fɹʌm ɪts faʊndˈeɪʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt ðə wˈɪnɚ plˈeɪd ðə wˈɪnɚɹ ʌvðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈiːnjɚ pˌiːdʒˌiːˈeɪ tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp fɚðə wˈɜːld sˈiːnjɚ tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp, ɐ wˈʌndˈeɪ θˈɜːɾi sˈɪkshˈoʊl mˈætʃplˈeɪ ᵻvˈɛnt.
From its foundation in 1957 until 1978 the winner played the winner of the American Senior PGA Championship for the World Senior Championship, a one-day 36-hole match-play event.