www.mcbtourchampionship.com 9 -15 DEC 2013 DAVID FROST COLIN MONTGOMERIE PAUL WESSELINGH EXPERTISE, CONTENTS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, WELCOME LETTERS ART OF TRANSCENDENCE 5 The Mauritius Commercial Bank 7 The European Senior Tour 9 Constance Hotels and Resorts OF INTEREST 10 - 11 Presentation of the MCB, Title Sponsor 12 - 13 Colin Montgomerie - Ryder Cup Legend 15 Facts and Format 17 Defending Champion 18 - 19 Sponsors’s Acknowledgements 21 Golf Committee & Executives 22 Caddy Master & Greenkeeping Teams 23 Golf Academy 24 - 25 Senior Moment 2013 26 Pratice Facilities and Program of the Event 27 - 30 Players to Watch 32 - 33 The Legend Course Overview 34 - 39 Hole-by-hole Guide 41 Your Program 42 - 43 Players Facilities 45 Constance Tsarabanjina Madagascar 46 - 47 List of Senior Professionals 49 Steen Tinning - Man of iron 50 Tournament Officials 52 - 53 Order of Merit 54 - 63 Players Profiles 64 Special Prizes 67 Professional Prize Fund Printers Since 1941 70 Closing thoughts IMPRIMERIE & PAPETERIE COMMERCIALE - 125, Ménagerie Road - Cassis - Mauritius - Tel : (230) 212 4190 - Fax : (230) 208 3523 3 175 th ANNIVERSARY Welcome from THE MAURITIUS COMMERCIAL BANK Welcome to Mauritius and to the Constance Belle Mare Plage for the MCB Tour Championship, the pinnacle of the current European Senior Tour season, and by far the most prestigious golf tournament in the Indian Ocean region. The 2013 edition coincides with the 175th anniversary of the Mauritius Commercial Bank. Passion, dedication and innovation have driven our Everyday, we will help make success since 1838. It is this very same spirit that something happen has got us involved in golf over the past fi ve years. We are honoured to have taken golf to a whole new level in this part of the world. Each December, we take great pride in welcoming some of the sport’s greatest names to a tournament that has built a name for itself on the global circuit for its warmth and excitement. This excellent reputation has given a whole new dimension to Mauritius as a premier golf destination. Our history is intrinsically intertwined with the country’s. As the leading banking and fi nancial services provider, we are pleased to showcase Mauritius as the ideal destination for luxury living and innovative investments through MCB Private Banking, a bespoke service inspired by your lifestyle. I would like to thank all our partners who have made the MCB Tour Championship possible and to wish everyone a very successful event. We trust you will relish the challenge and leave Mauritius with lasting memories. Good luck and happy golfi ng! Pierre Guy Noël Chief Executive Group forward, together mcbgroup.com 4 5 Welcome from THE EUROPEAN SENIOR TOUR Welcome to the 2013 MCB Tour Championship, the finale to the European Senior Tour season, which is being played here at Constance Belle * Mare Plage for a third consecutive year. It has been another hugely entertaining campaign so far, which has once again taken us around the world, culminating on the sunshine island of Mauritius where we will crown a new winner of the John Jacobs Trophy. Last year double Senior Major Champion Roger Chapman was recognised as the Senior Tour’s Number One, while David Frost triumphed in the tournament itself - his second victory over the Legend Course after winning the Mauritius Commercial Bank Open here at the start of the 2011 season. Both players are in the field again this week hoping to end the current term on a high, along with Steen Tinning, who made his Senior Tour debut here last year, and Paul Wesselingh, the two players who have been leading the battle to succeed Roger. It promises to be an absorbing climax to the 2013 season and we are extremely grateful to Mauritius Commercial Bank for their continued support of this event and of the Senior Tour, and we hope all of their Pro-Am guests enjoy playing alongside some of the game’s great names. Our sincere thanks also go to Jean-Jacques Vallet and everyone at Constance Belle Mare Plage for their renowned hospitality, which always provides a truly memorable way to end the year. To everyone involved, thank you for supporting the Senior Tour in 2013 and we hope you enjoy the 2013 MCB Tour Championship. Air Mauritius flies your golf bag for free.* Andy Stubbs Managing Director * www.airmauritius.com/sportequipment.htm Online kestrelgolf voucher available. 