One of Britain's best ever players, the legendary Tommy Horton, put his stamp on the Senior PGA Professional Championship (formerly the PGA Senior Club Professional Championship) in the early years, winning the first four tournaments following its inception in 1995.
The tournament owes its place on the PGA national tournament schedule due to the increasing popularity of seniors' golf during the last 15 years and in particular the PGA Seniors Championship.
As entry into the latter become more competitive as regular Tour pros hit the magical half century mark, the PGA created the Senior PGA Professional Championship to provide playing opportunities for its many members who still loved to compete but were unable to enter the PGA Seniors Championship once it was incorporated into the Seniors Tour as one of its flagship events.