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]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (€)	Winner	Notes
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..