Golf fans in the UK can look forward to seeing some of the leading lights from the European Senior Tour in action on home soil later this year, after it was confirmed Close House Golf Club in Newcastle will play host to the ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship.
The club, which will hold the tournament from June 11-14, has signed a three-year agreement to stage the event which is the oldest on the Senior Tour’s schedule.
The Championship, which boasts a £260,000 prize fund will be played over the 6,813-yard par-71 Lee Westwood Colt course, which was designed as a tribute to iconic English course architect Harry Colt.
The 72-hole tournament has been won by some of the biggest names in the game, including five-time Open champion Peter Thomson and Christy O’Connor, while Spain’s Santiago Luna will be defending champion following his victory at Stoke by Nayland last year.
“We are absolutely delighted that Close House will play host to this year’s ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship,” said owner, Graham Wylie. “To stage a top-ranking tournament for the first time confirms an exciting period in our development and is testament to everyone connected with Close House and shows how far we have come since opening less than four years ago. We are very much looking forward to welcoming all the leading European Senior Tour players to the North East.”
Free tickets for the event will be made available at www.closehouse.com/pgaseniors