2012 European Senior Tour

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 edit

The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.^[1]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (€)	Winner^[a]	Notes
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^[b]
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

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

Award	Winner	Ref.
Rookie of the Year	Paul Wesselingh	^[4]

^ 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.
^ Official win; unofficial money.

^ "2012 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^ "2012 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^ Keogh, Brian (19 December 2012). "Chapman: From victory over Harrington to Honorary Life Membership". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 17 November 2023. The 53 year old received the John Jacobs Trophy in Mauritius earlier this month for winning the 2012 European Senior Tour Order of Merit...
^ O'Reilly, Jake (27 June 2013). "Paul Wesselingh Named Senior Tour Rookie Of The Year". Today's Golfer. Retrieved 17 November 2023.