2026 Golfweek Senior Desert Showdown: Dates, Course & Registration

About the tournament

54-hole stroke play tournament for players ages 55 and over, with a handicap index of 8.0 or lower. Senior (ages 55-64), Super Senior (65-69), Legends (70-74) and Super Legends (75+) divisions.

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Tournament Facts

FormatStroke Play

DivisionsSuper-SeniorMen · Mid-Am · Senior

Organizer contact

Members only

Member access

See who runs this event — and request a spot.

Members see the organizer and contact page, reach them through us, and can ask us to pass along a spot request on their behalf. We forward your request; the organizer decides. Verified, private, no chasing anyone down.

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Past Champions & Results

4 years on record · 2021–2025

Defending Champion

Jerry Gunthorpe

69-73-72=214

Runner-upDavid Nelson

2025 Results

Pos	Player	Points
1	Jerry Gunthorpe	300
1	Jon Valuck	200
2	Bryan Hoops	150
2	David Nelson	100
3	Jason Pridmore	75
3	Gary Carpendale	50
4	Chad Branton	75
4	Jim Akers	50
T5	Steven Fink	75
T5	Joe Sposi	75

Points are free. Members also get full scores, hometowns, and every year of Golfweek Senior Desert Showdown on record.

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From AmateurGolf.com

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Coverage

1 article about Golfweek Senior Desert Showdown

news
Brady Exber wins Golfweek Senior Desert Showdown despite brutal conditions
The local legend is fresh off captaining the West team to the win at the prestigious East-West Cup Matches
Nov 7, 2024

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