2010 European Senior Tour season
Duration11 December 2009 (2009-12-11) – 13 December 2010 (2010-12-13)
Number of official events21
Most winsThailand Boonchu Ruangkit (4)
Order of MeritThailand Boonchu Ruangkit
Rookie of the YearThailand Boonchu Ruangkit
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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]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(€)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
13 DecMauritius Commercial Bank OpenMauritius230,000England Kevin Spurgeon (1)New tournament
7 MarAberdeen Brunei Senior MastersBruneiUS$400,000Thailand Boonchu Ruangkit (1)
14 MarChang Thailand Senior MastersThailandUS$400,000Thailand Boonchu Ruangkit (2)New tournament
28 MarBerenberg Bank MastersSouth Africa500,000Thailand Boonchu Ruangkit (3)New tournament
14 MayHanda Senior MastersEngland£400,000Scotland Bill Longmuir (8)New tournament
30 MaySenior PGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$2,000,000United States Tom Lehman (n/a)Senior major championship
6 JunMatrix Jersey ClassicJersey£135,000Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr (1)
13 JunHanda Irish Senior OpenIreland250,000France Marc Farry (1)
20 JunRyder Cup Wales Seniors OpenWales600,000South Africa John Bland (3)
27 JunDe Vere Collection PGA Seniors ChampionshipEngland£250,000England David J. Russell (1)
4 JulBad Ragaz PGA Seniors OpenSwitzerland250,000England Carl Mason (23)
11 JulVan Lanschot Senior OpenNetherlands250,000England George Ryall (1)New tournament
25 JulThe Senior Open ChampionshipScotlandUS$2,000,000Germany Bernhard Langer (2)Senior major championship
1 AugU.S. Senior OpenUnited StatesUS$2,600,000Germany Bernhard Langer (3)Senior major championship[lower-alpha 2]
22 AugCleveland Golf/Srixon Scottish Senior OpenScotland£250,000England Barry Lane (1)
5 SepTravis Perkins plc Senior MastersEngland£260,000Republic of Ireland Des Smyth (3)
19 SepCasa Serena OpenCzech Republic600,000England Gary Wolstenholme (1)
11 OctCannes Mougins MastersFrance250,000France Marc Farry (2)New tournament
17 OctBenahavis Senior MastersSpain180,000Thailand Boonchu Ruangkit (4)New tournament
24 OctSicilian Senior OpenItaly250,000Spain Domingo Hospital (1)New tournament
7 NovOKI Castellón Senior Tour ChampionshipSpain400,000United States 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]

PositionPlayerPrize money (€)
1Thailand Boonchu Ruangkit266,609
2South Africa Chris Williams227,350
3Paraguay Ángel Franco217,308
4Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr197,017
5England Carl Mason190,008

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Rookie of the YearThailand Boonchu Ruangkit[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Senior Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Senior Tour members.
  2. ↑ Official win; unofficial money.

References

  1. ↑ "2010 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "2010 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 12 November 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Knockout Performance". European Tour. 30 December 2010. Retrieved 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. ↑ Farquharson, Colin (3 December 2010). "Thai beats Oldcorn for European Seniors Tour Rookie of Year award". Scottish Golf View. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
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