Acorn Jersey Open

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Jersey Legends
Tournament information
Location Saint Brelade, Jersey
Established1996
Course(s) La Moye Golf Club
Par72
Length6,577 yards (6,014 m)
Tour(s) European Senior Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund 300,000
Month playedJune
Tournament record score
Aggregate201 Gordon Brand Jnr (2010)
To par−15 as above
Current champion
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Green
Location Map
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La Moye GC
Location in the Channel Islands
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La Moye GC
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.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Jersey Legends
2023 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Green (2)207−91 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Greig Hutcheon
2022 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Green 206−10Playoff Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Lawrie
ICL Jersey Legends
2021 No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2017–2020: No tournament
Acorn Jersey Open
2016 Flag of Austria.svg Gordon Manson 206−10Playoff Flag of England.svg Gary Wolstenholme
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ian Woosnam
2015 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Fowler 209−71 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Forsbrand
2011–2014: No tournament
Matrix Jersey Classic
2010 Flag of Scotland.svg Gordon Brand Jnr 201−155 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Bobby Lincoln
Flag of England.svg Carl Mason
Jersey Seniors Classic
2009 Flag of Jamaica.svg Delroy Cambridge (2)207−9Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Clayton
2008 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Tony Johnstone 213−32 strokes Flag of England.svg Gordon J. Brand
Flag of Scotland.svg Ross Drummond
Flag of Paraguay.svg Ángel Franco
Flag of South Africa.svg Bertus Smit
2007 Flag of South Africa.svg Bobby Lincoln 205−112 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Bill Longmuir
Irvine Whitlock Seniors Classic
2006 Flag of Chile.svg Guillermo Encina 209−73 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Rex Caldwell
Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Owen
Flag of the United States.svg Alan Tapie
2005 Flag of Scotland.svg Sam Torrance 205−114 strokes Flag of England.svg David J. Russell
Irvine Whitlock Jersey Seniors Classic
2004 Flag of England.svg Jim Rhodes 205−113 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg John Chillas
2003 Flag of England.svg Malcolm Gregson 203−133 strokes Flag of England.svg Bob Cameron
Microlease Jersey Seniors Masters
2002 Flag of Jamaica.svg Delroy Cambridge 205−112 strokes Flag of England.svg Tommy Horton
Flag of England.svg Ian Mosey
2001 Flag of Japan.svg Seiji Ebihara 213−3Playoff Flag of Jamaica.svg Delroy Cambridge
Flag of England.svg Denis Durnian
Microlease Jersey Seniors Open
2000 Flag of England.svg Neil Coles 207−93 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Bruner
Jersey Seniors Open
1999 Ulster Banner.svg David Jones 208−82 strokes Ulster Banner.svg Paul Leonard
Flag of England.svg Jim Rhodes
1998 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Shearer 211−52 strokes Flag of England.svg Tony Jacklin
1997 Flag of England.svg Tommy Horton 204−126 strokes Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Craig Defoy
Hippo Jersey Seniors
1996 Flag of England.svg Maurice Bembridge 202−147 strokes Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Bernardini
Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Croce
Flag of Scotland.svg David Huish
Flag of South Africa.svg Vincent Tshabalala

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