2000 European Seniors Tour season
Duration30 March 2000 (2000-03-30) – 28 October 2000 (2000-10-28)
Number of official events20
Most winsUnited States John Grace (3)
Order of MeritAustralia Noel Ratcliffe
Rookie of the YearBrazil Priscillo Diniz
1999
2001

The 2000 European Seniors Tour was the ninth 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 2000 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
()
Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
1 AprRoyal Westmoreland Barbados OpenBarbadosUS$150,000England Tommy Horton (23)New tournament
7 MayBeko ClassicTurkeyUS$300,000Wales Brian Huggett (10)
14 MayAIB Irish Seniors OpenIreland280,000United States Bruce Fleisher (1)
4 JunMicrolease Jersey Seniors OpenJersey£100,000England Neil Coles (8)
24 JunLawrence Batley SeniorsEngland£110,000Scotland David Huish (3)
2 JulCoca-Cola Kaiser Karl European TrophyGermany150,000Australia Ian Stanley (1)
9 JulTotalFina Elf Seniors OpenFrance150,000England Nick Job (1)
30 JulSenior British OpenNorthern Ireland£400,000Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Jnr (2)Senior major championship
6 AugEnergis Senior MastersEngland£175,000England David Creamer (1)
13 AugBad Ragaz PGA Seniors OpenSwitzerland200,000Scotland David Huish (4)
20 AugDe Vere Hotels Seniors ClassicEngland£115,000United States David Oakley (2)
28 AugThe Belfry PGA Seniors ChampionshipEngland£180,000United States John Grace (1)
3 SepThe Scotsman Scottish Seniors OpenScotland£100,000Australia Noel Ratcliffe (3)
10 SepOrdina Legends in GolfNetherlands165,000United States John Grace (2)
17 SepTui Golf Championship FleesenseeGermany200,000United States Jeff Van Wagenen (1)
24 SepTEMES Seniors OpenGreece200,000Australia Noel Ratcliffe (4)
8 OctBig 3 Records Monte Carlo InvitationalFrance215,000United States John Grace (3)
14 OctThe Daily Telegraph European Seniors Match Play ChampionshipPortugal£100,000Brazil Priscillo Diniz (1)New tournament
22 OctDan Technology Senior Tournament of ChampionsEngland£115,000Republic of Ireland Denis O'Sullivan (1)
28 OctAbu Dhabi European Seniors Tour ChampionshipUAEUS$300,000Republic of Ireland Denis O'Sullivan (2)New tournament
Tour Championship

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[2]

PositionPlayerPrize money ()
1Australia Noel Ratcliffe163,164
2United States John Grace161,525
3Republic of Ireland Denis O'Sullivan156,966
4England Tommy Horton147,767
5Australia Ian Stanley137,679

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Rookie of the YearBrazil Priscillo Diniz[3]

Notes

  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Seniors Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Seniors Tour members.

References

  1. "2000 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  2. "2000 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 5 December 2000. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  3. "Priscillo Diniz". European Tour. Retrieved 20 November 2023. Has two wins under his belt on the European Seniors Tour and was the 2000 Ping Rookie of the Year after finishing sixth on the Order of Merit.
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