2009 European Senior Tour

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2009 European Senior Tour season
Duration27 February 2009 (2009-02-27) – 8 November 2009 (2009-11-08)
Number of official events16
Most winsEngland Carl Mason (2)
Order of MeritScotland Sam Torrance
Rookie of the YearAustralia Mike Harwood
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The 2009 European Senior Tour was the 18th season of the European Senior Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(€) 		Winner[a] Notes
1 Mar Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters Brunei 400,000 United States Mike Cunning (1) New tournament
20 Mar DGM Barbados Open Barbados £145,000 Scotland Sam Torrance (11)
10 May Son Gual Mallorca Senior Open Spain 300,000 England Mark James (2) New tournament
24 May Senior PGA Championship United States US$2,000,000 United States Michael Allen (n/a) Senior major championship
7 Jun Irish Seniors Open Ireland 350,000 Wales Ian Woosnam (3)
14 Jun Jersey Seniors Classic Jersey £140,000 Jamaica Delroy Cambridge (5)
21 Jun Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open Wales £500,000 South Africa Bertus Smit (1)
28 Jun De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship England £250,000 England Carl Mason (21)
26 Jul The Senior Open Championship England US$2,000,000 United States Loren Roberts (n/a) Senior major championship
2 Aug U.S. Senior Open United States US$2,600,000 United States Fred Funk (n/a) Senior major championship[b]
9 Aug Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open Switzerland 220,000 South Africa John Bland (2)
23 Aug Cleveland Golf/Srixon Scottish Senior Open Scotland £225,000 England Glenn Ralph (1)
6 Sep Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters England £250,000 Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone (2)
20 Sep Casa Serena Open Czech Republic 600,000 England Peter Mitchell (4)
18 Oct Benahavis Senior Masters Spain 180,000 England Carl Mason (22) New tournament
8 Nov OKI Castellón Senior Tour Championship Spain 400,000 Australia Mike Harwood (1) Tour Championship

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[2][3]

Position Player Prize money (€)
1 Scotland Sam Torrance 170,696
2 Wales Ian Woosnam 167,316
3 England Carl Mason 157,918
4 England Glenn Ralph 150,723
5 Paraguay Ángel Franco 136,467

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Rookie of the Year Australia Mike Harwood [4]

Notes

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  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

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  1. ^ "2009 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  2. ^ "2009 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 15 December 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  3. ^ Ramowski, Darren (9 November 2009). "Sam Torrance wins 3rd Seniors Order of Merit". Golfshake. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  4. ^ O'Hare, Brian (10 November 2009). "Harwood is Rookie of the Year at 50". Australian Senior Golfer. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
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