2017 European Senior Tour

The 2017 European Senior Tour was the 26th season of the European Senior Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.

2017 European Senior Tour season
Duration16 March 2017 (2017-03-16) – 10 December 2017 (2017-12-10)
Number of official events15
Most wins Paul Broadhurst (2)
Clark Dennis (2)
Philip Golding (2)
Bernhard Langer (2)
Order of Merit Clark Dennis
Rookie of the Year Clark Dennis
← 2016
2018 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(€)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
18 MarSharjah Senior Golf MastersUAEUS$425,000 Chris Williams (2)New tournament
28 MayKitchenAid Senior PGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$2,800,000 Bernhard Langer (5)Senior major championship
23 JunEuropean Tour Properties Senior ClassicFinland250,000 Santiago Luna (3)New tournament
2 JulU.S. Senior OpenUnited StatesUS$4,000,000 Kenny Perry (n/a)Senior major championship[lower-alpha 2]
9 JulSwiss Seniors OpenSwitzerland300,000 Philip Golding (3)
16 JulWINSTONgolf Senior OpenGermany350,000 Phillip Price (1)
30 JulThe Senior Open ChampionshipWales£1,500,000 Bernhard Langer (6)Senior major championship
6 AugScottish Senior OpenScotland£250,000 Paul Broadhurst (3)
27 AugWillow Senior Golf ClassicEngland£360,000 Barry Lane (6)
3 SepTravis Perkins MastersEngland£360,000 Philip Golding (4)
10 SepSenior Italian OpenItaly350,000 Clark Dennis (1)
30 SepParis Legends ChampionshipFrance350,000 Paul Broadhurst (4)
8 OctDutch Senior MastersNetherlands180,000 Clark Dennis (2)New tournament
22 OctFarmfoods European Senior MastersEngland200,000 Stephen Dodd (2)New tournament
10 DecMCB Tour ChampionshipMauritius450,000 Thaworn Wiratchant (1)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 Clark Dennis222,055
2 Chris Williams190,716
3 Peter Fowler175,752
4 Philip Golding167,795
5 Magnus Persson Atlevi160,558

Awards
AwardWinnerRef.
Rookie of the Year Clark Dennis[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. "2017 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  2. "2017 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 14 January 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  3. "Clark Dennis claims European Senior Tour Order of Merit victory". Sky Sports. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2023. Four birdies in his first five holes helped Dennis to a closing 67, with the American receiving the 2017 Rookie of the Year award as well as the John Jacobs Trophy.
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