2007 European Seniors Tour

2007 European Seniors Tour season
Duration28 February 2007 (2007-02-28) – 10 November 2007 (2007-11-10)
Number of official events20
Most wins Carl Mason (5)
Order of Merit Carl Mason
Rookie of the Year Costantino Rocca
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The 2007 European Seniors Tour was the 16th season of the European Seniors Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.

Changes for 2007

For the first time, the Senior PGA Championship was upgraded to an official money event on the European Seniors Tour.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.[2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(€) 		Winner[a] Notes
2 Mar DGM Barbados Open Barbados US$250,000 Gordon J. Brand (3)
13 May Gloria Classic Turkey 325,000 Nick Job (4)
20 May Sharp Italian Seniors Open Italy 200,000 Simon Owen (2)
27 May Senior PGA Championship United States US$2,000,000 Denis Watson (n/a) Senior major championship
3 Jun AIB Irish Seniors Open Ireland 450,000 Costantino Rocca (1)
10 Jun Jersey Seniors Classic Jersey £140,000 Bobby Lincoln (1)
17 Jun Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open Wales £500,000 Carl Mason (15)
24 Jun Bendinat London Seniors Masters England £150,000 Sam Torrance (9)
8 Jul U.S. Senior Open United States US$2,600,000 Brad Bryant (n/a) Senior major championship[b]
14 Jul Open de France Senior de Divonne France 325,000 Juan Quirós (2)
29 Jul The Senior Open Championship Scotland US$2,000,000 Tom Watson (n/a) Senior major championship
5 Aug Wentworth Senior Masters England £250,000 Des Smyth (2)
12 Aug Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open Switzerland 210,000 Carl Mason (16)
19 Aug Midas English Seniors Open England £150,000 Bill Longmuir (6)
2 Sep European Senior Masters England £225,000 Carl Mason (17)
9 Sep PGA Seniors Championship England £200,000 Carl Mason (18)
22 Sep Scandinavian Senior Open Denmark 250,000 John Chillas (3)
30 Sep Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open Scotland £225,000 José Rivero (3)
21 Oct OKI Castellón Open de España Senior Spain 325,000 Carl Mason (19)
10 Nov The Kingdom of Bahrain Trophy Seniors Tour Championship England US$500,000 Costantino Rocca (2) Tour Championship

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[3]

Position Player Prize money (€)
1 Carl Mason 412,376
2 Costantino Rocca 277,783
3 Juan Quirós 235,923
4 Stewart Ginn 224,017
5 Bob Cameron 178,796

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Rookie of the Year Costantino Rocca [4]

Notes

  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Seniors Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Seniors Tour members.
  2. ^ Official win; unofficial money.

References

  1. ^ "2007 U.S. Senior PGA Championship". European Tour. Archived from the original on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  2. ^ "2007 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  3. ^ "John Jacobs Trophy Winners". European Tour. 14 October 2014. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  4. ^ Farquharson, Colin (10 November 2007). "Rocca wins final euro seniors event". Scottish Golf View. Retrieved 18 November 2023. With his triumph, Rocca also secured the European Seniors Tour Rookie of the Year accolade...
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