Annual
Year
Winner
Location
Score
The PBCGA Senior Men's Amateur Golf Championship is a regional tournament for amateur golf competitors at least 50 years of age. It is operated by the Palm Beach Golf Association (PBCGA).
The Senior Amateur Championship features 36 holes of individual stroke play for seniors, divided into three gross tournament divisions: Senior (ages 50-59), Super Senior (ages 60-69), and Legends (ages 70+). Competitors vie for titles within their respective age brackets. The event highlights the best senior golfers in Palm Beach and greater South Florida, with the top competitors earning points towards the season long player of the year points races.
The tournament was founded in 1980, expanding on the Palm Beach County Amateur another tournament conducted by the Palm Beach Golf Association, which itself was founded in 1976 and high demand pushed for a senior only amateur event in Palm Beach County.
Past Champions
45th
2024
Bob Shulha (Legends Division)
Turtle Creek Club
158
45th
2024
Peter Metzler (Super Senior Division)
Turtle Creek Club
145 (P-1)
45th
2024
Dan Lynch (Senior Division)
Turtle Creek Club
142 (P-4)
44th
2023
Rick Meli (Legends Division)
Turtle Creek Club
78* (P-1)
44th
2023
Gene Johnson (Super Senior Division)
Turtle Creek Club
70*
44th
2023
Mike Weeks (Senior Division)
Turtle Creek Club
68*
43rd
2022
Don Staton (Legends Division)
Turtle Creek Club
152
43rd
2022
Eduardo Soffici (Super Senior Division)
Turtle Creek Club
144
43rd
2022
R.J. Nakashian (Senior Division)
Turtle Creek Club
143
42nd
2021
Don Staton (Legends Division)
Turtle Creek Club
155
42nd
2021
Victor Leoni (Super Senior Division)
Turtle Creek Club
143
42nd
2021
R.J. Nakashian (Senior Division)
Turtle Creek Club
132
41st
2020
Bob Rogoff (Legends Division)
Turtle Creek Club
153
41st
2020
Mark Rubin (Super Senior Division)
Turtle Creek Club
150
41st
2020
Ryan Howison (Senior Division)
Turtle Creek Club
138
40th
2019
Jim McGuigan, Sr. (Legends Division)
Turtle Creek Club
154
40th
2019
Stephen Zielinski (Super Senior Division)
Turtle Creek Club
147
40th
2019
R.J. Nakashian (Senior Division)
Turtle Creek Club
144
39th
2018
Angelo Sands (Legends Division)
Turtle Creek Club
155 (P-1)
39th
2018
Robbie Dew (Super Senior Division)
Turtle Creek Club
140 (P-1)
39th
2018
R.J. Nakashian (Senior Division)
Turtle Creek Club
138
38th
2017
Bill Maronet (Legends Division)
Turtle Creek Club
161
38th
2017
Donnie Blanks (Super Senior Division)
Turtle Creek Club
144
38th
2017
Pete Williams (Senior Division)
Turtle Creek Club
138
37th
2016
Terry Louis (Legends Division)
Harbour Ridge-River
154
37th
2016
Steve Earsley (Super Senior Division)
Harbour Ridge-River
146
37th
2016
Kai Niemi (Senior Division)
Harbour Ridge-River
144 (P)
36th
2015
Pete Williams (Senior Division)
Turtle Creek Club
141 (P-1)
36th
2015
Mark Rubin (Super Senior Division)
Turtle Creek Club
145 (P-4)
36th
2015
Terry Louis (Legends Division)
Turtle Creek Club
162
35th
2014
John Wegmann (Senior Division)
Pine Tree GC
150 (P)
35th
