2008 European Seniors Tour

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Duration7 March 2008 (2008-3-7) – 9 November 2008 (2008-11-9)
Number of official events18
Most winsEngland Peter Mitchell (3)
Order of MeritWales Ian Woosnam
2008 European Seniors Tour season
Duration7 March 2008 (2008-3-7) – 9 November 2008 (2008-11-9)
Number of official events18
Most winsEngland Peter Mitchell (3)
Order of MeritWales Ian Woosnam
Rookie of the YearWales Ian Woosnam
2007
2009

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.

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

Date Tournament Host country Purse
()
Winner[a] Notes
9 MarDGM Barbados OpenBarbadosUS$275,000Scotland Bill Longmuir (7)
30 MarAzores Senior OpenPortugal325,000Australia Stewart Ginn (1)New tournament
25 MaySenior PGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$2,000,000United States Jay Haas (n/a)Senior major championship
1 JunParkridge Polish Seniors ChampionshipPoland280,000Wales Ian Woosnam (1)New tournament
8 JunJersey Seniors ClassicJersey£140,000Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone (1)
15 JunRyder Cup Wales Seniors OpenWales£500,000England Peter Mitchell (1)
22 JunIrish Seniors OpenIreland450,000Spain Juan Quirós (3)
6 JulRussian Seniors OpenRussiaUS$750,000Wales Ian Woosnam (2)New tournament
27 JulThe Senior Open ChampionshipScotlandUS$2,000,000United States Bruce Vaughan (n/a)Senior major championship
3 AugU.S. Senior OpenUnited StatesUS$2,600,000Argentina Eduardo Romero (3)Senior major championship[b]
10 AugBad Ragaz PGA Seniors OpenSwitzerland260,000England Carl Mason (20)
24 AugDe Vere Collection PGA Seniors ChampionshipEngland£300,000England Gordon J. Brand (4)
31 AugTravis Perkins plc Senior MastersEngland£250,000England Gordon J. Brand (5)
7 SepCasa Serena OpenCzech Republic600,000Germany Bernhard Langer (1)New tournament
14 SepWeston Homes PGA International SeniorsEngland£175,000England Nick Job (5)New tournament
28 SepScottish Seniors OpenScotland£225,000England Peter Mitchell (2)
12 OctLake Garda Italian Seniors OpenItaly200,000England Peter Mitchell (3)
9 NovOKI Castellón Open España Senior Tour ChampionshipSpain400,000Scotland 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]

PositionPlayerPrize money ()
1Wales Ian Woosnam320,120
2England Gordon J. Brand257,744
3England Peter Mitchell217,488
4Spain Juan Quirós190,164
5Scotland Bill Longmuir177,033

Awards

Notes

References

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