The 2024 Senior PGA Professional Championship is set for Sunriver Thursday through Sunday, as 264 of the top PGA of America club professionals 50 and older will compete for the Leo Fraser Trophy.

The four-day, 72-hole championship will be played on both the Meadows and Woodlands courses at Sunriver Resort.

The top 35 finishers will earn a spot on the Corebridge Financial Team to compete in the 2025 Senior PGA Championship at Congressional Country Club, Blue Course, in Bethesda, Maryland, May 19-25.

Bob Sowards, the 2023 Senior PGA Professional Champion, is one of nine past champions in the field. The PGA Director of Instruction at Kinsale Golf and Fitness Club in Powell, Ohio, shot a final round 6-under-par 66 to win by six and finish at 15-under-par 272 on PGA Golf Club’s Wanamaker course in Port St. Lucie, Florida, last October. It marked Sowards’ second Senior PPC title as he became the seventh PGA of America golf professional to win the event twice.

“I did everything well,” said Sowards. “To win by six, you’ve got to be on top of your game. Being mentally focused and not giving away shots is the main thing. I felt like I did really well on that and trying to stay in the present. Hopefully I can duplicate that this year.”

Sowards, a five-time winner of the Senior PGA Professional Player of the Year award, arrived early to familiarize himself with the Meadows and Woodlands courses. He has competed at Sunriver Resort before, finishing eighth and 22nd in the 2013 and 2007 PGA Professional Championships at Crosswater Club.

In addition to the Leo Fraser Trophy, named after the 16th president of the PGA of America, players are competing for a $335,000 purse, including the winner’s share of $29,800.

The top five finishers also gain an exemption into the final stage of the 2025 PGA Tour Champions Qualifying School. The top eight finishers, including ties, will automatically qualify for the 2025 Senior PGA Professional Championship at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida, next October.

Each player will compete on Sunriver’s Meadows and Woodlands courses on Thursday and Friday before a cut to the low 90 scorers and ties. The third and final rounds will be played exclusively on the Meadows course on Saturday and Sunday. A second cut following Saturday’s round will be made to the low 70 scorers and ties.

Tee times run from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and spectators are welcome.

Sunriver Resort has previously hosted five PGA of America member championships, including the 2024 PGA Cup earlier this month and the PGA Professional Championship — featuring top club professionals from across the country — four times, in 2001, 2007, 2013 and 2017.

For more information, visit pga.com.