2012 European Senior Tour season
Duration11 May 2012 (2012-05-11) – 9 December 2012 (2012-12-09)
Number of official events16
Most winsUnited States Tim Thelen (3)
Order of MeritEngland Roger Chapman
Rookie of the YearEngland Paul Wesselingh
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The 2012 European Senior Tour was the 21st 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 2012 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(€)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
13 MayMallorca Open SeniorSpain200,000England Gary Wolstenholme (2)
27 MaySenior PGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$2,000,000England Roger Chapman (1)Senior major championship
3 JunBenahavis Senior MastersSpain200,000England Gary Wolstenholme (3)
10 JunISPS Handa PGA Seniors ChampionshipEngland£250,000England Paul Wesselingh (1)
24 JunVan Lanschot Senior OpenNetherlands250,000Japan Masahiro Kuramoto (2)
1 JulBerenberg Bank MastersGermany400,000United States Tim Thelen (1)
8 JulBad Ragaz PGA Seniors OpenSwitzerland280,000United States Tim Thelen (2)
15 JulU.S. Senior OpenUnited StatesUS$2,600,000England Roger Chapman (2)Senior major championship[lower-alpha 2]
29 JulThe Senior Open ChampionshipEnglandUS$2,000,000United States Fred Couples (n/a)Senior major championship
19 AugSSE Scottish Senior OpenScotland£250,000Sweden Anders Forsbrand (1)
26 AugSpeedy Services Wales Senior OpenWales£250,000England Barry Lane (4)
2 SepTravis Perkins plc Senior MastersEngland£300,000Republic of Ireland Des Smyth (5)
9 SepPon Senior OpenGermany400,000Australia Terry Price (1)New tournament
23 SepFrench Riviera MastersFrance400,000England David J. Russell (2)
11 NovFubon Senior OpenTaiwanUS$450,000United States Tim Thelen (3)
9 DecMCB Tour ChampionshipMauritius400,000South Africa David Frost (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 (€)
1England Roger Chapman356,751
2England Barry Lane284,636
3United States Tim Thelen251,772
4Australia Peter Fowler225,430
5England Paul Wesselingh191,663

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Rookie of the YearEngland Paul Wesselingh[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. ↑ "2012 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "2012 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  3. ↑ Keogh, Brian (19 December 2012). "Chapman: From victory over Harrington to Honorary Life Membership". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 17 November 2023. The 53 year old received the John Jacobs Trophy in Mauritius earlier this month for winning the 2012 European Senior Tour Order of Merit...
  4. ↑ O'Reilly, Jake (27 June 2013). "Paul Wesselingh Named Senior Tour Rookie Of The Year". Today's Golfer. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
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