, ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁three ▁maj ors ▁won ▁by ▁V ij ay ▁Singh . ▁It ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁host ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁but ▁the ▁P GA ▁of ▁America ▁revers ed ▁its ▁decision ▁and ▁moved ▁it ▁to ▁Wh ist ling ▁Stra its ▁in ▁Wisconsin . ▁The ▁US GA ▁helped ▁fill ▁that ▁void ▁with ▁a ▁senior ▁major ▁at ▁Sah ale e , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Senior ▁Open ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁won ▁by ▁Bern hard ▁L anger . ▁ ▁The ▁Seattle ▁area ▁is ▁an ▁annual ▁stop ▁on ▁the ▁P GA ▁Tour ▁Champions ▁with ▁the ▁Bo eing ▁Classic ▁at ▁T PC ▁S no qual m ie ▁R idge ▁in ▁late ▁August . ▁The ▁area ▁formerly ▁hosted ▁the ▁Saf ec o ▁Classic , ▁an ▁LP GA ▁Tour ▁event ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁through ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁held ▁in ▁September ▁at ▁Mer id ian ▁Valley ▁Country ▁Club ▁in ▁Kent , ▁sout heast ▁of ▁Seattle . ▁ ▁Cour se ▁layout ▁▁▁ ▁South ▁and ▁North ▁n ines ▁ ▁Field ▁The ▁field ▁included ▁ 1 5 6 ▁players ▁who ▁meet ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁of ▁the ▁selection ▁criteria ▁and ▁commit ▁to ▁particip ate ▁by ▁a ▁designated ▁dead line . ▁ ▁Play ers ▁who ▁have ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁Championship ▁are ▁listed ▁below . ▁Play ers ▁are ▁listed ▁under ▁the ▁first ▁category ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁qualified ; ▁additional ▁qual ifying ▁categories ▁are ▁shown ▁in ▁parentheses . ▁ ▁Play ers ▁were ▁el ig ible ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁following ▁criteria :