2009 European Senior Tour
Golf tour season
Duration | 27 February 2009 (2009-02-27) – 8 November 2009 (2009-11-08) |
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Number of official events | 16 |
Most wins | Carl Mason (2) |
Order of Merit | Sam Torrance |
Rookie of the Year | Mike Harwood |
← 2008 2010 → |
The 2009 European Senior Tour was the 18th 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 2009 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) | Winner[a] | Notes |
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1 Mar | Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters | Brunei | 400,000 | Mike Cunning (1) | New tournament |
20 Mar | DGM Barbados Open | Barbados | £145,000 | Sam Torrance (11) | |
10 May | Son Gual Mallorca Senior Open | Spain | 300,000 | Mark James (2) | New tournament |
24 May | Senior PGA Championship | United States | US$2,000,000 | Michael Allen (n/a) | Senior major championship |
7 Jun | Irish Seniors Open | Ireland | 350,000 | Ian Woosnam (3) | |
14 Jun | Jersey Seniors Classic | Jersey | £140,000 | Delroy Cambridge (5) | |
21 Jun | Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open | Wales | £500,000 | Bertus Smit (1) | |
28 Jun | De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship | England | £250,000 | Carl Mason (21) | |
26 Jul | The Senior Open Championship | England | US$2,000,000 | Loren Roberts (n/a) | Senior major championship |
2 Aug | U.S. Senior Open | United States | US$2,600,000 | Fred Funk (n/a) | Senior major championship[b] |
9 Aug | Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open | Switzerland | 220,000 | John Bland (2) | |
23 Aug | Cleveland Golf/Srixon Scottish Senior Open | Scotland | £225,000 | Glenn Ralph (1) | |
6 Sep | Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters | England | £250,000 | Tony Johnstone (2) | |
20 Sep | Casa Serena Open | Czech Republic | 600,000 | Peter Mitchell (4) | |
18 Oct | Benahavis Senior Masters | Spain | 180,000 | Carl Mason (22) | New tournament |
8 Nov | OKI Castellón Senior Tour Championship | Spain | 400,000 | Mike Harwood (1) | Tour Championship |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[2][3]
Position | Player | Prize money (€) |
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1 | Sam Torrance | 170,696 |
2 | Ian Woosnam | 167,316 |
3 | Carl Mason | 157,918 |
4 | Glenn Ralph | 150,723 |
5 | Ángel Franco | 136,467 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Rookie of the Year | Mike Harwood | [4] |
Notes
References
- ^ "2009 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "2009 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 15 December 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ Ramowski, Darren (9 November 2009). "Sam Torrance wins 3rd Seniors Order of Merit". Golfshake. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ O'Hare, Brian (10 November 2009). "Harwood is Rookie of the Year at 50". Australian Senior Golfer. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
External links
- Official website