2011 European Senior Tour

The 2011 European Senior Tour was the 20th season of the European Senior Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.

2011 European Senior Tour season
Duration19 November 2010 (2010-11-19) – 11 December 2011 (2011-12-11)
Number of official events22
Most winsAustralia Peter Fowler (2)
England Barry Lane (2)
England Carl Mason (2)
Order of MeritAustralia Peter Fowler
Rookie of the YearEngland Gary Wolstenholme
2010
2012

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
()
Winner[a] Other
tours[b]
Notes
21 Nov Handa Australian Senior Open Australia A$400,000   Peter Senior (1) New to European Senior Tour
28 Nov Handa Cup Senior Masters Japan ¥120,000,000   Masahiro Kuramoto (1) JPNSEN New to European Senior Tour
12 Dec Mauritius Commercial Bank Open Mauritius 280,000   David Frost (1)
6 Mar Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters Brunei US$350,000   Chris Williams (1)
13 Mar ISPS Handa Senior World Championship China US$350,000   Sandy Lyle (1) New tournament
20 Mar OKI Open de España Senior Spain 200,000   Carl Mason (24) New tournament
29 May Senior PGA Championship United States US$2,000,000   Tom Watson (n/a) Senior major championship
5 Jun ISPS Handa Senior Masters England £200,000   Peter Fowler (1)
12 Jun De Vere Club PGA Seniors Championship England £250,000   Andrew Oldcorn (1)
19 Jun Berenberg Bank Masters Germany 400,000   Ian Woosnam (4)
26 Jun Van Lanschot Senior Open Netherlands 250,000   Des Smyth (4)
3 Jul Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open Switzerland 250,000   Peter Fowler (2)
24 Jul The Senior Open Championship England US$2,000,000   Russ Cochran (n/a) Senior major championship
31 Jul U.S. Senior Open United States US$2,600,000   Olin Browne (2) Senior major championship[c]
21 Aug Cleveland Golf/Srixon Scottish Senior Open Scotland £250,000   Barry Lane (2)
4 Sep Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters England £280,000   Boonchu Ruangkit (5)
18 Sep Casa Serena Open Czech Republic 400,000   Barry Lane (3)
24 Sep Cannes Mougins Masters France 250,000   Juan Quirós (4)
1 Oct Belas Clube de Campo Senior Open de Portugal Portugal 300,000   Mark Mouland (1)
16 Oct Benahavis Senior Masters Spain 180,000   Carl Mason (25)
20 Nov Fubon Senior Open Taiwan US$400,000   Lu Chien-soon (n/a) New tournament
11 Dec MCB Tour Championship Mauritius 400,000   Tom Lehman (n/a) Tour Championship

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[2][3]

Position Player Prize money ()
1   Peter Fowler 302,327
2   Barry Lane 271,173
3   Andrew Oldcorn 188,981
4   Gary Wolstenholme 181,637
5   Ian Woosnam 179,160

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Rookie of the Year   Gary Wolstenholme [4]

Notes

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  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. ^ JPNSEN − Japan PGA Senior Tour.
  3. ^ Official win; unofficial money.

References

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  1. ^ "2011 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  2. ^ "2011 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Fowler claims European Senior Tour Order of Merit". Golf Business News. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2023. The 52 year old's cheque for €14, 814 took his earnings for 2011 to €302,327, meaning he finished the Senior Tour's 20th anniversary season €32,154 clear of runner up Lane in the Order of Merit.
  4. ^ "Senior stars gather for awards dinner". European Tour. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2023. ...and Gary Wolstenholme receiving the Rookie of the Year award.
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