Two-time Masters winner Ben Crenshaw, two-time U.S. Open Champion Curtis Strange, 1991 Ryder Cup Players, Mark O’Meara, Raymond Floyd, Lanny Wadkins and Chip Beck , and Champions Tour crowd favorites, Peter Jacobsen and Fuzzy Zoeller are the latest to commit to the 68th Senior PGA Championship at
The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort
List now includes 20 players with major championship titles and nine former Senior PGA Champions
KIAWAH ISLAND, SC – With the addition of two-time Masters winner Ben Crenshaw, two-time U.S. Open Champion Curtis Strange, 1991 Ryder Cup team members, Mark O’Meara (with two major championships), Raymond Floyd (with three major championships), Lanny Wadkins (with one major championship) and Chip Beck as well as Champions Tour crowd favorites, Peter Jacobsen and Fuzzy Zoeller (with two major championships), the field of the 68th Senior PGA Championship is shaping up to be one of the strongest in the event’s long history. The event will take place on The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort May 22 - 17, 2007.
“The field for this event continues to get better and better,” said Brett Sterba, Championship Director. “With a long list of some of the greatest players in the history of golf, including the returning Ryder Cup team members taking another crack at the demanding Ocean Course, this event is sure to provide exciting viewing..”
Since 1937, golf’s best professionals have been competing for the Senior PGA Championship’s coveted Alfred S. Bourne Trophy. Past champions include Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Chi Chi Rodriguez, Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Raymond Floyd, Tom Watson and Hale Irwin.
For information on hospitality and tickets please visit SeniorPGA2007.com or contact the PGA Office at 843-768-8575. For more information on The Ocean Course, visit KiawahGolf.com
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The 68th Senior PGA Championship
The Ocean Course, Kiawah Island Golf Resort
Kiawah Island, South Carolina
May 22 – 27, 2007
ACKERMAN, Bob – West Bloomfield, MI (cp)
ANDERSON, Thomas – Laurel, MT (cp)
ARTHUR, Perry – Plano, TX (cp)
BEAN, Andy - Lakeland, FL
BECK, Chip – Lake Forest, IL
BOYD, Bob – Wilmington, NC (cp)
BRAND, Gordon – ENGLAND
BRITTON, Bill – Runson, NJ (cp)
BRYANT, Brad – Lakeland, FL
BURKE Jr., Michael – Towaco, NJ (cp)
CALABRIA, John - Naples, FL (cp)
CALI, Giuseppe - ITALY
CARBONETTI, Horacio – ARGENTINA
CARBONETTI, Luis – ARGENTINA
COODY, Charles – Abilene, TX
COSTON, Jeff – Blaine, Washington (cp)
CRENSHAW, Ben – Austin, TX
DOYLE, Allen – La Grange, GA
EAKS, RW - Fountain Hills, AZ
EDWARDS, Danny – Scottsdale, AZ
EDWARDS, David - Stillwater, OK
EGER, David - Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
FERGUS, Keith – Houston, TX
FIEDLER, Jon – Camarillo, CA (cp)
FLEISHER, Bruce - Greenville, SC
FLOYD, Raymond – Palm Beach Gardens, FL
FORSTER, George – Blue Bell, PA (cp)
GILDER, Bob - Corvallis, OR
GODWIN, John – Pine Mountain, GA (cp)
GREEN, Hubert - Birmingham, AL
GROVES, Steve – Columbus, OH (cp)
GUILLERMO, Encino - CHILE
HAAS, Jay – Greer, SC
HARRIS, John - Edina, MN
HATALSKY, Morris - Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
HAYES, Mark – Edmond, OK
HEINS, Bobby – Purchase, NY (cp)
HERZAN, Thomas – Findlay, Ohio (cp)
HUGHES, Reed - Senatobia, MS (cp)
IMPELLITTIERE, Jerry – Palm City, FL (cp)
IRWIN, Hale - Hokulia, HI
JACOBS, John – Scottsdale, AZ
JACOBSEN, Peter – Bonita Springs, FL
JAMES, Mark - ENGLAND
JENKINS, Tom - Austin, TX
JOB, Nick - ENGLAND
JOHNSON, Mark – Helendale, CA
JOHNSTONE, Tony - ZIMBABWE
KESTNER, Darrell – Glen Cove, NY (cp)
KITE, Tom - Austin, TX
LIETZKE, Bruce - Tyler, TX
LUNDSTROM, David – Victoria, TX (cp)
MACKIN, Larry – Mesa, AZ (cp)
MAHAFFEY, John – Augusta Pines, TX
MAST, Dick – Winter Garden, FL
MAZZA, John David - Beaver Falls, PA (cp)
MCCUMBER, Mark – Jacksonville, FL
MCKNIGHT, Tom - Bluffton, SC
MCNULTY, Mark – SOUTH AFRICA
MILLER, Lindy - Fort Worth, TX (cp)
MORGAN, Gil – Edmond, OK
MUDD, Eddie – Louisville, KY (cp)
