Portugal Masters
Appearance
Tournament information | |
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Location | Vilamoura, Portugal |
Established | 2007 |
Course(s) | Oceânico Victoria Golf Course |
Par | 71 |
Length | 7,209 yards (6,592 m) |
Tour(s) | European Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | €2,000,000 |
Month played | October |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 261 Andy Sullivan (2015) |
To par | −25 Steve Webster (2007) |
Current champion | |
Pádraig Harrington |
The Portugal Masters is a European Tour men's professional golf tournament which was played for the first time in October 2007. The prize fund was €3 million, making it the richest golf tournament in the country, and comfortably in the top half of European Tour events.[1] It is jointly staged by the European Tour and the Portuguese Tourist Board (ITP) under an initial three-year agreement.[2] The host course is the Arnold Palmer designed Oceânico Victoria Golf Course in Vilamoura.[3]
Winners
Year | Winner | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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2016 | Pádraig Harrington | Ireland | 261 | −23 | 1 stroke | Andy Sullivan |
2015 | Andy Sullivan | England | 261 | −23 | 9 strokes | Chris Wood |
2014 | Alexander Lévy | France | 1241 | −18 | 3 strokes | Nicolas Colsaerts |
2013 | David Lynn | England | 266 | −18 | 1 stroke | Justin Walters |
2012 | Shane Lowry | Ireland | 270 | −14 | 1 stroke | Ross Fisher |
2011 | Tom Lewis | England | 267 | −21 | 2 strokes | Rafael Cabrera-Bello |
2010 | Richard Green | Australia | 270 | −18 | 2 strokes | Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño Robert Karlsson Joost Luiten Francesco Molinari |
2009 | Lee Westwood | England | 265 | −23 | 2 strokes | Francesco Molinari |
2008 | Álvaro Quirós | Spain | 269 | −19 | 3 strokes | Paul Lawrie |
2007 | Steve Webster | England | 263 | −25 | 2 strokes | Robert Karlsson |
1 Event shortened to 36 holes due to poor weather[4]
References
- ^ "2007 European Tour Schedule". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- ^ "Turismo de Portugal's Golf Plan, estimates growth of over 20%" (Press release). International Association of Golf Tour Operators. 11 January 2007.
- ^ "Portugal Masters – Course Information". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- ^ "Portugal Masters: Alexander Levy wins rain-shortened event". BBC Sport. 12 October 2014.
External links
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