6 7 Welcome from CONSTANCE HOTELS AND RESORTS On behalf of Constance Hotels & Resorts I am thrilled to welcome you to Mauritius for the 2013 MCB Tour Championship. This year marks the third MCB Tour Championship to be held at Constance Belle Mare Plage in Mauritius and follows David Frost’s fabulous victory at the tournament last year where he survived a major final round scare to win the MCB Tour Championship by one stroke from Peter Fowler and Barry Lane, sealing his second victory at the Legend golf course. This year promises to be just as exciting with David Frost defending his title amongst the top legends of the European Senior Tour. For this we are indebted, firstly, to the tournament’s main sponsor, the Mauritius Commercial Bank, who, for a number of years, have been our partners in making such an occasion possible, and to all the supporting sponsors, whose contributions are so highly valued. I also need to say a big thank you to our staff at our hotels Constance Belle Mare Plage and Constance Le Prince Maurice for their hard work and efforts to make sure that our guests and visiting golfers enjoy a superb tournament. It gives me a great pleasure to welcome back our old friends and past visitors, both professional golfers and amateurs. I am delighted to extend a warm greeting to everyone for whom this resort experience in Mauritius experience will be their first. Enjoy your golf, enjoy your leisure, enjoy Constance Hotels & Resorts. Jean-Jacques Vallet The total Resort experience Chief Executive Officer Begin the U-experience: www.constancehotels.com 8 9 The Mauritius Commercial Bank ounded in 1838, the Mauritius Commercial Our wealth of expertise also ensures a seamless management, is reserved for our Private Banking Inspired by success and driven by excellence, Bank (MCB) Limited celebrates its 175th banking, nancial and advisory service with personal customers. the MCB remains a bank with a heart: In 2013, anniversary this year. It is the leading banking expert attention. we contributed Rs 46 million to corporate social and nancial institution in Mauritius and a key The MCB has always been a staunch supporter of responsibility initiatives. Fplayer in sub-Saharan Africa. Our seasoned specialists select and tailor the businesses and a reliable partner of the Mauritian world-class products and services available within economy. As the country’s leading corporate The MCB has the largest market capitalization on Our local network of 40 freshly redesigned the MCB Group, and beyond, to address the banking institution with over 40% market share, the Stock Exchange of Mauritius and is among the branches spans the whole country, while one in two speci c needs of our broad range of customers. we deliver exible and innovative solutions fast top African institutions in The Banker’s Top 1,000 Mauritian cardholders have an MCB-issued card. The ultimate bouquet, which includes wealth and expertly. Our exclusive advantage : we take all World Banks. decisions locally. The contemporary feel of our logo re ects our The MCB has successfully diversi ed beyond energy to keep serving our customers even better, Mauritius and is the ideal gateway for customers the freshness of our solutions to help them scale who intend to go global. The Group is present in new heights and our evolution in a world where the Seychelles, Madagascar, Mozambique and the only change is constant. Maldives. We also have an Africa Representative Of ce in Johannesburg and operate branches A remarkable symbol of this evolution is the in Reunion, Mayotte and Paris, through Banque MCB’s landmark building at Saint Jean. Française Commerciale Océan Indien, a joint- This architectural jewel, which is also one of the venture with Société Générale. greenest and smartest buildings in the region, is the inspiration behind the MCB Tour The MCB Group further participates in key Championship trophy. cross-boarder syndication and risk-sharing ar-rangements. Our International division Beyond the new logo, we are actively enhancing offers customised solutions, including the services we deliver. We will keep training our project nancing, trade facilitation and staff, introducing new technology and pioneering e-commerce enablers. new services so as to be true to our vision: “Everyday, we will help make something happen”. We also have a wide network of global corre-spondents and Swift agreements with over 1,600 partner banks throughout the world. Leveraging on our extensive network, access to global nance and state- of-the-art technology, we now aim to serve banks in our target region by offering world- class services at competitive prices. mcbgroup.com 10 11 As Lee Westwood put it after the win at Celtic Manor: “Monty has built up Colin Montgomerie, a legacy. It’s the cherry on the top, isn’t it, when you can become a winning Ryder Cup Legend captain.” Colin Montgomerie - the most prolific British winner in European Tour history with 31 titles and a total of 23,548,074 euro in prize money. Often regarded as the best contemporary golfer never to win a major, Montgomerie finished second in professional Grand Slam events five different times. Colin Stuart Montgomerie was born in Glasgow, Scotland on June 23, 1962 and grew up in Yorkshire, where his father, James, was a company director.