Where Legends are forged
Trump International has been chosen to host the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship again next summer
The Staysure PGA Seniors Championship drew record crowds at Trump International Golf Links, Scotland and following the huge success of the flagship event last August, Legends Tour is delighted to announce the tournament’s return to the same venue in 2024.
Taking place from August 1-4, 2024, a week after the Senior Open at Carnoustie, the PGA Seniors Championship will welcome a plethora of the game’s greatest players to the esteemed coastal course in Aberdeenshire – which has quickly garnered a reputation for being one of the world’s finest stretches of linksland on an unspoilt stretch of Scotland’s north-east coast.
Opened to critical acclaim in 2012, Dr Martin Hawtree’s breathtaking design belies its tender years. The par 72, 7,400-yard layout serves up two out-andback loops of nine as its rolling fairways wend seamlessly through towering sand dunes, with a number of elevated teeing options that deliver magnificent views out to the North Sea.
Rated Scotland’s Best Golf Course 2023, with many distinct characteristics and features, no two holes are the same. In recent years, extensive bunker redevelopment has brought the layout up to an even higher standard to confirm its status as a modern-day links masterpiece.
As it did this year, where the in-form Peter Baker claimed a well-earned four-shot victory, Hawtree’s Championship design will no doubt deliver a thorough examination for many of the world’s best senior golfers when they return in 2024, with a remit on shot-making and creativity to counter the layout’s numerous defences, not to mention the often fierce crosswinds.
The venue also features some of the best practice facilities in Europe, with a 22-acre driving range, extensive short-game area and 3,500 square metre putting green able
to cater for such a major event and the demands of the professional player.
To affirm Trump International Golf Links’ long-term commitment to supporting The Legends Tour, it is also set to host the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship until 2026, highlighting the positive partnership the Tour has built with one of the leading and most iconic names in golf.
The news comes just a few months after the Legends Tour announced and detailed the success of its 2023 Staysure PGA Seniors Championship, which was attended by Eric Trump, Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization.
Played between August 23-27, the tournament saw record crowds follow the action with Ryder Cup heroes and Major winners colliding, with Jose Maria Olazabal headlining alongside 1999 Open Championship winner Paul Lawrie and 2005 US Open winner Michael Campbell. To add to the international flavour on show, American Fred Funk, an eight-time PGA Tour winner, and Shaun Micheel, who famously won the 2003 PGA Championship at Oak Hill, also took part.
Ryan Howsam, co-owner of Legends Tour and Chairman of Staysure Group said: “To be returning to Trump International Golf Links for a second year, and with a long-term commitment to play our flagship event there for another three years, this is huge news for the Legends Tour as we continue to grow our brand.
“The event in Aberdeenshire this year will live long in the memory. Not only did the venue live up to the expectations of providing such worldclass facilities to host the tournament, but our ‘playing experiences’ proved an unprecedented success for amateurs wanting to live their dream of playing with the celebrities and professionals.”
Commenting on the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship returning to Trump International Golf Links in 2024, Eric Trump said: “The Legend’s tournament at our sensational links along the North Sea coastline was a phenomenal success this year, and we look forward to hosting this great tournament for many more years to come.”