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FINAL STAGE OF THE INDIAN OCEAN SWING 13 - 15 DEC 2019 | CONSTANCE BELLE MARE PLAGE 1 CONTENTS WELCOME 5 The Mauritius Commercial Bank 7 The Staysure Tour 9 Constance Hotels, Resorts & Golf 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 2019 47 Past Order of Merit 48 First time eligible 49-57 Players Profiles 58 Special Prizes 59 Professional Prize Fund Mauritius 61 Our Sponsors 64 The Constance Golf Lemuria 66 Closing thoughts 3 WELCOME FROM THE Finding MCB GROUP peace of mind Pierre Guy Noël Chief Executive Dear members of the golfing family, Madagascar have to offer, be it their dear participants, it gives me great breathtaking landscapes, beaches pleasure to welcome you to this 2019 of dazzling beauty or unique flora edition of the MCB Tour Championship. and fauna. This year’s MCB Tour Championship will no doubt provide Last year, as part of our endeavours you with a unique experience which will to bring innovation to the Tour, we certainly incite you to visit our region introduced you to the Seychelles which more regularly. now forms an integral part of the Tour. This year, for this 11th edition of the My warmest thanks go to Constance tournament, we have managed to Hotels and Resorts, the Staysure Tour, spice it up further with the inclusion and all the local partners who have of a Madagascar leg. The MCB Tour spared no effort for making this year’s Championship now offers you the tournament a resounding success. unique possibility of discovering three I wish you all a fantastic MCB Tour A modern bank with a strong heritage different islands within this part of the Championship 2019! You invest invaluable time and effort into building your wealth so you deserve the Indian Ocean whilst enabling you to ultimate peace of mind: knowing that the fruits of your hard work are in good hands enhance your golfing experience. and maturing to perfection. Whether you desire portfolio management, investment opportunities or bespoke banking, you can trust us to propose solutions that will I am confident that you will enjoy exceed your expectations. discovering the many facets the Should you require more information, simply call us on (+230) 204 7300 islands of Mauritius, Seychelles and or send an email to [email protected] 5 privatebanking.mu WELCOME FROM THE Destinations STAYSURE TOUR Mark Aspland Head of the Staysure Tour 845 116 It is my pleasure to welcome you to This is the 11th year that Mauritius the ninth edition of the MCB Tour Commercial Bank have been a sponsor Championship and the second Indian of a Staysure Tour event, and we were Ocean Swing on the paradise islands of delighted to announce earlier this year Mauritius and Seychelles. a new tournament with MCB leading the way in golf in the Indian Ocean Last year was the inaugural staging of with the MCB Tour Championship – the two series MCB Tour Championship Madagascar. and it provided drama and excitement, as Clark Dennis claimed a record Our thanks go to Pierre-Guy Noel and equalling Staysure Tour victory in Raoul Gufflet and their team at MCB Mauritius before Roger Chapman for their unwavering support of the returned to the winner’s circle after his Staysure Tour. play-off success in Seychelles. We are also grateful to Jean-Jacques The race for the John Jacobs Trophy Vallet and his colleagues at Constance was won by Paul Broadhurst. It was Hotels & Resorts, who have played such the second time the Englishman had a key role in the growth and exciting topped the Order of Merit, two seasons future of the MCB Tour Championship. since his last, but it was thoroughly We hope you enjoy what is always a deserved during a year when he won special week on our schedule. his second Senior Major and finished A NETWORK OF WORLD CLASS GOLF VENUES inside the top three further times. Play. Stay. Live. europeantourdestinations.com 7 WELCOME FROM CONSTANCE HOTELS, RESORTS & GOLF Jean-Jacques Vallet Chief Executive Officer Welcome back to Mauritius! Once again switched so the legends of golf return Constance Hotels, Resorts & Golf are to the Legend course for the final event delighted to host you all at our properties of the year! Remember, of course, that and on the lush fairways and greens the week goes beyond the professionals. of our courses. Sit back and unwind, Together with the Constance Belle content in the knowledge that our team Mare Plage Amateur Trophy and are here to make your stay with us an Constance Hotels Pro-Am, the MCB Tour unforgettable one. Championship is a festival of golf. Last