The Azores Senior Open was a men's senior (over 50) professional
golf
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.
Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...
tournament on the
European Seniors Tour
The Legends Tour is the current branding of the European Senior Tour, a professional tour for male golfers aged 50 and over, run by the PGA European Tour. The tour was branded as the Staysure Tour for the 2018 and 2019 seasons after UK-based insur ...
, held at the Batalha Golf Course in
Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada (; ) is the largest municipality ('' concelho'') and economic capital of the Autonomous Region of the Azores in Portugal. It is located on São Miguel Island, the largest and most populous in the archipelago. As of 2021, it has 67, ...
on
São Miguel Island
São Miguel Island (; Portuguese for "Saint Michael"), nicknamed "The Green Island" (''Ilha Verde''), is the largest and most populous island in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The island covers and has around 140,000 inhabitants, wi ...
in the
Azores
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. It was held just once, in March 2008, and was won by
Stewart Ginn who finished two shots ahead of
Nick Job
Nicholas James Job (born 27 July 1949) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Senior Tour. He has won five times on the tour.
Professional career
Job turned professional in 1965 and qualified for the 1966 Open Championship a ...
.
The total prize fund was €325,000 with the winner receiving €48,750.
Winners
References
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External links
Coverage on the European Senior Tour's official site
Former European Senior Tour events
Golf tournaments in Portugal
Sport in the Azores