MUROTA, Kiyoshi - JAPAN
NEAL, Rick – Springfield, MO (cp)
NELSON, Larry - Marietta, GA
NIELSEN, Lonnie – Palm Beach Gardens, FL
O’MEARA, Mark – Windermere, FL
OZAKI, Tateo - JAPAN
PATE, Jerry – Pensacola, FL
PLAYER, Gary – SOUTH AFRICA
POHL, Dan – Phoenix, AZ
POOLEY, Don -- Tucson, AZ
PRICE, Nick – SOUTH AFRICA
PURTZER, Tom – Scottsdale, AZ
QUIGLEY, Dana – West Palm Beach, FL
QUIROS, Juan - SPAIN
RALSTON, Bob – Little Rock, AR (cp)
REID, Mike - Orem, UT
RIVERO, Jose – SPAIN
ROBERTS, Loren – Germantown, TN
ROBISON, Gary - Canton, OH (cp)
ROCCA, Costantino - ITALY
ROGERS, Bill - San Antonio, TX
ROMERO, Eduardo – ARGENTINA
RUSSELL, David J. - SCOTLAND
SCHUMAKER, Bill – Columbia City, IN (cp)
SIGEL, Jay – Delray Beach, FL
SIMPSON, Scott – San Diego, CA
SMYTH, Des – IRELAND
SNYDER, Steven – San Rafael, CA (cp)
SOLI, Mick - San Carlos, CA (cp)
STADLER, Craig - Evergreen, CO
STARKJOHANN, Chris – Cardiff, CA (cp)
STELTEN, Ron – Palm Desert, CA (cp)
STEWART, Wheeler – Royal Palm Beach, FL (cp)
STOCKTON, Dave – Redlands, CA
STOPA, Stan - New Orleans, LA (cp)
STRANGE, Curtis – Morehead City, NC
SUMMERHAYS, Bruce - Farmington, UT
TAKAHASHI, Kazunari – JAPAN
TOMORI, Katsuyoshi - JAPAN
TUCKER, Jerry – Stuart, FL – (cp)
VUCINICH, Roy – Moon Township, PA (cp)
WADKINS, Bobby - Richmond, VA
WADKINS, Lanny – Dallas, TX
WARGO, Tom – Centralia, IL
WATSON, Tom - Stilwell, KS
WEIBRING, D.A. – Dallas, TX
ZIOBRO, Billy – Palm Beach Gardens, FL (cp)
ZOELLER, Fuzzy – Sellersburg, IN
(cp) signifies PGA of America Golf Professional
Major Champions (20)
Charles Coody (The Masters)
Ben Crenshaw (The Masters)
Raymond Floyd (The Masters, PGA Championship, US Open)
Hubert Green (US Open, PGA Championship)
Hale Irwin (US Open)
Tom Kite (US Open)
John Mahaffey (PGA Championship)
Larry Nelson (US Open, PGA Championship)
Mark O’Meara (The Masters, British Open)
Gary Player (British Open, The Masters, U.S. Open, PGA Championship)
Jerry Pate (US Open)
Nick Price (British Open, PGA Championship)
Bill Rogers (British Open)
Scott Simpson (US Open)
Craig Stadler (The Masters)
Dave Stockton (PGA Championship)
Curtis Strange (U.S. Open)
Lanny Wadkins (PGA Championship)
Tom Watson (The Masters, US Open, British Open)
Fuzzy Zoeller (The Masters, US Open)
Senior PGA Champions (9)
Allen Doyle (1999)
Raymond Floyd (1995)
Jay Haas (2006)
Hale Irwin (1996, 1997, 1998, 2004)
John Jacobs (2003)
Gary Player (1986, 1988, 1990)
Mike Reid (2005)
Tom Wargo (1993)
Tom Watson (2001)
British Open (5)
Mark O’Meara (1998)
Gary Player (1959, 1968, 1974)
Nick Price (1994)
Bill Rogers (1981)
Tom Watson (1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983)
The Masters (8)
Charles Coody (1971)
Ben Crenshaw (1984, 1995)
Raymond Floyd (1976)
Mark O’Meara (1998)
Gary Player (1961, 1974, 1978)
Craig Stadler (1982)
Tom Watson (1977, 1981)
Fuzzy Zoeller (1979)
US Open (11)
Raymond Floyd (1986)
Hubert Green (1977)
Hale Irwin (1974, 1979,1990)
Tom Kite (1992)
Larry Nelson (1983)
Jerry Pate (1976)
Gary Player (1965)
Scott Simpson (1987)
Curtis Strange (1988, 1989)
Tom Watson (1982)
Fuzzy Zoeller (1984)
PGA Championship (8)
Raymond Floyd (1969, 1982)
Hubert Green (1985)
John Mahaffey (1978)
Larry Nelson (1981, 1987)
Gary Player (1962, 1972)
Nick Price (1992, 1994)
Dave Stockton (1970, 1976)
Lanny Wadkins (1977)
Ryder Cup Captains (8)
Ben Crenshaw (1999
Raymond Floyd (1989)
Mark James (1999)
Tom Kite (1997)
Dave Stockton (1991)
Curtis Strange (2002)
Lanny Wadkins (1995)
Tom Watson (1993)
States Represented (31)
Alabama - 1
Arizona – 7
Arkansas - 1
California – 8
Colorado - 1
Florida – 18
Georgia - 3
Hawaii – 1
Illinois - 2
Indiana - 2
Kansas – 1
Kentucky - 1
Louisiana – 1
Michigan - 1
Minnesota – 1
Mississippi – 1
Missouri - 1
Montana - 1
New Jersey – 2
New York - 2
North Carolina - 2
Ohio - 3
Oklahoma – 3
Oregon – 1
Pennsylvania - 3
South Carolina – 3
Tennessee - 1
Texas – 13
Utah – 2
Virginia – 1
Washington - 1
Foreign Countries Represented (10)
Argentina – 3
Chile - 1
England – 3
Ireland - 1
Italy – 2
Japan - 4
Scotland - 1
South Africa - 3
Spain – 2
Zimbabwe - 1
