2018 European Senior Tour
Golf tour season
Duration | 8 March 2018 (2018-03-08) – 16 December 2018 (2018-12-16) |
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Number of official events | 19 |
Most wins | Clark Dennis (2) Gary Orr (2) Paul Streeter (2) |
Order of Merit | Paul Broadhurst |
Rookie of the Year | 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[a] | Notes |
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10 Mar | Sharjah Senior Golf Masters | UAE | US$425,000 | Thaworn Wiratchant (2) | |
27 May | KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship | United States | US$3,250,000 | Paul Broadhurst (5) | Senior major championship |
3 Jun | Shipco Masters | Denmark | 350,000 | Colin Montgomerie (9) | New tournament |
17 Jun | Senior Italian Open | Italy | 300,000 | Clark Dennis (3) | |
1 Jul | U.S. Senior Open | United States | US$4,000,000 | David Toms (n/a) | Senior major championship[b] |
8 Jul | Swiss Seniors Open | Switzerland | 320,000 | Jean-François Remésy (1) | |
15 Jul | WINSTONgolf Senior Open | Germany | 350,000 | Stephen Dodd (3) | |
29 Jul | The Senior Open Championship | Scotland | US$2,000,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (1) | Senior major championship |
5 Aug | Staysure PGA Seniors Championship | England | £400,000 | Philip Golding (5) | |
19 Aug | VTB Russian Open Golf Championship | Russia | US$500,000 | David Shacklady (1) | |
26 Aug | Willow Senior Golf Classic | England | £370,000 | Peter Fowler (6) | |
2 Sep | Travis Perkins Masters | England | £380,000 | Paul Streeter (1) | |
9 Sep | European Tour Properties Senior Classic | Bulgaria | 250,000 | Magnus Persson Atlevi (2) | |
16 Sep | Scottish Senior Open | Scotland | £250,000 | Gary Orr (1) | |
7 Oct | Farmfoods European Senior Masters | England | 200,000 | Santiago Luna (4) | |
13 Oct | Paris Legends Championship | France | 300,000 | Gary Orr (2) | |
1 Dec | Costa Blanca Benidorm Senior Golf Masters | Spain | 300,000 | Paul Streeter (2) | New tournament |
9 Dec | MCB Tour Championship (Mauritius) | Mauritius | 450,000 | Clark Dennis (4) | Tour Championship |
16 Dec | MCB Tour Championship (Seychelles) | Seychelles | US$300,000 | Roger Chapman (3) |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[3][4]
Position | Player | Prize money (€) |
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1 | Paul Broadhurst | 547,793 |
2 | Phillip Price | 279,627 |
3 | Stephen Dodd | 267,241 |
4 | Clark Dennis | 259,240 |
5 | Magnus Persson Atlevi | 221,819 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Rookie of the Year | Paul Streeter | [5] |
Notes
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2018 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "2018 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "Broadhurst tops Staysure Tour's Money List". My Sports Analysis. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "Paul Streeter named 2018 Staysure Tour Rookie of the Year". European Tour. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
External links
- Official website