Laurel Valley
The main tournaments played at Laurel Valley are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on the winners, their scores and prize money.
Majors
PGA of America
Played as the Senior PGA Championship (May 26-29). Mike "Radar" Reid (USA) beat Jerry Pate (USA) and Dana Quigley (USA) at the first playoff hole to record his first professional win since 1990. [Laurel Valley GC, Ligonier, nr Pittsburgh, PA].
America
Marconi
Played as the Marconi Pennsylvania Classic (Sept 20-23). Second-placed Rocco Mediate (USA) and Larry Mize (USA) finished 3 shots behind Allenby (Aus), who recorded the last of his four PGA Tour wins. [Laurel Valley GC, Ligonier, nr Pittsburgh, PA].
Majors
USGA
The US Senior Open (Jun 29-Jul 2). Second-placed Frank Beard (USA) finished 2 shots behind Moody (USA), who recorded the second of his two major championship wins, both coming in 1989. [Laurel Valley GC, Ligonier, nr Pittsburgh, PA].
Team Events
PGA / PGA of Am
The Ryder Cup (21st) (Sept 19-21). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. 12 top professionals per team competing over three days in a total of eight fourball matches, eight foursomes and 16 singles. Non-playing captains: Arnold Palmer (USA); Bernard Hunt (Eng/GB&I). [Laurel Valley GC, Ligonier, nr Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania].
Overall result: USA 21, GB&I 11.
Sunday morning singles (home player stated first): Bob Murphy bt Tony Jacklin (Eng) 2&1; Johnny Miller lost in Peter Oosterhuis (Eng) 2 holes; Lee Trevino halved with Bernard Gallacher (Scot); Hale Irwin halved with Tommy Horton (Eng); Gene Littler bt Brian Huggett (Wales) 4&2; Billy Casper bt Eamonn Darcy (Ire) 3&2; Tom Weiskopf bt Guy Hunt (Eng) 5&3; Jack Nicklaus lost to Brian Barnes (Scot) 4&2.
Sunday afternoon singles (eight 18-hole matches): Raymond Floyd bt Jacklin 1 hole; J.C. Snead lost to Oosterhuis 3&2; Al Geiberger halved with Gallacher; Lou Graham lost to Horton 2&1; Irwin bt John O'Leary (Ire) 2&1; Murphy bt Maurice Bembridge (Eng) 2&1; Trevino lost to Norman Wood (Scot) 2&1; Barnes bt Nicklaus 2&1.
Note: Christy O'Connor Jr (Ire) did not play in the singles matches. GB&I's Brian Barnes famously beat the great Jack Nicklaus twice in one day in the singles.
Majors
PGA of America
The US PGA Championship (47th) (Aug 12-15). Second-placed Jack Nicklaus (USA) and Billy Casper (USA) finished 2 shots behind Marr (USA), who recorded his first and only major championship win. [Laurel Valley GC, Ligonier, nr Pittsburgh, PA].
Women’s (British) Open: the last women’s major championship of the season is hosted by Royal Porthcawl GC. It’s the first time this fabulous seaside links course has hosted the event (July 31-Aug 3).
Walker Cup: the 50th playing of this prestigious men’s amateur event sees the GB&I go head-to-head against the defending USA team at Cypress Point Club, California (Sept 6-7). After that, all eyes turn to Bethpage State Park on Long Island, NY, where the American and defending European professional teams engage in the 45th Ryder Cup (Sept 27-29).
Lottie Woad: 21-year-old Woad burst onto the professional scene in July, with wins in the Women’s Irish Open (as an amateur) and three weeks later in the Women’s Scottish Open (as a professional). She nearly picked-up a major championship, placing third in The Evian in the same month.
Pádraig Harrington: the ever-likeable Irishman added the (British) Senior Open Championship title to his stellar array of tournament successes. His win came on Sunningdale’s spectacular Old Course. Harrington had already bagged the U.S. Senior Open title in June this year.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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