The English Seniors Open was a

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tournament. It was first played in 2003 and each of the first three stagings were won by Carl Mason. In 2007 the prize fund was £150,000 and the host course was

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. After a five-year break, the tournament returned in 2013 and 2014 at Rockliffe Hall in County Durham, with a £200,000 purse and a £30,000 first prize.

Winners

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César Monasterio César Omar Monasterio (born 28 November 1963) is an Argentine professional golfer. Monasterio was born in Tucumán. He turned professional in 1990. Since 2003 Monasterio has played extensively in Europe on the European Tour and its developmen ...

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Barry Lane Barry Douglas Lane (21 June 1960 – 31 December 2022) was an English professional golfer. He won five official European Tour events between 1988 and 2004. He played in the 1993 Ryder Cup and won the inaugural Andersen Consulting World Champio ...

Andrew Oldcorn Andrew Oldcorn (born 31 March 1960) is a Scottish professional golfer. Oldcorn was born in Bolton, Lancashire, England. He was raised in Edinburgh, and represents Scotland. He represented England as an amateur and won the English Amateur in 198 ...

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Stewart Ginn Stewart Ginn (born 2 June 1949) is an Australian professional golfer. Early life Ginn was born in Melbourne. He grew up behind the twelfth green of the Royal Melbourne Golf Club. Early in his life "he used to caddy at Royal Melbourne." He t ...

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John Chillas , - ! colspan=8, Merseyside English Seniors Open , - , 2003 , , Carl Mason , , , ,

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External links

Coverage on the European Senior Tour's official site
Former European Senior Tour events Golf tournaments in England Recurring sporting events established in 2003 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2014 2003 establishments in England 2014 disestablishments in England Defunct sports competitions in England