MCB Tour Championship

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MCB Tour Championship
Tournament information
LocationAndakana, Madagascar
Praslin, Seychelles
, Mauritius
Established2009
Course(s)International Golf Club Du Rova (MAD)
Constance Lemuria (SEY)
Constance Belle Mare Plage (MUS)
Par71 (MAD)
70 (SEY)
72 (MUS)
Length6,202 yards (5,671 m) (MAD)
6,135 yards (5,610 m) (SEY)
6,609 yards (6,043 m) (MUS)
Tour(s)European Senior Tour
FormatStroke play
Month playedDecember
Tournament record score
Aggregate193 Thaworn Wiratchant (2017)
193 Clark Dennis (2018)
To par−23 as above
Current champion
Sweden Jarmo Sandelin
Location Map
Constance Belle Mare Plage is located in Mauritius
Constance Belle Mare Plage
Constance Belle Mare Plage
Location in Mauritius

The MCB Tour Championship is a men's senior (over 50) professional golf tournament on the European Senior Tour. It has been held every year, in December, since 2009.

In 2009 and 2010 it was called the Mauritius Commercial Bank Open and was played at the start of the season, while from 2011 to 2017 it was the final event of the season. It was played at the Constance Belle Mare Plage in Mauritius. In 2017, the prize fund was €450,000.

In 2018 the Tour Championship consisted of two tournaments. The MCB Tour Championship Mauritius was played at Constance Belle Mare Plage followed by MCB Tour Championship Seychelles the following week, played at Constance Lemuria, Praslin Island, Seychelles. The 2019 Tour Championship was extended to three tournaments with an extra tournament at International Golf Club Du Rova near Antananarivo, Madagascar. The event in Madagascar followed by events in Seychelles and Mauritius.

The MCB Tour Championship was a continuation of the Seniors Tour Championship, which started in 2000 and was held in a number of countries (Abu Dhabi, Spain, Portugal, Bahrain and England) before moving to Mauritius in 2011.

Winners[]

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
2019[a]
MCB Tour Championship – Mauritius
Sweden Jarmo Sandelin 204 −12 3 strokes South Africa James Kingston
MCB Tour Championship – Seychelles
Australia Peter Fowler 206 −4 1 stroke South Africa James Kingston
MCB Tour Championship – Madagascar
England Barry Lane 210 −3 1 stroke Spain Juan Quirós
France Jean-François Remésy
2018[b]
MCB Tour Championship – Seychelles
England Roger Chapman 175[c] −6 Playoff Wales Phillip Price
MCB Tour Championship – Mauritius
United States Clark Dennis 193 −23 8 strokes Sweden Magnus Persson Atlevi
MCB Tour Championship
2017 Thailand Thaworn Wiratchant 193 −23 8 strokes Republic of Ireland Mark McNulty
2016 England Barry Lane 202 −14 1 stroke England Paul Broadhurst
2015 Scotland Colin Montgomerie 201 −15 3 strokes South Africa David Frost
2014 England Paul Wesselingh (2) 207 −9 Playoff England Barry Lane
2013 England Paul Wesselingh 202 −14 5 strokes South Africa David Frost
Spain Miguel Ángel Martín
2012 South Africa David Frost (2) 205 −11 1 stroke Australia Peter Fowler
England Barry Lane
2011 United States Tom Lehman 204 −12 1 stroke South Africa David Frost
Mauritius Commercial Bank Open
2010 South Africa David Frost 203 −13 Playoff England Roger Chapman
2009 England 210 −6 1 stroke England Gordon J. Brand
  1. ^ In 2019, the MCB Tour Championship was played over three events; in Madagascar, the Seychelles and Mauritius.
  2. ^ In 2018, the MCB Tour Championship was played over two events; in Mauritius and the Seychelles.
  3. ^ Shortened to 48 holes due to weather.

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