2015 European Senior Tour

2015 European Senior Tour season

Duration	21 May 2015 (2015-05-21) – 13 December 2015 (2015-12-13)
Number of official events	12
Most wins	Colin Montgomerie (3)
Order of Merit	Colin Montgomerie
Rookie of the Year	Paul Broadhurst
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The 2015 European Senior Tour was the 24th 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 2015 season. ^[1]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (€)	Winner [a]	Notes
24 May	Senior PGA Championship	United States	US$2,750,000	Colin Montgomerie (6)	Senior major championship
31 May	SSE Enterprise Wales Senior Open	Wales	£250,000	Paul Wesselingh (8)
6 Jun	Acorn Jersey Open	Jersey	£200,000	Peter Fowler (4)
14 Jun	ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship	England	£260,000	Peter Fowler (5)
28 Jun	U.S. Senior Open	United States	US$3,500,000	Jeff Maggert (n/a)	Senior major championship [b]
5 Jul	Swiss Seniors Open	Switzerland	300,000	Gordon Manson (1)
12 Jul	WINSTONgolf Senior Open	Germany	300,000	Pedro Linhart (1)
26 Jul	The Senior Open Championship	England	£1,300,000	Marco Dawson (n/a)	Senior major championship
29 Aug	Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior Open	Scotland	£250,000	Paul Broadhurst (1)
6 Sep	Travis Perkins Masters	England	£320,000	Colin Montgomerie (7)
4 Oct	French Riviera Masters	France	400,000	Simon P. Brown (3)
13 Dec	MCB Tour Championship	Mauritius	420,000	Colin Montgomerie (8)	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	Colin Montgomerie	679,147
2	Peter Fowler	222,342
3	Barry Lane	171,191
4	Gordon Manson	143,699
5	Philip Golding	108,127

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Rookie of the Year	Paul Broadhurst	[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. Official win; unofficial money.

References

1. "2015 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
2. "2015 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
3. Stafford, Ali (14 December 2015). "Colin Montgomerie targets major success after record-breaking 2015". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 November 2023. A three-shot win over David Frost not only extended Montgomerie's unassailable lead at the top of the money list and made him the first player to retain the title since Sam Torrance in 2006, but also secured the former Ryder Cup-winning captain record winnings of 679,147 euros (£492,679).
4. "Brilliant Broadhurst crowned Rookie of the Year". European Tour. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2023.

External links

• Official website