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Dates: Thursday, May 27th through Sunday, May 30th
Site: Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky
Course Architect: Jack Nicklaus (1986)
Par: 71
Yardage: 6,990
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 446 yds 10 - Par 5 557 yds
2 - Par 4 455 yds 11 - Par 3 168 yds
3 - Par 3 199 yds 12 - Par 4 458 yds
4 - Par 4 350 yds 13 - Par 4 349 yds
5 - Par 4 425 yds 14 - Par 3 208 yds
6 - Par 4 401 yds 15 - Par 4 430 yds
7 - Par 5 586 yds 16 - Par 4 440 yds
8 - Par 3 166 yds 17 - Par 4 402 yds
9 - Par 4 415 yds 18 - Par 5 535 yds
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35 3,443 yds 36 3,547 yds
Annual: 65th
Defending Champion: John Jacobs
Runner-Up: Bobby Wadkins
Tournament Record: 268 (Sam Snead, 1973)
54-Hole Record: 199 (Sam Snead, 1973)
36-Hole Record: 132 (Sam Snead, 1973; Arnold Palmer, 1984;
Jack Nicklaus, 1991)
18-Hole Record: 63 (Arnold Palmer, 1984; Buck White, 1961 - PGA National, FL)
Course Record: 63 (Jose Maria Olazabal, 2000)
Total Purse: $2,000,000
Shares: 1st Place - $360,000; 2nd Place - 216,000; 3rd Place - 136,000
Key Players to Watch
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Finish Last Ten Years
Player 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
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John Jacobs dnp dnp T-31 mc T-13 T-8 T-38 T-40 T-64 Won
Bobby Wadkins dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-2 2nd
Fuzzy Zoeller dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp Won T-3
Bruce Lietzke dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-45 T-3
Doug Tewell dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp Won T-8 T-18 T-5
Des Smyth dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-5
Gil Morgan dnp dnp dnp T-15 3rd T-11 T-32 dnp T-6 T-7
Allen Doyle dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp Won T-17 4th T-15 T-7
Vicente Fernandez dnp dnp 3rd T-35 T-6 2nd T-6 T-25 mc T-7
Bruce Fleisher dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-3 T-38 7th T-6 T-10
Larry Nelson dnp dnp dnp dnp 2nd T-43 T-2 T-27 T-6 T-10
Bob Gilder dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp 3rd T-10 T-10
Tom Kite dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-2 T-23 T-15 T-10
Mark McCumber dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-64 T-10
Craig Stadler dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-15
Wayne Levi dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-6 T-17
Dana Quigley dnp dnp dnp T-40 T-6 T-5 T-2 T-15 T-10 T-17
Ray Floyd T-3 Won 19th T-35 15th T-24 T-51 T-40 T-15 T-17
Tom Watson dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-17 Won T-18 T-17
Jay Sigel 13th T-30 T-11 T-40 T-6 T-22 T-12 dnp T-57 T-17
Jose M. Canizares dnp dnp dnp T-35 T-22 T-3 T-38 T-61 T-18 T-26
Morris Hatalsky dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-10 T-28
Stewart Ginn dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-25 T-5 T-69 T-28
Tom Wargo T-10 T-30 T-15 mc T-11 T-39 74th T-20 mc T-34
Mike McCullough dnp dnp T-25 T-46 T-13 T-24 T-17 T-65 wd T-34
Ed Dougherty dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-11 T-12 T-49 T-32 T-40
Andy North dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-46 mc T-72 T-50
Lanny Wadkins dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-54 T-15 T-27 T-53
Dave Eichelberger dnp 38th mc mc mc T-67 mc T-40 mc T-57
Jim Thorpe dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-34 T-32 2nd T-4 T-60
Jim Colbert 2nd 9th T-41 T-32 T-44 31st T-54 T-36 T-27 62nd
Roy Vucinich dnp dnp dnp dnp T-54 T-55 73rd T-36 T-4 T-70
Hale Irwin dnp dnp Won Won Won T-11 T-2 T-5 T-2 mc
Walter Hall dnp dnp dnp dnp T-47 T-43 T-17 T-10 T-10 mc
Jim Ahern dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-8 T-40 T-18 mc
Bob Charles T-10 T-5 T-15 T-7 T-29 T-32 T-44 T-59 T-18 mc
J.C. Snead T-15 T-16 T-20 26th T-36 T-8 T-28 dnp T-27 mc
Ben Crenshaw dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-27 mc
Hubert Green dnp dnp dnp mc mc T-39 T-6 T-27 T-41 mc
Gary Player T-19 T-60 T-31 T-20 T-39 T-43 T-46 T-8 T-45 mc
Bruce Summerhays dnp T-26 T-37 T-23 T-47 T-5 T-25 T-10 T-45 mc
Joe Inman dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-11 T-54 T-20 T-57 mc
Isao Aoki T-5 T-5 2nd T-20 T-44 T-15 T-62 T-20 mc mc
Jim Albus T-38 T-10 dnp T-27 T-39 T-39 T-51 79th mc mc
Arnold Palmer mc mc mc mc mc mc mc mc mc mc
Jack Nicklaus 9th 8th T-22 T-2 T-6 dnp T-12 12th wd mc
Graham Marsh T-24 T-5 T-15 T-20 T-18 T-18 T-38 T-27 wd mc
Jay Haas dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp
mc - Missed Cut.
wd - Withdrew.
dnp - Did Not Play.
