2008 European Seniors Tour
| Duration | 7 March 2008 – 9 November 2008 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 18 |
| Most wins |  Peter Mitchell (3) |
| Order of Merit |  Ian Woosnam |
| Rookie of the Year | Ian Woosnam |
← 2007 → | |
The 2008 European Seniors Tour was the 17th season of the
professional golf tour
in Europe for men aged 50 and over.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) |
Winner[a] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar | DGM Barbados Open | Barbados | US$275,000 |  Bill Longmuir (7) |
|
| 30 Mar | Azores Senior Open | Portugal | 325,000 |  Stewart Ginn (1) |
New tournament |
| 25 May | Senior PGA Championship | United States | US$2,000,000 |  Jay Haas (n/a) |
Senior major championship |
| 1 Jun | Parkridge Polish Seniors Championship | Poland | 280,000 | Ian Woosnam (1) |
New tournament |
| 8 Jun | Jersey Seniors Classic |
Jersey | £140,000 |  Tony Johnstone (1) |
|
| 15 Jun | Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open |
Wales | £500,000 | Peter Mitchell (1) |
|
| 22 Jun | Irish Seniors Open |
Ireland | 450,000 |  Juan Quirós (3) |
|
| 6 Jul | Russian Seniors Open |
Russia | US$750,000 | Ian Woosnam (2) |
New tournament |
| 27 Jul | The Senior Open Championship | Scotland | US$2,000,000 | Bruce Vaughan (n/a) |
Senior major championship |
| 3 Aug | U.S. Senior Open | United States | US$2,600,000 |  Eduardo Romero (3) |
Senior major championship[b] |
| 10 Aug | Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open |
Switzerland | 260,000 | Carl Mason (20) |
|
| 24 Aug | De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship |
England | £300,000 | Gordon J. Brand (4) |
|
| 31 Aug | Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters |
England | £250,000 | Gordon J. Brand (5) |
|
| 7 Sep | Casa Serena Open | Czech Republic | 600,000 |  Bernhard Langer (1) |
New tournament |
| 14 Sep | Weston Homes PGA International Seniors | England | £175,000 | Nick Job (5) |
New tournament |
| 28 Sep | Scottish Seniors Open |
Scotland | £225,000 | Peter Mitchell (2) |
|
| 12 Oct | Lake Garda Italian Seniors Open |
Italy | 200,000 | Peter Mitchell (3) |
|
| 9 Nov | OKI Castellón Open España Senior Tour Championship |
Spain | 400,000 | Sam Torrance (10) |
Tour Championship |
Order of Merit
The
| Position | Player | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Woosnam |
320,120 |
| 2 | Gordon J. Brand |
257,744 |
| 3 | Peter Mitchell |
217,488 |
| 4 | Juan Quirós |
190,164 |
| 5 | Bill Longmuir |
177,033 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
Rookie of the Year |
Ian Woosnam |
[4] |
Notes
References
- ^ "2008 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "2008 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Woosnam wins Seniors Order of Merit". The RSH Sports Blog. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
Those performances helped the Welshman succeed Carl Mason as the Number One Senior Tour player with earnings of €320,119, finishing €62,376 ahead of Englishman Gordon J Brand in the Order of Merit.
- ^ "'Cheers' to the European Senior Tour". Golf Business News. 5 December 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
...with 2008 John Jacobs Trophy winner Ian Woosnam the latest recipient of the Rookie of Year award.