The Russian Open Golf Championship (Senior) was a men's

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tournament on the

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. It was first held in 2008, as the Russian Seniors Open, at the Pestovo Golf and Yacht Club. In 2013, after a four-year gap, it moved to

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. It was played in 2013 and 2014 and then revived in 2018.

Winners

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Colin Montgomerie Colin Stuart Montgomerie, OBE (born 23 June 1963) is a Scottish professional golfer. He has won a record eight European Tour Order of Merit titles, including a streak of seven consecutively from 1993 to 1999. He has won 31 European Tour events ...

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Rick Gibson Rick Gibson (born 1951) is a Canadian sculptor and artist best known for his performance works. Early life and education Gibson was born in Montreal and studied Psychology at the University of Victoria, where between 1973 and 1974 he drew weekl ...

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Mike Harwood Michael Geoffrey Harwood (born 8 January 1959) is an Australian professional golfer. Harwood was born in Sydney. He turned professional in 1979 and has extensive experience on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the European Tour. His first Austra ...

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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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External links

Coverage on the European Senior Tour's official site
Former European Senior Tour events Golf tournaments in Russia Recurring sporting events established in 2008 2008 establishments in Russia