. (2)BERJAYA EnglandSoutherndown
1951Harry Gould (4)BERJAYA WalesLlandudno
1950Gwyn JamesBERJAYA WalesNewport
1949Harry Gould (3)BERJAYA WalesRadyr
1948Harry Gould (2)BERJAYA WalesAberdovey
1947Ken WilliamsBERJAYA WalesLlandrindod
1946Harry GouldBERJAYA WalesRoyal Porthcawl
1940–45: No tournament due to World War II
1939Chris GrabhamBERJAYA WalesHarlech
1938Sid Collins Jr.BERJAYA EnglandSt Mellons
1937Frank Hill (2)BERJAYA WalesClyne
1936Fred LloydBERJAYA WalesPrestatyn
1935Frank HillBERJAYA WalesPenarth
1934Charles PickettBERJAYA WalesSwansea Bay
1933Fred Collins (2)BERJAYA EnglandRhyl305 [10]
1932Bill SmalldonBERJAYA WalesRoyal Porthcawl
1931R WattsBERJAYA WalesNewport
1930Harold PalfermanBERJAYA WalesWrexham
1929Bert Hodson (2)BERJAYA WalesRoyal Porthcawl
1928Robert WalkerBERJAYA WalesLlandudno
1927Bert HodsonBERJAYA WalesTenby
1926Bert Weastell (2)BERJAYA EnglandLlandudno
1925James HornBERJAYA EnglandPennard
1924Bert WeastellBERJAYA EnglandLlandudno
1923Jack MilnerBERJAYA EnglandRoyal Porthcawl
1922Gus FaulknerBERJAYA EnglandRhos on Sea
1921Percy Alliss (2)BERJAYA EnglandSoutherndown
1920Percy AllissBERJAYA EnglandAberdovey
1914–19: No tournament due to World War I
1913George GaddBERJAYA EnglandChester
1912Cyril HughesBERJAYA EnglandRoyal Porthcawl
1911Peter RainfordBERJAYA EnglandConwy
1910Alfred Matthews (2)BERJAYA EnglandSwansea
1909Alfred MatthewsBERJAYA EnglandRhyl
1908Tom BraceBERJAYA WalesBridgend
1907Sam WhitingBERJAYA EnglandPorthcawl
1906Jack RossBERJAYA ScotlandRadyr156
1905Fred CollinsBERJAYA EnglandConwy153
1904Arthur DayBERJAYA EnglandRadyr161
  • + reduced to 54 holes.
  • ++ reduced to 18 holes.
  • +++ reduced to 36 holes.

References

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  1. ↑ "Conditions of Entry" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Professional golf - Tenby man wins the Welsh Championship". Evening Express and Evening Mail (Cardiff). National Library of Wales. 16 July 1904. p. 4. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Welsh Championship - Professionals' second annual meeting - success of Fred Collins, of Llandudno". Evening Express and Evening Mail (Cardiff). National Library of Wales. 24 August 1905. p. 4. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "First Big Win for Gammon". Glasgow Herald. 28 May 1971. p. 6.
  5. ↑ "Welsh National PGA Championship - Past Champions". pga.info. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Golf – J.L. Black (Harlech)". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 9 June 1955. Retrieved 3 July 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Tie for Welsh Title". The Glasgow Herald. 4 June 1954. p. 4.
  8. ↑ "Other golf – Welsh Champion". The Glasgow Herald. 5 June 1954. p. 2.
  9. ↑ "Welsh Championship". The Times. 19 June 1953. p. 12.
  10. ↑ "Welsh Professional Championship". The Times. 30 June 1933. p. 6.
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