After receiving a special invite from The PGA of America, Michael Allen ended a 20-year victory drought in dramatic fashion Sunday, making a clutch birdie on Canterbury's brutal 18th hole to win the 70th Senior PGA Championship and join Arnold Palmer as the only men in history to win the Alfred S. Bourne Trophy in their Champions Tour debut.
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| 1 | Michael Allen | -6 | F | -3 | |
| 2 | Larry Mize | -4 | F | -3 | |
| 3 | Bruce Fleisher | -3 | F | -3 | |
| 4 | Tom Watson | E | F | -4 | |
| T5 | Chris Starkjohann | +1 | F | E | |
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Allen justifies special invite with Senior PGA Championship win
Starkjohann caps his improbable week with top-5 finish
On Tuesday, PGA Professional Chris Starkjohann of California wasn’t even in the field. On Sunday, he wrapped up his four rounds with a tie for fifth place, the best finish among all the club pros.
Sunday Notebook: Allen joins Arnie in Senior PGA history
Michael Allen's debut was a record effort in many ways. Plus, Mark O'Meara finishes strongly, Jay Haas experienced some deja vu, Greg Norman's week went by the numbers, and more.
Sloppy Friday four-putt still sticks in Watson's craw
Over the course of a golf tournament, there are bound to be many holes a player wishes he could do over. In Tom Watson's case, that hole was the par-3 ninth at Canterbury, where a deflating four-putt double-bogey "killed" him.
President's Diary: Big thank you for a great week of golf
In the final edition of his diary from Canterbury, PGA of America President offers his thoughts on new champion Michael Allen and expresses his gratitude to everyone involved in a fantastic event.


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