Mark Mouland

Claimed his maiden European Senior Tour victory and his first win in 23 years after he came from four shots behind to snatch the Belas Clube de Campo Senior Open de Portugal title with a four under par closing round of 68. Ended his rookie season with three consecutive top ten finishes to end the year in 14th position on the Order of Merit. Son of professional Sid Mouland - who was Welsh champion six times - he made an early impression as an amateur, winning the British Boys Championship. Needed four visits to the Qualifying School Finals before establishing himself on The European Tour, breaking through in 1986 by capturing the Car Care Plan International. Later that year he was involved in a horrific head-on motorway crash in which he broke both ankles and feet. He recovered to record his highest ranking on the Volvo Order of Merit in 1987 and collected a second Tour win in the KLM Dutch Open in 1988. Lost his Tour card at the end of 1999 but regained his playing rights for 2001 after gaining 26th card at the Qualifying School and made sure he didn't require a return visit by finishing fifth in the Smurfit European Open. Made his European Senior Tour debut at the 2011 US Senior PGA Championship having turned 50 a month before.
2011 European Seniors Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 13; top-10 finishes - 4; euros117,768 (ranked 14th); winner Belas Clube de Campo Senior Open de Portugal.
2012 Notes: Made five starts as a conditionally-exempt player and open-qualified for two Champions Tour events late in the season. Best finish T7th at the AT&T Championship, closing with 67 Sunday at the AT&T Canyons course. Earned a full exemption on the 2013 Champions Tour after finishing third at the National Qualifying Tournament. Third-round 66 catapulted him into the top five and he then secured third place with an even-par 72 in the final round.
2012 European Seniors Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 11; top-10 finishes - 4; euros112,349 (ranked 14th); Best finish, T-2nd Benahavis Senior Masters and Berenberg Bank Masters.
2013 European Seniors Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 2; top-10 finishes - 0; euros4,312 (ranked 90th); Best finish, T-59th Senior PGA Championship.
2013 Notes: Played in 20 events on the Champions Tour and finished 71st on the final money list. His run of five straight birdies Sunday led to a 68, matching the day's best score, and moved him up into a T-7th at The ACE Group Classic, his lone top-10 finish during the year. Open-qualified and shared the first-round lead following a 6-under-par 66 at the SAS Championship in October. Slipped down the leaderboard after playing the final two rounds with a heavy heart following the passing of his father late that week. Returned to the National Qualifying Tournament in November and finished ninth, securing conditionally-exempt status for 2014. Was one of four players to T-9th at 11-under-par and made a par on the first playoff hole to earn the ninth spot.
2014 Notes: Two top-tens on the Champions Tour, carded three consecutive rounds in the 60s, including a second-round, 6-under-par 64 to finish T-9th at the Shaw Charity Classic in Calgary. Next week finished T-10th at Quebec Championship. Finished the year 76th on the money list and 63rd in the Schwab Rankings.
2014 European Seniors Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 7; top-10 finishes - 2; euros59,462 (ranked 25th); Best finish, T-3rd ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship.
2015 European Seniors Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 10; top-10 finishes - 2; euros66,200 (ranked 18th); Best finish, T-3rd Scottish Senior Open & Acorn Jersey Open.
2016 European Seniors Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 12; top-10 finishes - 3; euros73,554 (ranked 21st); Best finish, T-2nd Paris Legends Championship.
2017 European Seniors Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 12; top-10 finishes - 3; euros74,779 (ranked 24th); Best finish, T-3rd Swiss Seniors Open.
2018 Notes: T-36th Sharjah Senior Golf Masters.