The European Senior Men's Championship is a European amateur golf championship for men over 50 (previously 55) organized by the European Golf Association.
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.
Format 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 YearVenue, LocationWinnerRunner(s)-upThird placeRef2024 Kikuoka Country Club, Luxembourg Rodrigo Lacerda Soares, 213 Joseph Lyons, 213 Declan O'Neill, 2132023 Douglas Golf Club, Ireland Edward McCormack, 207 Alan Condren, 209 Jody Fanagen, 2092022 Pärnu Bay Golf Links, Estonia James Crampton, 215 Mattias Pernheden, 218 Edward Richardson, 2192021 Golf de Morfontaine, France Martin Birkholz, 210 Karl Bornemann, 211 Tord Nilsson, 2112020 Golf Club d'Hossegor, France Jacobo Cestino, 216 Pierre Carpentier, 217 Rainer Gödeke, 2182019 Golf Patriziale Ascona, Switzerland Mattias Pernheden, 203 Edward Richardson, 205 Thomas Nilsson, 2072018 Royal Bled GC, Slovenia Martin Birkholz, 222 Mattias Pernheden, 223 Tony Jensen, 2252017 GC Schloss Schönborn, Austria Markus Frank, 218 Martin Birkholz, 220 Thomas Nilsson, 2202016 Pula Golf, Spain Adrian Morrow, 217 Clive Jones, 218 Karl Bornemann, 2192015 Pannonia G&CC, Hungary Clive Jones, 217 Tore Sviland, 223 Stephen East, 2232014 R.C.G. Puerta de Hierro, Spain Clive Jones, 221 Christian Domin, 222 Ulrich Schulte, 2222013 Estonian G&CC, Estonia Lorenzo Sartori, 217 Markus Frank, 219 Hans Bäckkström, 2202012 Golf & Landclub Achensee, Austria Adrian Morrow, 212 Tomas Persson, 213 Bart Nolte, 2172011 Golf & Landclub Achensee, Austria Tomas Persson, 212 Hans-Günter Reiter, 212 Knut Skabo, 2192010 Golf & Landclub Achensee, Austria Mats Andersson, 218 Per Hildebrand, 218 Ernie Ahsberg, 2192009 Porto Carras, Greece Frederico Lang, 216 Maurice Kelly, 217 Georgios Vafeiadis, 2182008 Oceanico (Pinhal), Portugal Adrian Morrow, 211 Arthur Pierse, 214 Maurice Kelly, 2192007 Vilamoura (Old Course), Portugal Norman Swenson, 216 Maurice Kelly, 219 Miguel Preysler De La Riva, 2212006 Ribagolfe, Portugal Miguel Preysler De La Riva, 145 Francesco Ghirardi, 148 Hugh Smyth, 1502005 Golf de Chantilly, France Roy Smethurst, 218 Hans-Günter Reiter, 219 Alexis Godillot, 2222004 La Baule, France David J. Smith, 213 Roy Smethurst, 213 Per Hildebrand, 2182003 Chantaco, France David J. Smith, 216 Luis Javier Trenor, 216 Douglas Arnold, 2162002 La Manga Club, Spain Andrew Morrison, 212 David J. Smith, 221 Veit Pagel, 2232001 Torremirona GC, Spain Graham Steel, 216 Luis Javier Trenor, 219 Peter Cowley, 2242000 La Manga, Spain Hans-Hubert Giesen, 217 Alexis Godillot, 219 Klaus-Rudiger Bez, 2221999 Ascona Golf Club, Switzerland Hans-Jürgen Ecklebe, 216 Alexis Godillot, 217 Ernesto Brognieri, 2211998 Ascona Golf Club, Switzerland David G. Lane, 213 Juan Sanchez, 218 Hans Jürgen Ecklebe, 2211997 Ascona Golf Club, Switzerland Carlo Tadini, 147 Klaus Boose, 149 David G. Lane, 1491996 Royal Hague Golf Club, Netherlands D. Frame, 228 Franco Gigliarelli, 228 Gordon Edwards, 228 Source:
Nations Cup From 2000 to 2006, a Nations Cup was contested. This was discontinued when a separate European Senior Men's Team Championship was introduced.
YearWinnerRunner(s)-upThird place2005 (298) G. BrosterH. Moxon R. Smethurst (304) M. F. Morris M. KellyH. Mackeown (304) F. Lang G. Vigna SuriaP Vigliani(No third place awarded -duplicate runners-up)2004 (290) H. BrownD.J. SmithB. Grieve (291) D. ArnoldD. LaneR. Smethurst (296) M.F. MorrisJ. MurphyI. Stewart2003 (293) A.D. FergusonD.J. SmithG. Steel (294) H-J. EcklebeH-H. GiesenV. Pagel (296) A. CrozeV. MandelliL. Vigliani2002 (285) A. MorrisonR. SmethurstR. Turner (292) H-H. Giesen,V. PagelU. Printzen (302) A.D. Ferguson,B.R.N. GrieveD.J. Smith2001 (298) P. CowleyD. JacksonH. McKinney (299) L. Mora ArgemiJ. Sanchez HerreroL.J. Trenor (302) B.N. DickD. LaneR. Smethurst2000 (293) H-J. EcklebeH-H. GiesenJ. Harder (299) R. FontagnèresA. GodillotG. Roumeas (3039 G. ClayD. LaneA. Waterson Source:
See also European Senior Ladies' Championship – corresponding EGA event for women U.S. Senior Amateur – corresponding USGA event
References
External links European Golf Association: Full results