The European Senior Men's Championship is a European
amateur
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golf
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championship for men over 50 (previously 55) organized by the
European Golf Association
The European Golf Association (EGA) is a non-profit organisation based in Epalinges, Switzerland, which was founded in 1937 in Luxembourg.
The EGA's main activity consists of coordinating and co-organizing European amateur golf championships. It ...
.
The inaugural event was held in 1996, with 25 editions have been contested so far. It is now played annually in conjunction with the
European Senior Ladies' Championship The European Senior Ladies' Championship is an annual European amateur golf championship for women over 50 (previously 55) organized by the European Golf Association.
The inaugural event was held in 1996, with 25 editions have been contested so fa ...
.
Format
The championship is open to players aged above 50 years old.
The format of this competition consists of three rounds of stroke play, with a cut after the second round out of which the lowest 54 men's scores can qualify for the final round.
Past results
Source:
Nations Cup
From 2000 to 2006, a Nations Cup was contested. This was discontinued when a separate
European Senior Men's Team Championship was introduced.
Source:
See also
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European Senior Ladies' Championship The European Senior Ladies' Championship is an annual European amateur golf championship for women over 50 (previously 55) organized by the European Golf Association.
The inaugural event was held in 1996, with 25 editions have been contested so fa ...
– corresponding
EGA event for women
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U.S. Senior Amateur
The U.S. Senior Amateur is a national tournament for amateur golf competitors at least 55 years of age. It is operated by the United States Golf Association (USGA).
The tournament starts with 36 holes of stroke play, with the top 64 competitors ad ...
– corresponding
USGA
The United States Golf Association (USGA) is the United States national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body of golf for the U.S. and Mexico. Together with The R&A, the USGA produces and interprets the rules ...
event
References
External links
European Golf Association: Full results
{{European Golf Association events
Amateur golf tournaments
Senior golf tournaments
Team golf tournaments
European Golf Association championships
Recurring sporting events established in 1996