The Paris Legends Championship is a men's senior (over 50) professional

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tournament on the

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. It was held for the first time in September 2016 at Le Golf National,

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. The winner was Magnus Persson Atlevi who won the first prize of

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52,500 out of total prize-money of €350,000.

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won the 2017 event, two strokes ahead of John Daly. In 2018 the event moved to Racing Club de France La Boulie and was won by

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, with total prize money of €300,000.

Winners

In 2019 Shacklady won after making a par 5 at the first extra hole.

External links

Coverage on the European Senior Tour's official site
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