2008 European Seniors Tour

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

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

^ 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.
^ Official win; unofficial money.

^ "2008 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^ "2008 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^ "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.
^ "'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.