1994 European Seniors Tour

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1994 European Seniors Tour season
Duration13 May 1994 (1994-05-13) – 24 September 1994 (1994-09-24)
Number of official events11
Most wins Flag of England.svg John Morgan (3)
Order of Merit Flag of England.svg John Morgan
1993
1995

The 1994 European Seniors Tour was the third season of the European Seniors Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1994 season. [1] [2] [3]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(£)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
15 May St Pierre Seniors Classic Wales50,000 Flag of England.svg Tommy Horton (5)
22 May La Manga Spanish Seniors Open Spain100,000 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Brian Huggett (5)New tournament
10 Jun D Day Seniors Open France50,000 Flag of England.svg Brian Waites (1)New tournament
26 Jun Northern Electric Seniors England50,000 Flag of England.svg John Morgan (1)
2 Jul Tandem Stockley Park Seniors Open England52,000 Flag of England.svg Malcolm Gregson (1)New tournament
23 Jul Senior British Open England220,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Wargo (n/a) Senior major championship
29 Jul Lawrence Batley Seniors England65,000 Flag of England.svg John Morgan (2)
7 Aug Forte PGA Seniors Championship England75,000 Flag of England.svg John Morgan (3)
13 Aug Belfast Telegraph Irish Senior Masters Northern Ireland60,000 Flag of England.svg Tommy Horton (6)
25 Aug Joe Powell Memorial Seniors Classic England52,000 Flag of Ireland.svg Liam Higgins (1)
4 Sep Shell Scottish Seniors Open Scotland100,000 Flag of Spain.svg Antonio Garrido (1)
24 Sep Zurich Senior Lexus Trophy Switzerland47,000 Flag of Ireland.svg Liam Higgins (2)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling. [3] [4]

PositionPlayerPrize money (£)
1 Flag of England.svg John Morgan 57,209
2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Brian Huggett 48,678
3 Flag of England.svg Tommy Horton 45,716
4 Flag of England.svg Malcolm Gregson 41,189
5 Flag of Spain.svg Antonio Garrido 41,102

Notes

  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Seniors Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Seniors Tour members.

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