Golf tour season
The 2008 European Seniors Tour was the 17th season of the European Seniors Tour, the main 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 Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[2][3]