Past Senior PGA Championship Winners
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Year Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up
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2003 John Jacobs (276) -- Bobby Wadkins
2002 Fuzzy Zoeller (278) -- Hale Irwin, Bobby Wadkins
2001 Tom Watson (274) -- Jim Thorpe
2000 #Doug Tewell (201) -- Hale Irwin, Tom Kite, Dana Quigley, Larry Nelson
1999 Allen Doyle (274) -- Vicente Fernandez
1998 Hale Irwin (275) -- Larry Nelson
1997 Hale Irwin (274) -- Dale Douglass, Jack Nicklaus
1996 Hale Irwin (280) -- Isao Aoki
1995 Ray Floyd (277) -- Lee Trevino, John Paul Cain, Larry Gilbert
1994 Lee Trevino (279) -- Jim Colbert
1993 *Tom Wargo (275) -- Bruce Crampton
1992 Lee Trevino (278) -- Mike Hill
1991 Jack Nicklaus (271) -- Bruce Crampton
1990 Gary Player (281) -- Chi Chi Rodriguez
1989 Larry Mowry (281) -- Miller Barber, Al Geiberger
1988 Gary Player (284) -- Chi Chi Rodriguez
1987 Chi Chi Rodriguez (282) -- Dale Douglass
1986 Gary Player (281) -- Lee Elder
1985 Not Held
1984 Peter Thomson (286) -- Don January
1984 Arnold Palmer (282) -- Don January
1983 Not Held
1982 Don January (288) -- Julius Boros
1981 Miller Barber (281) -- Arnold Palmer
1980 *Arnold Palmer (289) -- Paul Harney
1979 Don January (270) -- George Bayer
1979 *Jack Fleck (289) -- Bob Erickson, Bill Johnston
1978 Joe Jimenez (286) -- Joe Cheves, Manuel de la Torre
1977 Julius Boros (283) -- Fred Haas, Jr.
1976 Pete Cooper (283) -- Fred Wampler
1975 Charlie Sifford (280) -- Fred Wampler
1974 Roberto De Vicenzo (273) -- Julius Boros, Art Wall
1973 Sam Snead (268) -- Julius Boros
1972 Sam Snead (286) -- Tommy Bolt, Julius Boros
1971 Julius Boros (285) -- Tommy Bolt
1970 Sam Snead (290) -- Fred Haas, Jr.
1969 Tommy Bolt (278) -- Pete Fleming
1968 Chandler Harper (279) -- Sam Snead
1967 Sam Snead (279) -- Bob Hamilton
1966 Fred Haas, Jr. (286) -- John Barnum, Dutch Harrison
1965 Sam Snead (278) -- Joe Lopez, Sr.
1964 Sam Snead (279) -- John Barnum
1963 Herman Barron (272) -- John Barnum
1962 Paul Runyan (278) -- Errie Ball, Dutch Harrison, Joe Brown
1961 Paul Runyan (278) -- Jimmy Demaret
1960 Dick Metz (284) -- Tony Longo, Paul Runyan
1959 Willie Goggin (284) -- Leland Gibson, Paul Runyan, Denny Shute
1958 Gene Sarazen (288) -- Charles Sheppard
1957 *Al Watrous (210) -- Bob Stupple
1956 Pete Burke (215) -- Ock Willoweit
1955 Mortie Dutra (213) -- Mike Murra, Gene Sarazen, Denny Shute
1954 Gene Sarazen (214) -- Perry Del Vecchio, Al Watrous
1953 Harry Schwab (142) -- Charles McKenna, Gene Sarazen
1952 Ernie Newnham (146) -- Al Watrous
1951 *Al Watrous (142) -- Jock Hutchison
1950 Al Watrous (142) -- Bill Jelliffe
1949 Marshall Crichton (145) -- Louis Chiapetta, Jock Hutchison, George Smith
1948 Charles McKenna (141) -- Ben Richter
1947 Jock Hutchison (145) -- Ben Richter
1946 Eddie Williams (146) -- Jock Hutchison
1945 Eddie Williams (148) -- Jock Hutchison
1944 Not Held due to World War II
1943 Not Held due to World War II
1942 Eddie Williams (138) -- Jock Hutchison
1941 Jack Burke, Sr. (142) -- Eddie Williams
1940 Otto Hackbarth (146) -- Jock Hutchison
1939 Not Held
1938 *Fred McLeod (154) -- Otto Hackbarth
1937 Jock Hutchison (223) -- George Gordon
* - Won in Playoff.
# - Rain shortened.
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