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Event Format

The Farmfoods European Senior Masters offers amateurs the unique opportunity to play with, partner and watch, at close quarters, some of the finest Legends Tour golfing legends.

Professionals will record their own individual score as these two days will count towards the overall score for the Farmfoods European Senior Masters title.

 

Thursday 13th October 2022 – Farmfoods European Senior Masters Pro-Am

Midday - Shotgun start

The event will start with a Pro-Am on Thursday. Here 24 teams of 3 amateurs will partner a handpicked Legends Tour professional for 18 holes on the South Course. The format of the event will be best two nett stableford scores from the group counting as the team score.

Players will receive refreshments including breakfast during registration from 10am before teeing off in a shotgun start at 12.00 noon.

Following play all amateurs and professionals are invited to the Official Pro-Am dinner which will include a sumptuous three course dinner, entertainment and a prize giving presentation following the day’s play, held in the ballroom at La Manga Hotel.

 

Friday 14th and Saturday 15th October– Farmfoods European Senior Masters Alliance

Gates Open 8am (on both days)

First tee time - TBC likely to be 8am (on both days)

After the fun of the Pro-Am the competition gets fiercer for the Alliance element of the Farmfoods European Senior Masters.

Here an amateur partners a Legends Tour professional for 18 holes on Friday and 18 holes on Saturday around the South course at La Manga Club. They will also be accompanied by another professional-amateur pairing for the rounds. The pair will play better ball for the team prize but the professional will record their own individual score as these two days will count towards the over score for the Farmfoods European Senior Masters title.

Amateurs are again treated to breakfast on arrival and buffet lunch on both of the days they compete along with their professional and are also welcomed to the informal drinks reception on Saturday after play has concluded, where the Alliance team champions will be crowned before the amateurs leave the professionals to the final round shootout on Sunday.

 

 

Sunday 16th October 2022 – Final day’s play and trophy presentation 

Gates Open 07:30am

First tee time - TBC likely 08:30am

This is the final round of the Farmfoods European Senior Masters and will see all 64 professionals complete 18 holes on the Championship course teeing off in reverse score order, the tournament leaders due to tee off from the 1st tee between 8.30am - 12.00pm.

This final day’s play will be just professionals with the leading player crowned Farmfoods European Senior Masters champion around 4.30pm on the 18th green after play is concluded.

 

Car parking

Parking tickets and an official event brochure are included in the purchase of a daily spectator ticket, which are priced at 10 euros a day. You can book your spectator tickets in advance by contacting tkirk@championsukplc.com, the purchase of this will include your parking ticket and brochure. You can also purchase your spectator ticket ‘on the door’ when you arrive to the carpark, which will also include a parking ticket and brochure. The route to the carpark will be signposted from the entrance to La Manga Club.

 

To secure your team in the Farmfoods European Senior Masters Pro-Am or Alliance playing place please contact the Champions (UK) plc below