2016 European Senior Tour season
Duration26 May 2016 (2016-05-26) – 11 December 2016 (2016-12-11)
Number of official events13
Order of MeritEngland Paul Broadhurst
Rookie of the YearSweden Magnus Persson Atlevi
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The 2016 European Senior Tour was the 25th season of the European Senior Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(€)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
29 MaySenior PGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$2,750,000United States Rocco Mediate (n/a)Senior major championship
5 JunSSE Enterprise Wales Senior OpenWales£250,000China Zhang Lianwei (1)
11 JunAcorn Jersey OpenJersey£200,000Austria Gordon Manson (2)
3 JulSwiss Seniors OpenSwitzerland300,000United States Tim Thelen (5)
10 JulWINSTONgolf Senior OpenGermany350,000Scotland Andrew Oldcorn (2)
24 JulThe Senior Open ChampionshipScotland£1,350,000England Paul Broadhurst (2)Senior major championship
14 AugU.S. Senior OpenUnited StatesUS$3,750,000United States Gene Sauers (n/a)Senior major championship[lower-alpha 2]
21 AugProstate Cancer UK Scottish Senior OpenScotland£250,000England Paul Eales (1)
28 AugWillow Senior Golf ClassicEngland£350,000England Gary Marks (1)New tournament
4 SepTravis Perkins MastersEngland£340,000Switzerland André Bossert (1)
11 SepParis Legends ChampionshipFrance350,000Sweden Magnus Persson Atlevi (1)New tournament
23 OctSenior Italian OpenItaly350,000Wales Stephen Dodd (1)
11 DecMCB Tour ChampionshipMauritius450,000England Barry Lane (5)Tour Championship

Order of Merit

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

PositionPlayerPrize money (€)
1England Paul Broadhurst399,285
2Sweden Magnus Persson Atlevi211,557
3Switzerland André Bossert144,866
4Australia Peter Fowler138,945
5England Barry Lane128,760

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Rookie of the YearSweden Magnus Persson Atlevi[3]

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. ↑ "2016 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "2016 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Broadhurst wins European Senior Tour order of merit". Golf News. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2023. The Englishman has accumulated earnings of €399,285, almost €190,000 ahead of his closest rival, Rookie of the Year Magnus P Atlevi, who finished on €211,557.
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