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Golf tour season
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.
For the first time, the
Senior PGA Championship was upgraded to an official money event on the European Seniors Tour.
[1]
The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.
[2]
Date
Tournament
Host country
Purse (
€ )
Winner
[a]
Notes
2 Mar
DGM Barbados Open
Barbados
US$250,000
Gordon J. Brand (3)
13 May
Gloria Classic
Turkey
325,000
Nick Job (4)
20 May
Sharp Italian Seniors Open
Italy
200,000
Simon Owen (2)
27 May
Senior PGA Championship
United States
US$2,000,000
Denis Watson (n/a)
Senior major championship
3 Jun
AIB Irish Seniors Open
Ireland
450,000
Costantino Rocca (1)
10 Jun
Jersey Seniors Classic
Jersey
£140,000
Bobby Lincoln (1)
17 Jun
Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open
Wales
£500,000
Carl Mason (15)
24 Jun
Bendinat London Seniors Masters
England
£150,000
Sam Torrance (9)
8 Jul
U.S. Senior Open
United States
US$2,600,000
Brad Bryant (n/a)
Senior major championship
[b]
14 Jul
Open de France Senior de Divonne
France
325,000
Juan Quirós (2)
29 Jul
The Senior Open Championship
Scotland
US$2,000,000
Tom Watson (n/a)
Senior major championship
5 Aug
Wentworth Senior Masters
England
£250,000
Des Smyth (2)
12 Aug
Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open
Switzerland
210,000
Carl Mason (16)
19 Aug
Midas English Seniors Open
England
£150,000
Bill Longmuir (6)
2 Sep
European Senior Masters
England
£225,000
Carl Mason (17)
9 Sep
PGA Seniors Championship
England
£200,000
Carl Mason (18)
22 Sep
Scandinavian Senior Open
Denmark
250,000
John Chillas (3)
30 Sep
Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open
Scotland
£225,000
José Rivero (3)
21 Oct
OKI Castellón Open de España Senior
Spain
325,000
Carl Mason (19)
10 Nov
The Kingdom of Bahrain Trophy Seniors Tour Championship
England
US$500,000
Costantino Rocca (2)
Tour Championship
The
Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in
Euros .
[3]
^ 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.
^ Official win; unofficial money.