European Seniors Match Play Championship Explained

The Daily Telegraph Turismo Andaluz European Seniors Match Play Championship
Location:Málaga, Spain
Establishment:2000
Course:Flamingos Golf Club
Par:72
Yardage:6409yd
Tour:European Senior Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:September
Score:3 and 2 Priscillo Diniz (2000)
3 and 2 Carl Mason (2004)
Final Year:2004
Final Champion: Carl Mason
Map:Spain#Spain Andalusia
Map Label:Flamingos GC
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200
Coordinates:36.475°N -5.053°W

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

YearWinnerScoreRunner-upVenueRef.
The Daily Telegraph Turismo Andaluz European Seniors Match Play Championship
Carl Mason (2) 3 and 2 Flamingos [1]
The Daily Telegraph Turismo Andaluz Seniors Match Play Championship
1 up Flamingos [2]
The Daily Telegraph Sodexho Seniors Match Play Championship
1 up Flamingos [3]
SSL International Sodexho Match Play Championship
2 up [4]
The Daily Telegraph European Seniors Match Play Championship
3 and 2 [5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Daily Telegraph Turismo Andaluz European Seniors Match Play Championship. europeantour.com .
  2. Web site: Daily Telegraph Turismo Andaluz Seniors Match Play Championship. europeantour.com .
  3. Web site: Daily Telegraph / Sodexho Seniors Match Play Championship. europeantour.com .
  4. Web site: SSL International Sodexho Match Play Championship. europeantour.com .
  5. Web site: Daily Telegraph European Seniors Match Play presented by SSL and Sodexho. europeantour.com .