There are
now five major senior golf
championships played including
the Senior PGA, U.S. Senior
Open, Senior British Open, The
Tradition and the Senior
Players Championship. The
oldest of the five being the
PGA Senior Championship, which
started in 1937 followed by the
U.S Senior Open, The Tradition
and the Senior players in the
1980's. The Senior British
received recognition in 2003.
Senior golf amateurs and pros
from all over the world compete
in these events to see who will
come out on top, win the
championship, and take home the
winnings.
The women
or the LPGA recognizes four
annual championships, which are
Kraft Nabisco, McDonald's U.S.
LPGA presented by Coco-Cola,
U.S. Women's Open and the Ricoh
Women's British Open. In 1969,
the first player from outside
the United States was
introduced to the tour card.
Her name was Vivien Saunders
from the United Kingdom. Today,
there are currently
participants from twenty-six
different countries playing the
LPGA. The Women's Senior Golf
Tour was established in 2003,
which then became known as the
Legends Tour. Women who are
forty-five years or older play
the LPGA Legend Tour. This
well-publicized event draws
attention from the media
everywhere.
Senior
golf is not just for men, many
women compete professionally
just as well as the men do.
Whether you are an amateur or a
professional, golf does not
have a gender set as to who can
golf and who cannot. Many women
have come to prove that they
can complete and ensure the
even the toughest golf courses
just like the men. Some of the
top leaders in the LPGA have
won some pretty impressive
purses and have gone on to
become professional senior golf
players who also offer lessons
to beginners and those wanting
to improve their game. In 2006,
Lorena Ochoa from Canada won
the player of the year and Vare
trophy while Seon Hwa Lee of
Korea won the Rookie of the
Year.
Before
1994, the majority of the
trophy winners were from the
United States. From 1994 until
today, the majority of winners
are from other countries this
goes for the leading money
winners as well. Although at
the end of the 2006 season, the
third place career money winner
was Juli Inkster with Karrie
Webb from Australia in second
and Annika Sorenstam of Sweden
in first place. Women senior
golf is not as large as the
men's senior golf, but it is
fast becoming something more
women are taking an interest in
today and becoming
successful.
Because
many more women are taking an
interest in senior golf and
golf in general, you may see
more women tournaments then the
scheduled ones they have to
date. The LPGA and the PGA are
both highly published events
that are watched by millions
either on television or in
person when the events are
being played. The women senior
golf pros bring in just as much
revenue during the tours and
can keep the audiences
attention just as well as the
men's tour do.
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