MCB Tour Championship

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.

MCB Tour Championship
Tournament information
LocationMadagascar/Seychelles/Mauritius
Established2009 (2010 season)
Course(s)Du Rova
Constance Lemuria
Constance Belle Mare Plage
Tour(s)European Senior Tour
Current champion
Jarmo Sandelin
Constance Belle Mare Plage
Location in Mauritius
Praslin
Location in Seychelles
Andakana
Location in Madagascar

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

YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-up
MCB Tour Championship – Mauritius
2019Jarmo Sandelin Sweden204−123 strokes James Kingston
MCB Tour Championship – Seychelles
2019Peter Fowler Australia206−41 stroke James Kingston
MCB Tour Championship – Madagascar
2019Barry Lane England210−31 stroke Juan Quirós
Jean-François Remésy
MCB Tour Championship – Seychelles
2018Roger Chapman England175−6Playoff Phillip Price
MCB Tour Championship – Mauritius
2018Clark Dennis United States193−238 strokes Magnus Persson Atlevi
MCB Tour Championship
2017Thaworn Wiratchant Thailand193−238 strokes Mark McNulty
2016Barry Lane England202−141 stroke Paul Broadhurst
2015Colin Montgomerie Scotland201−153 strokes David Frost
2014Paul Wesselingh (2) England207−9Playoff Barry Lane
2013Paul Wesselingh England202−145 strokes David Frost
Miguel Ángel Martín
2012David Frost (2) South Africa205−111 stroke Peter Fowler
Barry Lane
2011Tom Lehman United States204−121 stroke David Frost
Mauritius Commercial Bank Open
2010David Frost South Africa203−13Playoff Roger Chapman
2009Kevin Spurgeon England210−61 stroke Gordon J. Brand

Bad weather meant that only 12 holes were played in the first round of the 2018 MCB Tour Championship–Seychelles, reducing the event to 48 holes.

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