Duration | 21 May 2015 – 13 December 2015 |
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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 following table lists official events during the 2015 season. [1]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) | Winner [lower-alpha 1] | Notes |
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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 [lower-alpha 2] |
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 |
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. [2] [3]
Position | Player | Prize money (€) |
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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 |
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Rookie of the Year | Paul Broadhurst | [4] |
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