2014
Mark Rubin (Senior Division)
Pine Tree GC
140
35th
2014
Don Edwards/Terry Louis (co-champions) (Legends Division)
Pine Tree GC
161
34th
2013
Nick Krsnich (Senior Division)
Old Trail-Fazio
143 (P-1)
33rd
2012
Don Edwards (Super Senior Division)
Old Marsh GC
69
33rd
2012
Eduardo Soffici (Senior Division)
Old Marsh GC
71*
32nd
2011
Pete Williams (Senior Division)
Old Trail GC-Fazio
138
31st
2010
Tom Knapp (Senior Division)
The Wanderers Club
142 (P-2)
30th
2009
Tim Cox (Senior Division)
Eastpointe CC
137
29th
2008
Marc Rosenbaum (Senior Division)
Admirals Cove-East
136
28th
2007
Marc Rosenbaum (Senior Division)
Quail Ridge-North
143
27th
2006
Gary Mackintosh (Senior Division)
Martin Downs-Osprey
138
26th
2005
Mark Rubin (Senior Division)
Hobe Sound GC
146 (P-4)
25th
2004
Tim Cox (Senior Division)
Admirals Cove-West
144
24th
2003
Lenny Loyd (Senior Division)
Ironhorse CC
144
23rd
2002
Tim Cox (Senior Division)
PGA National-General
141
22nd
2001
Steve Earsley (Senior Division)
PGA National-Haig
141
21st
2000
Steven Mathias (Senior Division)
Frenchman’s Creek-South
70*
20th
1999
Steve Earsley (Senior Division)
Ibis CC-Legend
141
19th
1998
Clyde Gibson (Senior Division)
BallenIsles-East
144
18th
1997
Bill Malone (Senior Division)
Old Trail-Fazio
144
17th
1996
Bill King (Senior Division)
PB Polo-Cypress
138
16th
1995
Bill Erwin (Senior Division)
Old Trail-Fazio
143
15th
1994
Clyde Gibson (Senior Division)
Ironhorse CC
140
14th
1993
David Carrera (Senior Division)
Admirals Cove-West
143
13th
1992
Bill Erwin (Senior Division)
Binks Forest CC
149 (P)
12th
1991
Bill Erwin (Senior Division)
BallenIsles-S&E
151
11th
1990
Bob Hardy (Senior Division)
Old Trail GC
152
10th
1989
Clyde Gibson (Senior Division)
Old Marsh GC
150
9th
1988
Bill King (Senior Division)
Loxahatchee Club
(P-4)
8th
1987
Dick Stackhouse (Senior Division)
JDM CC-South
(P-4)
7th
1986
Bill Whitaker (Senior Division)
JDM CC-South
219
6th
1985
Clyde Gibson (Senior Division)
Palm Beach Polo & CC
5th
1984
Bill Whitaker (Senior Division)
JDM CC-South
4th
1983
Bill Whitaker (Senior Division)
JDM CC-South
3rd
1982
Miller Harmon (Senior Division)
Palm Beach National
2nd
1981
Bill Whitaker (Senior Division)
President CC
1st
1980
Tom Draper (Senior Division)
Boca West GC
* Rain Shortened P = Playoff
Repeat Winners
Times Won
Name
Years
4
Bill Whitaker (Senior Division)
1981 , 1983 , 1984 , 1986
4
Clyde Gibson (Senior Division)
1985 , 1989 , 1994 , 1998
4
R.J. Nakashian (Senior Division)
2018 , 2019 , 2021 , 2022
3
Bill Erwin (Senior Division)
1991 , 1992 , 1995
3
Pete Williams (Senior Division)
2011 , 2015 , 2017
3
Tim Cox (Senior Division)
2002 , 2004 , 2009
2
Bill King (Senior Division)
1988 , 1996
2
Steve Earsley (Senior Division)
1999 , 2001
2
Terry Louis (Legends Division)
2015 , 2016
2
Don Staton (Legends Division)
2021 , 2022
2
Marc Rosenbaum (Senior Division)
2007 , 2008
2
Mark Rubin (Senior Division)
2005 , 2014
2
Mark Rubin (Super Senior Division)
2015 , 2020
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