Senior Golf Championships

Golf differs from all other sports in having lucrative competitions for the age group of 50 and above. Many women seniors compete professionally as well as men.

The leading senior tour is the U.S. based Champions Tour, which was established in 1980, known then as the Senior Tour, having a roster of five major championships all played over four rounds, but most others are played over three rounds.

The performance of a golfer can vary from one round to the next, so by adding and extra round, the senior majors are mainly won by leading players.

 The Championships are:

Senior PGA Championship founded in 1937 and re-named the Champions Tour major in 1980.

U.S. Senior Open. A Champions Tour major since its formation in 1980.

Senior Players Championship.

This too has always been a Champions Tour major since formation in 1983.

The Tradition. Also a Champions Tour major since formation in 1989.

Senior British Open Championship. this was founded in 1987 and joined the Champions Tour major in 2003. From all over the world, both amateurs and pros compete in these tours, with winning being the main goal, as winning these majors is very lucrative.

Women's Senior Golf Tour

This started in 2003, and quickly became known as the Legends Tour, with world wide media attention.

The ladies have four annual championships in the LPGA, namely the Kraft Nabisco, McDonald's U.S.presented by Coco-Cola, the U.S. Women's Open and the Ricoh Women's British Open. Women from the age of 45 can play in the LPGA Legend Tour, and entries come from 26 different countries.

As in men's golf, three of the majors are played in the United States and one is played in the United Kingdom, with the four winners receiving automatic entry to the LPGA's season championship, the LPGA Playoffs at the ADT.

Seven different events are classified as having been LPGA majors at some time, with the Western Open from 1930-1967, the Titleholders Championship from 1937-42, 1946-66 and 1972, and the DeMaurier Classic from 1979-2000.

Women are as competent as some men at golf, even on the toughest of courses, with some women in the LPGA have won some big money awards, going on to play as pros, and some even offer lessons to help you improve your game.

More ladies are starting to play golf as seniors than in the past, and some have been very successful, such as Annika Sorenson of Sweden winning the highest purse, Karrie Webb from Australia was next, and Juli Inkster in 3rd place, all in 2006. In that year, the Canadian Lorena Ochoa won both player of the year and the Vare trophy while Seon Hwa Lee of Korea won the Rookie of the Year.

Since then, most winners have been from countries other than the USA, whereas before then the USA dominated the trophy and money boards. 

Both the ladies LPGA and the PGA have attracted enormous interest from the press and television around the world, and as interest grows in ladies golf and ladies senior golf, it is expected that number the womens tournaments will increase. It is because of this growing interest in womens golf that the revenues are increasing to catch up with the men. Your name could join the following list too with practice and dedication, just go for it: Senior golf championships, Senior PGA Tour, Senior Players Championship, Senior British Open Championship, Women's Senior Golf Tour, LPGA, Kraft Nabisco, McDonald's U.S., U.S. Women's Open, Ricoh Women's British Open, LPGA Legend Tour.