European Senior Men's Championship

The European Senior Men's Championship is a European amateur golf championship for men over 50 (previously 55) organized by the European Golf Association.[1]

The inaugural event was held in 1996, with 25 editions have been contested so far. It is now played annually in conjunction with the European Senior Ladies' Championship.[2]

Format

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The championship is open to players aged above 50 years old.

The format of this competition consists of three rounds of stroke play, with a cut after the second round out of which the lowest 54 men's scores can qualify for the final round.

Past results

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Year Venue, Location Winner Runner(s)-up Third place Ref
2024 Kikuoka Country Club, Luxembourg   Rodrigo Lacerda Soares, 213   Joseph Lyons, 213   Declan O'Neill, 213 [3]
2023 Douglas Golf Club, Ireland   Edward McCormack, 207   Alan Condren, 209
  Jody Fanagen, 209
[4]
2022 Pärnu Bay Golf Links, Estonia   James Crampton, 215   Mattias Pernheden, 218   Edward Richardson, 219 [5]
2021 Golf de Morfontaine, France   Martin Birkholz, 210   Karl Bornemann, 211   Tord Nilsson, 211 [6]
2020 Golf Club d'Hossegor, France   Jacobo Cestino, 216   Pierre Carpentier, 217   Rainer Gödeke, 218
2019 Golf Patriziale Ascona, Switzerland   Mattias Pernheden, 203   Edward Richardson, 205   Thomas Nilsson, 207
2018 Royal Bled GC, Slovenia   Martin Birkholz, 222   Mattias Pernheden, 223   Tony Jensen, 225
2017 GC Schloss Schönborn, Austria   Markus Frank, 218   Martin Birkholz, 220   Thomas Nilsson, 220
2016 Pula Golf, Spain   Adrian Morrow, 217   Clive Jones, 218   Karl Bornemann, 219
2015 Pannonia G&CC, Hungary   Clive Jones, 217   Tore Sviland, 223   Stephen East, 223
2014 R.C.G. Puerta de Hierro, Spain   Clive Jones, 221   Christian Domin, 222   Ulrich Schulte, 222
2013 Estonian G&CC, Estonia   Lorenzo Sartori, 217   Markus Frank, 219   Hans Bäckkström, 220
2012 Golf & Landclub Achensee, Austria   Adrian Morrow, 212   Tomas Persson, 213   Bart Nolte, 217
2011 Golf & Landclub Achensee, Austria   Tomas Persson, 212   Hans-Günter Reiter, 212   Knut Skabo, 219
2010 Golf & Landclub Achensee, Austria   Mats Andersson, 218   Per Hildebrand, 218   Ernie Ahsberg, 219
2009 Porto Carras, Greece   Frederico Lang, 216   Maurice Kelly, 217   Georgios Vafeiadis, 218
2008 Oceanico (Pinhal), Portugal   Adrian Morrow, 211   Arthur Pierse, 214   Maurice Kelly, 219
2007 Vilamoura (Old Course), Portugal   Norman Swenson, 216   Maurice Kelly, 219   Miguel Preysler De La Riva, 221
2006 Ribagolfe, Portugal   Miguel Preysler De La Riva, 145   Francesco Ghirardi, 148   Hugh Smyth, 150
2005 Golf de Chantilly, France   Roy Smethurst, 218   Hans-Günter Reiter, 219   Alexis Godillot, 222
2004 La Baule , France   David J. Smith, 213   Roy Smethurst, 213   Per Hildebrand, 218
2003 Chantaco, France   David J. Smith, 216   Luis Javier Trenor, 216   Douglas Arnold, 216
2002 La Manga Club, Spain   Andrew Morrison, 212   David J. Smith, 221   Veit Pagel, 223
2001 Torremirona GC, Spain   Graham Steel, 216   Luis Javier Trenor, 219   Peter Cowley, 224
2000 La Manga, Spain   Hans-Hubert Giesen, 217   Alexis Godillot, 219   Klaus-Rudiger Bez, 222
1999 Ascona Golf Club, Switzerland   Hans-Jürgen Ecklebe, 216   Alexis Godillot, 217   Ernesto Brognieri, 221
1998 Ascona Golf Club, Switzerland   David G. Lane, 213   Juan Sanchez, 218   Hans Jürgen Ecklebe, 221
1997 Ascona Golf Club, Switzerland   Carlo Tadini, 147   Klaus Boose, 149   David G. Lane, 149
1996 Royal Hague Golf Club, Netherlands   D. Frame, 228   Franco Gigliarelli, 228   Gordon Edwards, 228

Source:[7]

Nations Cup

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From 2000 to 2006, a Nations Cup was contested. This was discontinued when a separate European Senior Men's Team Championship was introduced.

Year Winner Runner(s)-up Third place
2005   England (298)
G. Broster
H. Moxon
R. Smethurst
  Ireland (304)
M. F. Morris
M. Kelly
H. Mackeown

  Italy (304)
F. Lang
G. Vigna Suria
P Vigliani
(No third place awarded -
duplicate runners-up)
2004   Scotland (290)
H. Brown
D.J. Smith
B. Grieve
  England (291)
D. Arnold
D. Lane
R. Smethurst
  Ireland (296)
M.F. Morris
J. Murphy
I. Stewart
2003   Scotland (293)
A.D. Ferguson
D.J. Smith
G. Steel
  Germany (294)
H-J. Ecklebe
H-H. Giesen
V. Pagel
  Italy (296)
A. Croze
V. Mandelli
L. Vigliani
2002   England (285)
A. Morrison
R. Smethurst
R. Turner
  Germany (292)
H-H. Giesen,
V. Pagel
U. Printzen
  Scotland (302)
A.D. Ferguson,
B.R.N. Grieve
D.J. Smith
2001   Ireland (298)
P. Cowley
D. Jackson
H. McKinney
  Spain (299)
L. Mora Argemi
J. Sanchez Herrero
L.J. Trenor
  England (302)
B.N. Dick
D. Lane
R. Smethurst
2000   Germany (293)
H-J. Ecklebe
H-H. Giesen
J. Harder
  France (299)
R. Fontagnères
A. Godillot
G. Roumeas
  England (3039
G. Clay
D. Lane
A. Waterson

Source:[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "European Seniors Championship". Amateur Golf. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  2. ^ "European Senior Men's Championship". EGA. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  3. ^ "2024 European Seniors' Championship". WAGR. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  4. ^ "2023 European Seniors' Championship". WAGR. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  5. ^ "2022 European Seniors' Championship". WAGR. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  6. ^ "2021 European Seniors' Championship". WAGR. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  7. ^ a b "European Senior Men's Championship Results – European Golf Association" (PDF). Retrieved 27 August 2020.
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