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 MeritEngland Paul Broadhurst
Rookie of the YearSweden Magnus Persson Atlevi
2015
2017

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Host country Purse
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Winner[a] Notes
29 May Senior PGA Championship United States US$2,750,000   Rocco Mediate (n/a) Senior major championship
5 Jun SSE Enterprise Wales Senior Open Wales £250,000   Zhang Lianwei (1)
11 Jun Acorn Jersey Open Jersey £200,000   Gordon Manson (2)
3 Jul Swiss Seniors Open Switzerland 300,000   Tim Thelen (5)
10 Jul WINSTONgolf Senior Open Germany 350,000   Andrew Oldcorn (2)
24 Jul The Senior Open Championship Scotland £1,350,000   Paul Broadhurst (2) Senior major championship
14 Aug U.S. Senior Open United States US$3,750,000   Gene Sauers (n/a) Senior major championship[b]
21 Aug Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior Open Scotland £250,000   Paul Eales (1)
28 Aug Willow Senior Golf Classic England £350,000   Gary Marks (1) New tournament
4 Sep Travis Perkins Masters England £340,000   André Bossert (1)
11 Sep Paris Legends Championship France 350,000   Magnus Persson Atlevi (1) New tournament
23 Oct Senior Italian Open Italy 350,000   Stephen Dodd (1)
11 Dec MCB Tour Championship Mauritius 450,000   Barry Lane (5) 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   Paul Broadhurst 399,285
2   Magnus Persson Atlevi 211,557
3   André Bossert 144,866
4   Peter Fowler 138,945
5   Barry Lane 128,760

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Rookie of the Year   Magnus Persson Atlevi [3]

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. ^ Official win; unofficial money.

References

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  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. ^ a b "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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