2023 European Senior Tour

The 2023 European Senior Tour, titled as the 2023 Legends Tour, was the 31st season of the European Senior Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.

2023 European Senior Tour season
Duration19 May 2023 (2023-05-19) – 10 December 2023 (2023-12-10)
Number of official events16
Most winsEngland Peter Baker (4)
Brazil Adilson da Silva (4)
Order of MeritEngland Peter Baker
Rookie of the YearSweden Patrik Sjöland
2022
2024

Schedule edit

The following table lists official events during the 2023 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
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Winner[a] Notes
20 May Riegler & Partner Legends Austria 250,000   Adilson da Silva (2)
28 May KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship United States US$3,500,000   Steve Stricker (n/a) Senior major championship
11 Jun Jersey Legends Jersey 300,000   Richard Green (3)
25 Jun Irish Legends Ireland 300,000   Peter Baker (2)
2 Jul U.S. Senior Open United States US$4,000,000   Bernhard Langer (8) Senior major championship[b]
9 Jul Swiss Seniors Open Switzerland 250,000   Adilson da Silva (3)
30 Jul The Senior Open Championship Wales US$2,750,000   Alex Čejka (3) Senior major championship
5 Aug JCB Championship England 1,000,000   Peter Baker (3)
14 Aug Legends Tour Trophy England 500,000   Bradley Dredge (1) New tournament
27 Aug Staysure PGA Seniors Championship Scotland 500,000   Peter Baker (4)
9 Sep WCM Legends Open de France France 350,000   Adilson da Silva (4)
17 Sep WINSTONgolf Senior Open Germany 450,000   Scott Hend (1)
29 Oct Sergio Melpignano Senior Italian Open Italy 300,000   James Kingston (3)
5 Nov Farmfoods European Senior Masters Spain 275,000   Patrik Sjöland (1)
2 Dec Vinpearl DIC Legends Championship Vietnam US$730,000   Adilson da Silva (5) New tournament
Limited-field event
10 Dec MCB Tour Championship (Mauritius) Mauritius US$1,000,000   Peter Baker (5) Tour Championship

Order of Merit edit

The Order of Merit was titled as the MCB Road to Mauritius and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3][4]

Position Player Points
1   Peter Baker 4,161
2   Adilson da Silva 3,443
3   James Kingston 1,634
4   Ricardo González 1,618
5   Patrik Sjöland 1,593

Awards edit

Award Winner Ref.
Rookie of the Year (Barry Lane Award)   Patrik Sjöland [5]

Notes edit

  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 edit

  1. ^ "2023 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Legends Tour Announces International 2023 Schedule". Legends Tour. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 MCB Road to Mauritius". Legends Tour. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Peter Baker Wins MCB Tour Championship And Legends Tour Order Of Merit Title". Golf Monthly. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  5. ^ Legends Tour [@euLegendsTour] (10 December 2023). "Congratulations Patrik for winning the Barry Lane Rookie of The Year award" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 December 2023 – via Twitter.

External links edit