MCB Tour Championship

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MCB Mauritius Legends
Tournament information
Location Poste de Flacq, Mauritius
Established2009
CourseConstance Belle Mare Plage
Par72
Length6,018 yards (5,503 m)
Tour European Senior Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$750,000
Month playedDecember
Tournament record score
Aggregate193 Thaworn Wiratchant (2017)
193 Clark Dennis (2018)
To par−23 as above
Current champion
Flag of England.svg Greg Owen
Location map
Mauritius relief location map.jpg
Icona golf.svg
Constance Belle Mare Plage
Location in Mauritius

The MCB Tour Championship is a men's senior (over 50) professional golf tournament on the European Senior Tour. It has been held every year, in December, since 2009.

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History

The event was formed in 2009 and was called the Mauritius Commercial Bank Open, being was played at the start of the 2010 season. [1] In 2011, it became the final event of the season, [2] maintaining that place until 2018. It was played at the Constance Belle Mare Plage in Mauritius.

In 2018 the Tour Championship consisted of two tournaments. The MCB Tour Championship Mauritius was played at Constance Belle Mare Plage followed by the MCB Tour Championship Seychelles the following week, played at Constance Lemuria, Praslin Island, Seychelles. [3] The 2019 Tour Championship was extended to three tournaments with an extra tournament at International Golf Club Du Rova near Antananarivo, Madagascar. The event in Madagascar was followed by the events in Seychelles and Mauritius. [4]

Winners

European Senior Tour (Tour Championship)2011–
European Senior Tour (Regular)2009–2010
#YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
MCB Mauritius Legends
15th 2025 Flag of England.svg Greg Owen 198−181 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Darren Fichardt
Flag of India.svg Jeev Milkha Singh
MCB Tour Championship
14th 2024 Flag of England.svg Peter Baker (2)200−16Playoff Flag of England.svg Simon Griffiths
13th 2023 Flag of England.svg Peter Baker 201−151 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Fowler
Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Sjöland
12th 2022
(Dec) [a]
MCB Tour Championship (Seychelles)
Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Haeggman 199−114 strokes Flag of Brazil.svg Adilson da Silva
MCB Tour Championship (Mauritius)
Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Bjørn 196−207 strokes Flag of England.svg Simon P. Brown
Flag of South Africa.svg James Kingston
– 2022
(Apr)		Cancelled due to rain [5]
– 2021 No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
–2020: No tournament
11th 2019 [b]
MCB Tour Championship (Madagascar)
Flag of England.svg Barry Lane 210−31 stroke Flag of Spain.svg Juan Quirós
Flag of France.svg Jean-François Remésy
MCB Tour Championship (Seychelles)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Fowler 206−41 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg James Kingston
MCB Tour Championship (Mauritius)
Flag of Sweden.svg Jarmo Sandelin 204−123 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg James Kingston
10th 2018 [c]
MCB Tour Championship (Mauritius)
Flag of the United States.svg Clark Dennis 193−238 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Persson Atlevi
MCB Tour Championship (Seychelles)
Flag of England.svg Roger Chapman 175 [d] −6Playoff Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Phillip Price
MCB Tour Championship
9th 2017 Flag of Thailand.svg Thaworn Wiratchant 193−238 strokes Flag of Ireland.svg Mark McNulty
8th 2016 Flag of England.svg Barry Lane 202−141 stroke Flag of England.svg Paul Broadhurst
7th 2015 Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie 201−153 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg David Frost
6th 2014 Flag of England.svg Paul Wesselingh (2)207−9Playoff Flag of England.svg Barry Lane
5th 2013 Flag of England.svg Paul Wesselingh 202−145 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg David Frost
Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Martín
4th 2012 Flag of South Africa.svg David Frost (2)205−111 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Fowler
Flag of England.svg Barry Lane
3rd 2011 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman 204−121 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg David Frost
Mauritius Commercial Bank Open
2nd 2010 Flag of South Africa.svg David Frost 203−13Playoff Flag of England.svg Roger Chapman
1st 2009 Flag of England.svg Kevin Spurgeon 210−61 stroke Flag of England.svg Gordon J. Brand

Notes

  1. ↑ In 2022, the MCB Tour Championship was played over two events; in the Seychelles and Mauritius.
  2. ↑ In 2019, the MCB Tour Championship was played over three events; in Madagascar, the Seychelles and Mauritius.
  3. ↑ In 2018, the MCB Tour Championship was played over two events; in Mauritius and the Seychelles.
  4. ↑ Shortened to 48 holes due to weather.

References

  1. ↑ "Das Constance Belle Mare Plage eröffnet die European Senior Tour 2010" [The Constance Belle Mare Plage opens the European Senior Tour 2010]. Gateo (in German). 14 May 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Mouland hoping to ride the wave in Mauritius". European Tour. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Staysure Tour finding comfort at Constance Belle Mare Plage". Worldwide Golf. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Madagascar to host first pro event on Staysure Tour's 'Indian Ocean Swing'". Golf Business News. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Legends Tour confirms cancellation of MCB Tour Championship – Mauritius, due to adverse weather conditions". Legends Tour. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
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