Benahavís Senior Masters
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De Benahavís Senior Masters is a golftournament of the European Seniors Tour
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The Senior Masters is held at La Quinta Golf & Country Club near Marbella
, Spain
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The first edition was in 2009. It ended in a play-off between Carl Mason
and Gordon J. Brand
. It was Mason's sixth victory in Spain since 1994. The next week Mason won the Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open
. That was his 23rd title on the Seniors Tour, equaling the record of Tommy Horton
. Mason broke that record when he won in Murcia in May 2011.
The second edition was won by Boonchu Ruangkit
with a margin of 7 strokes. The second position was shared by John Gould
and Carl Mason. It was Ruangkit's first win in Europe.
European Seniors Tour
The European Seniors Tour is a professional tour for male golfers aged 50 and over run by the PGA European Tour.The Tour was founded in 1992. In 2008 it had a total prize fund of €7,729,284, so it is much further behind the U.S.-based Champions Tour in relative prize money than the main European...
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The Senior Masters is held at La Quinta Golf & Country Club near Marbella
Marbella
Marbella is a town in Andalusia, Spain. It is situated on the Mediterranean Sea, in the province of Málaga, beneath the La Concha mountain. In 2000 the city had 98,823 inhabitants, in 2004, 116,234, in 2010 approximately 135,000....
, Spain
Spain
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The first edition was in 2009. It ended in a play-off between Carl Mason
Carl Mason
Stuart Carl Mason is an English professional golfer.Mason was born in Buxton, Derbyshire. He won several amateur tournaments, before turning professional and becoming something of a journeyman on the European Tour. After twenty years of trying he finally won on tour for the first time in 1994. His...
and Gordon J. Brand
Gordon J. Brand
Gordon John Brand is an English professional golfer.Brand turned professional in 1976 and enjoyed full playing privileges on the European Tour for 20 years. During his time on tour, he finished inside the top 30 on the Order of Merit seven times and inside the top-100 16 times...
. It was Mason's sixth victory in Spain since 1994. The next week Mason won the Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open
Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open
The Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open is the Swiss stop on men's professional golf's European Seniors Tour. It was founded in 1997 as the Credit Suisse Private Banking Seniors Open and assumed its present name two years later. It is played at Bad Ragaz Golf Club...
. That was his 23rd title on the Seniors Tour, equaling the record of Tommy Horton
Tommy Horton
Thomas Alfred Horton, MBE is an English professional golfer.Horton was born in St Helens, Merseyside. He played on the European Tour for many years with moderate success, winning four titles and finishing fifth on the Order of Merit in 1976 and tenth in both 1974 and 1978. He has been more...
. Mason broke that record when he won in Murcia in May 2011.
The second edition was won by Boonchu Ruangkit
Boonchu Ruangkit
Boonchu Ruangkit is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Champions Tour.As a young man, Boonchu tried for a career in kick boxing, but he gave it up after being knocked out cold in his third bout. He made his mark in golf when he won the 1985 Australian Amateur and he turned professional...
with a margin of 7 strokes. The second position was shared by John Gould
John Gould
John Gould was an English ornithologist and bird artist. The Gould League in Australia was named after him. His identification of the birds now nicknamed "Darwin's finches" played a role in the inception of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection...
and Carl Mason. It was Ruangkit's first win in Europe.