2007 European Seniors Tour

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2007 European Seniors Tour season
Duration28 February 2007 (2007-02-28) – 10 November 2007 (2007-11-10)
Number of official events20
Most winsEngland Carl Mason (5)
Order of MeritEngland Carl Mason
Rookie of the YearItaly Costantino Rocca
2006
2008

The 2007 European Seniors Tour was the 16th season of the European Seniors Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.

Changes for 2007[edit]

For the first time, the Senior PGA Championship was upgraded to an official money event on the European Seniors Tour.[1]

Schedule[edit]

The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.[2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
()
Winner[a] Notes
2 Mar DGM Barbados Open Barbados US$250,000 England Gordon J. Brand (3)
13 May Gloria Classic Turkey 325,000 England Nick Job (4)
20 May Sharp Italian Seniors Open Italy 200,000 New Zealand Simon Owen (2)
27 May Senior PGA Championship United States US$2,000,000 Zimbabwe Denis Watson (n/a) Senior major championship
3 Jun AIB Irish Seniors Open Ireland 450,000 Italy Costantino Rocca (1)
10 Jun Jersey Seniors Classic Jersey £140,000 South Africa Bobby Lincoln (1)
17 Jun Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open Wales £500,000 England Carl Mason (15)
24 Jun Bendinat London Seniors Masters England £150,000 Scotland Sam Torrance (9)
8 Jul U.S. Senior Open United States US$2,600,000 United States Brad Bryant (n/a) Senior major championship[b]
14 Jul Open de France Senior de Divonne France 325,000 Spain Juan Quirós (2)
29 Jul The Senior Open Championship Scotland US$2,000,000 United States Tom Watson (n/a) Senior major championship
5 Aug Wentworth Senior Masters England £250,000 Republic of Ireland Des Smyth (2)
12 Aug Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open Switzerland 210,000 England Carl Mason (16)
19 Aug Midas English Seniors Open England £150,000 Scotland Bill Longmuir (6)
2 Sep European Senior Masters England £225,000 England Carl Mason (17)
9 Sep PGA Seniors Championship England £200,000 England Carl Mason (18)
22 Sep Scandinavian Senior Open Denmark 250,000 Scotland John Chillas (3)
30 Sep Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open Scotland £225,000 Spain José Rivero (3)
21 Oct OKI Castellón Open de España Senior Spain 325,000 England Carl Mason (19)
10 Nov The Kingdom of Bahrain Trophy Seniors Tour Championship England US$500,000 Italy Costantino Rocca (2) Tour Championship

Order of Merit[edit]

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[3]

Position Player Prize money ()
1 England Carl Mason 412,376
2 Italy Costantino Rocca 277,783
3 Spain Juan Quirós 235,923
4 Australia Stewart Ginn 224,017
5 England Bob Cameron 178,796

Awards[edit]

Award Winner Ref.
Rookie of the Year Italy Costantino Rocca [4]

Notes[edit]

  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[edit]

  1. ^ "2007 U.S. Senior PGA Championship". European Tour. Archived from the original on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  2. ^ "2007 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  3. ^ "John Jacobs Trophy Winners". European Tour. 14 October 2014. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  4. ^ Farquharson, Colin (10 November 2007). "Rocca wins final euro seniors event". Scottish Golf View. Retrieved 18 November 2023. With his triumph, Rocca also secured the European Seniors Tour Rookie of the Year accolade...

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