2000 European Seniors Tour

2000 European Seniors Tour season

Duration	30 March 2000 (2000-03-30) – 28 October 2000 (2000-10-28)
Number of official events	20
Most wins	John Grace (3)
Order of Merit	Noel Ratcliffe
Rookie of the Year	Priscillo Diniz
← 1999 2001 →

The 2000 European Seniors Tour was the ninth 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 2000 season. ^[1]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (€)	Winner [lower-alpha 1]	Notes
1 Apr	Royal Westmoreland Barbados Open	Barbados	US$150,000	Tommy Horton (23)	New tournament
7 May	Beko Classic	Turkey	US$300,000	Brian Huggett (10)
14 May	AIB Irish Seniors Open	Ireland	280,000	Bruce Fleisher (1)
4 Jun	Microlease Jersey Seniors Open	Jersey	£100,000	Neil Coles (8)
24 Jun	Lawrence Batley Seniors	England	£110,000	David Huish (3)
2 Jul	Coca-Cola Kaiser Karl European Trophy	Germany	150,000	Ian Stanley (1)
9 Jul	TotalFina Elf Seniors Open	France	150,000	Nick Job (1)
30 Jul	Senior British Open	Northern Ireland	£400,000	Christy O'Connor Jnr (2)	Senior major championship
6 Aug	Energis Senior Masters	England	£175,000	David Creamer (1)
13 Aug	Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open	Switzerland	200,000	David Huish (4)
20 Aug	De Vere Hotels Seniors Classic	England	£115,000	David Oakley (2)
28 Aug	The Belfry PGA Seniors Championship	England	£180,000	John Grace (1)
3 Sep	The Scotsman Scottish Seniors Open	Scotland	£100,000	Noel Ratcliffe (3)
10 Sep	Ordina Legends in Golf	Netherlands	165,000	John Grace (2)
17 Sep	Tui Golf Championship Fleesensee	Germany	200,000	Jeff Van Wagenen (1)
24 Sep	TEMES Seniors Open	Greece	200,000	Noel Ratcliffe (4)
8 Oct	Big 3 Records Monte Carlo Invitational	France	215,000	John Grace (3)
14 Oct	The Daily Telegraph European Seniors Match Play Championship	Portugal	£100,000	Priscillo Diniz (1)	New tournament
22 Oct	Dan Technology Senior Tournament of Champions	England	£115,000	Denis O'Sullivan (1)
28 Oct	Abu Dhabi European Seniors Tour Championship	UAE	US$300,000	Denis O'Sullivan (2)	New tournament Tour Championship

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. ^[2]

Position	Player	Prize money (€)
1	Noel Ratcliffe	163,164
2	John Grace	161,525
3	Denis O'Sullivan	156,966
4	Tommy Horton	147,767
5	Ian Stanley	137,679

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Rookie of the Year	Priscillo Diniz	[3]

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.

References

1. "2000 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
2. "2000 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 5 December 2000. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
3. "Priscillo Diniz". European Tour. Retrieved 20 November 2023. Has two wins under his belt on the European Seniors Tour and was the 2000 Ping Rookie of the Year after finishing sixth on the Order of Merit.

External links

• Official website