2007 European Seniors Tour

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.

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

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   Gordon J. Brand (3)
13 May Gloria Classic Turkey 325,000   Nick Job (4)
20 May Sharp Italian Seniors Open Italy 200,000   Simon Owen (2)
27 May Senior PGA Championship United States US$2,000,000   Denis Watson (n/a) Senior major championship
3 Jun AIB Irish Seniors Open Ireland 450,000   Costantino Rocca (1)
10 Jun Jersey Seniors Classic Jersey £140,000   Bobby Lincoln (1)
17 Jun Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open Wales £500,000   Carl Mason (15)
24 Jun Bendinat London Seniors Masters England £150,000   Sam Torrance (9)
8 Jul U.S. Senior Open United States US$2,600,000   Brad Bryant (n/a) Senior major championship[b]
14 Jul Open de France Senior de Divonne France 325,000   Juan Quirós (2)
29 Jul The Senior Open Championship Scotland US$2,000,000   Tom Watson (n/a) Senior major championship
5 Aug Wentworth Senior Masters England £250,000   Des Smyth (2)
12 Aug Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open Switzerland 210,000   Carl Mason (16)
19 Aug Midas English Seniors Open England £150,000   Bill Longmuir (6)
2 Sep European Senior Masters England £225,000   Carl Mason (17)
9 Sep PGA Seniors Championship England £200,000   Carl Mason (18)
22 Sep Scandinavian Senior Open Denmark 250,000   John Chillas (3)
30 Sep Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open Scotland £225,000   José Rivero (3)
21 Oct OKI Castellón Open de España Senior Spain 325,000   Carl Mason (19)
10 Nov The Kingdom of Bahrain Trophy Seniors Tour Championship England US$500,000   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   Carl Mason 412,376
2   Costantino Rocca 277,783
3   Juan Quirós 235,923
4   Stewart Ginn 224,017
5   Bob Cameron 178,796

Awards edit

Award Winner Ref.
Rookie of the Year   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...

External links edit