2000 European Seniors Tour Explained

Year:2000
Tour:European Seniors Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:20
Most Wins: John Grace (3)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Noel Ratcliffe
Honor2:Rookie of the Year
Honoree2: Priscillo Diniz
Prevseason:1999
Nextseason:2001

The 2000 European Seniors Tour was the ninth 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 2000 season.[1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
()
WinnerNotes
1 Apr Barbados US$150,000 Tommy Horton (23) New tournament
7 May Turkey US$300,000 Brian Huggett (10)
14 May Ireland 280,000 Bruce Fleisher (1)
4 Jun Jersey £100,000 Neil Coles (8)
24 Jun England £110,000 David Huish (3)
2 Jul Germany 150,000 Ian Stanley (1)
9 Jul France 150,000 Nick Job (1)
30 Jul Senior British Open Northern Ireland £400,000 Christy O'Connor Jnr (2) Senior major championship
6 Aug England £175,000 David Creamer (1)
13 Aug Switzerland 200,000 David Huish (4)
20 Aug England £115,000 David Oakley (2)
28 Aug England £180,000 John Grace (1)
3 Sep Scotland £100,000 Noel Ratcliffe (3)
10 Sep Netherlands 165,000 John Grace (2)
17 Sep Germany 200,000 Jeff Van Wagenen (1)
24 Sep Greece 200,000 Noel Ratcliffe (4)
8 Oct France 215,000 John Grace (3)
14 Oct Portugal £100,000 Priscillo Diniz (1) New tournament
22 Oct England £115,000 Denis O'Sullivan (1)
28 Oct UAE US$300,000 Denis O'Sullivan (2) New tournament
Tour Championship

Order of Merit

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

Position Player Prize money ()
1 163,164
2 161,525
3 156,966
4 147,767
5 137,679

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2000 Tournament schedule . European Tour . 20 November 2023.
  2. Web site: 2000 Order of Merit . European Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20001205022500/http://europeantour.com/rankings/rank.sps?type=SEN . 5 December 2000 . 20 November 2023.
  3. Web site: Priscillo Diniz . European Tour . 20 November 2023 . Has two wins under his belt on the European Seniors Tour and was the 2000 Ping Rookie of the Year after finishing sixth on the Order of Merit..