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European Seniors Match Play Championship

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The Daily Telegraph Turismo Andaluz European Seniors Match Play Championship
Tournament information
LocationMálaga, Spain
Established2000
Course(s)Flamingos Golf Club
Par72
Length6,409 yards (5,860 m)
Tour(s)European Senior Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund£100,000
Month playedSeptember
Final year2004
Tournament record score
Score3 and 2 Priscillo Diniz (2000)
3 and 2 Carl Mason (2004)
Final champion
England Carl Mason
Location map
Flamingos GC is located in Spain
Flamingos GC
Flamingos GC
Location in Spain
Flamingos GC is located in Andalusia
Flamingos GC
Flamingos GC
Location in Andalusia

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

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Year Winner Score Runner-up Venue Ref.
The Daily Telegraph Turismo Andaluz European Seniors Match Play Championship
2004 England Carl Mason (2) 3 and 2 Scotland John Chillas Flamingos [1]
The Daily Telegraph Turismo Andaluz Seniors Match Play Championship
2003 England Carl Mason 1 up Republic of Ireland Denis O'Sullivan Flamingos [2]
The Daily Telegraph Sodexho Seniors Match Play Championship
2002 Jamaica Delroy Cambridge 1 up Northern Ireland Eddie Polland Flamingos [3]
SSL International Sodexho Match Play Championship
2001 England Jim Rhodes 2 up Wales Craig Defoy Penina [4]
The Daily Telegraph European Seniors Match Play Championship
2000 Brazil Priscillo Diniz 3 and 2 Australia Ian Stanley Penina [5]

References

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