2015 European Senior Tour season
Duration21 May 2015 (2015-05-21) – 13 December 2015 (2015-12-13)
Number of official events12
Most winsScotland Colin Montgomerie (3)
Order of MeritScotland Colin Montgomerie
Rookie of the YearEngland Paul Broadhurst
2014
2016

The 2015 European Senior Tour was the 24th 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 2015 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
()
Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
24 MaySenior PGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$2,750,000Scotland Colin Montgomerie (6)Senior major championship
31 MaySSE Enterprise Wales Senior OpenWales£250,000England Paul Wesselingh (8)
6 JunAcorn Jersey OpenJersey£200,000Australia Peter Fowler (4)
14 JunISPS Handa PGA Seniors ChampionshipEngland£260,000Australia Peter Fowler (5)
28 JunU.S. Senior OpenUnited StatesUS$3,500,000United States Jeff Maggert (n/a)Senior major championship[lower-alpha 2]
5 JulSwiss Seniors OpenSwitzerland300,000Austria Gordon Manson (1)
12 JulWINSTONgolf Senior OpenGermany300,000Spain Pedro Linhart (1)
26 JulThe Senior Open ChampionshipEngland£1,300,000United States Marco Dawson (n/a)Senior major championship
29 AugProstate Cancer UK Scottish Senior OpenScotland£250,000England Paul Broadhurst (1)
6 SepTravis Perkins MastersEngland£320,000Scotland Colin Montgomerie (7)
4 OctFrench Riviera MastersFrance400,000England Simon P. Brown (3)
13 DecMCB Tour ChampionshipMauritius420,000Scotland Colin Montgomerie (8)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 ()
1Scotland Colin Montgomerie679,147
2Australia Peter Fowler222,342
3England Barry Lane171,191
4Austria Gordon Manson143,699
5England Philip Golding108,127

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Rookie of the YearEngland Paul Broadhurst[4]

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. "2015 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  2. "2015 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  3. Stafford, Ali (14 December 2015). "Colin Montgomerie targets major success after record-breaking 2015". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 November 2023. A three-shot win over David Frost not only extended Montgomerie's unassailable lead at the top of the money list and made him the first player to retain the title since Sam Torrance in 2006, but also secured the former Ryder Cup-winning captain record winnings of 679,147 euros (£492,679).
  4. "Brilliant Broadhurst crowned Rookie of the Year". European Tour. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
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