Tournament information | |
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Location | Lowlands, Trinidad and Tobago |
Established | 2002 |
Course(s) | Tobago Plantations Beach & Golf Resort |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,776 yards (6,196 m) |
Tour(s) | European Senior Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | US$250,000 |
Month played | March |
Final year | 2005 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 203 Terry Gale (2003) |
To par | −13 as above |
Final champion | |
Luis Carbonetti | |
Location Map | |
Location in Trinidad and Tobago |
The Tobago Plantations Seniors Classic was a senior (over 50s) men's professional golf tournament played on the Caribbean island of Tobago, part of Trinidad and Tobago. It was an early season event on the European Seniors Tour, played annually from 2002 to 2005. It was hosted by the Tobago Plantations Golf Club, Lowlands, Tobago. The 2005 event had prize money of US$250,000 with the winner receiving $37,500.
Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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2005 | Luis Carbonetti | 208 | −8 | 2 strokes | Horacio Carbonetti Bill Longmuir |
2004 | Carl Mason | 207 | −9 | 3 strokes | David Good |
2003 | Terry Gale | 203 | −13 | 3 strokes | John Chillas |
2002 | Steve Stull | 205 | −11 | 3 strokes | John Chillas Barry Vivian |
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