2010 European Senior Tour

2010 European Senior Tour season
Duration	11 December 2009 – 13 December 2010
Number of official events	21
Most wins	Boonchu Ruangkit (4)
Order of Merit	Boonchu Ruangkit
Rookie of the Year	Boonchu Ruangkit
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The 2010 European Senior Tour was the 19th 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 2010 season.^[1]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (€)	Winner^[a]	Notes
13 Dec	Mauritius Commercial Bank Open	Mauritius	230,000	Kevin Spurgeon (1)	New tournament
7 Mar	Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters	Brunei	US$400,000	Boonchu Ruangkit (1)
14 Mar	Chang Thailand Senior Masters	Thailand	US$400,000	Boonchu Ruangkit (2)	New tournament
28 Mar	Berenberg Bank Masters	South Africa	500,000	Boonchu Ruangkit (3)	New tournament
14 May	Handa Senior Masters	England	£400,000	Bill Longmuir (8)	New tournament
30 May	Senior PGA Championship	United States	US$2,000,000	Tom Lehman (n/a)	Senior major championship
6 Jun	Matrix Jersey Classic	Jersey	£135,000	Gordon Brand Jnr (1)
13 Jun	Handa Irish Senior Open	Ireland	250,000	Marc Farry (1)
20 Jun	Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open	Wales	600,000	John Bland (3)
27 Jun	De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship	England	£250,000	David J. Russell (1)
4 Jul	Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open	Switzerland	250,000	Carl Mason (23)
11 Jul	Van Lanschot Senior Open	Netherlands	250,000	George Ryall (1)	New tournament
25 Jul	The Senior Open Championship	Scotland	US$2,000,000	Bernhard Langer (2)	Senior major championship
1 Aug	U.S. Senior Open	United States	US$2,600,000	Bernhard Langer (3)	Senior major championship^[b]
22 Aug	Cleveland Golf/Srixon Scottish Senior Open	Scotland	£250,000	Barry Lane (1)
5 Sep	Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters	England	£260,000	Des Smyth (3)
19 Sep	Casa Serena Open	Czech Republic	600,000	Gary Wolstenholme (1)
11 Oct	Cannes Mougins Masters	France	250,000	Marc Farry (2)	New tournament
17 Oct	Benahavis Senior Masters	Spain	180,000	Boonchu Ruangkit (4)	New tournament
24 Oct	Sicilian Senior Open	Italy	250,000	Domingo Hospital (1)	New tournament
7 Nov	OKI Castellón Senior Tour Championship	Spain	400,000	Mike Cunning (2)	Tour Championship

Order of Merit

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

Position	Player	Prize money (€)
1	Boonchu Ruangkit	266,609
2	Chris Williams	227,350
3	Ángel Franco	217,308
4	Gordon Brand Jnr	197,017
5	Carl Mason	190,008

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Rookie of the Year	Boonchu Ruangkit	^[4]

Notes

^ 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.

References

^ "2010 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^ "2010 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 12 November 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^ "Knockout Performance". European Tour. 30 December 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2023. Never without a smile on his face, Ruangkit's relentless birdie charges came to define the 2010 season, as he succeeded two former Ryder Cup Captains, Ian Woosnam (2008) and Sam Torrance (2009) as recipient of the coveted John Jacobs Trophy with season earnings of €266,609.
^ Farquharson, Colin (3 December 2010). "Thai beats Oldcorn for European Seniors Tour Rookie of Year award". Scottish Golf View. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

External links

Official website

[totals-2] 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.

[3] Official win; unofficial money.

[1] "2010 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

[4] "2010 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 12 November 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

[5] "Knockout Performance". European Tour. 30 December 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2023. Never without a smile on his face, Ruangkit's relentless birdie charges came to define the 2010 season, as he succeeded two former Ryder Cup Captains, Ian Woosnam (2008) and Sam Torrance (2009) as recipient of the coveted John Jacobs Trophy with season earnings of €266,609.

[6] Farquharson, Colin (3 December 2010). "Thai beats Oldcorn for European Seniors Tour Rookie of Year award". Scottish Golf View. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

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