2001 European Seniors Tour season
Duration29 March 2001 (2001-03-29) – 4 November 2001 (2001-11-04)
Number of official events21[lower-alpha 1]
Most winsJapan Seiji Ebihara (2)
Republic of Ireland Denis O'Sullivan (2)
Australia Noel Ratcliffe (2)
Australia Ian Stanley (2)
Order of MeritAustralia Ian Stanley
Rookie of the YearNew Zealand Simon Owen
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The 2001 European Seniors Tour was the 10th season of the European Seniors Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2001 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(€)		 Winner[lower-alpha 2] Notes
31 MarRoyal Westmoreland Barbados OpenBarbadosUS$175,000Brazil Priscillo Diniz (2)
5 MayBeko ClassicTurkeyUS$325,000Australia Noel Ratcliffe (5)
13 MayAIB Irish Seniors OpenIreland320,000Japan Seiji Ebihara (1)
3 JunDe Vere PGA Seniors ChampionshipEngland£200,000Australia Ian Stanley (2)
10 JunWales Seniors OpenWales£500,000England Denis Durnian (1)New tournament
17 JunMicrolease Jersey Seniors MastersJersey£100,000Japan Seiji Ebihara (2)
24 JunPalmerston Trophy BerlinGermany200,000Republic of Ireland Denis O'Sullivan (3)New tournament
30 JunLawrence Batley SeniorsEngland£120,000England Nick Job (2)
15 JulSTC Scandinavian InternationalSweden£225,000Republic of Ireland Denis O'Sullivan (4)New tournament
29 JulSenior British OpenNorthern Ireland£500,000Australia Ian Stanley (3)Senior major championship
5 AugDe Vere Hotels Seniors ClassicEngland£150,000Australia Noel Ratcliffe (6)
12 AugBad Ragaz PGA Seniors OpenSwitzerland200,000Scotland David Huish (5)
19 AugEnergis Senior MastersEngland£225,000United States David Oakley (3)
26 AugLegends in GolfNetherlands175,000Australia David Good (1)
2 SepScottish Seniors OpenScotland£150,000United States David Oakley (4)
9 SepSTC Bovis Lend Lease European InvitationalEngland£225,000Australia Bob Shearer (4)New tournament
16 SepBig 3 Records Monte Carlo InvitationalFrance–Cancelled
23 SepTEMES Seniors OpenGreece200,000Scotland Russell Weir (1)
7 OctDan Technology Senior Tournament of ChampionsEngland£150,000Jamaica Delroy Cambridge (1)
19 OctTunisian Seniors OpenTunisia£100,000New Zealand Simon Owen (1)New tournament
27 OctSSL International Sodexho Match Play ChampionshipPortugal£100,000England Jim Rhodes (1)
4 NovEstoril Seniors Tour ChampionshipSpain£225,000United States Jerry Bruner (1)Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(€)		 Winners Notes
18 Nov UBS Warburg Cup United States US$3,000,000 Team USA New team event

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[2][3]

PositionPlayerPrize money (€)
1Australia Ian Stanley287,025
2England Denis Durnian276,623
3Australia Noel Ratcliffe218,685
4Australia David Good214,500
5United States Jerry Bruner214,457

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Rookie of the YearNew Zealand Simon Owen[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ A further one tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
  2. ↑ 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.

References

  1. ↑ "2001 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "2001 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 December 2001. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  3. ↑ Callander, Colin (12 November 2001). "European Seniors Tour: Stanley takes title on merit". The Telegraph. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Simon Owen". European Tour. Archived from the original on 9 September 2005. Retrieved 20 November 2023. Was the European Seniors Tour Rookie of the Year in 2001.
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