2017 European Senior Tour

2017 European Senior Tour season

Duration	16 March 2017 (2017-03-16) – 10 December 2017 (2017-12-10)
Number of official events	15
Most wins	Paul Broadhurst (2) Clark Dennis (2) Philip Golding (2) Bernhard Langer (2)
Order of Merit	Clark Dennis
Rookie of the Year	Clark Dennis
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The 2017 European Senior Tour was the 26th 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 2017 season. ^[1]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (€)	Winner [lower-alpha 1]	Notes
18 Mar	Sharjah Senior Golf Masters	UAE	US$425,000	Chris Williams (2)	New tournament
28 May	KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship	United States	US$2,800,000	Bernhard Langer (5)	Senior major championship
23 Jun	European Tour Properties Senior Classic	Finland	250,000	Santiago Luna (3)	New tournament
2 Jul	U.S. Senior Open	United States	US$4,000,000	Kenny Perry (n/a)	Senior major championship [lower-alpha 2]
9 Jul	Swiss Seniors Open	Switzerland	300,000	Philip Golding (3)
16 Jul	WINSTONgolf Senior Open	Germany	350,000	Phillip Price (1)
30 Jul	The Senior Open Championship	Wales	£1,500,000	Bernhard Langer (6)	Senior major championship
6 Aug	Scottish Senior Open	Scotland	£250,000	Paul Broadhurst (3)
27 Aug	Willow Senior Golf Classic	England	£360,000	Barry Lane (6)
3 Sep	Travis Perkins Masters	England	£360,000	Philip Golding (4)
10 Sep	Senior Italian Open	Italy	350,000	Clark Dennis (1)
30 Sep	Paris Legends Championship	France	350,000	Paul Broadhurst (4)
8 Oct	Dutch Senior Masters	Netherlands	180,000	Clark Dennis (2)	New tournament
22 Oct	Farmfoods European Senior Masters	England	200,000	Stephen Dodd (2)	New tournament
10 Dec	MCB Tour Championship	Mauritius	450,000	Thaworn Wiratchant (1)	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	Clark Dennis	222,055
2	Chris Williams	190,716
3	Peter Fowler	175,752
4	Philip Golding	167,795
5	Magnus Persson Atlevi	160,558

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Rookie of the Year	Clark Dennis	[3]

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. "2017 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
2. "2017 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 14 January 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
3. "Clark Dennis claims European Senior Tour Order of Merit victory". Sky Sports. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2023. Four birdies in his first five holes helped Dennis to a closing 67, with the American receiving the 2017 Rookie of the Year award as well as the John Jacobs Trophy.

External links

• Official website