The Wentworth Senior Masters was a men's professional

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tournament on the

European Seniors Tour The European Senior Tour, currently branded as the Legends Tour, is a professional golf tour for male golfers aged 50 and over, run by the PGA European Tour. The tour was titled as the Staysure Tour for the 2018 and 2019 seasons after UK-based i ...

from 1997 to 2007. The first tournament was won by multi-

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winner

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. It was staged at the

Wentworth Club Wentworth Club is a privately owned Golf course, golf club and country club in Virginia Water, Surrey, on the south western fringes of London, not far from Windsor Castle. The club was founded in 1922. Beijing-based Reignwood Group bought the c ...

beyond the western fringe of

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, which has the headquarters of the

PGA European Tour The European Tour, currently titled as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, and legally the PGA European Tour or the European Tour Group, is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European ...

European Seniors Tour Championship, as the Seniors Tour's fixed location tournament. It was played on the Edinburgh Course. The two

European Tour The European Tour, currently titled as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, and legally the PGA European Tour or the European Tour Group, is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European ...

tournaments at the club (the corporate-sponsored

PGA Championship The PGA Championship (often referred to as the US PGA Championship or USPGA outside the United States) is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers' Association of America. The PGA is one of the four men's major golf champi ...

and the World Match Play Championship) were played over the West Course. In 2007 the prize fund was £250,000.

Winners

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Eduardo Romero Eduardo Alejandro Romero (17 July 1954 – 13 February 2022) was an Argentine professional golfer. Nicknamed "El Gato" ("The Cat"), he won over 80 professional tournaments around the world, including eight on the European Tour and five on the Ch ...

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Horacio Carbonetti Horacio Carbonetti (born 17 November 1947) is an Argentine professional golfer. Early life and amateur career Carbonetti was born in Río Cuarto, Córdoba. He is the brother of golfer Luis Carbonetti. He won multiple amateur tournaments, mo ...

Sam Torrance Samuel Robert Torrance (born 24 August 1953) is a Scotland, Scottish professional golfer and sports commentator. He was one of the leading players on the European Tour from the mid-1970s to the late 1990s, with 21 Tour wins. Torrance was a membe ...

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Seiji Ebihara is a Japanese professional golfer. Ebihara was born in Abiko, Chiba, Japan. He won one tournament on the Japan Golf Tour and had career earnings of over ¥260 million. Ebihara joined the European Seniors Tour in 2000 and has won six tournam ...

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David Oakley David K. Oakley (April 27, 1945 – July 2, 2006) was an American professional golfer whose greatest success came on the European Seniors Tour. Early life Oakley was born in New York, but grew up in Panama City, Florida. He got started in gol ...

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Eddie Polland Edward Polland (born 10 June 1947) is a Northern Irish professional golfer. Early life Polland was born in Newcastle, County Down. Professional career In 1968, Polland turned professional. He won four times on the European Tour between 197 ...

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External links

Coverage on the European Seniors Tour's official site
Former European Senior Tour events Golf tournaments in England Sport in Surrey Recurring sporting events established in 1997 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2007 1997 establishments in England 2007 disestablishments in England