Paul Lawrie Matchplay
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bad Griesbach, Germany |
| Established | 2015 |
| Course(s) | Golf Resort Bad Griesbach |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,188 yards (6,573 m) |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Format | Match play |
| Prize fund | €1 million |
| Month played | August |
| Current champion | |
 Adrián Otaegui | |
Griesbach
The Paul Lawrie Match Play is a golf tournament on the European Tour that is played annually in Europe. The inaugural tournament was played from 30 July to 2 August 2015 at Murcar Links Golf Club in Aberdeen. The tournament's host is eight-time European Tour winner and 1999 Open Champion Paul Lawrie.[1]
The event is a 64-man single-elimination match play tournament, with one round played on each of the first two days and two rounds on the last two. The European Tour's exemption categories are used to select most of the field, with four spots reserved for invitations and three for the leading three non-exempt players in the Race to Dubai rankings.[2] The thirty-two players in the field who are highest in the Race to Dubai are seeded one to thirty-two and prevented from facing each other in the first round; the remainder are randomly drawn into the bracket.
After changing title sponsor every year and relocating from Scotland to Germany in 2017, the tournament was quietly dropped from 2018 European Tour calendar probably due to financial reasons, making its future uncertain.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Score | Runner-up | Course | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play | ||||||
| 2017 | Adrián Otaegui | Spain |
2 & 1 |  Marcel Siem |
Golf Resort Bad Griesbach | Bad Griesbach |
| Aberdeen Asset Management Paul Lawrie Match Play | ||||||
| 2016 | Anthony Wall |  England |
1 up |  Alexander Norén |
Archerfield Links Golf Club | North Berwick |
| Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play | ||||||
| 2015 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat |  Thailand |
1 up | Robert Karlsson |
Murcar Links Golf Club | Aberdeen |
References
- ^ "Paul Lawrie launches new Match Play event". PGA European Tour. 14 November 2014.
- ^ "Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play 2017 Entry List". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 16 August 2017.