1999 European Seniors Tour

{{Short description|Golf tour season}}

{{use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 1999

| tour = European Seniors Tour

| regular_season = {{Start date|1999|5|7|df=y}} – {{end date|1999|10|24|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 17

| most_wins = {{flagicon|ENG}} Neil Coles (2)
{{flagicon|ENG}} Tommy Horton (2)
{{flagicon|AUS}} Ross Metherell (2)
{{flagicon|NIR}} Eddie Polland (2)
{{flagicon|AUS}} Bob Shearer (2)

| honor1 = Order of Merit

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Tommy Horton

| honor2 = Rookie of the Year

| honoree2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Jerry Bruner

| honor3 =

| honoree3 =

| honor4 =

| honoree4 =

| prevseason = 1998

| nextseason = 2000

}}

The 1999 European Seniors Tour was the eighth 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 1999 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/legends-tour/schedule/1999 |title=1999 Tournament schedule |publisher=European Tour |access-date=20 November 2023}}

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!Date

!Tournament

!Host country

!Purse
()

!Winner{{efn|name=totals|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.}}

!Notes

9 MayBeko ClassicTurkeyalign=right|250,000{{flagicon|ENG}} Tommy Horton (21)
16 MayAIB Irish Seniors OpenIrelandalign=right|250,000{{flagicon|ENG}} John Morgan (8)
23 MayMDIS & Partners Festival of GolfEnglandalign=right|110,000{{flagicon|USA}} David Oakley (1)New tournament
31 MayPhilips PFA Golf ClassicEnglandalign=right|150,000{{flagicon|AUS}} Bob Shearer (2)
13 JunJersey Seniors OpenJerseyalign=right|140,000{{flagicon|NIR}} David Jones (1)
26 JunLawrence Batley SeniorsEnglandalign=right|140,000{{flagicon|NIR}} Eddie Polland (1)
10 JulElf Seniors OpenFrancealign=right|150,000{{flagicon|USA}} Alan Tapie (1)
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| 25 Jul

Senior British OpenNorthern Irelandalign=right|560,000{{flagicon|IRL}} Christy O'Connor Jnr (1)Senior major championship
1 AugEnergis Senior MastersEnglandalign=right|210,000{{flagicon|ENG}} Neil Coles (6)
8 AugBad Ragaz PGA Seniors OpenSwitzerlandalign=right|140,000{{flagicon|AUS}} Bob Shearer (3)
15 AugDe Vere Hotels Seniors ClassicEnglandalign=right|140,000{{flagicon|AUS}} Ross Metherell (1)
22 AugDalmahoy Scottish Seniors OpenScotlandalign=right|140,000{{flagicon|ENG}} Neil Coles (7)
30 AugThe Belfry PGA Seniors ChampionshipEnglandalign=right|250,000{{flagicon|AUS}} Ross Metherell (2)
11 SepMonte Carlo InvitationalFrancealign=right|175,000{{flagicon|ENG}} Tommy Horton (22)New tournament
19 SepOrdina Legends in GolfNetherlandsalign=right|110,000{{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Slater (1)
10 OctGreek Seniors OpenGreecealign=right|175,000{{flagicon|ITA}} Alberto Croce (2)New tournament
24 OctSenior Tournament of ChampionsEnglandalign=right|165,000{{flagicon|NIR}} Eddie Polland (2)

=Unofficial events=

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

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!Date

!Tournament

!Host country

!Purse
()

!Winners

!Notes

21 Nov

|Praia d'El Rey Rover European Cup

|Portugal

|align=right|210,000

|Ladies European Tour

|Team event

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.{{cite web |url=http://europeantour.com/rankings/rank.sps?type=SEN |title=1999 Order of Merit |publisher=European Tour |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991129231002/http://www.europeantour.com/rankings/rank.sps?type=SEN |archive-date=29 November 1999 |access-date=20 November 2023}}

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!Position !! Player !! Prize money ()

align=center|1{{flagicon|ENG}} Tommy Hortonalign=center|138,943
align=center|2{{flagicon|NIR}} Eddie Pollandalign=center|106,977
align=center|3{{flagicon|USA}} Jerry Bruneralign=center|105,243
align=center|4{{flagicon|ENG}} Neil Colesalign=center|98,345
align=center|5{{flagicon|USA}} Alan Tapiealign=center|91,648

Awards

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!Award!!Winner!!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

Rookie of the Year{{flagicon|USA}} Jerry Bruner{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/259477848/ |title=Horton starts in the old routine |first=David |last=Davies |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London, United Kingdom |date=3 April 2000 |page=35 (9 in paper) |access-date=20 November 2023 |url-access=subscription |via=Newspapers.com |quote=...behind the American Jerry Bruner, the seniors rookie of the year in 1999.}}

Notes

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References

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