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 winsEngland Paul Broadhurst (2)
United States Clark Dennis (2)
England Philip Golding (2)
Germany Bernhard Langer (2)
Order of MeritUnited States Clark Dennis
Rookie of the YearUnited States Clark Dennis
2016
2018

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Host country Purse
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Winner[a] Notes
18 Mar Sharjah Senior Golf Masters UAE US$425,000   Chris Williams (2) New tournament
28 May KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship United States US$2,800,000   Bernhard Langer (5) Senior major championship
23 Jun European Tour Properties Senior Classic Finland 250,000   Santiago Luna (3) New tournament
2 Jul U.S. Senior Open United States US$4,000,000   Kenny Perry (n/a) Senior major championship[b]
9 Jul Swiss Seniors Open Switzerland 300,000   Philip Golding (3)
16 Jul WINSTONgolf Senior Open Germany 350,000   Phillip Price (1)
30 Jul The Senior Open Championship Wales £1,500,000   Bernhard Langer (6) Senior major championship
6 Aug Scottish Senior Open Scotland £250,000   Paul Broadhurst (3)
27 Aug Willow Senior Golf Classic England £360,000   Barry Lane (6)
3 Sep Travis Perkins Masters England £360,000   Philip Golding (4)
10 Sep Senior Italian Open Italy 350,000   Clark Dennis (1)
30 Sep Paris Legends Championship France 350,000   Paul Broadhurst (4)
8 Oct Dutch Senior Masters Netherlands 180,000   Clark Dennis (2) New tournament
22 Oct Farmfoods European Senior Masters England 200,000   Stephen Dodd (2) New tournament
10 Dec MCB Tour Championship Mauritius 450,000   Thaworn Wiratchant (1) 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   Clark Dennis 222,055
2   Chris Williams 190,716
3   Peter Fowler 175,752
4   Philip Golding 167,795
5   Magnus Persson Atlevi 160,558

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Rookie of the Year   Clark Dennis [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. ^ "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. ^ a b "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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