2022 European Senior Tour

2022 European Senior Tour season
Duration6 May 2022 (2022-05-06) – 11 December 2022 (2022-12-11)
Number of official events16
Most winsAustralia Richard Green (2)
Scotland Paul Lawrie (2)
Order of MeritSouth Africa James Kingston
Rookie of the YearBrazil Adilson da Silva
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The 2022 European Senior Tour, titled as the 2022 Legends Tour, was the 30th 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 2022 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(€) 		Winner[a] Notes
8 May Riegler & Partner Legends Austria 250,000 Scotland Euan McIntosh (1)
29 May KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship United States US$3,500,000 New Zealand Steven Alker (n/a) Senior major championship
12 Jun Jersey Legends Jersey 300,000 Australia Richard Green (1)
19 Jun Farmfoods European Legends Links Championship England 250,000 Scotland Paul Lawrie (2)
26 Jun U.S. Senior Open United States US$4,000,000 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (1) Senior major championship[b]
10 Jul Swiss Seniors Open Switzerland 350,000 South Africa James Kingston (2)
17 Jul WINSTONgolf Senior Open Germany 350,000 Australia Richard Green (2)
24 Jul The Senior Open Championship Scotland US$2,500,000 Northern Ireland Darren Clarke (1) Senior major championship
31 Jul JCB Championship England 600,000 Germany Alex Čejka (2) New tournament
20 Aug Irish Legends Ireland 400,000 Wales Phillip Price (3)
28 Aug Staysure PGA Seniors Championship England 500,000 Brazil Adilson da Silva (1)
17 Sep WCM Legends Open de France France 250,000 England Gary Marks (2)
16 Oct Farmfoods European Senior Masters Spain 250,000 Scotland Paul Lawrie (3)
23 Oct Italian Senior Open Italy 300,000 Argentina Ricardo González (1)
4 Dec MCB Tour Championship (Seychelles) Seychelles 400,000 Sweden Joakim Haeggman (1) Tour Championship
11 Dec MCB Tour Championship (Mauritius) Mauritius 500,000 Denmark Thomas Bjørn (2)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3][4]

Position Player Points
1 South Africa James Kingston 2,845
2 Brazil Adilson da Silva 2,253
3 Wales Phillip Price 1,937
4 Scotland Paul Lawrie 1,860
5 Sweden Joakim Haeggman 1,794

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Rookie of the Year (Barry Lane Award) Brazil Adilson da Silva [5]

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Official win; unofficial money.

References

  1. ^ "2022 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Legends Tour Announces International 2022 Schedule". Legends Tour. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  3. ^ "2022 Order of Merit". Legends Tour. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Thomas Bjorn wins in Mauritius, James Kingston tops Legends Tour merit list". BBC Sport. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  5. ^ Green, Mike (11 December 2022). "Da Silva wins Barry Lane Rookie of the Year award on Legends Tour". SA Tour Golf. Retrieved 12 November 2023.