2007 European Seniors Tour

2007 European Seniors Tour season

Duration	28 February 2007 (2007-02-28) – 10 November 2007 (2007-11-10)
Number of official events	20
Most wins	Carl Mason (5)
Order of Merit	Carl Mason
Rookie of the Year	Costantino Rocca
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The 2007 European Seniors Tour was the 16th season of the European Seniors Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.

Changes for 2007

For the first time, the Senior PGA Championship was upgraded to an official money event on the European Seniors Tour. ^[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2007 season. ^[2]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (€)	Winner [lower-alpha 1]	Notes
2 Mar	DGM Barbados Open	Barbados	US$250,000	Gordon J. Brand (3)
13 May	Gloria Classic	Turkey	325,000	Nick Job (4)
20 May	Sharp Italian Seniors Open	Italy	200,000	Simon Owen (2)
27 May	Senior PGA Championship	United States	US$2,000,000	Denis Watson (n/a)	Senior major championship
3 Jun	AIB Irish Seniors Open	Ireland	450,000	Costantino Rocca (1)
10 Jun	Jersey Seniors Classic	Jersey	£140,000	Bobby Lincoln (1)
17 Jun	Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open	Wales	£500,000	Carl Mason (15)
24 Jun	Bendinat London Seniors Masters	England	£150,000	Sam Torrance (9)
8 Jul	U.S. Senior Open	United States	US$2,600,000	Brad Bryant (n/a)	Senior major championship [lower-alpha 2]
14 Jul	Open de France Senior de Divonne	France	325,000	Juan Quirós (2)
29 Jul	The Senior Open Championship	Scotland	US$2,000,000	Tom Watson (n/a)	Senior major championship
5 Aug	Wentworth Senior Masters	England	£250,000	Des Smyth (2)
12 Aug	Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open	Switzerland	210,000	Carl Mason (16)
19 Aug	Midas English Seniors Open	England	£150,000	Bill Longmuir (6)
2 Sep	European Senior Masters	England	£225,000	Carl Mason (17)
9 Sep	PGA Seniors Championship	England	£200,000	Carl Mason (18)
22 Sep	Scandinavian Senior Open	Denmark	250,000	John Chillas (3)
30 Sep	Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open	Scotland	£225,000	José Rivero (3)
21 Oct	OKI Castellón Open de España Senior	Spain	325,000	Carl Mason (19)
10 Nov	The Kingdom of Bahrain Trophy Seniors Tour Championship	England	US$500,000	Costantino Rocca (2)	Tour Championship

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. ^[3]

Position	Player	Prize money (€)
1	Carl Mason	412,376
2	Costantino Rocca	277,783
3	Juan Quirós	235,923
4	Stewart Ginn	224,017
5	Bob Cameron	178,796

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Rookie of the Year	Costantino Rocca	[4]

Notes

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

References

1. "2007 U.S. Senior PGA Championship". European Tour. Archived from the original on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
2. "2007 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
3. "John Jacobs Trophy Winners". European Tour. 14 October 2014. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
4. Farquharson, Colin (10 November 2007). "Rocca wins final euro seniors event". Scottish Golf View. Retrieved 18 November 2023. With his triumph, Rocca also secured the European Seniors Tour Rookie of the Year accolade...

External links

• Official website