2001 - Seniors Europe
The winners in the category "2001 - Seniors Europe" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Europe
Royal Westmoreland
Played as the Royal Westmoreland Barbados Open (March 29-31; Eurpn Snr Tr season opener). Second-placed David Creamer (Eng) finished 3 shots behind wire-to-wire winner Diniz (Bra), who recorded the second of his two European Snr Tour wins. [Royal Westmoreland, St James, Barbados].
Europe
Beko
Played as the Beko Classic (May 3-5). Second-placed Terry Gale (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Ratcliffe (Aus). [Gloria Resort, Belek, nr Antalya, Turkey].
Europe
De Vere
Played as the De Vere Hotels Seniors Classic (Aug 3-5). Second-placed Jerry Bruner (USA) and Simon Owen (NZ) finished 1 shot behind Ratcliffe (Aus), who closed with two eagles in the final three holes to snatch victory. [Priestman course, Slaley Hall Resort, Hexham, Northumberland].
Europe
Daily Telegraph, SSL Intl, Sodexho
Played as the SSL International Sodexho Match Play Championship presented by The Daily Telegraph (Oct 24-27). Rhodes (Eng) beat Craig Defoy (Wales) 3 and 2 in the 18-hole final to claim his first European Snr Tour title in 106 attempts. [Penina Resort, Portimao, Algarve, Portugal].
Europe
AIB
Played as the AIB Irish Seniors Open (May 11-13). Second-placed Simon Owen (NZ) finished 1 shot behind 52-year-old Seiji Ebihara (Jpn), who recorded his first European Senior Tour win. [East course, Powerscourt GC, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow].
Europe
Microlease
Played as the Microlease Jersey Seniors Masters (June 15-17). Seiji Ebihara (Jpn) beat Denis Durnian (Eng) with a birdie at the third playoff hole, to record his second European Senior Tour win. Delroy Cambridge (Jam) was eliminated at the first playoff hole. [La Moye GC, St Brelade, Jersey, Channel Islands].
Europe
Lawrence Batley
Played as the Lawrence Batley Seniors Open (June 28-30). Second-placed Denis Durnian (Eng) finished 5 shots behind Job (Eng), who closed with an eight-under-par 63. [Huddersfield GC, West Yorkshire, England].
Europe
x
Played as the Legends in Golf (Aug 24-26). First-time European Snr Tour winner Good (Aus) beat Jerry Bruner (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Crayestein (GC de Merwelanden), Dordrecht, Netherlands].
Europe
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Played as the inaugural (and only) Palmerston Trophy Berlin (June 22-24). Second-placed Seiji Ebihara (Jpn) and Eddie Polland (N. Ire) finished 4 shots behind O'Sullivan (Ire). [Faldo course, Sporting Club Berlin, Bad Saarow, nr Berlin; at the time known as the Palmerston Resort].
Europe
De Vere
Played as the De Vere PGA Seniors Championship (May 31-June 3). Second-placed Maurice Bembridge (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Ian Stanley (Aus), who recorded his second European Senior Tour win. [Nicklaus course, Carden Park, Cheshire].
Europe
STC
Played as the inaugural (and only) STC Scandinavian International (July 13-15). Second-placed Maurice Bembridge (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Denis O'Sullivan (Ire). [Kungsängen GC, nr Stockholm, Sweden].
Europe
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Played as the Scottish Seniors Open (Aug 31-Sept 2). David Oakley (USA) beat Keith Macdonald (Eng) at the second playoff hole, to record the last of his four wins on the European Snr Tour. [The Roxburghe GC, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland].
Europe
MasterCard
Played as the Senior British Open presented by MasterCard (15th) (July 26-29). Stanley (Aus) beat Bob Charles (NZ) with a par at the first playoff hole to clinch the biggest win of his career. [Royal County Down GC, Newcastle, Co. Down, N. Ireland].
Europe
Dan Technology
Played as the Dan Technology Senior Tournament of Champions (Oct 5-7). Second-placed Jerry Bruner (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time European Snr Tour winner Cambridge (Jam). [The Mere Resort, Mere, Knutsford, Cheshire].
Europe
Bad Ragaz
Played as the Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open (Aug 10-12). Defending champion David Huish (Scot) beat David Good (Aus) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record the last of his five wins on the European Senior Tour. [GC Bad Ragaz, Switzerland].
Europe
TEMES
Played as the TEMES Seniors Open (Sept 21-23). Second-placed David Good (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Weir (Scot), who recorded his only win on the European Snr Tour. [Glyfada GC of Athens, Greece].
Europe
x
Played as the European Seniors Tour Championship (Nov 2-4; European Senior Tour season-ending event). Second-placed David Good (Aus) finished 1 shot behind 54-year-old Jerry Bruner (USA), who recorded the first of his three wins on the Tour. [Stadium course, Camiral G&W Resort, Caldes de Malavella, nr Girona; at the time called PGA Catalunya].
Europe
STC/Bovis
Played as the inaugural STC Bovis LendLease European Invitational (Sept 7-9). Second-placed Noel Ratcliffe (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Bob Shearer (Aus), who recorded the last of his four European Senior Tour wins. [Duke's course, Woburn GC, nr Milton Keynes, Bucks].
Europe
x
Played as the Tunisian Seniors Open (Oct 17-19). First-time European Snr Tour winner Owen (NZ) beat Bob Lendzion (USA) with a birdie three at the second playoff hole. [El Kantaoui Golf Intl, nr Sousse, Tunisia].
Europe
x
Played as the inaugural Wales Seniors Open (June 8-10). Second-placed Jay Horton (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time European Snr Tour winner Durnian (Eng). [Royal St David's GC, Harlech, Gwynedd].
Europe
Energis
Played as the Energis Senior Masters (Aug 17-19). Second-placed Malcolm Gregson (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Oakley (USA). [Edinburgh course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].
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The Dutch: "It's no' just a game", as they say in Scotland, and that's certainly true at The Dutch. With 5-star services throughout, a lavishly comfortable Loch Lomond-inspired clubhouse, and a superbly designed and presented golf course, one could not ask for more from this top-end private club.
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