The Madeira Islands Open is a golf tournament in Europe and is played on the Portuguese island of Madeira. Since 1993, it is usually the first golf tournament in Europe after the tour returns from South Africa and Asia. With only 700,000.- € in total prize money in 2011, the Madeira Islands Open has a very small budget compared to other golf tournaments in Europe. As a result, the Madeira Islands Open usually lacks the really big names.