The Acorn Jersey Open was a men's senior (over 50) professional

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tournament on the

European Senior 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 insu ...

. 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 Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label= Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west France. It is the l ...

. It indirectly replaced the Jersey Open, an event on the main

European Tour The European Tour (currently known as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons), legally the PGA European Tour is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European Senior Tour (for players aged fi ...

which was staged at the same venue from 1978 to 1995.

Winners

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victory!!Runner(s)-up , - ! colspan=7, Jersey Legends , - ,

2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretariat; The global monkeypo ...

, , Richard Green , , align=center, 206 , , align=center, −10 , , Playoff , ,

Paul Lawrie Paul Stewart Lawrie (born 1 January 1969) is a Scottish professional golfer who is best known for winning The Open Championship in 1999. He was a vice-captain for the European Ryder Cup team in 2016. Early career Lawrie was born in Aberdeen a ...

, - ! colspan=7, ICL Jersey Legends , - ,

2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October 2021 coup in Sudan; Crowd shortly after t ...

, , colspan=5 align=center, ''No tournament due to the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identi ...

'' , - , colspan=7 align=center, ''2017–2020: No tournament'' , - ! colspan=7, Acorn Jersey Open , - ,

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses duri ...

, , Gordon Manson , , align=center, 206 , , align=center, −10 , , Playoff , ,

Gary Wolstenholme Gary P. Wolstenholme MBE (born 21 August 1960) is an English professional golfer, known for his long amateur career, who now plays on the European Senior Tour. Wolstenholme was born in Egham, Surrey. His father was Guy Wolstenholme a professi ...

Ian Woosnam Ian Harold Woosnam (born 2 March 1958) is a Welsh professional golfer. Nicknamed 'Woosie', Woosnam was one of the "Big Five" generation of European golfers, all born within 12 months of one another, all of whom have won majors, and made Europe ...

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Peter Fowler Peter Randall Fowler (born 9 June 1959) is an Australian golfer who plays on the PGA Tour of Australasia and European Senior Tour. Career Fowler was born in Hornsby, New South Wales. He turned professional in 1977 and won the Australian Open ...

, , align=center, 209 , , align=center, −7 , , 1 stroke , , Anders Forsbrand , - , colspan=7 align=center, ''2011–2014: No tournament'' , - ! colspan=7, Matrix Jersey Classic , - , 2010 , , Gordon Brand Jnr , , align=center, 201 , , align=center, −15 , , 5 strokes , ,

Bobby Lincoln Robert James "Bobby" Lincoln (born 8 September 1953) is a South African professional golfer who was a regular winner on the Southern African Tour from 1985 to 2000, and now plays on the European Seniors Tour. Lincoln played on the European Tou ...

Carl Mason , - ! colspan=7, Jersey Seniors Classic , - , 2009 , , Delroy Cambridge (2) , , align=center, 207 , , align=center, −9 , , Playoff , , Mike Clayton , - ,

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

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Tony Johnstone Anthony Alastair Johnstone (born 2 May 1956) is a Zimbabwean professional golfer. Early life Johnstone was born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia. He attended Christian Brothers College. Professional career In 1979, Johnstone turned professional and h ...

, , align=center, 213 , , align=center, −3 , , 2 strokes , , Gordon J. Brand

Ross Drummond Ross Drummond (born 29 November 1956) is a Scottish professional golfer from Paisley whose most successful year on the PGA European Tour was chronicled by ''The Guardian's'' golf correspondent, Lawrence Donegan, in the book ''Four Iron in t ...

Ángel Franco
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, , align=center, 205 , , align=center, −11 , , 2 strokes , , Bill Longmuir , - ! colspan=7, Irvine Whitlock Seniors Classic , - , 2006 , , Guillermo Encina , , align=center, 209 , , align=center, −7 , , 3 strokes , ,

Rex Caldwell Rex Allen Caldwell (born May 5, 1950) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour. Caldwell was born in Everett, Washington. He attended San Fernando Valley State College. He turned profes ...

Simon Owen Simon Owen (born 10 December 1950) is a professional golfer from New Zealand. Early life Owen was born in Wanganui. Professional career He turned professional in 1971 and has won several tournaments in Australasia. He played on the Europe ...

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Sam Torrance Samuel Robert Torrance (born 24 August 1953) is a Scottish professional golfer and sports commentator. He was one of the leading players on the European Tour from the mid-1970s to the late 1990s, with 21 Tour wins. Torrance was a member of Eur ...

, , align=center, 205 , , align=center, −11 , , 4 strokes , ,

David J. Russell David Russell may refer to: Sports people * Dave Russell (footballer) (1914–2000), Scottish footballer * David A. Russell (golfer) (born 1957), English professional golfer * David J. Russell (golfer) (born 1954), English professional golfer * ...

