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Golf tour season
The 2008 European Seniors Tour was the 17th season of the European Seniors Tour , the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.
Schedule [ edit ]
The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[1]
Date
Tournament
Host country
Purse (€ )
Winner[a]
Notes
9 Mar
DGM Barbados Open
Barbados
US$275,000
Bill Longmuir (7)
30 Mar
Azores Senior Open
Portugal
325,000
Stewart Ginn (1)
New tournament
25 May
Senior PGA Championship
United States
US$2,000,000
Jay Haas (n/a)
Senior major championship
1 Jun
Parkridge Polish Seniors Championship
Poland
280,000
Ian Woosnam (1)
New tournament
8 Jun
Jersey Seniors Classic
Jersey
£140,000
Tony Johnstone (1)
15 Jun
Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open
Wales
£500,000
Peter Mitchell (1)
22 Jun
Irish Seniors Open
Ireland
450,000
Juan Quirós (3)
6 Jul
Russian Seniors Open
Russia
US$750,000
Ian Woosnam (2)
New tournament
27 Jul
The Senior Open Championship
Scotland
US$2,000,000
Bruce Vaughan (n/a)
Senior major championship
3 Aug
U.S. Senior Open
United States
US$2,600,000
Eduardo Romero (3)
Senior major championship [b]
10 Aug
Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open
Switzerland
260,000
Carl Mason (20)
24 Aug
De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship
England
£300,000
Gordon J. Brand (4)
31 Aug
Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters
England
£250,000
Gordon J. Brand (5)
7 Sep
Casa Serena Open
Czech Republic
600,000
Bernhard Langer (1)
New tournament
14 Sep
Weston Homes PGA International Seniors
England
£175,000
Nick Job (5)
New tournament
28 Sep
Scottish Seniors Open
Scotland
£225,000
Peter Mitchell (2)
12 Oct
Lake Garda Italian Seniors Open
Italy
200,000
Peter Mitchell (3)
9 Nov
OKI Castellón Open España Senior Tour Championship
Spain
400,000
Sam Torrance (10)
Tour Championship
Order of Merit [ edit ]
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros .[2] [3]
^ 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.
^ Official win; unofficial money.
References [ edit ]
^ "2008 Tournament schedule" . European Tour. Retrieved 17 November 2023 .
^ "2008 Order of Merit" . European Tour. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2023 .
^ "Woosnam wins Seniors Order of Merit" . The RSH Sports Blog . 10 November 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2023 . Those performances helped the Welshman succeed Carl Mason as the Number One Senior Tour player with earnings of €320,119, finishing €62,376 ahead of Englishman Gordon J Brand in the Order of Merit.
^ " 'Cheers' to the European Senior Tour" . Golf Business News . 5 December 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2023 . ...with 2008 John Jacobs Trophy winner Ian Woosnam the latest recipient of the Rookie of Year award.
External links [ edit ]