| Year: | 2001 |
| Tour: | European Seniors Tour |
| Regular Season: | – |
| No Of Events: | 21 |
| Most Wins: |  Seiji Ebihara (2) Denis O'Sullivan (2) Noel Ratcliffe (2) Ian Stanley (2) |
| Honor1: | Order of Merit |
| Honoree1: | Ian Stanley |
| Honor2: | Rookie of the Year |
| Honoree2: |  Simon Owen |
| Prevseason: | 2000 |
| Nextseason: | 2002 |
The 2001 European Seniors Tour was the 10th 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 2001 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) | Winner | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar | Barbados | US$175,000 |  Priscillo Diniz (2) | |||
| 5 May | Turkey | US$325,000 | Noel Ratcliffe (5) | |||
| 13 May | Ireland | 320,000 | Seiji Ebihara (1) | |||
| 3 Jun | England | £200,000 | Ian Stanley (2) | |||
| 10 Jun | Wales | £500,000 | Denis Durnian (1) | New tournament | ||
| 17 Jun | Jersey | £100,000 | Seiji Ebihara (2) | |||
| 24 Jun | Germany | 200,000 | Denis O'Sullivan (3) | New tournament | ||
| 30 Jun | England | £120,000 | Nick Job (2) | |||
| 15 Jul | Sweden | £225,000 | Denis O'Sullivan (4) | New tournament | ||
| 29 Jul | Senior British Open | Northern Ireland | £500,000 | Ian Stanley (3) | Senior major championship | |
| 5 Aug | England | £150,000 | Noel Ratcliffe (6) | |||
| 12 Aug | Switzerland | 200,000 | David Huish (5) | |||
| 19 Aug | England | £225,000 |  David Oakley (3) | |||
| 26 Aug | Netherlands | 175,000 | David Good (1) | |||
| 2 Sep | Scotland | £150,000 | David Oakley (4) | |||
| 9 Sep | England | £225,000 | Bob Shearer (4) | New tournament | ||
| France | – | Cancelled | ||||
| 23 Sep | Greece | 200,000 | Russell Weir (1) | |||
| 7 Oct | England | £150,000 |  Delroy Cambridge (1) | |||
| 19 Oct | Tunisia | £100,000 | Simon Owen (1) | New tournament | ||
| 27 Oct | Portugal | £100,000 | Jim Rhodes (1) | |||
| 4 Nov | Spain | £225,000 | Jerry Bruner (1) | Tour Championship |
The following events were sanctioned by the European Seniors Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[2] [3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (€) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 287,025 | ||
| 2 | 276,623 | ||
| 3 | 218,685 | ||
| 4 | 214,500 | ||
| 5 | 214,457 |