, - ! colspan=7, Irvine Whitlock Jersey Seniors Classic , - , 2004 , ,

Jim Rhodes James Allen Rhodes (September 13, 1909 – March 4, 2001) was an American Republican politician who served as Governor of Ohio from 1963 to 1971 and again from 1975 to 1983. , Rhodes was one of only seven U.S. governors to serve four four-yea ...

, , align=center, 205 , , align=center, −11 , , 3 strokes , , John Chillas , - , 2003 , , Malcolm Gregson , , align=center, 203 , , align=center, −13 , , 3 strokes , , Bob Cameron , - ! colspan=7, Microlease Jersey Seniors Masters , - , 2002 , , Delroy Cambridge , , align=center, 205 , , align=center, −11 , , 2 strokes , ,

Tommy Horton Thomas Alfred Horton, (16 June 1941 – 7 December 2017) was an English professional golfer. He finished in the top ten of the Open Championship four times, won a number of important tournaments both before and after the founding of the Europ ...

Ian Mosey , - , 2001 , ,

Seiji Ebihara is a Japanese professional golfer. Ebihara was born in Abiko, Chiba, Japan. He won one tournament on the Japan Golf Tour and had career earnings of over ¥260 million. Ebihara joined the European Seniors Tour The Legends Tour is the curre ...

, , align=center, 213 , , align=center, −3 , , Playoff , , Delroy Cambridge

Denis Durnian Denis Durnian (born 30 June 1950) is an English professional golfer. Durnian was born in Wigan, Greater Manchester. He turned professional in 1969 and played on the European Tour from the early 1970s to the early 1990s. He never won a Europea ...

, - ! colspan=7, Microlease Jersey Seniors Open , - ,

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from S ...

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Neil Coles Neil Chapman Coles, MBE (born 26 September 1934) is an English professional golfer. Coles had a successful career in European golf, winning 29 important tournaments between 1956 and 1982. After reaching 50, he won a further 14 important Seniors ...

, , align=center, 207 , , align=center, −9 , , 3 strokes , ,

Jerry Bruner Jeremiah "Jerry" Bruner (born April 1, 1947) is an American professional golfer who won three times on the European Seniors Tour The Legends Tour is the current branding of the European Senior Tour, a professional tour for male golfers aged 5 ...

, - ! colspan=7, Jersey Seniors Open , - ,

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ...

, , David Jones , , align=center, 208 , , align=center, −8 , , 2 strokes , , Paul Leonard

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1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

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Bob Shearer Robert A. Shearer (25 May 1948 – 9 January 2022) was an Australian professional golfer and golf course architect. Early life and amateur career Shearer was born in Melbourne, Victoria. He won the 1969 Australian Amateur, having been a joint ...

, , align=center, 211 , , align=center, −5 , , 2 strokes , ,

Tony Jacklin Anthony Jacklin CBE (born 7 July 1944) is a retired English golfer. He was the most successful British player of his generation, winning two major championships, the 1969 Open Championship and the 1970 U.S. Open. He was also Ryder Cup captai ...

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1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...

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, , align=center, 204 , , align=center, −12 , , 6 strokes , , Craig Defoy , - ! colspan=7, Hippo Jersey Seniors , - , 1996 , ,

Maurice Bembridge Maurice Bembridge (born 21 February 1945) is an English golfer. He won the 1969 News of the World Match Play, the 1971 Dunlop Masters and won six times on the European Tour from its formation in 1972. He also won tournaments around the world, ...

, , align=center, 202 , , align=center, −14 , , 7 strokes , ,

Roberto Bernardini Roberto Bernardini (born 21 January 1944) is an Italian professional golfer. He represented Italy 9 times in the World Cup between 1966 and 1975. Most of his success came in continental Europe as he won a number of tournaments in his native Ita ...

Alberto Croce Alberto Croce (born 5 May 1944) is an Italian professional golfer who won twice on the European Seniors Tour. Professional wins (8) Other wins (6) *1972 Walworth Aloyco Tournament, Rome Aloyco Tournament *1976 Memorial Olivier Barras *1978 Italia ...

David Huish David Huish (born 23 April 1944) is a Scottish professional golfer, perhaps best known for being the halfway leader of The Open Championship in 1975. Personal life Huish (pronounced "hush") was born in North Berwick, Scotland. He married his se ...

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External links

Coverage on the European Senior Tour's official siteLa Moye Golf Club
Former European Senior Tour events Golf tournaments in Jersey Recurring sporting events established in 1996 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2016