2010 European Senior Tour Explained

Year:2010
Tour:European Senior Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:21
Most Wins: Boonchu Ruangkit (4)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Boonchu Ruangkit
Honor2:Rookie of the Year
Honoree2: Boonchu Ruangkit
Prevseason:2009
Nextseason:2011

The 2010 European Senior Tour was the 19th season of the European Senior Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.[1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
()
WinnerNotes
13 Dec Mauritius 230,000 Kevin Spurgeon (1) New tournament
7 Mar Brunei US$400,000 Boonchu Ruangkit (1)
14 Mar Thailand US$400,000 Boonchu Ruangkit (2) New tournament
28 Mar South Africa 500,000 Boonchu Ruangkit (3) New tournament
14 May England £400,000 Bill Longmuir (8) New tournament
30 May Senior PGA Championship United States US$2,000,000 Tom Lehman (n/a) Senior major championship
6 Jun Jersey £135,000 Gordon Brand Jnr (1)
13 Jun Ireland 250,000 Marc Farry (1)
20 Jun Wales 600,000 John Bland (3)
27 Jun England £250,000 David J. Russell (1)
4 Jul Switzerland 250,000 Carl Mason (23)
11 Jul Netherlands 250,000 George Ryall (1) New tournament
25 Jul The Senior Open Championship Scotland US$2,000,000 Bernhard Langer (2) Senior major championship
1 Aug U.S. Senior Open United States US$2,600,000 Bernhard Langer (3) Senior major championship
22 Aug Scotland £250,000 Barry Lane (1)
5 Sep England £260,000 Des Smyth (3)
19 Sep Czech Republic 600,000 Gary Wolstenholme (1)
11 Oct France 250,000 Marc Farry (2) New tournament
17 Oct Spain 180,000 Boonchu Ruangkit (4) New tournament
24 Oct Italy 250,000 Domingo Hospital (1) New tournament
7 Nov Spain 400,000 Mike Cunning (2) 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 ()
1 266,609
2 227,350
3 217,308
4 197,017
5 190,008

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2010 Tournament schedule . European Tour . 17 November 2023.
  2. Web site: 2010 Order of Merit . European Tour . 17 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101112142422/http://www.europeantour.com/seniortour/stats/orderofmerit/index.html . 12 November 2010.
  3. Web site: Knockout Performance . European Tour . 30 December 2010 . 17 November 2023 . Never without a smile on his face, Ruangkit’s relentless birdie charges came to define the 2010 season, as he succeeded two former Ryder Cup Captains, Ian Woosnam (2008) and Sam Torrance (2009) as recipient of the coveted John Jacobs Trophy with season earnings of €266,609..
  4. News: Thai beats Oldcorn for European Seniors Tour Rookie of Year award . Scottish Golf View . Colin . Farquharson . 3 December 2010 . 17 November 2023.