The 2012 European Senior Tour was the 21st 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 2012 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(€)WinnerNotes 13 May Mallorca Open Senior Spain 200,000 Gary Wolstenholme (2) 27 May Senior PGA Championship United States US$2,000,000 Roger Chapman (1) Senior major championship 3 Jun Benahavis Senior Masters Spain 200,000 Gary Wolstenholme (3) 10 Jun ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship England £250,000 Paul Wesselingh (1) 24 Jun Van Lanschot Senior Open Netherlands 250,000 Masahiro Kuramoto (2) 1 Jul Berenberg Bank Masters Germany 400,000 Tim Thelen (1) 8 Jul Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open Switzerland 280,000 Tim Thelen (2) 15 Jul U.S. Senior Open United States US$2,600,000 Roger Chapman (2) Senior major championship 29 Jul The Senior Open Championship England US$2,000,000 Fred Couples (n/a) Senior major championship 19 Aug SSE Scottish Senior Open Scotland £250,000 Anders Forsbrand (1) 26 Aug Speedy Services Wales Senior Open Wales £250,000 Barry Lane (4) 2 Sep Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters England £300,000 Des Smyth (5) 9 Sep Pon Senior Open Germany 400,000 Terry Price (1) New tournament 23 Sep French Riviera Masters France 400,000 David J. Russell (2) 11 Nov Fubon Senior Open Taiwan US$450,000 Tim Thelen (3) 9 Dec MCB Tour Championship Mauritius 400,000 David Frost (2) Tour Championship
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.
Position Player Prize money (€)1 Roger Chapman 356,7512 Barry Lane 284,6363 Tim Thelen 251,7724 Peter Fowler 225,4305 Paul Wesselingh 191,663
Awards AwardWinner Rookie of the Year Paul Wesselingh
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