2008 European Seniors Tour

2008 European Seniors Tour season
Duration7 March 2008 (2008-03-07) – 9 November 2008 (2008-11-09)
Number of official events18
Most wins Peter Mitchell (3)
Order of Merit Ian Woosnam
Rookie of the Year Ian Woosnam
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The 2008 European Seniors Tour was the 17th season of the European Seniors Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(€) 		Winner[a] Notes
9 Mar DGM Barbados Open Barbados US$275,000 Bill Longmuir (7)
30 Mar Azores Senior Open Portugal 325,000 Stewart Ginn (1) New tournament
25 May Senior PGA Championship United States US$2,000,000 Jay Haas (n/a) Senior major championship
1 Jun Parkridge Polish Seniors Championship Poland 280,000 Ian Woosnam (1) New tournament
8 Jun Jersey Seniors Classic Jersey £140,000 Tony Johnstone (1)
15 Jun Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open Wales £500,000 Peter Mitchell (1)
22 Jun Irish Seniors Open Ireland 450,000 Juan Quirós (3)
6 Jul Russian Seniors Open Russia US$750,000 Ian Woosnam (2) New tournament
27 Jul The Senior Open Championship Scotland US$2,000,000 Bruce Vaughan (n/a) Senior major championship
3 Aug U.S. Senior Open United States US$2,600,000 Eduardo Romero (3) Senior major championship[b]
10 Aug Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open Switzerland 260,000 Carl Mason (20)
24 Aug De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship England £300,000 Gordon J. Brand (4)
31 Aug Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters England £250,000 Gordon J. Brand (5)
7 Sep Casa Serena Open Czech Republic 600,000 Bernhard Langer (1) New tournament
14 Sep Weston Homes PGA International Seniors England £175,000 Nick Job (5) New tournament
28 Sep Scottish Seniors Open Scotland £225,000 Peter Mitchell (2)
12 Oct Lake Garda Italian Seniors Open Italy 200,000 Peter Mitchell (3)
9 Nov OKI Castellón Open España Senior Tour Championship Spain 400,000 Sam Torrance (10) Tour Championship

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[2][3]

Position Player Prize money (€)
1 Ian Woosnam 320,120
2 Gordon J. Brand 257,744
3 Peter Mitchell 217,488
4 Juan Quirós 190,164
5 Bill Longmuir 177,033

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Rookie of the Year Ian Woosnam [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. ^ "2008 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  2. ^ "2008 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Woosnam wins Seniors Order of Merit". The RSH Sports Blog. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2023. Those performances helped the Welshman succeed Carl Mason as the Number One Senior Tour player with earnings of €320,119, finishing €62,376 ahead of Englishman Gordon J Brand in the Order of Merit.
  4. ^ "'Cheers' to the European Senior Tour". Golf Business News. 5 December 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2023. ...with 2008 John Jacobs Trophy winner Ian Woosnam the latest recipient of the Rookie of Year award.
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