2008 European Seniors Tour
Golf tour season
Duration | 7 March 2008 (2008-03-07) – 9 November 2008 (2008-11-09) |
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Number of official events | 18 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
← 2007 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[a] | Notes |
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9 Mar | DGM Barbados Open | Barbados | US$275,000 | ![]() | |
30 Mar | Azores Senior Open | Portugal | 325,000 | ![]() | New tournament |
25 May | Senior PGA Championship | United States | US$2,000,000 | ![]() | Senior major championship |
1 Jun | Parkridge Polish Seniors Championship | Poland | 280,000 | ![]() | New tournament |
8 Jun | Jersey Seniors Classic | Jersey | £140,000 | ![]() | |
15 Jun | Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open | Wales | £500,000 | ![]() | |
22 Jun | Irish Seniors Open | Ireland | 450,000 | ![]() | |
6 Jul | Russian Seniors Open | Russia | US$750,000 | ![]() | New tournament |
27 Jul | The Senior Open Championship | Scotland | US$2,000,000 | ![]() | Senior major championship |
3 Aug | U.S. Senior Open | United States | US$2,600,000 | ![]() | Senior major championship[b] |
10 Aug | Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open | Switzerland | 260,000 | ![]() | |
24 Aug | De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship | England | £300,000 | ![]() | |
31 Aug | Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters | England | £250,000 | ![]() | |
7 Sep | Casa Serena Open | Czech Republic | 600,000 | ![]() | New tournament |
14 Sep | Weston Homes PGA International Seniors | England | £175,000 | ![]() | New tournament |
28 Sep | Scottish Seniors Open | Scotland | £225,000 | ![]() | |
12 Oct | Lake Garda Italian Seniors Open | Italy | 200,000 | ![]() | |
9 Nov | OKI Castellón Open España Senior Tour Championship | Spain | 400,000 | ![]() | 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 (€) |
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1 | ![]() | 320,120 |
2 | ![]() | 257,744 |
3 | ![]() | 217,488 |
4 | ![]() | 190,164 |
5 | ![]() | 177,033 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Rookie of the Year | ![]() | [4] |
Notes
References
- ^ "2008 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "2008 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Woosnam wins Seniors Order of Merit". The RSH Sports Blog. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 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.
- ^ "'Cheers' to the European Senior Tour". Golf Business News. 5 December 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
...with 2008 John Jacobs Trophy winner Ian Woosnam the latest recipient of the Rookie of Year award.
External links
- Official website