2018 European Senior Tour

2018 European Senior Tour season
Duration8 March 2018 (2018-03-08) – 16 December 2018 (2018-12-16)
Number of official events19
Most wins Clark Dennis (2)
Gary Orr (2)
Paul Streeter (2)
Order of Merit Paul Broadhurst
Rookie of the Year Paul Streeter
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The 2018 European Senior Tour, titled as the 2018 Staysure Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 27th season of the European Senior Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.

Staysure title sponsorship

In December 2017, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with insurance company Staysure, being renamed as the Staysure Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(€) 		Winner Notes
10 Mar Sharjah Senior Golf Masters UAE US$425,000 Thaworn Wiratchant (2)
27 May KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship United States US$3,250,000 Paul Broadhurst (5) Senior major championship
3 Jun Shipco Masters Denmark 350,000 Colin Montgomerie (9) New tournament
17 Jun Senior Italian Open Italy 300,000 Clark Dennis (3)
1 Jul U.S. Senior Open United States US$4,000,000 David Toms (n/a) Senior major championship
8 Jul Swiss Seniors Open Switzerland 320,000 Jean-François Remésy (1)
15 Jul WINSTONgolf Senior Open Germany 350,000 Stephen Dodd (3)
29 Jul The Senior Open Championship Scotland US$2,000,000 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (1) Senior major championship
5 Aug Staysure PGA Seniors Championship England £400,000 Philip Golding (5)
19 Aug VTB Russian Open Golf Championship Russia US$500,000 David Shacklady (1)
26 Aug Willow Senior Golf Classic England £370,000 Peter Fowler (6)
2 Sep Travis Perkins Masters England £380,000 Paul Streeter (1)
9 Sep European Tour Properties Senior Classic Bulgaria 250,000 Magnus Persson Atlevi (2)
16 Sep Scottish Senior Open Scotland £250,000 Gary Orr (1)
7 Oct Farmfoods European Senior Masters England 200,000 Santiago Luna (4)
13 Oct Paris Legends Championship France 300,000 Gary Orr (2)
1 Dec Costa Blanca Benidorm Senior Golf Masters Spain 300,000 Paul Streeter (2) New tournament
9 Dec MCB Tour Championship (Mauritius) Mauritius 450,000 Clark Dennis (4) Tour Championship
16 Dec MCB Tour Championship (Seychelles) Seychelles US$300,000 Roger Chapman (3)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.

Position Player Prize money (€)
1 Paul Broadhurst 547,793
2 Phillip Price 279,627
3 Stephen Dodd 267,241
4 Clark Dennis 259,240
5 Magnus Persson Atlevi 221,819

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Rookie of the Year Paul Streeter

Notes

  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

  1. ^ "Staysure to become first title sponsor of the European Senior Tour". European Tour. 7 December 2017. Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  2. ^ "2018 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  3. ^ "2018 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Broadhurst tops Staysure Tour's Money List". My Sports Analysis. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Paul Streeter named 2018 Staysure Tour Rookie of the Year". European Tour. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2023.