2008 European Seniors Tour

The 2008 European Seniors Tour was the 17th season of the European Seniors Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.

2008 European Seniors Tour season
Duration7 March 2008 (2008-03-07) – 9 November 2008 (2008-11-09)
Number of official events18
Most wins Peter Mitchell (3)
Order of Merit Ian Woosnam
Rookie of the Year Ian Woosnam
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2009 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(€)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
9 MarDGM Barbados OpenBarbadosUS$275,000 Bill Longmuir (7)
30 MarAzores Senior OpenPortugal325,000 Stewart Ginn (1)New tournament
25 MaySenior PGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$2,000,000 Jay Haas (n/a)Senior major championship
1 JunParkridge Polish Seniors ChampionshipPoland280,000 Ian Woosnam (1)New tournament
8 JunJersey Seniors ClassicJersey£140,000 Tony Johnstone (1)
15 JunRyder Cup Wales Seniors OpenWales£500,000 Peter Mitchell (1)
22 JunIrish Seniors OpenIreland450,000 Juan Quirós (3)
6 JulRussian Seniors OpenRussiaUS$750,000 Ian Woosnam (2)New tournament
27 JulThe Senior Open ChampionshipScotlandUS$2,000,000 Bruce Vaughan (n/a)Senior major championship
3 AugU.S. Senior OpenUnited StatesUS$2,600,000 Eduardo Romero (3)Senior major championship[lower-alpha 2]
10 AugBad Ragaz PGA Seniors OpenSwitzerland260,000 Carl Mason (20)
24 AugDe Vere Collection PGA Seniors ChampionshipEngland£300,000 Gordon J. Brand (4)
31 AugTravis Perkins plc Senior MastersEngland£250,000 Gordon J. Brand (5)
7 SepCasa Serena OpenCzech Republic600,000 Bernhard Langer (1)New tournament
14 SepWeston Homes PGA International SeniorsEngland£175,000 Nick Job (5)New tournament
28 SepScottish Seniors OpenScotland£225,000 Peter Mitchell (2)
12 OctLake Garda Italian Seniors OpenItaly200,000 Peter Mitchell (3)
9 NovOKI Castellón Open España Senior Tour ChampionshipSpain400,000 Sam Torrance (10)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 Ian Woosnam320,120
2 Gordon J. Brand257,744
3 Peter Mitchell217,488
4 Juan Quirós190,164
5 Bill Longmuir177,033

Awards
AwardWinnerRef.
Rookie of the Year Ian Woosnam[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. "2008 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  2. "2008 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  3. "Woosnam wins Seniors Order of Merit". The RSH Sports Blog. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2023. Those performances helped the Welshman succeed Carl Mason as the Number One Senior Tour player with earnings of €320,119, finishing €62,376 ahead of Englishman Gordon J Brand in the Order of Merit.
  4. "'Cheers' to the European Senior Tour". Golf Business News. 5 December 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2023. ...with 2008 John Jacobs Trophy winner Ian Woosnam the latest recipient of the Rookie of Year award.
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