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2009 European Senior Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2009 |
| tour | European Senior Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 16 |
| most_wins | ENG Carl Mason (2) |
| honor1 | Order of Merit |
| honoree1 | SCO Sam Torrance |
| honor2 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree2 | AUS Mike Harwood |
| prevseason | [2008](2008-european-seniors-tour) |
| nextseason | [2010](2010-european-senior-tour) |
The 2009 European Senior Tour was the 18th 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 2009 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (€) | Winner | Notes | |||
| 1 Mar | Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters | Brunei | 400,000 | USA Mike Cunning (1) | New tournament |
| 20 Mar | DGM Barbados Open | Barbados | £145,000 | SCO Sam Torrance (11) | |
| 10 May | Son Gual Mallorca Senior Open | Spain | 300,000 | ENG Mark James (2) | New tournament |
| 24 May | **Senior PGA Championship** | United States | US$2,000,000 | USA **Michael Allen** (n/a) | Senior major championship |
| 7 Jun | Irish Seniors Open | Ireland | 350,000 | WAL Ian Woosnam (3) | |
| 14 Jun | Jersey Seniors Classic | Jersey | £140,000 | JAM Delroy Cambridge (5) | |
| 21 Jun | Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open | Wales | £500,000 | ZAF Bertus Smit (1) | |
| 28 Jun | De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship | England | £250,000 | ENG Carl Mason (21) | |
| 26 Jul | **[The Senior Open Championship](2009-senior-open-championship)** | England | US$2,000,000 | USA **Loren Roberts** (n/a) | Senior major championship |
| 2 Aug | **U.S. Senior Open** | United States | US$2,600,000 | USA **Fred Funk** (n/a) | Senior major championship |
| 9 Aug | Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open | Switzerland | 220,000 | ZAF John Bland (2) | |
| 23 Aug | Cleveland Golf/Srixon Scottish Senior Open | Scotland | £225,000 | ENG Glenn Ralph (1) | |
| 6 Sep | Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters | England | £250,000 | ZWE Tony Johnstone (2) | |
| 20 Sep | Casa Serena Open | Czech Republic | 600,000 | ENG Peter Mitchell (4) | |
| 18 Oct | Benahavis Senior Masters | Spain | 180,000 | ENG Carl Mason (22) | New tournament |
| 8 Nov | OKI Castellón Senior Tour Championship | Spain | 400,000 | AUS Mike Harwood (1) | Tour Championship |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.
| Position | Player | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCO Sam Torrance | 170,696 |
| 2 | WAL Ian Woosnam | 167,316 |
| 3 | ENG Carl Mason | 157,918 |
| 4 | ENG Glenn Ralph | 150,723 |
| 5 | PAR Ángel Franco | 136,467 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie of the Year | AUS Mike Harwood |
Notes
References
References
- "2009 Tournament schedule". European Tour.
- "2009 Order of Merit". European Tour.
- Ramowski, Darren. (9 November 2009). "Sam Torrance wins 3rd Seniors Order of Merit". Golfshake.
- O'Hare, Brian. (10 November 2009). "Harwood is Rookie of the Year at 50". Australian Senior Golfer.
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