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Lehman triumphs in final round showdown to MCB Championship

American ensures first visit to Mauritius is a memorable one AMERICAN golfing giant Tom Lehman yesterday added the Mauritian Commercial Bank Senior Tour Championship to a long list of his impressive achievements. ...

Lehman hangs on to secure MCB Tour Championship trophy

American Tom Lehman made his first visit to Mauritius a memorable one by fending off a late challenge from South African David Frost to win the inaugural MCB Tour Championship on the Constance Belle Mare Plage Legend course. ...

Frost moves closer as Lehman shows he is human

On the eve of the final round of the inaugural MCB Tour Championship, South African David Frost sounded a warning to leader Tom Lehman not to expect to have things all his own way in the final round. ...

Fergus Jones edges home in a photo-finish to Air Mauritius Trophy.

Englishman Marcus Ferguson Jones emerged the winner by the narrowest possible margin in the final round of an intriguing Air Mauritius 0 to 9 handicap gross competition at the Links course yesterday. ...

Fast-starting Lehman scorches ahead in opener

Tom Lehman displayed many of the qualities that have characterised past triumphs when he took command of the opening round of the MCB Tour Championship yesterday. ...

Nailbiter as local ladies hang on for top prize in pro-am

Mauritian and English golfers shared centre stage at the Constance Hotels Pro-Am prize-giving ceremony last night. ...

Lehman and Fowler give Legend course the thumbs-up

If this year’s top money-earner on the USPGA Champions Tour or the clear leader of the European Senior Tour order-of-merit fail to win the MCB Tour Championship, they should have no excuses, certainly as far as the course is concerned. ...

Harwood on a high after hole-in-one

Australian Mike Harwood has guaranteed himself a return trip to Mauritius after registering the 10th hole-in-one of his career in Thursday’s second round of the Constance Hotels Pro-Am. ...

Mauritians top the leaderboard in Constance Pro-Am

Local knowledge proved invaluable in the first round of the Constance Hotels Pro-Am as resident professional Vishnoo Seeneevassen led his all-Mauritian team to top spot in the Net section at the Links. ...

Course was tougher in our day, claim former champions

Two familiar faces were in evidence on the Legend course yesterday when former Mauritius Open champions Mike McLean and Phil Golding made guest appearances in the Constance Hotels Pro-Am. ...

Course changes offer pros a challenge

  Regular visitors to the Constance Belle Mare Plage may have noticed a number of subtle design changes since they last played the Legend course. ...

Italians take command in Air Mauritius Trophy

It was a great day for Italy in the second round of the Air Mauritius Trophy on the Links course on Tuesday as players from the country moved into ascendancy in three of the six categories. ...

Forward planning the key to success, says Petch

Behind the scenes with MCB Tour Championship tournament director Michael Petch appears the kind of guy who wouldn’t break sweat in a sauna nor lose sleep during an earthquake. ...

Former test all-rounder Pollock at head of affairs

Former South African Test cricketer Shaun Pollock emerged as the early pacesetter in the premier category of the Air Mauritius Amateur Tournament after producing a one-over-par round in the opening round on the Legend course. ...

John Jacobs Trophy contenders in complimentary mood

The compliments came thick and fast at Monday’s press conference on the Constance Belle Mare Plage Legend course to launch the inaugural MCB Tour Championship. Among those in attendance were Australian Peter Fowler, who leads the Senior Tour order-of-merit, and Englishman Barry Lane, his only rival for the John Jacobs Trophy that is awarded to the season’s top money-winner. ...

Chapman desperate to go all the way this time

A couple of beers and a few glasses of wine was all that was needed to put life back on track for Roger Chapman after suffering the disappointment of having the MCB Seniors Open cruelly snatched from his grasp 12 months ago. ...

David Frost is relishing his return to Mauritius

South African David Frost is relishing his return to Mauritius on the European Senior Tour for the 2011 season-ending MCB Tour Championship following a dramatic conclusion to his last visit to the sunshine island. Frost began his 2011 campaign by defeating Englishman Roger Chapman on the second extra hole to win the Mauritius Commercial Bank Open last December, recovering from losing a four stroke lead to force a play-off with a spectacular eagle on the final hole. ...

It’s an open contest, says record winner Mason

How times have changed for Carl Mason. When he made his only previous visit to Mauritius, for a family holiday around 20 years ago, it was as a good but not exceptional European Tour golfer who was still awaiting his first Tour victory. ...

Mouland is a man on a mission

Welshman Mark Mouland has some unfinished business to attend to next month when he makes a nostalgic return visit to Mauritius. In this, his first season on the European Senior Tour, Mouland has made quite an impression, registering a maiden victory in Portugal and securing a top 20 order-of-merit ranking with winnings of over €100,000. ...

Major winner Lehman to join MCB Tour title contest

American Tom Lehman has become the highest profile entry for this year’s MCB Senior Tour Championship at Constance Belle Mare Plage, Mauritius. The 52-year-old from Scottsdale, Arizona, will be the first winner of the British Open Championship to appear in what, for 18 years, has been the island’s biggest and most prestigious professional tournament. ...

The countdown

The countdown to this year’s season-ending European Senior Tour Championship on the sun-kissed island of Mauritius is well under way and the Constance Belle Mare Plage is preparing to add another chapter to its distinguished history. ...