Slaley Hall will host the 2022 PGA Professional Championship June 14-17, adding to the Northumberland venue hosting the EuroPro Tour July 27-29.
The PGA’s premier event, the Professional Championship was first hosted in 1973 and this year 144 players will take part from June 14-17 over Slaley Hall’s Hunting Course.
Access to the event can be earned via performances in eight qualifying competitions which take place between April and May across the UK and Ireland.
At Slaley Hall, professionals will compete for an £80,000 prize fund and the chance to earn a place in the Great Britain and Ireland team for the PGA Cup, a Ryder Cup-style event for club professionals, which is set to take place in September.
Chris Joyce, interim head of tournaments at The PGA, said: “The PGA is delighted to be taking its flagship tournament to Slaley Hall in June for the 49th staging of the PGA Professional Championship. The Hunting Course is one of the most testing courses in Great Britain and will provide a stern challenge for the 144-strong field. This year’s tournament carries even more significance with six places up for grabs for the GB&I PGA Cup team to face America at Foxhills Club & Resort in September. With the support of the team at Slaley Hall, we look forward to another successful staging of this event.”
