Wales Snr Open
Europe
SSE Enterprise
Played as the SSE Enterprise Wales Senior Open (June 3-5). Second-placed Paul Broadhurst (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Zhang (China), whose final round 8-under 62 clinched the win. Zhang became the first Chinese winner on the European Senior Tour; 13 years earlier he was the first Chinese to win on the main European Tour. [Roman Road course, Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, South Wales].
Europe
SSE Enterprise
Played as the SSE Enterprise Wales Senior Open (May 29-31). Second-placed Ian Woosnam (Wales) and Peter Fowler (Aus) finished 2 shots behind Wesselingh (Eng). [Roman Road course, Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, South Wales].
Europe
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Wales Senior Open not played in 2014.
Europe
Speedy Svcs
Played as the Speedy Services Wales Senior Open (June 14-16). Second-placed David J. Russell (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Golding (Eng). [Royal Porthcawl GC, Mid Glamorgan, Wales].
Europe
Speedy Svcs
Played as the Speedy Services Wales Senior Open (Aug 24-26). Second-placed Philip Golding (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Lane (Eng). [Conwy (Caernarvonshire) GC, Conwy, N Wales].
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Played as the Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open (June 18-20). Second-placed Angel Franco (Para) and Chris Williams (RSA) finished 1 shot behind 64-year old Bland (RSA), who claimed his third European Snr Tour win. [Royal Porthcawl GC, Mid Glamorgan, Wales].
Europe
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Played as the Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open (June 19-21). Second-placed David Merriman (Aus) finished 4 shots behind first-time European Snr Tour winner Smit (RSA). [Royal Porthcawl GC, Mid Glamorgan, Wales].
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Played as the Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open (June 13-15). Second-placed Ian Woosnam (Wales) finished 2 shots behind first-time European Snr Tour winner Mitchell (Eng). [Conwy (Caernarvonshire) GC, Conwy, N Wales].
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Played as the Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open (June 15-17). Second-placed Ross Drummond (Scot) and Juan Quiros (Esp) finished 2 shots behind Mason (Eng), who recorded his 15th European Snr Tour win in 4 years. [Conwy (Caernarvonshire) GC, Conwy, N Wales].
Europe
Firstplus
Played as the Firstplus Wales Seniors Open (June 16-18). Second-placed Juan Quiros (Esp), David J Russell (Eng), Sam Torrance (Scot) and Gery Watine (Fra) finished 1 shot behind Rivero (Esp). [Wales National course, Vale Resort, Hensol, nr Cardiff, Wales].
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Played as the Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open (July 1-3). Second-placed Denis O'Sullivan (Ire) and Bob Charles (NZ) finished 5 shots behind Mason (Eng). [Royal St David's GC, Harlech, Gwynedd].
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Played as the Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open (July 2-4). Second-placed David Oakley (USA) finished 1 shot behind Carrasco (USA), who recorded the last of his three European Snr Tour wins. [Royal St David's GC, Harlech, Gwynedd].
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Played as the Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open (July 4-6). Second-placed David Oakley (USA) finished 3 shots behind first-time European Snr Tour winner Longmuir (Scot). [Royal St David's GC, Harlech, Gwynedd].
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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].
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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].
Tournaments:
Women’s major championships: the month of June sees two women’s majors: the US Women’s Open (June 3-6), with A Lim Kim defending, and the Women’s PGA Championship (June 24-27), with Sei Young Kim defending.
Senior PGA Championship: the revered Southern Hills in Oklahoma hosts the 81st staging of this event (May 27-30); Ken Tanigawa holds the title from its last playing in 2019.
Who's Who:
Phil Mickelson: in winning the 2021 PGA Championship, the world’s most famous “leftie” became the oldest winner of a golf major championship.
Hideki Matsuyama: became the first Japanese professional to win a men’s major championship, when he triumphed in this year’s Masters Tournament.
New 27-hole golf complex to be built in southern Belgium
A new golf complex in southern Belgium, close to the border with Luxembourg, will start construction in June 2021.
American Dunes opens for play following Nicklaus transformation
Nicklaus Design has transformed the former Grand Haven Golf Club in Michigan into the American Dunes Golf Club, a new public course that is now open for play
New course opens for play at Barnbougle
Bill Coore designs 14-hole layout with “sporty” holes on dune ridge above Lost Farm (golf carts allowed).
Gamble Sands opens short course:
David McLay Kidd’s 14-hole QuickSands short course has opened for play at Gamble Sands in Brewster, Washington.
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