2011 European Senior Tour season
Duration19 November 2010 (2010-11-19) – 11 December 2011 (2011-12-11)
Number of official events22
Most winsAustralia Peter Fowler (2)
England Barry Lane (2)
England Carl Mason (2)
Order of MeritAustralia Peter Fowler
Rookie of the YearEngland Gary Wolstenholme
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The 2011 European Senior Tour was the 20th 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 2011 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(€)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]		 Notes
21 NovHanda Australian Senior OpenAustraliaA$400,000Australia Peter Senior (1)New to European Senior Tour
28 NovHanda Cup Senior MastersJapan¥120,000,000Japan Masahiro Kuramoto (1)JPNSENNew to European Senior Tour
12 DecMauritius Commercial Bank OpenMauritius280,000South Africa David Frost (1)
6 MarAberdeen Brunei Senior MastersBruneiUS$350,000South Africa Chris Williams (1)
13 MarISPS Handa Senior World ChampionshipChinaUS$350,000Scotland Sandy Lyle (1)New tournament
20 MarOKI Open de España SeniorSpain200,000England Carl Mason (24)New tournament
29 MaySenior PGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$2,000,000United States Tom Watson (n/a)Senior major championship
5 JunISPS Handa Senior MastersEngland£200,000Australia Peter Fowler (1)
12 JunDe Vere Club PGA Seniors ChampionshipEngland£250,000Scotland Andrew Oldcorn (1)
19 JunBerenberg Bank MastersGermany400,000Wales Ian Woosnam (4)
26 JunVan Lanschot Senior OpenNetherlands250,000Republic of Ireland Des Smyth (4)
3 JulBad Ragaz PGA Seniors OpenSwitzerland250,000Australia Peter Fowler (2)
24 JulThe Senior Open ChampionshipEnglandUS$2,000,000United States Russ Cochran (n/a)Senior major championship
31 JulU.S. Senior OpenUnited StatesUS$2,600,000United States Olin Browne (2)Senior major championship[lower-alpha 3]
21 AugCleveland Golf/Srixon Scottish Senior OpenScotland£250,000England Barry Lane (2)
4 SepTravis Perkins plc Senior MastersEngland£280,000Thailand Boonchu Ruangkit (5)
18 SepCasa Serena OpenCzech Republic400,000England Barry Lane (3)
24 SepCannes Mougins MastersFrance250,000Spain Juan Quirós (4)
1 OctBelas Clube de Campo Senior Open de PortugalPortugal300,000Wales Mark Mouland (1)
16 OctBenahavis Senior MastersSpain180,000England Carl Mason (25)
20 NovFubon Senior OpenTaiwanUS$400,000Taiwan Lu Chien-soon (n/a)New tournament
11 DecMCB Tour ChampionshipMauritius400,000United States Tom Lehman (n/a)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 (€)
1Australia Peter Fowler302,327
2England Barry Lane271,173
3Scotland Andrew Oldcorn188,981
4England Gary Wolstenholme181,637
5Wales Ian Woosnam179,160

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Rookie of the YearEngland Gary Wolstenholme[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. ↑ JPNSEN − Japan PGA Senior Tour.
  3. ↑ Official win; unofficial money.

References

  1. ↑ "2011 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "2011 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Fowler claims European Senior Tour Order of Merit". Golf Business News. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2023. The 52 year old's cheque for €14, 814 took his earnings for 2011 to €302,327, meaning he finished the Senior Tour's 20th anniversary season €32,154 clear of runner up Lane in the Order of Merit.
  4. ↑ "Senior stars gather for awards dinner". European Tour. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2023. ...and Gary Wolstenholme receiving the Rookie of the Year award.
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