Africa-Press – Mauritius. The tournament heads back to the Legends Course at Constance Belle Mare Plage for its 10th anniversary edition. Nearly two and a half years after Sweden’s Jarmo Sandelin carded a brilliant 7-under-par 65 to turn a four shot pre-final round deficit into a three shot victory the Legends Tour is heading back to it home-from-home in Mauritius.
This week the circuit – previously the European Senior Tour – will return to the resort for a 12 time, but the tournament is celebrating its 10th edition.
The traditional season-ender amid the lush vegetation, volcanic rock and blue waters of the Indian island paradise will witness not only the 54 hole MCB Tour Championship, but also the awarding of the John Jacobs Trophy to the winner of the Order of Merit.
Stephen Dodd leads that race following his triumph in the British Senior Open at Sunningdale. He’ll be pursued to the line by Thomas Levet, Markus Brier and James Kingston. The primary track at Constance Belle Mare Plage, it is not a long course, but one that demands accuracy.
Designed by South African Hugh Baiocchi, it’s far from narrow, but errant shots are heavily penalised in dense woodland, volcanic rock, mangroves and/or the many water hazards.
Winners here have tended to be high quality: PGA Tour stars David Frost (twice) and Tom Lehman, plus the Ryder Cuppers Colin Montgomerie, Barry Lane and Sandelin.
That Asian Tour legend Thaworn Wiratchant won on debut by eight shots was no great surprise: the two key factors (grainy greens and need for accuracy) were made for him.
A four-time winner on the circuit, the Welshman landed the last of those victories in last summer’s British Senior Open at Sunningdale. It vaulted him on to the Champions Tour but, a reluctant traveller, he’s struggled there with no top 20 in eight starts. He’s encountered problems on this course, too, with just one top 25 (15th) in four tries.
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