Tournament information | |
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Location | Fasano, Italy |
Established | 2004 |
Course(s) | San Domenico Golf Club |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,954 yards (6,359 m) |
Tour(s) | European Senior Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | €300,000 |
Month played | October |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 200 James Kingston (2023) |
To par | −16 as above |
Current champion | |
James Kingston | |
Location Map | |
The Senior Italian Open is a men's professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and above which is part of the European Senior Tour schedule. It was played from 2004 to 2008 and then restarted in 2016. The tournament was originally played at GC Venezia, near Venice, but has since been played at GC Arzaga on Lake Garda and GC Udine, Fagagna.
Italy's most successful 20th century male golfer, Costantino Rocca, made his senior debut at the 2007 edition of his home senior open. [1]
Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (€) | Venue | |
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Sergio Melpignano Senior Italian Open | ||||||||
2023 | James Kingston (2) | 200 | −16 | 1 stroke | Peter Baker Adilson da Silva | 50,000 | San Domenico | |
Italian Senior Open | ||||||||
2022 | Ricardo González | 211 | −2 | 3 strokes | James Kingston | 45,000 | Argentario | |
Sergio Melpignano Senior Italian Open | ||||||||
2021 | James Kingston | 205 | −11 | 1 stroke | Joakim Haeggman | 44,820 | San Domenico | |
Senior Italian Open | ||||||||
2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
2019 | Barry Lane | 208 | −8 | Playoff | Marc Farry | 45,000 | Villaverde | |
2018 | Clark Dennis (2) | 203 | −13 | Playoff | Rafael Gómez | 45,000 | Udine | |
2017 | Clark Dennis | 137 [lower-alpha 1] | −7 | Playoff | Peter Fowler | 52,500 | Udine | |
2016 | Stephen Dodd | 204 | −9 | 1 stroke | Phillip Price | 52,500 | Udine | |
2009–2015: No tournament | ||||||||
Lake Garda Italian Seniors Open | ||||||||
2008 | Peter Mitchell | 203 | −13 | 1 stroke | Gordon J. Brand Ian Woosnam | 30,000 | Arzaga | |
Sharp Italian Seniors Open | ||||||||
2007 | Simon Owen | 208 | −8 | Playoff | Tony Allen John Benda Carl Mason | 30,000 | Venezia | |
2006 | Sam Torrance | 205 | −11 | 4 strokes | Eamonn Darcy | 26,250 | Venezia | |
Nokia 9300 Italian Seniors Open | ||||||||
2005 | Géry Watine | 205 | −11 | Playoff | Eamonn Darcy | 25,500 | Venezia | |
Bosch Italian Seniors Open | ||||||||
2004 | Terry Gale | 211 | −5 | 1 stroke | David J. Russell | 24,000 | Venezia |
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