Tournament information | |
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Location | Saint Brelade, Jersey |
Established | 1996 |
Course(s) | La Moye Golf Club |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,577 yards (6,014 m) |
Tour(s) | European Senior Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | €300,000 |
Month played | June |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 201 Gordon Brand Jnr (2010) |
To par | −15 as above |
Current champion | |
Richard Green | |
Location Map | |
Location in the Channel Islands Location in Jersey |
The Acorn Jersey Open was a men's senior (over 50) professional golf tournament on the European Senior Tour. It was held, under a number of different titles, from 1996 to 2010, before being played in 2015 and 2016 as the Acorn Jersey Open. It has always been played at La Moye Golf Club in Jersey. It indirectly replaced the Jersey Open, an event on the main European Tour which was staged at the same venue from 1978 to 1995.
Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |
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Jersey Legends | ||||||
2023 | Richard Green (2) | 207 | −9 | 1 stroke | Greig Hutcheon | |
2022 | Richard Green | 206 | −10 | Playoff | Paul Lawrie | |
ICL Jersey Legends | ||||||
2021 | No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
2017–2020: No tournament | ||||||
Acorn Jersey Open | ||||||
2016 | Gordon Manson | 206 | −10 | Playoff | Gary Wolstenholme Ian Woosnam | |
2015 | Peter Fowler | 209 | −7 | 1 stroke | Anders Forsbrand | |
2011–2014: No tournament | ||||||
Matrix Jersey Classic | ||||||
2010 | Gordon Brand Jnr | 201 | −15 | 5 strokes | Bobby Lincoln Carl Mason | |
Jersey Seniors Classic | ||||||
2009 | Delroy Cambridge (2) | 207 | −9 | Playoff | Mike Clayton | |
2008 | Tony Johnstone | 213 | −3 | 2 strokes | Gordon J. Brand Ross Drummond Ángel Franco Bertus Smit | |
2007 | Bobby Lincoln | 205 | −11 | 2 strokes | Bill Longmuir | |
Irvine Whitlock Seniors Classic | ||||||
2006 | Guillermo Encina | 209 | −7 | 3 strokes | Rex Caldwell Simon Owen Alan Tapie | |
2005 | Sam Torrance | 205 | −11 | 4 strokes | David J. Russell | |
Irvine Whitlock Jersey Seniors Classic | ||||||
2004 | Jim Rhodes | 205 | −11 | 3 strokes | John Chillas | |
2003 | Malcolm Gregson | 203 | −13 | 3 strokes | Bob Cameron | |
Microlease Jersey Seniors Masters | ||||||
2002 | Delroy Cambridge | 205 | −11 | 2 strokes | Tommy Horton Ian Mosey | |
2001 | Seiji Ebihara | 213 | −3 | Playoff | Delroy Cambridge Denis Durnian | |
Microlease Jersey Seniors Open | ||||||
2000 | Neil Coles | 207 | −9 | 3 strokes | Jerry Bruner | |
Jersey Seniors Open | ||||||
1999 | David Jones | 208 | −8 | 2 strokes | Paul Leonard Jim Rhodes | |
1998 | Bob Shearer | 211 | −5 | 2 strokes | Tony Jacklin | |
1997 | Tommy Horton | 204 | −12 | 6 strokes | Craig Defoy | |
Hippo Jersey Seniors | ||||||
1996 | Maurice Bembridge | 202 | −14 | 7 strokes | Roberto Bernardini Alberto Croce David Huish Vincent Tshabalala |
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