European Seniors Match Play Championship

Flamingos Golf

Penina Golf

Locations in Iberia

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

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

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