2012 European Senior Tour

The 2012 European Senior Tour was the 21st season of the European Senior Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.

2012 European Senior Tour season
Duration11 May 2012 (2012-05-11) – 9 December 2012 (2012-12-09)
Number of official events16
Most winsUnited States Tim Thelen (3)
Order of MeritEngland Roger Chapman
Rookie of the YearEngland Paul Wesselingh
2011
2013

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
()
Winner[a] Notes
13 May Mallorca Open Senior Spain 200,000   Gary Wolstenholme (2)
27 May Senior PGA Championship United States US$2,000,000   Roger Chapman (1) Senior major championship
3 Jun Benahavis Senior Masters Spain 200,000   Gary Wolstenholme (3)
10 Jun ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship England £250,000   Paul Wesselingh (1)
24 Jun Van Lanschot Senior Open Netherlands 250,000   Masahiro Kuramoto (2)
1 Jul Berenberg Bank Masters Germany 400,000   Tim Thelen (1)
8 Jul Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open Switzerland 280,000   Tim Thelen (2)
15 Jul U.S. Senior Open United States US$2,600,000   Roger Chapman (2) Senior major championship[b]
29 Jul The Senior Open Championship England US$2,000,000   Fred Couples (n/a) Senior major championship
19 Aug SSE Scottish Senior Open Scotland £250,000   Anders Forsbrand (1)
26 Aug Speedy Services Wales Senior Open Wales £250,000   Barry Lane (4)
2 Sep Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters England £300,000   Des Smyth (5)
9 Sep Pon Senior Open Germany 400,000   Terry Price (1) New tournament
23 Sep French Riviera Masters France 400,000   David J. Russell (2)
11 Nov Fubon Senior Open Taiwan US$450,000   Tim Thelen (3)
9 Dec MCB Tour Championship Mauritius 400,000   David Frost (2) 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   Roger Chapman 356,751
2   Barry Lane 284,636
3   Tim Thelen 251,772
4   Peter Fowler 225,430
5   Paul Wesselingh 191,663

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Rookie of the Year   Paul Wesselingh [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. ^ Official win; unofficial money.

References

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  1. ^ "2012 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  2. ^ "2012 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  3. ^ Keogh, Brian (19 December 2012). "Chapman: From victory over Harrington to Honorary Life Membership". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 17 November 2023. The 53 year old received the John Jacobs Trophy in Mauritius earlier this month for winning the 2012 European Senior Tour Order of Merit...
  4. ^ O'Reilly, Jake (27 June 2013). "Paul Wesselingh Named Senior Tour Rookie Of The Year". Today's Golfer. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
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