2001 European Seniors Tour

2001 European Seniors Tour season
Duration29 March 2001 (2001-03-29) – 4 November 2001 (2001-11-04)
Number of official events21[a]
Most winsJapan Seiji Ebihara (2)
Republic of Ireland Denis O'Sullivan (2)
Australia Noel Ratcliffe (2)
Australia Ian Stanley (2)
Order of MeritAustralia Ian Stanley
Rookie of the YearNew Zealand Simon Owen
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The 2001 European Seniors Tour was the 10th season of the European Seniors Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2001 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(€) 		Winner[b] Notes
31 Mar Royal Westmoreland Barbados Open Barbados US$175,000 Brazil Priscillo Diniz (2)
5 May Beko Classic Turkey US$325,000 Australia Noel Ratcliffe (5)
13 May AIB Irish Seniors Open Ireland 320,000 Japan Seiji Ebihara (1)
3 Jun De Vere PGA Seniors Championship England £200,000 Australia Ian Stanley (2)
10 Jun Wales Seniors Open Wales £500,000 England Denis Durnian (1) New tournament
17 Jun Microlease Jersey Seniors Masters Jersey £100,000 Japan Seiji Ebihara (2)
24 Jun Palmerston Trophy Berlin Germany 200,000 Republic of Ireland Denis O'Sullivan (3) New tournament
30 Jun Lawrence Batley Seniors England £120,000 England Nick Job (2)
15 Jul STC Scandinavian International Sweden £225,000 Republic of Ireland Denis O'Sullivan (4) New tournament
29 Jul Senior British Open Northern Ireland £500,000 Australia Ian Stanley (3) Senior major championship
5 Aug De Vere Hotels Seniors Classic England £150,000 Australia Noel Ratcliffe (6)
12 Aug Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open Switzerland 200,000 Scotland David Huish (5)
19 Aug Energis Senior Masters England £225,000 United States David Oakley (3)
26 Aug Legends in Golf Netherlands 175,000 Australia David Good (1)
2 Sep Scottish Seniors Open Scotland £150,000 United States David Oakley (4)
9 Sep STC Bovis Lend Lease European Invitational England £225,000 Australia Bob Shearer (4) New tournament
16 Sep Big 3 Records Monte Carlo Invitational France – Cancelled
23 Sep TEMES Seniors Open Greece 200,000 Scotland Russell Weir (1)
7 Oct Dan Technology Senior Tournament of Champions England £150,000 Jamaica Delroy Cambridge (1)
19 Oct Tunisian Seniors Open Tunisia £100,000 New Zealand Simon Owen (1) New tournament
27 Oct SSL International Sodexho Match Play Championship Portugal £100,000 England Jim Rhodes (1)
4 Nov Estoril Seniors Tour Championship Spain £225,000 United States Jerry Bruner (1) Tour Championship

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the European Seniors Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(€) 		Winners Notes
18 Nov UBS Warburg Cup United States US$3,000,000 Team USA New team event

Order of Merit

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

Position Player Prize money (€)
1 Australia Ian Stanley 287,025
2 England Denis Durnian 276,623
3 Australia Noel Ratcliffe 218,685
4 Australia David Good 214,500
5 United States Jerry Bruner 214,457

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Rookie of the Year New Zealand Simon Owen [4]

Notes

  1. ^ One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
  2. ^ 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.

References

  1. ^ "2001 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  2. ^ "2001 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 December 2001. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  3. ^ Callander, Colin (12 November 2001). "European Seniors Tour: Stanley takes title on merit". The Telegraph. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Simon Owen". European Tour. Archived from the original on 9 September 2005. Retrieved 20 November 2023. Was the European Seniors Tour Rookie of the Year in 2001.