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2016 European Senior Tour

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2016 European Senior Tour season
Duration26 May 2016 (2016-05-26) – 11 December 2016 (2016-12-11)
Number of official events13
Order of MeritEngland Paul Broadhurst
Rookie of the YearSweden Magnus Persson Atlevi
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The 2016 European Senior Tour was the 25th season of the European Senior Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(€) 		Winner[a] Notes
29 May Senior PGA Championship United States US$2,750,000 United States Rocco Mediate (n/a) Senior major championship
5 Jun SSE Enterprise Wales Senior Open Wales £250,000 China Zhang Lianwei (1)
11 Jun Acorn Jersey Open Jersey £200,000 Austria Gordon Manson (2)
3 Jul Swiss Seniors Open Switzerland 300,000 United States Tim Thelen (5)
10 Jul WINSTONgolf Senior Open Germany 350,000 Scotland Andrew Oldcorn (2)
24 Jul The Senior Open Championship Scotland £1,350,000 England Paul Broadhurst (2) Senior major championship
14 Aug U.S. Senior Open United States US$3,750,000 United States Gene Sauers (n/a) Senior major championship[b]
21 Aug Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior Open Scotland £250,000 England Paul Eales (1)
28 Aug Willow Senior Golf Classic England £350,000 England Gary Marks (1) New tournament
4 Sep Travis Perkins Masters England £340,000 Switzerland André Bossert (1)
11 Sep Paris Legends Championship France 350,000 Sweden Magnus Persson Atlevi (1) New tournament
23 Oct Senior Italian Open Italy 350,000 Wales Stephen Dodd (1)
11 Dec MCB Tour Championship Mauritius 450,000 England Barry Lane (5) Tour Championship

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[2][3]

Position Player Prize money (€)
1 England Paul Broadhurst 399,285
2 Sweden Magnus Persson Atlevi 211,557
3 Switzerland André Bossert 144,866
4 Australia Peter Fowler 138,945
5 England Barry Lane 128,760

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Rookie of the Year Sweden Magnus Persson Atlevi [3]

Notes

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  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

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  1. ^ "2016 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  2. ^ "2016 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Broadhurst wins European Senior Tour order of merit". Golf News. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2023. The Englishman has accumulated earnings of €399,285, almost €190,000 ahead of his closest rival, Rookie of the Year Magnus P Atlevi, who finished on €211,557.
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