2012 European Senior Tour

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.

2012 European Senior Tour season
Duration11 May 2012 (2012-05-11) – 9 December 2012 (2012-12-09)
Number of official events16
Most wins Tim Thelen (3)
Order of Merit Roger Chapman
Rookie of the Year Paul Wesselingh
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2013 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(€)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
13 MayMallorca Open SeniorSpain200,000 Gary Wolstenholme (2)
27 MaySenior PGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$2,000,000 Roger Chapman (1)Senior major championship
3 JunBenahavis Senior MastersSpain200,000 Gary Wolstenholme (3)
10 JunISPS Handa PGA Seniors ChampionshipEngland£250,000 Paul Wesselingh (1)
24 JunVan Lanschot Senior OpenNetherlands250,000 Masahiro Kuramoto (2)
1 JulBerenberg Bank MastersGermany400,000 Tim Thelen (1)
8 JulBad Ragaz PGA Seniors OpenSwitzerland280,000 Tim Thelen (2)
15 JulU.S. Senior OpenUnited StatesUS$2,600,000 Roger Chapman (2)Senior major championship[lower-alpha 2]
29 JulThe Senior Open ChampionshipEnglandUS$2,000,000 Fred Couples (n/a)Senior major championship
19 AugSSE Scottish Senior OpenScotland£250,000 Anders Forsbrand (1)
26 AugSpeedy Services Wales Senior OpenWales£250,000 Barry Lane (4)
2 SepTravis Perkins plc Senior MastersEngland£300,000 Des Smyth (5)
9 SepPon Senior OpenGermany400,000 Terry Price (1)New tournament
23 SepFrench Riviera MastersFrance400,000 David J. Russell (2)
11 NovFubon Senior OpenTaiwanUS$450,000 Tim Thelen (3)
9 DecMCB Tour ChampionshipMauritius400,000 David Frost (2)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 Roger Chapman356,751
2 Barry Lane284,636
3 Tim Thelen251,772
4 Peter Fowler225,430
5 Paul Wesselingh191,663

Awards
AwardWinnerRef.
Rookie of the Year Paul Wesselingh[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.

References
  1. "2012 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  2. "2012 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  3. Keogh, Brian (19 December 2012). "Chapman: From victory over Harrington to Honorary Life Membership". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 17 November 2023. The 53 year old received the John Jacobs Trophy in Mauritius earlier this month for winning the 2012 European Senior Tour Order of Merit...
  4. O'Reilly, Jake (27 June 2013). "Paul Wesselingh Named Senior Tour Rookie Of The Year". Today's Golfer. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
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