MCB Tour Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Poste de Flacq, Mauritius |
| Established | 2009 |
| Course | Constance Belle Mare Plage |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,018 yards (5,503 m) |
| Tour | European Senior Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$750,000 |
| Month played | December |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 193 Thaworn Wiratchant (2017) 193 Clark Dennis (2018) |
| To par | −23 as above |
| Current champion | |
 Greg Owen | |
| Location map | |
  Constance Belle Mare Plage Location in Mauritius | |
The MCB Tour Championship is a men's senior (over 50) professional golf tournament on the European Senior Tour. It has been held every year, in December, since 2009.
History
The event was formed in 2009 and was called the Mauritius Commercial Bank Open, being was played at the start of the 2010 season.[1] In 2011, it became the final event of the season,[2] maintaining that place until 2018. It was played at the Constance Belle Mare Plage in Mauritius.
In 2018 the Tour Championship consisted of two tournaments. The MCB Tour Championship Mauritius was played at Constance Belle Mare Plage followed by the MCB Tour Championship Seychelles the following week, played at Constance Lemuria, Praslin Island, Seychelles.[3] The 2019 Tour Championship was extended to three tournaments with an extra tournament at International Golf Club Du Rova near Antananarivo, Madagascar. The event in Madagascar was followed by the events in Seychelles and Mauritius.[4]
Winners
| European Senior Tour (Tour Championship) | 2011– | |
| European Senior Tour (Regular) | 2009–2010 |
| # | Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCB Mauritius Legends | ||||||
| 15th | 2025 | Greg Owen |
198 | −18 | 1 stroke |  Darren Fichardt Jeev Milkha Singh
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| MCB Tour Championship | ||||||
| 14th | 2024 | Peter Baker (2) |
200 | −16 | Playoff | Simon Griffiths
|
| 13th | 2023 | Peter Baker |
201 | −15 | 1 stroke | .svg.png){kind=small} Peter Fowler Patrik Sjöland
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| 12th | 2022 (Dec)[a] | |||||
| MCB Tour Championship (Seychelles) | ||||||
| Joakim Haeggman |
199 | −11 | 4 strokes |  Adilson da Silva
| ||
| MCB Tour Championship (Mauritius) | ||||||
 Thomas Bjørn |
196 | −20 | 7 strokes | Simon P. Brown James Kingston
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| – | 2022 (Apr) |
Cancelled due to rain[5] | ||||
| – | 2021 | No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| – | 2020: No tournament | |||||
| 11th | 2019[b] | |||||
| MCB Tour Championship (Madagascar) | ||||||
| Barry Lane |
210 | −3 | 1 stroke |  Juan Quirós Jean-François Remésy
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| MCB Tour Championship (Seychelles) | ||||||
| Peter Fowler |
206 | −4 | 1 stroke | James Kingston
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| MCB Tour Championship (Mauritius) | ||||||
| Jarmo Sandelin |
204 | −12 | 3 strokes | James Kingston
| ||
| 10th | 2018[c] | |||||
| MCB Tour Championship (Mauritius) | ||||||
 Clark Dennis |
193 | −23 | 8 strokes | Magnus Persson Atlevi
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| MCB Tour Championship (Seychelles) | ||||||
| Roger Chapman |
175[d] | −6 | Playoff |  Phillip Price
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| MCB Tour Championship | ||||||
| 9th | 2017 |  Thaworn Wiratchant |
193 | −23 | 8 strokes |  Mark McNulty
|
| 8th | 2016 | Barry Lane |
202 | −14 | 1 stroke | Paul Broadhurst
|
| 7th | 2015 |  Colin Montgomerie |
201 | −15 | 3 strokes | David Frost
|
| 6th | 2014 | Paul Wesselingh (2) |
207 | −9 | Playoff | Barry Lane
|
| 5th | 2013 | Paul Wesselingh |
202 | −14 | 5 strokes | David Frost Miguel Ángel Martín
|
| 4th | 2012 | David Frost (2) |
205 | −11 | 1 stroke | Peter Fowler Barry Lane
|
| 3rd | 2011 | Tom Lehman |
204 | −12 | 1 stroke | David Frost
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| Mauritius Commercial Bank Open | ||||||
| 2nd | 2010 | David Frost |
203 | −13 | Playoff | Roger Chapman
|
| 1st | 2009 | Kevin Spurgeon |
210 | −6 | 1 stroke | Gordon J. Brand
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Notes
- ^ In 2022, the MCB Tour Championship was played over two events; in the Seychelles and Mauritius.
- ^ In 2019, the MCB Tour Championship was played over three events; in Madagascar, the Seychelles and Mauritius.
- ^ In 2018, the MCB Tour Championship was played over two events; in Mauritius and the Seychelles.
- ^ Shortened to 48 holes due to weather.
References
- ^ "Das Constance Belle Mare Plage eröffnet die European Senior Tour 2010" [The Constance Belle Mare Plage opens the European Senior Tour 2010]. Gateo (in German). 14 May 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ "Mouland hoping to ride the wave in Mauritius". European Tour. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ "Staysure Tour finding comfort at Constance Belle Mare Plage". Worldwide Golf. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ "Madagascar to host first pro event on Staysure Tour's 'Indian Ocean Swing'". Golf Business News. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ "Legends Tour confirms cancellation of MCB Tour Championship – Mauritius, due to adverse weather conditions". Legends Tour. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.