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2000 European Seniors Tour season
Duration30 March 2000 (2000-03-30) – 28 October 2000 (2000-10-28)
Number of official events20
Most winsUnited States John Grace (3)
Order of MeritAustralia Noel Ratcliffe
Rookie of the YearBrazil Priscillo Diniz
← 1999 2001 →

The 2000 European Seniors Tour was the ninth 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 2000 season.

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(€) 		Winner Notes
1 Apr Royal Westmoreland Barbados Open Barbados US$150,000 England Tommy Horton (23) New tournament
7 May Beko Classic Turkey US$300,000 Wales Brian Huggett (10)
14 May AIB Irish Seniors Open Ireland 280,000 United States Bruce Fleisher (1)
4 Jun Microlease Jersey Seniors Open Jersey £100,000 England Neil Coles (8)
24 Jun Lawrence Batley Seniors England £110,000 Scotland David Huish (3)
2 Jul Coca-Cola Kaiser Karl European Trophy Germany 150,000 Australia Ian Stanley (1)
9 Jul TotalFina Elf Seniors Open France 150,000 England Nick Job (1)
30 Jul Senior British Open Northern Ireland £400,000 Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Jnr (2) Senior major championship
6 Aug Energis Senior Masters England £175,000 England David Creamer (1)
13 Aug Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open Switzerland 200,000 Scotland David Huish (4)
20 Aug De Vere Hotels Seniors Classic England £115,000 United States David Oakley (2)
28 Aug The Belfry PGA Seniors Championship England £180,000 United States John Grace (1)
3 Sep The Scotsman Scottish Seniors Open Scotland £100,000 Australia Noel Ratcliffe (3)
10 Sep Ordina Legends in Golf Netherlands 165,000 United States John Grace (2)
17 Sep Tui Golf Championship Fleesensee Germany 200,000 United States Jeff Van Wagenen (1)
24 Sep TEMES Seniors Open Greece 200,000 Australia Noel Ratcliffe (4)
8 Oct Big 3 Records Monte Carlo Invitational France 215,000 United States John Grace (3)
14 Oct The Daily Telegraph European Seniors Match Play Championship Portugal £100,000 Brazil Priscillo Diniz (1) New tournament
22 Oct Dan Technology Senior Tournament of Champions England £115,000 Republic of Ireland Denis O'Sullivan (1)
28 Oct Abu Dhabi European Seniors Tour Championship UAE US$300,000 Republic of Ireland Denis O'Sullivan (2) New tournament
Tour Championship

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.

Position Player Prize money (€)
1 Australia Noel Ratcliffe 163,164
2 United States John Grace 161,525
3 Republic of Ireland Denis O'Sullivan 156,966
4 England Tommy Horton 147,767
5 Australia Ian Stanley 137,679

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Rookie of the Year Brazil Priscillo Diniz

Notes

  1. 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.

References

  1. "2000 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  2. "2000 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 5 December 2000. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  3. "Priscillo Diniz". European Tour. Retrieved 20 November 2023. Has two wins under his belt on the European Seniors Tour and was the 2000 Ping Rookie of the Year after finishing sixth on the Order of Merit.

External links

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