2007 European Seniors Tour season
Duration28 February 2007 (2007-02-28) – 10 November 2007 (2007-11-10)
Number of official events20
Most winsEngland Carl Mason (5)
Order of MeritEngland Carl Mason
Rookie of the YearItaly Costantino Rocca
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The 2007 European Seniors Tour was the 16th season of the European Seniors Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.

Changes for 2007

For the first time, the Senior PGA Championship was upgraded to an official money event on the European Seniors Tour.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.[2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(€)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
2 MarDGM Barbados OpenBarbadosUS$250,000England Gordon J. Brand (3)
13 MayGloria ClassicTurkey325,000England Nick Job (4)
20 MaySharp Italian Seniors OpenItaly200,000New Zealand Simon Owen (2)
27 MaySenior PGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$2,000,000Zimbabwe Denis Watson (n/a)Senior major championship
3 JunAIB Irish Seniors OpenIreland450,000Italy Costantino Rocca (1)
10 JunJersey Seniors ClassicJersey£140,000South Africa Bobby Lincoln (1)
17 JunRyder Cup Wales Seniors OpenWales£500,000England Carl Mason (15)
24 JunBendinat London Seniors MastersEngland£150,000Scotland Sam Torrance (9)
8 JulU.S. Senior OpenUnited StatesUS$2,600,000United States Brad Bryant (n/a)Senior major championship[lower-alpha 2]
14 JulOpen de France Senior de DivonneFrance325,000Spain Juan Quirós (2)
29 JulThe Senior Open ChampionshipScotlandUS$2,000,000United States Tom Watson (n/a)Senior major championship
5 AugWentworth Senior MastersEngland£250,000Republic of Ireland Des Smyth (2)
12 AugBad Ragaz PGA Seniors OpenSwitzerland210,000England Carl Mason (16)
19 AugMidas English Seniors OpenEngland£150,000Scotland Bill Longmuir (6)
2 SepEuropean Senior MastersEngland£225,000England Carl Mason (17)
9 SepPGA Seniors ChampionshipEngland£200,000England Carl Mason (18)
22 SepScandinavian Senior OpenDenmark250,000Scotland John Chillas (3)
30 SepCharles Church Scottish Seniors OpenScotland£225,000Spain José Rivero (3)
21 OctOKI Castellón Open de España SeniorSpain325,000England Carl Mason (19)
10 NovThe Kingdom of Bahrain Trophy Seniors Tour ChampionshipEnglandUS$500,000Italy Costantino Rocca (2)Tour Championship

Order of Merit

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

PositionPlayerPrize money (€)
1England Carl Mason412,376
2Italy Costantino Rocca277,783
3Spain Juan Quirós235,923
4Australia Stewart Ginn224,017
5England Bob Cameron178,796

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Rookie of the YearItaly Costantino Rocca[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Official win; unofficial money.

References

  1. ↑ "2007 U.S. Senior PGA Championship". European Tour. Archived from the original on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "2007 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "John Jacobs Trophy Winners". European Tour. 14 October 2014. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  4. ↑ Farquharson, Colin (10 November 2007). "Rocca wins final euro seniors event". Scottish Golf View. Retrieved 18 November 2023. With his triumph, Rocca also secured the European Seniors Tour Rookie of the Year accolade...
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