European Seniors Match Play Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Málaga, Spain |
| Established | 2000 |
| Course(s) | Flamingos Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,409 yards (5,860 m) |
| Tour(s) | European Senior Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | £100,000 |
| Month played | September |
| Final year | 2004 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Score | 3 and 2 Priscillo Diniz (2000) 3 and 2 Carl Mason (2004) |
| Final champion | |
 Carl Mason | |
| Location map | |
The European Seniors Match Play Championship was a senior (over 50s) men's professional match play golf tournament played on the European Seniors Tour from 2000 to 2004. In 2000 and 2001 it was held at Penina Golf, Portimão, on the Algarve, Portugal, while from 2002 to 2004 it was held at Flamingos Golf, Marbella, Málaga, Spain. Prize money totalled £100,000.
The event was contested by 32 golfers and was played over four days with the first three rounds played on the opening three days and the semi-final and final played on the final day. All matches were over 18 holes with extra holes played if required to achieve a result. The winner received £16,000 with £11,000 for the losing finalist. Losing semi-finalists received £7,500, losing quarter-finalists £5,000, second round losers £2,500 and first round losers £1,125.
Winners[edit]
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Venue | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Daily Telegraph Turismo Andaluz European Seniors Match Play Championship | |||||||
| 2004 | Carl Mason (2) |
3 and 2 |  John Chillas |
Flamingos | [1] | ||
| The Daily Telegraph Turismo Andaluz Seniors Match Play Championship | |||||||
| 2003 | Carl Mason |
1 up |  Denis O'Sullivan |
Flamingos | [2] | ||
| The Daily Telegraph Sodexho Seniors Match Play Championship | |||||||
| 2002 |  Delroy Cambridge |
1 up |  Eddie Polland |
Flamingos | [3] | ||
| SSL International Sodexho Match Play Championship | |||||||
| 2001 | Jim Rhodes |
2 up |  Craig Defoy |
Penina | [4] | ||
| The Daily Telegraph European Seniors Match Play Championship | |||||||
| 2000 |  Priscillo Diniz |
3 and 2 |  Ian Stanley |
Penina | [5] | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Daily Telegraph Turismo Andaluz European Seniors Match Play Championship". europeantour.com.
- ^ "Daily Telegraph Turismo Andaluz Seniors Match Play Championship". europeantour.com.
- ^ "Daily Telegraph / Sodexho Seniors Match Play Championship". europeantour.com.
- ^ "SSL International Sodexho Match Play Championship". europeantour.com.
- ^ "Daily Telegraph European Seniors Match Play presented by SSL and Sodexho". europeantour.com.