2001 European Seniors Tour
| Duration | 29 March 2001 – 4 November 2001 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 21[a] |
| Most wins |  Seiji Ebihara (2) Denis O'Sullivan (2) Noel Ratcliffe (2) Ian Stanley (2) |
| Order of Merit | Ian Stanley |
| Rookie of the Year |  Simon Owen |
← 2000 → | |
The 2001 European Seniors Tour was the 10th season of the
professional golf tour
in Europe for men aged 50 and over.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2001 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) |
Winner[b] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar | Royal Westmoreland Barbados Open |
Barbados | US$175,000 |  Priscillo Diniz (2) |
|
| 5 May | Beko Classic |
Turkey | US$325,000 | Noel Ratcliffe (5) |
|
| 13 May | AIB Irish Seniors Open |
Ireland | 320,000 | Seiji Ebihara (1) |
|
| 3 Jun | De Vere PGA Seniors Championship |
England | £200,000 | Ian Stanley (2) |
|
| 10 Jun | Wales Seniors Open | Wales | £500,000 |  Denis Durnian (1) |
New tournament |
| 17 Jun | Microlease Jersey Seniors Masters |
Jersey | £100,000 | Seiji Ebihara (2) |
|
| 24 Jun | Palmerston Trophy Berlin | Germany | 200,000 | Denis O'Sullivan (3) |
New tournament |
| 30 Jun | Lawrence Batley Seniors | England | £120,000 | Nick Job (2) |
|
| 15 Jul | STC Scandinavian International | Sweden | £225,000 | Denis O'Sullivan (4) |
New tournament |
| 29 Jul | Senior British Open | Northern Ireland | £500,000 | Ian Stanley (3) |
Senior major championship |
| 5 Aug | De Vere Hotels Seniors Classic |
England | £150,000 | Noel Ratcliffe (6) |
|
| 12 Aug | Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open |
Switzerland | 200,000 |  David Huish (5) |
|
| 19 Aug | Energis Senior Masters |
England | £225,000 |  David Oakley (3) |
|
| 26 Aug | Legends in Golf | Netherlands | 175,000 | David Good (1) |
|
| 2 Sep | Scottish Seniors Open |
Scotland | £150,000 | David Oakley (4) |
|
| 9 Sep | STC Bovis Lend Lease European Invitational |
England | £225,000 | Bob Shearer (4) |
New tournament |
Big 3 Records Monte Carlo Invitational |
France | – | Cancelled | ||
| 23 Sep | TEMES Seniors Open |
Greece | 200,000 | Russell Weir (1) |
|
| 7 Oct | Dan Technology Senior Tournament of Champions | England | £150,000 |  Delroy Cambridge (1) |
|
| 19 Oct | Tunisian Seniors Open | Tunisia | £100,000 | Simon Owen (1) |
New tournament |
| 27 Oct | SSL International Sodexho Match Play Championship |
Portugal | £100,000 | Jim Rhodes (1) |
|
| 4 Nov | Estoril Seniors Tour Championship |
Spain | £225,000 | Jerry Bruner (1) |
Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Seniors Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) |
Winners | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov | UBS Warburg Cup
|
United States | US$3,000,000 | Team USA
|
New team event |
Order of Merit
The
| Position | Player | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Stanley |
287,025 |
| 2 | Denis Durnian |
276,623 |
| 3 | Noel Ratcliffe |
218,685 |
| 4 | David Good |
214,500 |
| 5 | Jerry Bruner |
214,457 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
Rookie of the Year |
Simon Owen |
[4] |
Notes
References
- ^ "2001 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "2001 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 December 2001. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ Callander, Colin (12 November 2001). "European Seniors Tour: Stanley takes title on merit". The Telegraph. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Simon Owen". European Tour. Archived from the original on 9 September 2005. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
Was the European Seniors Tour Rookie of the Year in 2001.