The European Senior Men's Championship is a European amateur golf championship for men over 50 (previously 55) organized by the European Golf Association.[1]
The inaugural event was held in 1996, with 25 editions have been contested so far. It is now played annually in conjunction with the European Senior Ladies' Championship.[2]
The championship is open to players aged above 50 years old.
The format of this competition consists of three rounds of stroke play, with a cut after the second round out of which the lowest 54 men's scores can qualify for the final round.
| Year | Venue, Location | Winner | Runner(s)-up | Third place | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kikuoka Country Club, Luxembourg |  Rodrigo Lacerda Soares, 213 |  Joseph Lyons, 213 | Declan O'Neill, 213 | [3] | |
| 2023 | Douglas Golf Club, Ireland | Edward McCormack, 207 | Alan Condren, 209 Jody Fanagen, 209 | [4] | ||
| 2022 | Pärnu Bay Golf Links, Estonia | James Crampton, 215 |  Mattias Pernheden, 218 | Edward Richardson, 219 | [5] | |
| 2021 | Golf de Morfontaine, France |  Martin Birkholz, 210 | Karl Bornemann, 211 | Tord Nilsson, 211 | [6] | |
| 2020 | Golf Club d'Hossegor, France |  Jacobo Cestino, 216 | Pierre Carpentier, 217 | Rainer Gödeke, 218 | ||
| 2019 | Golf Patriziale Ascona, Switzerland | Mattias Pernheden, 203 | Edward Richardson, 205 | Thomas Nilsson, 207 | ||
| 2018 | Royal Bled GC, Slovenia | Martin Birkholz, 222 | Mattias Pernheden, 223 | Tony Jensen, 225 | ||
| 2017 | GC Schloss Schönborn, Austria | Markus Frank, 218 | Martin Birkholz, 220 | Thomas Nilsson, 220 | ||
| 2016 | Pula Golf, Spain | Adrian Morrow, 217 | Clive Jones, 218 | Karl Bornemann, 219 | ||
| 2015 | Pannonia G&CC, Hungary | Clive Jones, 217 |  Tore Sviland, 223 | Stephen East, 223 | ||
| 2014 | R.C.G. Puerta de Hierro, Spain | Clive Jones, 221 | Christian Domin, 222 | Ulrich Schulte, 222 | ||
| 2013 | Estonian G&CC, Estonia |  Lorenzo Sartori, 217 | Markus Frank, 219 | Hans Bäckkström, 220 | ||
| 2012 | Golf & Landclub Achensee, Austria | Adrian Morrow, 212 | Tomas Persson, 213 | Bart Nolte, 217 | ||
| 2011 | Golf & Landclub Achensee, Austria | Tomas Persson, 212 | Hans-Günter Reiter, 212 | Knut Skabo, 219 | ||
| 2010 | Golf & Landclub Achensee, Austria | Mats Andersson, 218 | Per Hildebrand, 218 | Ernie Ahsberg, 219 | ||
| 2009 | Porto Carras, Greece | Frederico Lang, 216 | Maurice Kelly, 217 | Georgios Vafeiadis, 218 | ||
| 2008 | Oceanico (Pinhal), Portugal | Adrian Morrow, 211 | Arthur Pierse, 214 | Maurice Kelly, 219 | ||
| 2007 | Vilamoura (Old Course), Portugal |  Norman Swenson, 216 | Maurice Kelly, 219 | Miguel Preysler De La Riva, 221 | ||
| 2006 | Ribagolfe, Portugal | Miguel Preysler De La Riva, 145 | Francesco Ghirardi, 148 | Hugh Smyth, 150 | ||
| 2005 | Golf de Chantilly, France | Roy Smethurst, 218 | Hans-Günter Reiter, 219 | Alexis Godillot, 222 | ||
| 2004 | La Baule, France | David J. Smith, 213 | Roy Smethurst, 213 | Per Hildebrand, 218 | ||
| 2003 | Chantaco, France | David J. Smith, 216 | Luis Javier Trenor, 216 | Douglas Arnold, 216 | ||
| 2002 | La Manga Club, Spain | Andrew Morrison, 212 | David J. Smith, 221 | Veit Pagel, 223 | ||
| 2001 | Torremirona GC, Spain | Graham Steel, 216 | Luis Javier Trenor, 219 | Peter Cowley, 224 | ||
| 2000 | La Manga, Spain | Hans-Hubert Giesen, 217 | Alexis Godillot, 219 | Klaus-Rudiger Bez, 222 | ||
| 1999 | Ascona Golf Club, Switzerland | Hans-Jürgen Ecklebe, 216 | Alexis Godillot, 217 | Ernesto Brognieri, 221 | ||
| 1998 | Ascona Golf Club, Switzerland | David G. Lane, 213 | Juan Sanchez, 218 | Hans Jürgen Ecklebe, 221 | ||
| 1997 | Ascona Golf Club, Switzerland | Carlo Tadini, 147 | Klaus Boose, 149 | David G. Lane, 149 | ||
| 1996 | Royal Hague Golf Club, Netherlands | D. Frame, 228 | Franco Gigliarelli, 228 | Gordon Edwards, 228 |
From 2000 to 2006, a Nations Cup was contested. This was discontinued when a separate European Senior Men's Team Championship was introduced.
| Year | Winner | Runner(s)-up | Third place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | (298) G. Broster H. Moxon R. Smethurst | Ireland (304) M. F. Morris M. Kelly H. Mackeown Italy (304)F. Lang G. Vigna Suria P Vigliani | (No third place awarded - duplicate runners-up) | |
| 2004 | (290) H. Brown D.J. Smith B. Grieve | (291) D. Arnold D. Lane R. Smethurst | Ireland (296) M.F. Morris J. Murphy I. Stewart | |
| 2003 | (293) A.D. Ferguson D.J. Smith G. Steel | Germany (294) H-J. Ecklebe H-H. Giesen V. Pagel | Italy (296) A. Croze V. Mandelli L. Vigliani | |
| 2002 | (285) A. Morrison R. Smethurst R. Turner | Germany (292) H-H. Giesen, V. Pagel U. Printzen | (302) A.D. Ferguson, B.R.N. Grieve D.J. Smith | |
| 2001 | Ireland (298) P. Cowley D. Jackson H. McKinney | Spain (299) L. Mora Argemi J. Sanchez Herrero L.J. Trenor | (302) B.N. Dick D. Lane R. Smethurst | |
| 2000 | Germany (293) H-J. Ecklebe H-H. Giesen J. Harder | France (299) R. Fontagnères A. Godillot G. Roumeas | (3039 G. Clay D. Lane A. Waterson |