The Madeira Islands Open was a men's professional golf tournament on the European Tour played from 1993 to 2015 on Madeira, an autonomous region of Portugal.
History The tournament had one of the smallest prize funds on the tour (€600,000 in 2015), and few of the tour's top players took part. From 2002 to 2005, and again from 2011 to 2015, it was a dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour. It was played opposite the Volvo World Match Play Championship in 2011 and 2013. In 2015, it was played opposite the Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play after the rescheduling caused by severe weather postponed the event four months.
It was hosted at Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra (1993–2008, 2012–15) and at Porto Santo Golfe (2009–11). For its last five years of existence, it was one of two European Tour events annually staged in Portugal, the other being the Portugal Masters. The 2015 event was rescheduled from March to August due to weather.
Winners YearTour(s)WinnerScoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upMadeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI 2015 CHA, EUR Roope Kakko 264 −24 3 strokes Scott Henry 2014 CHA, EUR Daniel Brooks 135 −9 Playoff Scott Henry 2013 CHA, EUR Peter Uihlein 273 −15 2 strokes Morten Ørum Madsen Mark TulloMadeira Islands Open - Portugal 2012 CHA, EUR Ricardo Santos 266 −22 4 strokes Magnus A. CarlssonMadeira Islands Open 2011 CHA, EUR Michael Hoey 278 −10 2 strokes Jamie Elson Chris GaneMadeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal 2010 EUR James Morrison 268 −20 1 stroke Oliver Fisher 2009 EUR Estanislao Goya 278 −6 1 stroke Callum Macaulay 2008 EUR Alastair Forsyth 273 −15 Playoff Hennie OttoMadeira Islands Open BPI 2007 EUR Daniel Vancsik 270 −18 7 strokes David Frost Santiago LunaMadeira Island Open Caixa Geral de Depositos 2006 EUR Jean van de Velde 273 −15 1 stroke Lee Slattery 2005 CHA, EUR Robert-Jan Derksen 275 −13 2 strokes Andrew McLardy Gary OrrMadeira Island Open 2004 CHA, EUR Chris Hanell 284 −4 1 stroke Steven Jeppesen Brad Kennedy Rob Rashell 2003 CHA, EUR Bradley Dredge 272 −16 8 strokes Fredrik Andersson Brian Davis Andrew Marshall 2002 CHA, EUR Diego Borrego 281 −7 1 stroke Ivó Giner Maarten Lafeber 2001 EUR Des Smyth 270 −18 2 strokes John Bickerton 2000 EUR Niclas Fasth 279 −9 2 strokes Mark Davis Ross Drummond Richard S. Johnson 1999 EUR Pedro Linhart 276 −12 1 stroke Mark James 1998 EUR Mats Lanner (2) 277 −11 1 stroke Stephen Scahill 1997 EUR Peter Mitchell 204 −12 1 stroke Freddie Jacobson 1996 EUR Jarmo Sandelin 279 −9 1 stroke Paul Affleck 1995 EUR Santiago Luna 272 −16 4 strokes Christian Cévaër 1994 EUR Mats Lanner 206 −10 2 strokes Howard Clark Mathias Grönberg Peter Hedblom 1993 EUR Mark James 281 −7 3 strokes Gordon J. Brand Paul Broadhurst
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References
External links Coverage on the European Tour's official site Coverage on the European Tour's official site, 2015 Relevant Portuguese Golf Travel website