2001 European Seniors Tour

2001 European Seniors Tour season

Duration	29 March 2001 (2001-03-29) – 4 November 2001 (2001-11-04)
Number of official events	21 [lower-alpha 1]
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
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The 2001 European Seniors Tour was the 10th 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 2001 season. ^[1]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (€)	Winner [lower-alpha 2]	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
16 Sep	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 Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. ^{[2] [3]}

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

1. A further one tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
2. 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. "2001 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
2. "2001 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 December 2001. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
3. Callander, Colin (12 November 2001). "European Seniors Tour: Stanley takes title on merit". The Telegraph. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
4. "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.

External links

• Official website