2019 European Senior Tour

The 2019 European Senior Tour, titled as the 2019 Staysure Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th season of the European Senior Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.

2019 European Senior Tour season
Duration23 May 2019 (2019-05-23) – 15 December 2019 (2019-12-15)
Number of official events18
Most winsArgentina José Cóceres (2)
England Barry Lane (2)
England David Shacklady (2)
Order of MeritWales Phillip Price
Rookie of the YearScotland Paul Lawrie
2018
2020

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2019 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
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Winner[a] Notes
26 May KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship United States US$3,250,000   Ken Tanigawa (n/a) Senior major championship
1 Jun Senior Italian Open Italy 300,000   Barry Lane (7)
9 Jun Arras Open Senior Hauts de France France 200,000   Peter Baker (1) New tournament
23 Jun Farmfoods European Legends Links Championship England 200,000   Jean-François Remésy (2) New tournament
30 Jun U.S. Senior Open United States US$4,000,000   Steve Stricker (n/a) Senior major championship[b]
7 Jul Swiss Seniors Open Switzerland 320,000   José Cóceres (1)
14 Jul European Tour Destinations Senior Classic Spain 250,000   José Manuel Carriles (1)
21 Jul WINSTONgolf Senior Open Germany 350,000   Clark Dennis (5)
28 Jul The Senior Open Championship England US$2,000,000   Bernhard Langer (7) Senior major championship
4 Aug Staysure PGA Seniors Championship England £400,000   Phillip Price (2)
18 Aug Scottish Senior Open Scotland £250,000   Paul Lawrie (1)
1 Sep Sinclair Invitational England £400,000   David Shacklady (2)
22 Sep Paris Legends Championship France 200,000   David Shacklady (3)
29 Sep Murhof Legends – Austrian Senior Open Austria 250,000   José Cóceres (2) New tournament
6 Oct Farmfoods European Senior Masters England 200,000   Thomas Levet (1)
1 Dec MCB Tour Championship (Madagascar) Madagascar 275,000   Barry Lane (8) Tour Championship
7 Dec MCB Tour Championship (Seychelles) Seychelles US$350,000   Peter Fowler (7)
15 Dec MCB Tour Championship (Mauritius) Mauritius 400,000   Jarmo Sandelin (1)

Unofficial events

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The following events were sanctioned by the European Senior Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Host country Purse
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Winner Other
tours[c]
Notes
6 Apr Jordan Mixed Open Jordan US$393,000   Daan Huizing CHA, LET New mixed event

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2][3]

Position Player Points
1   Phillip Price 2,888
2   James Kingston 2,526
3   David Shacklady 2,196
4   Jean-François Remésy 2,137
5   Peter Fowler 2,132

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Rookie of the Year   Paul Lawrie [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.
  3. ^ CHA – Challenge Tour; LET – Ladies European Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  2. ^ "2019 Order of Merit". European Tour. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Phillip Price claims first Staysure Order of Merit to land John Jacobs Trophy". Golf South. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  4. ^ Dempster, Martin (15 December 2019). "Paul Lawrie wins Staysure Tour Rookie of Year". The Scotsman. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
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