2002 - Seniors Europe
The winners in the category "2002 - 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 14-16; Eurpn Snr Tr season opener). Second-placed Guillermo Encina (Chile) finished 1 shot behind Townsend (Eng), who recorded his only European Snr Tour win. [Royal Westmoreland, St James, Barbados].
Europe
De Vere
Played as the De Vere Hotels Seniors Classic (Aug 30-Sept 1). Second-placed Tommy Horton (Eng) finished 7 shots behind Jones (Aus), who recorded his only win on the European Snr Tour. [Priestman course, Slaley Hall Resort, Hexham, Northumberland].
Europe
Daily Telegraph, Sodexho
Played as the Daily Telegraph Sodexho Seniors Match Play Championship (Oct 9-12). Cambridge (Jam) beat Eddie Polland (N.Ire) by 1 hole in the 18-hole final. [Flamingos GC, Villa Padierna, nr Estepona, Costa del Sol].
Europe
AIB
Played as the AIB Irish Seniors Open (May 17-19). Second-placed Denis Durnian (Eng) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Seiji Ebihara (Jpn). [Adare Manor Resort, Adare, Co. Limerick].
Europe
Microlease
Played as the Microlease Jersey Seniors Masters (June 14-16). Second-placed Tommy Horton (Eng) and Ian Mosey (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Delroy Cambridge (Jam), who recorded his second European Tour. [La Moye GC, St Brelade, Jersey, Channel Islands].
Europe
Lawrence Batley
Played as the Lawrence Batley Seniors Open (June 27-29). Coles (Eng) beat David Creamer (Eng) at the eighth playoff hole. Steve Stull (USA) was eliminated at the fourth playoff hole. Recording the last of his nine wins on the European Snr Tour, Coles (aged 67 years 276 days) became the oldest winner on the Tour. [Huddersfield GC, West Yorkshire, England].
Europe
Flanders Nippon
Played as Flanders Nippon presents Legends in Golf (June 6-8). Second-placed Nick Job (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Wintz (USA), who recorded his only European Snr Tour win. [Flanders-Nippon GC, Hasselt, Belgium].
Europe
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Played as the inaugural Mobile Cup. Second-placed Delroy Cambridge (Jam) finished 4 shots behind Gallacher (Scot), who recorded his only European Snr Tour win, and first professional win for 18 years. [Stoke Park CC, Stoke Poges, Bucks].
Europe
GIN
Played as the GIN Monte Carlo Invitational (Sept 5-7; last played in 2000). Second-placed Keith MacDonald (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Gale (Aus), who ended his six year winless drought with a birdie at the final hole. [Monte-Carlo GC, Mont Agel, La Turbie, French Riviera].
Europe
De Vere
Played as the De Vere PGA Seniors Championship (Aug 1-4). Second-placed George Burns (USA) and Steve Stull (USA) finished 10 shots behind Seiji Ebihara (Jpn), whose winning margin was the largest to date in this event. [Nicklaus course, Carden Park, Cheshire].
Europe
Charles Church
Played as the Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open (Sept 20-22). Second-placed Neil Coles (Eng), Martin Gray (Scot), Tommy Horton (Eng) and Alan Tapie (USA) finished 6 shots behind Denis Durnian (Eng). [The Roxburghe GC, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland].
Europe
MasterCard
Played as the Senior British Open presented by MasterCard (16th) (July 25-28). Second-placed John Irwin (Can) finished 2 shots behind Sugai (Jpn), who recorded his only win on the European Snr Tour. [Royal County Down GC, Newcastle, Co. Down, N. Ireland].
Europe
Bad Ragaz
Played as the Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open (Aug 9-11). Yasushi "Dragon" Taki (Jpn) beat Denis O'Sullivan (Ire) at the third playoff hole, to record his only win on the European Senior Tour. Taki became the third Japanese golfer, after Seiji Ebihara and Noboru Sugai, to win on the European Senior Tour. Reduced to 36-holes after cancellation of final round due to torrential rain. [GC Bad Ragaz, Switzerland].
Europe
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Played as the Tobago Plantations Seniors Classic (March 20-22). Second-placed John Chillas (Scot) and Vivian Barry (NZ) finished 3 shots behind Stull (USA), who recorded his only European Snr Tour win. [Tobago Plantations GC, Lowlands, Tobago].
Europe
Estoril
Played as the Estoril Seniors Tour Championship (Oct 25-27; European Senior Tour season-ending event). Denis Durnian (Eng) beat Eamonn Darcy (Ire) at the first playoff hole, to claim the last of his three wins on the Tour. In the playoff, Darcy incurred a two-shot penalty for breaking a tree-branch during the practice swing on his second shot. [Quinta da Marinha GC, nr Cascais, Portugal].
Europe
Bovis
Played as the Bovis LendLease European Senior Masters (Sept 13-15). Second-placed Eamonn Darcy (Ire) and Seiji Ebihara (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind Delroy Cambridge (Jam). [Duke's course, Woburn GC, nr Milton Keynes, Bucks].
Europe
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Played as the Tunisian Seniors Open (Oct 17-19). Second-placed John Morgan (Eng) finished 2 shots behind O'Sullivan (Ire), who recorded his fifth Eurpn Snr Tr win. [El Kantaoui Golf Intl, nr Sousse, Tunisia].
Europe
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Played as the Wales Seniors Open (July 5-7). Second-placed Denis Durnian (Eng) and Christy O'Connor Jr (Ire) finished 3 shots behind Ebihara (Jpn). [Royal St David's GC, Harlech, Gwynedd].
Europe
Travis Perkins
Played as the Travis Perkins Senior Masters (Aug 16-18; formerly Energis Snr Masters). Second-placed Seiji Ebihara (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind first-time European Snr Tour winner Carrasco (USA). [Edinburgh course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].
Sony Open in Hawaii: played at Waialae Country Club near Honolulu, the Sony Open takes over the spotlight from The Sentry as the PGA Tour’s calendar-year opening event (Jan 15-18). The Sentry (not being played in 2026) was formerly known as the Tournament of Champions, with a field typically restricted to golfers who won a PGA Tour event in the previous calendar year.
Dubai Desert Classic: the DP World Tour’s first Rolex Series event of 2026, is contested for the 37th time (Jan 22-25). First won by Englishman Mark James in 1989, it now boasts a four-time winner, Rory McIlroy. Played on the Emirates Golf Club’s Majlis course, this once desert-surrounded course is the long-time flagship for Golf in Dubai.
Our visit last month included two rounds at Golf de Chantilly, one of France’s most prestigious clubs.
It offers two superb layouts: Le Vineuil, a five-star championship course with a rich history, and Longères, an excellent four-star course that provides a strong and enjoyable test.
The wider Paris region offers plenty more. Courses such as Fontainebleau, Golf de Saint-Germain, and several other top-rated layouts make this area one of Europe’s most rewarding golf destinations, offering a mix of woodland, heathland, and parkland designs.
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.
Join us at The Dutch from August 21–24 for the Festival of Golf, featuring the HotelPlanner Tour. Experience four days of top-tier sport, live music, incredible food, and unexpected surprises. Explore the grounds, connect with others, embrace new challenges, and dive into an unforgettable celebration. Click here to buy tickets.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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