2016 European Senior Tour

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.

2016 European Senior Tour season
Duration26 May 2016 (2016-05-26) – 11 December 2016 (2016-12-11)
Number of official events13
Order of Merit Paul Broadhurst
Rookie of the Year Magnus Persson Atlevi
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2017 →

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(€)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
29 MaySenior PGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$2,750,000 Rocco Mediate (n/a)Senior major championship
5 JunSSE Enterprise Wales Senior OpenWales£250,000 Zhang Lianwei (1)
11 JunAcorn Jersey OpenJersey£200,000 Gordon Manson (2)
3 JulSwiss Seniors OpenSwitzerland300,000 Tim Thelen (5)
10 JulWINSTONgolf Senior OpenGermany350,000 Andrew Oldcorn (2)
24 JulThe Senior Open ChampionshipScotland£1,350,000 Paul Broadhurst (2)Senior major championship
14 AugU.S. Senior OpenUnited StatesUS$3,750,000 Gene Sauers (n/a)Senior major championship[lower-alpha 2]
21 AugProstate Cancer UK Scottish Senior OpenScotland£250,000 Paul Eales (1)
28 AugWillow Senior Golf ClassicEngland£350,000 Gary Marks (1)New tournament
4 SepTravis Perkins MastersEngland£340,000 André Bossert (1)
11 SepParis Legends ChampionshipFrance350,000 Magnus Persson Atlevi (1)New tournament
23 OctSenior Italian OpenItaly350,000 Stephen Dodd (1)
11 DecMCB Tour ChampionshipMauritius450,000 Barry Lane (5)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 Paul Broadhurst399,285
2 Magnus Persson Atlevi211,557
3 André Bossert144,866
4 Peter Fowler138,945
5 Barry Lane128,760

Awards
AwardWinnerRef.
Rookie of the Year Magnus Persson Atlevi[3]

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. "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. "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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