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2012 European Senior Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2012 |
| tour | European Senior Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 16 |
| most_wins | USA Tim Thelen (3) |
| honor1 | Order of Merit |
| honoree1 | ENG Roger Chapman |
| honor2 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree2 | ENG Paul Wesselingh |
| prevseason | 2011 |
| nextseason | 2013 |
The 2012 European Senior Tour was the 21st 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 2012 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (€) | Winner | Notes | |||
| 13 May | Mallorca Open Senior | Spain | 200,000 | ENG Gary Wolstenholme (2) | |
| 27 May | Senior PGA Championship | United States | US$2,000,000 | ENG Roger Chapman (1) | Senior major championship |
| 3 Jun | Benahavis Senior Masters | Spain | 200,000 | ENG Gary Wolstenholme (3) | |
| 10 Jun | ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship | England | £250,000 | ENG Paul Wesselingh (1) | |
| 24 Jun | Van Lanschot Senior Open | Netherlands | 250,000 | JPN Masahiro Kuramoto (2) | |
| 1 Jul | Berenberg Bank Masters | Germany | 400,000 | USA Tim Thelen (1) | |
| 8 Jul | Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open | Switzerland | 280,000 | USA Tim Thelen (2) | |
| 15 Jul | U.S. Senior Open | United States | US$2,600,000 | ENG Roger Chapman (2) | Senior major championship |
| 29 Jul | The Senior Open Championship | England | US$2,000,000 | USA Fred Couples (n/a) | Senior major championship |
| 19 Aug | SSE Scottish Senior Open | Scotland | £250,000 | SWE Anders Forsbrand (1) | |
| 26 Aug | Speedy Services Wales Senior Open | Wales | £250,000 | ENG Barry Lane (4) | |
| 2 Sep | Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters | England | £300,000 | IRL Des Smyth (5) | |
| 9 Sep | Pon Senior Open | Germany | 400,000 | AUS Terry Price (1) | New tournament |
| 23 Sep | French Riviera Masters | France | 400,000 | ENG David J. Russell (2) | |
| 11 Nov | Fubon Senior Open | Taiwan | US$450,000 | USA Tim Thelen (3) | |
| 9 Dec | MCB Tour Championship | Mauritius | 400,000 | ZAF David Frost (2) | 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 | ENG Roger Chapman | 356,751 |
| 2 | ENG Barry Lane | 284,636 |
| 3 | USA Tim Thelen | 251,772 |
| 4 | AUS Peter Fowler | 225,430 |
| 5 | ENG Paul Wesselingh | 191,663 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie of the Year | ENG Paul Wesselingh |
Notes
References
References
- "2012 Tournament schedule". European Tour.
- "2012 Order of Merit". European Tour.
- Keogh, Brian. (19 December 2012). "Chapman: From victory over Harrington to Honorary Life Membership". Irish Golf Desk.
- O'Reilly, Jake. (27 June 2013). "Paul Wesselingh Named Senior Tour Rookie Of The Year".
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