2008 European Seniors Tour Explained

Year:2008
Tour:European Seniors Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:18
Most Wins: Peter Mitchell (3)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Ian Woosnam
Honor2:Rookie of the Year
Honoree2: Ian Woosnam
Prevseason:2007
Nextseason: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.

Schedule

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

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
()
WinnerNotes
9 Mar Barbados US$275,000 Bill Longmuir (7)
30 Mar 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 Poland 280,000 Ian Woosnam (1) New tournament
8 Jun Jersey £140,000 Tony Johnstone (1)
15 Jun Wales £500,000 Peter Mitchell (1)
22 Jun Ireland 450,000 Juan Quirós (3)
6 Jul 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
10 Aug Switzerland 260,000 Carl Mason (20)
24 Aug England £300,000 Gordon J. Brand (4)
31 Aug England £250,000 Gordon J. Brand (5)
7 Sep Czech Republic 600,000 Bernhard Langer (1) New tournament
14 Sep England £175,000 Nick Job (5) New tournament
28 Sep Scotland £225,000 Peter Mitchell (2)
12 Oct Italy 200,000 Peter Mitchell (3)
9 Nov 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 ()
1 320,120
2 257,744
3 217,488
4 190,164
5 177,033

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2008 Tournament schedule . European Tour . 17 November 2023.
  2. Web site: 2008 Order of Merit . European Tour . 17 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081211183237/http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?pagegid=%7BEA30418E%2D60A0%2D4C4D%2D8633%2DF4B74B4DE8F9%7D . 11 December 2008.
  3. Web site: Woosnam wins Seniors Order of Merit . The RSH Sports Blog . 10 November 2008 . 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. News: 'Cheers' to the European Senior Tour . Golf Business News . 5 December 2008 . 17 November 2023 . ...with 2008 John Jacobs Trophy winner Ian Woosnam the latest recipient of the Rookie of Year award..