2016 European Senior Tour

The 2016 European Senior Tour was the 25th season of the European Senior Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.^[1]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (€)	Winner^[a]	Notes
29 May	Senior PGA Championship	United States	US$2,750,000	Rocco Mediate (n/a)	Senior major championship
5 Jun	SSE Enterprise Wales Senior Open	Wales	£250,000	Zhang Lianwei (1)
11 Jun	Acorn Jersey Open	Jersey	£200,000	Gordon Manson (2)
3 Jul	Swiss Seniors Open	Switzerland	300,000	Tim Thelen (5)
10 Jul	WINSTONgolf Senior Open	Germany	350,000	Andrew Oldcorn (2)
24 Jul	The Senior Open Championship	Scotland	£1,350,000	Paul Broadhurst (2)	Senior major championship
14 Aug	U.S. Senior Open	United States	US$3,750,000	Gene Sauers (n/a)	Senior major championship^[b]
21 Aug	Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior Open	Scotland	£250,000	Paul Eales (1)
28 Aug	Willow Senior Golf Classic	England	£350,000	Gary Marks (1)	New tournament
4 Sep	Travis Perkins Masters	England	£340,000	André Bossert (1)
11 Sep	Paris Legends Championship	France	350,000	Magnus Persson Atlevi (1)	New tournament
23 Oct	Senior Italian Open	Italy	350,000	Stephen Dodd (1)
11 Dec	MCB Tour Championship	Mauritius	450,000	Barry Lane (5)	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	Magnus Persson Atlevi	^[3]

^ 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.

^ "2016 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
^ "2016 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Broadhurst wins European Senior Tour order of merit". Golf News. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2023. The Englishman has accumulated earnings of €399,285, almost €190,000 ahead of his closest rival, Rookie of the Year Magnus P Atlevi, who finished on €211,557.