Get Ready for the Golf European Senior Tour finale at Constance Belle Mare Plage in Mauritius
Almasalla, ATP News- The finale to the European Senior Tour season, the MCB Tour Championship, will take place at the Legend course at Constance Belle Mare Plage in Mauritius, from December 8th and December 14th 2014. The Resort is offering a Junior Suite for AED 1800 on a half board basis per night or a Deluxe Suite for AED 2500 on a half board basis.
The three-year agreement between the European Senior Tour, the host venue and title sponsor Mauritius Commercial Bank will continue until 2017. The winner of the John Jacobs Trophy will now be confirmed in Mauritius for the next three seasons, taking the Senior Tour up to the end of its 26th campaign.
Wesselingh, signed off a dream 2013 campaign with an impressive five-stroke victory from David Frost and Miguel Angel Martin last December, claiming his fourth victory of the season to seal the John Jacobs Trophy as winner of the Senior Tour Order of Merit ahead of Denmark’s Steen Tinning.
It was the third time the Senior Tour Number One has been crowned in Mauritius, with Wesselingh following in the footsteps of Peter Fowler (2011) and Roger Chapman (2012), while his victory in the tournament meant he joined inaugural champion Tom Lehman and 2012 winner Frost as winners of the season-ending event.
Raoul Gufflet, Head – International at Mauritius Commercial Bank, said: “The MCB Group is very proud of its association with the European Senior Tour, and is honoured to have golf legends ending their season on the fairways of Constance Belle Mare Plage amidst the beautiful scenery of Mauritius”.
Jean-Jacques Vallet, CEO of Constance Hotels and Resorts, said: “We are very honoured and proud that the renewal of a three-year agreement has been signed once again with the European Senior Tour, and we look forward to welcoming the John Jacobs Trophy to Constance Belle Mare Plage each December through to 2017”. He added, “We are also thrilled that our main partner, The Mauritius Commercial Bank, is backing us in this commitment.
Throughout the years, we have seen this competition grow, with a high calibre of players including Tom Lehman, Colin Montgomerie, Sam Torrance, David Frost and some good suspense right up until the last day.
Our promise is not only to continue raising the level of the quality of Constance Hotels and Resorts’ golf courses and accommodation, but also to do our best to be the perfect Ambassador of golf and inevitably boost the country’s image as a premier golf destination."
Andy Stubbs, Managing Director of the European Senior Tour, said: “The idyllic island setting of Mauritius is the perfect place for the Senior Tour to bring our season to a close, and the hospitality shown to us by the Constance Group, Le Prince Maurice and Belle Mare Plage, has ensured the strongest possible fields over the past three years”. He added, “The Legend Course is a great examination for the leading Senior Tour players and has ensured that the contest for the John Jacobs Trophy comes to a fitting finale”.
