2008 European Seniors Tour season
Duration7 March 2008 (2008-03-07) – 9 November 2008 (2008-11-09)
Number of official events18
Most winsEngland Peter Mitchell (3)
Order of MeritWales Ian Woosnam
Rookie of the YearWales Ian Woosnam
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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[lower-alpha 1] Notes
9 MarDGM Barbados OpenBarbadosUS$275,000Scotland Bill Longmuir (7)
30 MarAzores Senior OpenPortugal325,000Australia Stewart Ginn (1)New tournament
25 MaySenior PGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$2,000,000United States Jay Haas (n/a)Senior major championship
1 JunParkridge Polish Seniors ChampionshipPoland280,000Wales Ian Woosnam (1)New tournament
8 JunJersey Seniors ClassicJersey£140,000Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone (1)
15 JunRyder Cup Wales Seniors OpenWales£500,000England Peter Mitchell (1)
22 JunIrish Seniors OpenIreland450,000Spain Juan Quirós (3)
6 JulRussian Seniors OpenRussiaUS$750,000Wales Ian Woosnam (2)New tournament
27 JulThe Senior Open ChampionshipScotlandUS$2,000,000United States Bruce Vaughan (n/a)Senior major championship
3 AugU.S. Senior OpenUnited StatesUS$2,600,000Argentina Eduardo Romero (3)Senior major championship[lower-alpha 2]
10 AugBad Ragaz PGA Seniors OpenSwitzerland260,000England Carl Mason (20)
24 AugDe Vere Collection PGA Seniors ChampionshipEngland£300,000England Gordon J. Brand (4)
31 AugTravis Perkins plc Senior MastersEngland£250,000England Gordon J. Brand (5)
7 SepCasa Serena OpenCzech Republic600,000Germany Bernhard Langer (1)New tournament
14 SepWeston Homes PGA International SeniorsEngland£175,000England Nick Job (5)New tournament
28 SepScottish Seniors OpenScotland£225,000England Peter Mitchell (2)
12 OctLake Garda Italian Seniors OpenItaly200,000England Peter Mitchell (3)
9 NovOKI Castellón Open España Senior Tour ChampionshipSpain400,000Scotland 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]

PositionPlayerPrize money (€)
1Wales Ian Woosnam320,120
2England Gordon J. Brand257,744
3England Peter Mitchell217,488
4Spain Juan Quirós190,164
5Scotland Bill Longmuir177,033

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Rookie of the YearWales Ian Woosnam[4]

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.
  2. ↑ Official win; unofficial money.

References

  1. ↑ "2008 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "2008 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "'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.
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