2018 European Senior Tour
{{Short description|Golf tour season}}
{{use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox golf season
| year = 2018
| tour = European Senior Tour
| regular_season = {{Start date|2018|3|8|df=y}} – {{end date|2018|12|16|df=y}}
| no_of_events = 19
| most_wins = {{flagicon|USA}} Clark Dennis (2)
{{flagicon|SCO}} Gary Orr (2)
{{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Streeter (2)
| honor1 = Order of Merit
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Broadhurst
| honor2 = Rookie of the Year
| honoree2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Streeter
| honor3 =
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| honor4 =
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| prevseason = 2017
| nextseason = 2019
}}
The 2018 European Senior Tour, titled as the 2018 Staysure Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 27th season of the European Senior Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.
Staysure title sponsorship
In December 2017, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with insurance company Staysure, being renamed as the Staysure Tour.{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/staysuretour/news/newsid=338779.html |title=Staysure to become first title sponsor of the European Senior Tour |publisher=European Tour |date=7 December 2017 |access-date=14 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704170234/http://www.europeantour.com/staysuretour/news/newsid=338779.html |archive-date=4 July 2019}}
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/legends-tour/schedule/2018 |title=2018 Tournament schedule |publisher=European Tour |access-date=14 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 Senior Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Senior Tour members.}} !Notes | |||||
| 10 Mar | Sharjah Senior Golf Masters | UAE | align=right|US$425,000 | {{flagicon|THA}} Thaworn Wiratchant (2) | |
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| 27 May | KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship | United States | align=right|US$3,250,000 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Broadhurst (5) | Senior major championship |
| 3 Jun | Shipco Masters | Denmark | align=right|350,000 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Colin Montgomerie (9) | New tournament |
| 17 Jun | Senior Italian Open | Italy | align=right|300,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Clark Dennis (3) | |
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| 1 Jul | U.S. Senior Open | United States | align=right|US$4,000,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} David Toms (n/a) | Senior major championship{{efn|Official win; unofficial money.}} |
| 8 Jul | Swiss Seniors Open | Switzerland | align=right|320,000 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-François Remésy (1) | |
| 15 Jul | WINSTONgolf Senior Open | Germany | align=right|350,000 | {{flagicon|WAL}} Stephen Dodd (3) | |
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| 29 Jul | The Senior Open Championship | Scotland | align=right|US$2,000,000 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Miguel Ángel Jiménez (1) | Senior major championship |
| 5 Aug | Staysure PGA Seniors Championship | England | align=right|£400,000 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Philip Golding (5) | |
| 19 Aug | VTB Russian Open Golf Championship | Russia | align=right|US$500,000 | {{flagicon|ENG}} David Shacklady (1) | |
| 26 Aug | Willow Senior Golf Classic | England | align=right|£370,000 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Fowler (6) | |
| 2 Sep | Travis Perkins Masters | England | align=right|£380,000 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Streeter (1) | |
| 9 Sep | European Tour Properties Senior Classic | Bulgaria | align=right|250,000 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Magnus Persson Atlevi (2) | |
| 16 Sep | Scottish Senior Open | Scotland | align=right|£250,000 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Gary Orr (1) | |
| 7 Oct | Farmfoods European Senior Masters | England | align=right|200,000 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Santiago Luna (4) | |
| 13 Oct | Paris Legends Championship | France | align=right|300,000 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Gary Orr (2) | |
| 1 Dec | Costa Blanca Benidorm Senior Golf Masters | Spain | align=right|300,000 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Streeter (2) | New tournament |
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| 9 Dec | MCB Tour Championship (Mauritius) | Mauritius | align=right|450,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Clark Dennis (4) | rowspan=2|Tour Championship |
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| 16 Dec | MCB Tour Championship (Seychelles) | Seychelles | align=right|US$300,000 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Roger Chapman (3) |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/staysuretour/stats/orderofmerit/index.html |title=2018 Order of Merit |publisher=European Tour |access-date=14 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217014842/http://www.europeantour.com/staysuretour/stats/orderofmerit/index.html |archive-date=17 December 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://mysportsanalysis.com/blogs/golf-news/broadhurst-tops-staysure-tour-s-money-list-1 |title=Broadhurst tops Staysure Tour's Money List |work=My Sports Analysis |date=17 December 2018 |access-date=14 November 2023}}
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!Position !! Player !! Prize money (€) | ||
| align=center|1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Broadhurst | align=center|547,793 |
| align=center|2 | {{flagicon|WAL}} Phillip Price | align=center|279,627 |
| align=center|3 | {{flagicon|WAL}} Stephen Dodd | align=center|267,241 |
| align=center|4 | {{flagicon|USA}} Clark Dennis | align=center|259,240 |
| align=center|5 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Magnus Persson Atlevi | align=center|221,819 |
Awards
Notes
{{notelist}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{official site|https://www.legendstour.com/}}
{{European Seniors Tour seasons}}