# European Senior Men's Championship

The European Senior Men's Championship is a European amateur golf championship for men over 50 (previously 55) organized by the European Golf Association.
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.

## 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

| Year | Venue, Location | Winner | Runner(s)-up | Third place |
| 2024 | Kikuoka Country Club, Luxembourg | Rodrigo Lacerda Soares, 213 | Joseph Lyons, 213 | Declan O'Neill, 213 |
| 2023 | Douglas Golf Club, Ireland | Edward McCormack, 207 | Alan Condren, 209 Jody Fanagen, 209 | — |
| 2022 | Pärnu Bay Golf Links, Estonia | James Crampton, 215 | Mattias Pernheden, 218 | Edward Richardson, 219 |
| 2021 | Golf de Morfontaine, France | Martin Birkholz, 210 | Karl Bornemann, 211 | Tord Nilsson, 211 |
| 2020 | Golf Club d'Hossegor, France | Jacobo Cestino, 216 | Pierre Carpentier, 217 | Rainer Gödeke, 218 |
| 2019 | Golf Patriziale Ascona, Switzerland | Mattias Pernheden, 203 | Edward Richardson, 205 | Thomas Nilsson, 207 |
| 2018 | Royal Bled GC, Slovenia | Martin Birkholz, 222 | Mattias Pernheden, 223 | Tony Jensen, 225 |
| 2017 | GC Schloss Schönborn, Austria | Markus Frank, 218 | Martin Birkholz, 220 | Thomas Nilsson, 220 |
| 2016 | Pula Golf, Spain | Adrian Morrow, 217 | Clive Jones, 218 | Karl Bornemann, 219 |
| 2015 | Pannonia G&CC, Hungary | Clive Jones, 217 | Tore Sviland, 223 | Stephen East, 223 |
| 2014 | R.C.G. Puerta de Hierro, Spain | Clive Jones, 221 | Christian Domin, 222 | Ulrich Schulte, 222 |
| 2013 | Estonian G&CC, Estonia | Lorenzo Sartori, 217 | Markus Frank, 219 | Hans Bäckkström, 220 |
| 2012 | Golf & Landclub Achensee, Austria | Adrian Morrow, 212 | Tomas Persson, 213 | Bart Nolte, 217 |
| 2011 | Golf & Landclub Achensee, Austria | Tomas Persson, 212 | Hans-Günter Reiter, 212 | Knut Skabo, 219 |
| 2010 | Golf & Landclub Achensee, Austria | Mats Andersson, 218 | Per Hildebrand, 218 | Ernie Ahsberg, 219 |
| 2009 | Porto Carras, Greece | Frederico Lang, 216 | Maurice Kelly, 217 | Georgios Vafeiadis, 218 |
| 2008 | Oceanico (Pinhal), Portugal | Adrian Morrow, 211 | Arthur Pierse, 214 | Maurice Kelly, 219 |
| 2007 | Vilamoura (Old Course), Portugal | Norman Swenson, 216 | Maurice Kelly, 219 | Miguel Preysler De La Riva, 221 |
| 2006 | Ribagolfe, Portugal | Miguel Preysler De La Riva, 145 | Francesco Ghirardi, 148 | Hugh Smyth, 150 |
| 2005 | Golf de Chantilly, France | Roy Smethurst, 218 | Hans-Günter Reiter, 219 | Alexis Godillot, 222 |
| 2004 | La Baule , France | David J. Smith, 213 | Roy Smethurst, 213 | Per Hildebrand, 218 |
| 2003 | Chantaco, France | David J. Smith, 216 | Luis Javier Trenor, 216 | Douglas Arnold, 216 |
| 2002 | La Manga Club, Spain | Andrew Morrison, 212 | David J. Smith, 221 | Veit Pagel, 223 |
| 2001 | Torremirona GC, Spain | Graham Steel, 216 | Luis Javier Trenor, 219 | Peter Cowley, 224 |
| 2000 | La Manga, Spain | Hans-Hubert Giesen, 217 | Alexis Godillot, 219 | Klaus-Rudiger Bez, 222 |
| 1999 | Ascona Golf Club, Switzerland | Hans-Jürgen Ecklebe, 216 | Alexis Godillot, 217 | Ernesto Brognieri, 221 |
| 1998 | Ascona Golf Club, Switzerland | David G. Lane, 213 | Juan Sanchez, 218 | Hans Jürgen Ecklebe, 221 |
| 1997 | Ascona Golf Club, Switzerland | Carlo Tadini, 147 | Klaus Boose, 149 | David G. Lane, 149 |
| 1996 | Royal Hague Golf Club, Netherlands | D. Frame, 228 | Franco Gigliarelli, 228 | Gordon Edwards, 228 |
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## 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.
| Year | Winner | Runner(s)-up | Third place |
| 2005 | England (298) G. Broster H. Moxon R. Smethurst | Ireland (304) M. F. Morris M. Kelly H. Mackeown Italy (304) F. Lang G. Vigna Suria P Vigliani | (No third place awarded - duplicate runners-up) |
| 2004 | Scotland (290) H. Brown D.J. Smith B. Grieve | England (291) D. Arnold D. Lane R. Smethurst | Ireland (296) M.F. Morris J. Murphy I. Stewart |
| 2003 | Scotland (293) A.D. Ferguson D.J. Smith G. Steel | Germany (294) H-J. Ecklebe H-H. Giesen V. Pagel | Italy (296) A. Croze V. Mandelli L. Vigliani |
| 2002 | England (285) A. Morrison R. Smethurst R. Turner | Germany (292) H-H. Giesen, V. Pagel U. Printzen | Scotland (302) A.D. Ferguson, B.R.N. Grieve D.J. Smith |
| 2001 | Ireland (298) P. Cowley D. Jackson H. McKinney | Spain (299) L. Mora Argemi J. Sanchez Herrero L.J. Trenor | England (302) B.N. Dick D. Lane R. Smethurst |
| 2000 | Germany (293) H-J. Ecklebe H-H. Giesen J. Harder | France (299) R. Fontagnères A. Godillot G. Roumeas | England (3039 G. Clay D. Lane A. Waterson |
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