2018 European Senior Tour season
Duration8 March 2018 (2018-03-08) – 16 December 2018 (2018-12-16)
Number of official events19
Most winsUnited States Clark Dennis (2)
Scotland Gary Orr (2)
England Paul Streeter (2)
Order of MeritEngland Paul Broadhurst
Rookie of the YearEngland Paul Streeter
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The 2018 European Senior Tour, titled as the 2018 Staysure Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 27th season of the European Senior Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.

Staysure title sponsorship

In December 2017, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with insurance company Staysure, being renamed as the Staysure Tour.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.[2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(€)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
10 MarSharjah Senior Golf MastersUAEUS$425,000Thailand Thaworn Wiratchant (2)
27 MayKitchenAid Senior PGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$3,250,000England Paul Broadhurst (5)Senior major championship
3 JunShipco MastersDenmark350,000Scotland Colin Montgomerie (9)New tournament
17 JunSenior Italian OpenItaly300,000United States Clark Dennis (3)
1 JulU.S. Senior OpenUnited StatesUS$4,000,000United States David Toms (n/a)Senior major championship[lower-alpha 2]
8 JulSwiss Seniors OpenSwitzerland320,000France Jean-François Remésy (1)
15 JulWINSTONgolf Senior OpenGermany350,000Wales Stephen Dodd (3)
29 JulThe Senior Open ChampionshipScotlandUS$2,000,000Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (1)Senior major championship
5 AugStaysure PGA Seniors ChampionshipEngland£400,000England Philip Golding (5)
19 AugVTB Russian Open Golf ChampionshipRussiaUS$500,000England David Shacklady (1)
26 AugWillow Senior Golf ClassicEngland£370,000Australia Peter Fowler (6)
2 SepTravis Perkins MastersEngland£380,000England Paul Streeter (1)
9 SepEuropean Tour Properties Senior ClassicBulgaria250,000Sweden Magnus Persson Atlevi (2)
16 SepScottish Senior OpenScotland£250,000Scotland Gary Orr (1)
7 OctFarmfoods European Senior MastersEngland200,000Spain Santiago Luna (4)
13 OctParis Legends ChampionshipFrance300,000Scotland Gary Orr (2)
1 DecCosta Blanca Benidorm Senior Golf MastersSpain300,000England Paul Streeter (2)New tournament
9 DecMCB Tour Championship (Mauritius)Mauritius450,000United States Clark Dennis (4)Tour Championship
16 DecMCB Tour Championship (Seychelles)SeychellesUS$300,000England Roger Chapman (3)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[3][4]

PositionPlayerPrize money (€)
1England Paul Broadhurst547,793
2Wales Phillip Price279,627
3Wales Stephen Dodd267,241
4United States Clark Dennis259,240
5Sweden Magnus Persson Atlevi221,819

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Rookie of the YearEngland Paul Streeter[5]

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. ↑ "Staysure to become first title sponsor of the European Senior Tour". European Tour. 7 December 2017. Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "2018 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "2018 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Broadhurst tops Staysure Tour's Money List". My Sports Analysis. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Paul Streeter named 2018 Staysure Tour Rookie of the Year". European Tour. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
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