The Madeira Islands Open was a men's professional golf tournament on the European Tour played from 1993 to 2015 on Madeira, an autonomous region of Portugal.
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Madeira Islands, Portugal |
| Established | 1993 |
| Course(s) | Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,826 yards (6,242 m) |
| Tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | €600,000 |
| Month played | July/August |
| Final year | 2015 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 264 Roope Kakko (2015) |
| To par | −24 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Roope Kakko | |
| Location map | |
  Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra Location relative to Africa  Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra Location in Madeira | |
History
editThe tournament had one of the smallest prize funds on the tour (€600,000 in 2015), and few of the tour's top players took part. From 2002 to 2005, and again from 2011 to 2015, it was a dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour. It was played opposite the Volvo World Match Play Championship in 2011 and 2013. In 2015, it was played opposite the Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play after the rescheduling caused by severe weather postponed the event four months.[1]
It was hosted at Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra (1993–2008, 2012–15) and at Porto Santo Golfe (2009–11). For its last five years of existence, it was one of two European Tour events annually staged in Portugal, the other being the Portugal Masters. The 2015 event was rescheduled from March to August due to weather.[1][2]
Winners
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Notes
edit- ^ CHA − Challenge Tour; EUR − European Tour.
- ^ Shortened to 36 holes due to weather.
- ^ a b Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
References
edit- ^ a b "Madeira Islands Open rescheduled for July". PGA European Tour. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ "Play abandoned in Madeira". PGA European Tour. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
External links
edit- Coverage on the European Tour's official site
- Coverage on the European Tour's official site, 2015
- Relevant Portuguese Golf Travel website
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