3 - 9 DEC 2018 | CONSTANCE BELLE MARE PLAGE 1 CONTENTS WELCOME 5 The Mauritius Commercial Bank 7 The Staysure Tour The world’s first airline to fly 9 Constance Hotels, Resorts & Golf the A350 XWB and the A330neo OF INTEREST 10-11 Presentation of the MCB, Title Sponsor 12-13 True by Nature, Constance Belle Mare Plage 14-15 Facts and Formats Mauritius 17 Defending Champion 18-19 Sponsors Acknowledgements 21 Golf Executives 22 Caddy Master & Greenkeeping Teams 23 Constance Golf Academy 24-25 Senior Moment 26-29 Players to Watch 30 Practice Facilities and Programme of the Event 32 The Constance Golf Legend Overview 33 Golf Talk with Sebastien Pilot 34-39 Hole-by-hole Guide 41 Your programme 42-43 Players Facilities 44 Tournament Officials 46 Order of Merit 2018 47 Past Order of Merit 48 First time eligible 49-57 Players Profiles 58 Special Prizes 59 Professional Prize Fund Mauritius 61 Our Sponsors 62-63 Seychelles Escape 64 Facts and Formats Seychelles 65 Professional Prize Fund Seychelles 67 Constance Golf Lemuria Made in Mauritius airmauritius.com 70 Closing thoughts 3 WELCOME FROM THE Finding MCB GROUP peace of mind Pierre Guy Noël Chief Executive Dear members of the golfing family, Mauritius and the Seychelles both dear participants, this year’s MCB boast breathtaking landscapes, Tour Championship, the tenth of beaches of immaculate beauty and its kind, already has a particular fabulous golf courses that aim to flavour. As you already know, the bring your golfing experience to a new competition has been redesigned to dimension. I am convinced that the accommodate, for the first time ever, new MCB Tour Championship formula an exciting phase in the Seychelles. will provide yet another boost to your On top of the Mauritius challenge, determination in honing your skills the inclusion of the Seychelles in the to the best of your ability on the golf competition has been specially crafted course. to enhance your golfing experience My warmest thanks go to Constance and further consolidate the MCB Hotels and Resorts, the Staysure Tour Tour Championship’s reputation as a and all the partners who have teamed tournament of choice in this part of up to make this year’s tournament the world. A modern bank with a strong heritage happen. We are delighted to bring you a You invest invaluable time and effort into building your wealth so you deserve the Wish you a fabulous MCB Tour redesigned version of this competition, ultimate peace of mind: knowing that the fruits of your hard work are in good hands Championship 2018! and maturing to perfection. Whether you desire portfolio management, investment which is also the last fixture of the opportunities or bespoke banking, you can trust us to propose solutions that will schedule of the Staysure Tour, so that exceed your expectations. you may feel even more attracted and Should you require more information, simply call us on (+230) 204 7300 encouraged to visit this part of the or send an email to [email protected] world more regularly. 5 privatebanking.mu WELCOME FROM THE STAYSURE TOUR Play. Stay. Live. At one of our World Class Venues 21 28 3 Countries World class golf venues Continents David MacLaren Head of the Staysure Tour It is my pleasure to welcome you to We were delighted to announce earlier the eighth edition of the MCB Tour this year a new three-year agreement Championship on the paradise island with Mauritius Commercial Bank that of Mauritius. will see this tournament run through to 2020, and also incorporate a new This wonderful island has provided so event in the Seychelles which will take much drama and excitement over the place next week. years, none more-so than in 2017 when we saw Thaworn Wiratchant produce Our thanks go to Pierre-Guy Noel and the best performance ever seen on the Raoul Guffl et and their team at MCB Staysure Tour as he fi nished a record for their unwavering support of the 23 under par, including a fi nal round of Staysure Tour as we approach the 62, ten under par – a new course record tenth year of our partnership. on the Constance Golf Legend. We are also grateful to Jean-Jacques The race for the John Jacobs Trophy Vallet and his colleagues at Constance went down to the wire as Clark Dennis Hotels & Resorts, who have played such fi nished on top of the Staysure Tour a key role in the growth and exciting Order of Merit in his rookie year, just future of the MCB Tour Championship. ahead of Chris Williams and Peter We hope you enjoy what is always a Fowler. special week on our schedule. European Tour Destinations are proud to have hosted 5 events for the 2018 www.europeantour.com/destinations 7 WELCOME FROM CONSTANCE HOTELS, RESORTS & GOLF Jean-Jacques Vallet Chief Executive Officer Welcome back to Mauritius! Once official venue for both legs of the Indian again, Constance Hotels, Resorts & Ocean Swing, and hope the players will Golf are delighted to host you at our enjoy our fantastic golf courses. properties and on our greens. Lay back Beyond the professional tournament, and relax, safe in the knowledge that this week is a celebration of golf, our teams are here to make your stay with the Air Mauritius Trophy, the with us an unforgettable one. Constance Pro-Am and the MCB Tour 2018 marks the 10th year we have Championship. We would like to extend collaborated with the Mauritius our thanks to the Staysure Tour and the Commercial Bank and the Staysure MCB Group, for this fruitful, ongoing Tour to host what has become the most partnership, and all the sponsors who exciting golf event in the Indian Ocean make this week such a great success. region. This new edition of the MCB Tour We also thank the golfers – both Championship is full of promise; and we professional and amateur – for their look forward to watching passionate continued support at this festival of amateurs and golf legends, such as golf. Finally, to all our guests, we look Tom Lehman and Ian Woosnam, in forward to greeting you again and action on our greens. becoming reacquainted. As usual, the golf pros will battle it out Our courses are looking immaculate on the Constance Golf Legend, here in and we trust you will enjoy your time Mauritius, before moving, for the very on them. It is going to be an exciting first time, on to the stunning Constance week – both on and off the course! The Golf Lemuria in Praslin, Seychelles. We Constance family is here to make you are very excited to put Seychelles on feel at home and tend to your every the world golfing map, as we did for need. Mauritius when we opened the Legend Enjoy it! course in 1994. We are proud to be the constancehotels.com MAURITIUS • SEYCHELLES • MALDIVES • MADAGASCAR • PEMBA, ZANZIBAR 9 180 years young and resolutely modern… MCB Group is the leading banking and Moody’s and Fitch, and currently ranks 33rd out in and from Mauritius. 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