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EUROPRO TOUR
MAURITIUS OPEN
SIR BOBBY ROBSON CLASSIC
PGA EUROPRO TOUR - EUROPE'S DEVELOPMENTAL GOLF TOUR
Dates:
April to October.
TV Hours:
16 x 2 Hour Highlights plus 1 x 2 Hour Highlights of Tour Championship.
Format:
156 man fields playing strokeplay over 54 holes with the cut after two rounds and the top 50 and ties progressing to the final round. Part of the PGA European Tour golf pyramid, successful EuroTour players gain exemptions to Q School as well as the Challenge Tour. The Europro Tour is a real breeding ground for tomorrow’s champions, and the likes of Lee Westwood and David Howell both cut their golfing teeth on the PGAEPT.
Nations Represented:
UK, France, Portugal, Germany, Spain, Australia, South Africa, Italy.
Venues:
Major courses across the UK, France, Spain and Portugal.
Inaugural Year:
2001.
Previous Winners:
Order of Merit Winners: Graeme Clark, Kevin Harper, Mark Smith, Simon Lilly, Tom Whitehouse, Paul McKechnie.
Archive:
2001 to 2007, 172 Hours.
MAURITIUS OPEN GOLF
TV Hours:
1 x 2 Hour Highlights.
Format:
Played over three rounds at the beautiful Belle Mare Plage course, one of four on the island, the Mauritius Open attracts up to 70 top professionals from around the world. Played in a holiday atmosphere on the island paradise, the competition is nonetheless intense and the Matchroom Sport cameras are on hand to capture all the drama of this superb 54 hole event.
Nations Represented:
UK, France, Germany, Australia, South Africa, Mauritius, Portugal, Italy, Holland, Spain, USA.
Venue:
Belle Mare Plage, Mauritius.
Inaugural Year:
1994.
Previous
Winners:
Mike McLean (AUS) x 2, Marcello Santi (ITA), Phil Golding (UK), Gordon Sherry (UK), Roger Davis (AUS), Jonathan Lomas (UK), Sebastien Delagrange (FRA), Mark Mouland (UK), Miles Tunnicliff (UK) x 2, Van Philips (UK), Peter Baker (UK).
Archive:
2000 to 2007, 16 Hours.
SIR BOBBY ROBSON GOLF CLASSIC.
TV Hours:
1 x 2 Hour Highlights.
Format:
Sir Bobby Robson is one of the giants of English football. The former England manager who took the national team so close to World Cup glory in 1990, he also has a highly impressive CV as a club manager, finding success with teams such as Ipswich, Barcelona and Newcastle.
In 2004, Sir Bobby put his name to an ambitious one-day celebrity golf fest which attracted some of the top names in football. Due its overwhelming success, the Sir Bobby Robson Golf Classic returned in 2005 and has since become an annual event. Taking place at Villa Sol on the sunny Algarve, the event featured a host of big names from the world of football competing for prizes and glory. Last year, names such as Sir Alex Ferguson, Alan Hansen and Gary Lineker all took part making the Sir Bobby Robson Classic an instant hit with players and fans alike.
Venue:
Villa Sol, Algarve, Portugal.
Inaugural Year:
2004
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