2019 European Senior Tour

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2019 European Senior Tour season
Duration23 May 2019 (2019-05-23) – 15 December 2019 (2019-12-15)
Number of official events18
Most wins Flag of Argentina.svg José Cóceres (2)
Flag of England.svg Barry Lane (2)
Flag of England.svg David Shacklady (2)
Order of Merit Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Phillip Price
Rookie of the Year Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Lawrie
2018
2020

The 2019 European Senior Tour, titled as the 2019 Staysure Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th season of the European Senior Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2019 season. [1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
()
Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
26 May KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship United StatesUS$3,250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ken Tanigawa (n/a) Senior major championship
1 Jun Senior Italian Open Italy300,000 Flag of England.svg Barry Lane (7)
9 Jun Arras Open Senior Hauts de France France200,000 Flag of England.svg Peter Baker (1)New tournament
23 Jun Farmfoods European Legends Links Championship England200,000 Flag of France.svg Jean-François Remésy (2)New tournament
30 Jun U.S. Senior Open United StatesUS$4,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker (n/a) Senior major championship [lower-alpha 2]
7 Jul Swiss Seniors Open Switzerland320,000 Flag of Argentina.svg José Cóceres (1)
14 Jul European Tour Destinations Senior Classic Spain250,000 Flag of Spain.svg José Manuel Carriles (1)
21 Jul WINSTONgolf Senior Open Germany350,000 Flag of the United States.svg Clark Dennis (5)
28 Jul The Senior Open Championship EnglandUS$2,000,000 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer (7) Senior major championship
4 Aug Staysure PGA Seniors Championship England£400,000 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Phillip Price (2)
18 Aug Scottish Senior Open Scotland£250,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Lawrie (1)
1 Sep Sinclair Invitational England£400,000 Flag of England.svg David Shacklady (2)
22 Sep Paris Legends Championship France200,000 Flag of England.svg David Shacklady (3)
29 Sep Murhof Legends – Austrian Senior Open Austria250,000 Flag of Argentina.svg José Cóceres (2)New tournament
6 Oct Farmfoods European Senior Masters England200,000 Flag of France.svg Thomas Levet (1)
1 Dec MCB Tour Championship (Madagascar)Madagascar275,000 Flag of England.svg Barry Lane (8)Tour Championship
7 Dec MCB Tour Championship (Seychelles)SeychellesUS$350,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Fowler (7)
15 Dec MCB Tour Championship (Mauritius)Mauritius400,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Jarmo Sandelin (1)

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the European Senior Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
()
WinnerOther
tours [lower-alpha 3]
Notes
6 Apr Jordan Mixed Open JordanUS$393,000 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daan Huizing CHA, LET New mixed event

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [2] [3]

PositionPlayerPoints
1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Phillip Price 2,888
2 Flag of South Africa.svg James Kingston 2,526
3 Flag of England.svg David Shacklady 2,196
4 Flag of France.svg Jean-François Remésy 2,137
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Fowler 2,132

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Rookie of the Year Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Lawrie [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.
  3. CHA – Challenge Tour; LET – Ladies European Tour.

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References

  1. "2019 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  2. "2019 Order of Merit". European Tour. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  3. "Phillip Price claims first Staysure Order of Merit to land John Jacobs Trophy". Golf South. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  4. Dempster, Martin (15 December 2019). "Paul Lawrie wins Staysure Tour Rookie of Year". The Scotsman. Retrieved 13 November 2023.