2015 European Senior Tour

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2015 European Senior Tour season
Duration21 May 2015 (2015-05-21) – 13 December 2015 (2015-12-13)
Number of official events12
Most wins Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie (3)
Order of Merit Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie
Rookie of the Year Flag of England.svg Paul Broadhurst
2014
2016

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.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2015 season. [1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
()
Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
24 May Senior PGA Championship United StatesUS$2,750,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie (6) Senior major championship
31 May SSE Enterprise Wales Senior Open Wales£250,000 Flag of England.svg Paul Wesselingh (8)
6 Jun Acorn Jersey Open Jersey£200,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Fowler (4)
14 Jun ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship England£260,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Fowler (5)
28 Jun U.S. Senior Open United StatesUS$3,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Maggert (n/a) Senior major championship [lower-alpha 2]
5 Jul Swiss Seniors Open Switzerland300,000 Flag of Austria.svg Gordon Manson (1)
12 Jul WINSTONgolf Senior Open Germany300,000 Flag of Spain.svg Pedro Linhart (1)
26 Jul The Senior Open Championship England£1,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Dawson (n/a) Senior major championship
29 Aug Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior Open Scotland£250,000 Flag of England.svg Paul Broadhurst (1)
6 Sep Travis Perkins Masters England£320,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie (7)
4 Oct French Riviera Masters France400,000 Flag of England.svg Simon P. Brown (3)
13 Dec MCB Tour Championship Mauritius420,000 Flag of Scotland.svg 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]

PositionPlayerPrize money ()
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie 679,147
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Fowler 222,342
3 Flag of England.svg Barry Lane 171,191
4 Flag of Austria.svg Gordon Manson 143,699
5 Flag of England.svg Philip Golding 108,127

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Rookie of the Year Flag of England.svg 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.

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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.