year, together with our long term We extend our thanks to the Staysure partners the Mauritius Commercial Bank Tour and the MCB Group for our and the Staysure Tour, we embarked rewarding and continuing partnership, on a bold project to extent the MCB and all the sponsors who make the Tour Championship. The tournament tournament such a tremendous success. was already the golfing highlight in the We also thank the golfers, professional Indian Ocean, with a decade of success and amateur, for their abiding support at Constance Belle Mare Plage. But we of this celebration of the sport. Lastly, to spread our wings, permitting a field our guests, we look forward to greeting including major championship winners you again and becoming reacquainted. such as Ian Woosnam and Tom Lehman Our courses are ready for golfing battle to enjoy both the annual test on the and we trust you will enjoy your time on Legends course in Mauritius, and then fly them. We are excited ahead of another north to the spectacular Constance Golf thrilling week on and off the course. The Lemuria on Praslin in the Seychelles. Constance family is here to make you The golfing world was introduced to feel at home and tend to your every some of the most breathtaking scenery need. Enjoy it! in the sport and now we are proud to be hosting a second edition of this unique concept. This year the venues have been constancehotels.com MAURITIUS • SEYCHELLES • MALDIVES • MADAGASCAR 9 Success Beyond Numbers MCB Group is the leading banking and 31st in Africa in terms of assets (Jeune Afrique Our local network of branches spans across Beyond, the Group’s foreign banking nancial institution in Mauritius and a major Top 200 Banks, The Africa Report, September the whole country, while one in two Mauritian subsidiaries in Madagascar, Maldives and player in sub-Saharan Africa. We were born on 2019) and 81st on the African continent in cardholders have an MCB-issued card. Our Seychelles and its overseas associates, i.e. 1st September 1838 and since day 1, we have terms of market capitalisation (African Business wealth of expertise also ensures a seamless Société Générale Moçambique and Banque staunchly supported the economy of Mauritius Top 250 Companies, May 2019). banking, nancial and advisory service with Française Commerciale Océan Indien (BFCOI) and the economic and social development of personal expert attention. Our seasoned - operating in Réunion Island, Mayotte and our country. We are currently ranked 1st in MCB Ltd., which is the main subsidiary of specialists select and tailor world-class Paris - provide clients with banking solutions East Africa, 19th in Africa and 613th among MCB Group - is the leading bank in Mauritius products and services available within that are adapted to local market realities, the Top 1000 Banks in terms of Tier 1 capital. and an increasingly prominent player in the MCB Group and beyond, to address the while capitalising on synergies within the The Group is investment grade-rated by region. It caters for the banking operations speci c needs of our broad range of Group itself. We further participate in key Moody’s and Fitch, and currently ranks carried out in and from Mauritius. customers. The ultimate bouquet, which includes cross-border syndication and risk-sharing wealth management and a concierge service, arrangements. Our International division is reserved to our Private Banking clients. offers customised solutions, including project nancing and trade facilitation. We tap into We have always been a staunch supporter a network of some 1,300 correspondent of businesses, irrespective of their size and banks worldwide, including more than 220 a reliable partner of the Mauritian economy. in Africa. Leveraging our extensive network We believe in the entrepreneurial acumen of access to global nance and state-of-the-art our people and are committed to support technology, we now aim to serve banks in our SMEs in order to boost our local economy. target region by offering world-class service at As the country’s leading corporate banking competitive prices. institution with over 43% market share, we deliver exible and innovative solutions fast and Our 181 years of existence speak volumes expertly. We offer an exclusive advantage by about our journey. Whilst being proud of taking all decisions locally. We have successfully our gures, as a true market leader, we are diversi ed beyond Mauritius and is the ideal unfazed by the challenge of making our gateway for customers who intend to go country and our world a better, greener and global.