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2008 European Seniors Tour season
Duration7 March 2008 (2008-03-07) – 9 November 2008 (2008-11-09)
Number of official events18
Most winsEngland Peter Mitchell (3)
Order of MeritWales Ian Woosnam
Rookie of the YearWales Ian Woosnam
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The 2008 European Seniors Tour was the 17th season of the European Seniors 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 2008 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(€) 		Winner[a] Notes
9 Mar DGM Barbados Open Barbados US$275,000 Scotland Bill Longmuir (7)
30 Mar Azores Senior Open Portugal 325,000 Australia Stewart Ginn (1) New tournament
25 May Senior PGA Championship United States US$2,000,000 United States Jay Haas (n/a) Senior major championship
1 Jun Parkridge Polish Seniors Championship Poland 280,000 Wales Ian Woosnam (1) New tournament
8 Jun Jersey Seniors Classic Jersey £140,000 Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone (1)
15 Jun Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open Wales £500,000 England Peter Mitchell (1)
22 Jun Irish Seniors Open Ireland 450,000 Spain Juan Quirós (3)
6 Jul Russian Seniors Open Russia US$750,000 Wales Ian Woosnam (2) New tournament
27 Jul The Senior Open Championship Scotland US$2,000,000 United States Bruce Vaughan (n/a) Senior major championship
3 Aug U.S. Senior Open United States US$2,600,000 Argentina Eduardo Romero (3) Senior major championship[b]
10 Aug Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open Switzerland 260,000 England Carl Mason (20)
24 Aug De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship England £300,000 England Gordon J. Brand (4)
31 Aug Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters England £250,000 England Gordon J. Brand (5)
7 Sep Casa Serena Open Czech Republic 600,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (1) New tournament
14 Sep Weston Homes PGA International Seniors England £175,000 England Nick Job (5) New tournament
28 Sep Scottish Seniors Open Scotland £225,000 England Peter Mitchell (2)
12 Oct Lake Garda Italian Seniors Open Italy 200,000 England Peter Mitchell (3)
9 Nov OKI Castellón Open España Senior Tour Championship Spain 400,000 Scotland Sam Torrance (10) 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 Wales Ian Woosnam 320,120
2 England Gordon J. Brand 257,744
3 England Peter Mitchell 217,488
4 Spain Juan Quirós 190,164
5 Scotland Bill Longmuir 177,033

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Rookie of the Year Wales Ian Woosnam [4]

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Official win; unofficial money.

References

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  1. ^ "2008 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  2. ^ "2008 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Woosnam wins Seniors Order of Merit". The RSH Sports Blog. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2023. Those performances helped the Welshman succeed Carl Mason as the Number One Senior Tour player with earnings of €320,119, finishing €62,376 ahead of Englishman Gordon J Brand in the Order of Merit.
  4. ^ "'Cheers' to the European Senior Tour". Golf Business News. 5 December 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2023. ...with 2008 John Jacobs Trophy winner Ian Woosnam the latest recipient of the Rookie of Year award.
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