| Year: | 2016 |
| Tour: | European Senior Tour |
| Regular Season: | – |
| No Of Events: | 13 |
| Honor1: | Order of Merit |
| Honoree1: | Paul Broadhurst |
| Honor2: | Rookie of the Year |
| Honoree2: |  Magnus Persson Atlevi |
| Prevseason: | 2015 |
| Nextseason: | 2017 |
The 2016 European Senior Tour was the 25th season of the European Senior Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.
The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) | Winner | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May | Senior PGA Championship | United States | US$2,750,000 |  Rocco Mediate (n/a) | Senior major championship | |
| 5 Jun | Wales | £250,000 |  Zhang Lianwei (1) | |||
| 11 Jun | Jersey | £200,000 |  Gordon Manson (2) | |||
| 3 Jul | Switzerland | 300,000 | Tim Thelen (5) | |||
| 10 Jul | Germany | 350,000 | Andrew Oldcorn (2) | |||
| 24 Jul | The Senior Open Championship | Scotland | £1,350,000 | Paul Broadhurst (2) | Senior major championship | |
| 14 Aug | U.S. Senior Open | United States | US$3,750,000 | Gene Sauers (n/a) | Senior major championship | |
| 21 Aug | Scotland | £250,000 | Paul Eales (1) | |||
| 28 Aug | England | £350,000 | Gary Marks (1) | New tournament | ||
| 4 Sep | England | £340,000 | André Bossert (1) | |||
| 11 Sep | France | 350,000 | Magnus Persson Atlevi (1) | New tournament | ||
| 23 Oct | Italy | 350,000 | Stephen Dodd (1) | |||
| 11 Dec | Mauritius | 450,000 | Barry Lane (5) | Tour Championship |
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[2] [3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (€) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 399,285 | ||
| 2 | 211,557 | ||
| 3 | 144,866 | ||
| 4 | 138,945 | ||
| 5 | 128,760 |