The Wales Seniors Open was a

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tournament on the European Senior Tour from 2001 to 2016. The prize fund was £250,000 in 2016.

Tournament hosts

*2001–05 Royal St David's Golf Club, Harlech *2006 Vale Hotel, Golf & Spa Resort,

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*2007–08, 2012 Conwy Golf Club,

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*2009–10, 2013 Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, Porthcawl *2015–16 Celtic Manor Resort,

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Winners

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Philip Golding Philip Keith Golding (born 25 July 1962) is an English professional golfer. Career Golding was born in Luton, Bedfordshire. He was a promising cricketer who played for Middlesex Colts before he took up golf at the age of 17. He turned professio ...

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Carl Mason Stuart Carl Mason (born 25 June 1953) is an English professional golfer. Mason was born in Buxton, Derbyshire. He won several amateur tournaments before turning professional and becoming something of a journeyman on the European Tour. After twe ...

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Juan Quirós Juan Quirós Segura (born 25 February 1956) is a Spanish professional golfer. Quirós was born in La Linea, Andalusia. He played on the European Tour most seasons from 1983 to 2000, making the top one hundred on the Order of Merit three times. H ...

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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 in 2000 and has won six tournam ...

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External links

Coverage on the European Senior Tour's official site
Golf tournaments in Wales Former European Senior Tour events Recurring sporting events established in 2001 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2016