2011 European Senior Tour

2011 European Senior Tour season

Duration	19 November 2010 (2010-11-19) – 11 December 2011 (2011-12-11)
Number of official events	22
Most wins	Peter Fowler (2) Barry Lane (2) Carl Mason (2)
Order of Merit	Peter Fowler
Rookie of the Year	Gary Wolstenholme
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The 2011 European Senior Tour was the 20th season of the European Senior Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2011 season. ^[1]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (€)	Winner [lower-alpha 1]	Other tours [lower-alpha 2]	Notes
21 Nov	Handa Australian Senior Open	Australia	A$400,000	Peter Senior (1)		New to European Senior Tour
28 Nov	Handa Cup Senior Masters	Japan	¥120,000,000	Masahiro Kuramoto (1)	JPNSEN	New to European Senior Tour
12 Dec	Mauritius Commercial Bank Open	Mauritius	280,000	David Frost (1)
6 Mar	Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters	Brunei	US$350,000	Chris Williams (1)
13 Mar	ISPS Handa Senior World Championship	China	US$350,000	Sandy Lyle (1)		New tournament
20 Mar	OKI Open de España Senior	Spain	200,000	Carl Mason (24)		New tournament
29 May	Senior PGA Championship	United States	US$2,000,000	Tom Watson (n/a)		Senior major championship
5 Jun	ISPS Handa Senior Masters	England	£200,000	Peter Fowler (1)
12 Jun	De Vere Club PGA Seniors Championship	England	£250,000	Andrew Oldcorn (1)
19 Jun	Berenberg Bank Masters	Germany	400,000	Ian Woosnam (4)
26 Jun	Van Lanschot Senior Open	Netherlands	250,000	Des Smyth (4)
3 Jul	Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open	Switzerland	250,000	Peter Fowler (2)
24 Jul	The Senior Open Championship	England	US$2,000,000	Russ Cochran (n/a)		Senior major championship
31 Jul	U.S. Senior Open	United States	US$2,600,000	Olin Browne (2)		Senior major championship [lower-alpha 3]
21 Aug	Cleveland Golf/Srixon Scottish Senior Open	Scotland	£250,000	Barry Lane (2)
4 Sep	Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters	England	£280,000	Boonchu Ruangkit (5)
18 Sep	Casa Serena Open	Czech Republic	400,000	Barry Lane (3)
24 Sep	Cannes Mougins Masters	France	250,000	Juan Quirós (4)
1 Oct	Belas Clube de Campo Senior Open de Portugal	Portugal	300,000	Mark Mouland (1)
16 Oct	Benahavis Senior Masters	Spain	180,000	Carl Mason (25)
20 Nov	Fubon Senior Open	Taiwan	US$400,000	Lu Chien-soon (n/a)		New tournament
11 Dec	MCB Tour Championship	Mauritius	400,000	Tom Lehman (n/a)		Tour Championship

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	Peter Fowler	302,327
2	Barry Lane	271,173
3	Andrew Oldcorn	188,981
4	Gary Wolstenholme	181,637
5	Ian Woosnam	179,160

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Rookie of the Year	Gary Wolstenholme	[4]

Notes

1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Senior Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Senior Tour members.
2. JPNSEN − Japan PGA Senior Tour.
3. Official win; unofficial money.

References

1. "2011 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
2. "2011 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
3. "Fowler claims European Senior Tour Order of Merit". Golf Business News. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2023. The 52 year old's cheque for €14, 814 took his earnings for 2011 to €302,327, meaning he finished the Senior Tour's 20th anniversary season €32,154 clear of runner up Lane in the Order of Merit.
4. "Senior stars gather for awards dinner". European Tour. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2023. ...and Gary Wolstenholme receiving the Rookie of the Year award.

External links

• Official website