The 2009 European Seniors Tour was the 18th season of the European Seniors Tour

European Seniors Tour

The European Seniors Tour is a professional tour for male golfers aged 50 and over run by the PGA European Tour.The Tour was founded in 1992. In 2008 it had a total prize fund of €7,729,284, so it is much further behind the U.S.-based Champions Tour in relative prize money than the main European...

, the professional golf tour for men aged 50 and above operated by the PGA European Tour

PGA European Tour

The PGA European Tour is an organization which operates the three leading men's professional golf tours in Europe: the elite European Tour, the European Seniors Tour and the developmental Challenge Tour. Its headquarters are at Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England...

. Sam Torrance

Sam Torrance

Sam Torrance OBE is a Scottish professional golfer and sports commentator. He was one of the leading players on the European Tour from the mid 1970s to the late 1990s, with 21 Tour wins. Torrance was a member of European Ryder Cup teams on eight occasions, from 1981 to 1995 consecutively; he was...

 won one event and his third Order of Merit title.

Tournament results

The numbers in brackets after the winners' names show the number of career wins they had on the European Seniors Tour up to and including that event. This is only shown for players who are members of the tour.

Date	Tournament	Host country	Winner	Notes
1 Mar	Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters The Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters is a men's professional golf tournament on the European Seniors Tour. It was founded in 2008 and is played at The Empire Hotel & Country Club in Brunei.-Winners:-External links:*...	Brunei Brunei Brunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia...	Mike Cunning Mike Cunning Michael Cunning is an American professional golfer.Cunning was born in Phoenix, Arizona. He played collegiately at the University of Arizona. He turned professional in 1980....  (1)	New tournament
20 Mar	DGM Barbados Open	Barbados Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...	Sam Torrance Sam Torrance Sam Torrance OBE is a Scottish professional golfer and sports commentator. He was one of the leading players on the European Tour from the mid 1970s to the late 1990s, with 21 Tour wins. Torrance was a member of European Ryder Cup teams on eight occasions, from 1981 to 1995 consecutively; he was...  (11)
10 May	Son Gual Mallorca Senior Open	Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	Mark James (2)	New tournament
24 May	U.S. Senior PGA Championship	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Michael Allen Michael Allen (golfer) Michael Louis Allen is an American professional golfer.Allen was born in San Mateo, California. He attended the University of Nevada and turned professional in 1984. He played on the European Tour 1986-89 and 1992, winning the 1989 Scottish Open. He played on the PGA Tour 1990-95, 2002, and 2004-09...  (n/a)	Champions Tour Champions Tour The Champions Tour, a golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually in the United States and the United Kingdom for golfers 50 years of age and older. Many of the PGA Tour's most successful golfers have gone on to play on the Champions Tour.The Senior PGA Championship, founded in...  major Senior major golf championships Men's professional senior golf is for players aged 50 and above. Golf differs from all other sports in having lucrative competitions for this age group. The leading senior tour is the U.S. based Champions Tour, which was established in 1980 . It has established a roster of five major championships...
7 Jun	Irish Seniors Open Irish Seniors Open The Irish Senior Open is the Irish stop on men's golf's European Seniors Tour. It was founded in 1997 and has been played at several different courses around Ireland. It is a 54 hole stroke play tournament...	Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...	Ian Woosnam Ian Woosnam Ian Harold Woosnam OBE is a Welsh professional golfer.Nicknamed 'Woosie', 'Woosers', or the 'Wee Welshman', Woosnam was one of the "Big Five" generation of European golfers, all born within 12 months of one another, all of whom have won majors, and made Europe competitive in the Ryder Cup...  (3)
14 Jun	Jersey Seniors Classic Jersey Seniors Classic The Matrix Jersey Classic is a men's senior professional golf tournament on the European Seniors Tour. It has been held each year since 1996 at La Moye Golf Club in Jersey. It indirectly replaced the Jersey Open, an event on the main European Tour which was staged at the same venue from 1978 to 1995...	Channel Islands Channel Islands The Channel Islands are an archipelago of British Crown Dependencies in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey...	Delroy Cambridge Delroy Cambridge Delroy Cambridge is a Jamaican professional golfer.Cambridge turned professional in 1971. He has spent many years in the United States, where he worked as an assistant professional at Sunningdale Country Club in Scarsdale, New York and played in local and regional events in the New York region. He...  (5)
21 Jun	Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open Wales Seniors Open The Wales Seniors Open is the third richest official money event on men's golf's European Seniors Tour after the two senior majors that are official money events on the European Seniors Tour, namely the Senior British Open, and the Senior PGA Championship, with a prize fund of £500,000 in 2007...	Wales Wales Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...	Bertus Smit (1)
28 Jun	The De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship PGA Seniors Championship The PGA Seniors Championship is a European Seniors Tour golf tournament for men aged fifty and above. It was founded in 1957, and became part of the European Seniors Tour on its founding in 1992. It was played at the Royal Dublin Golf Club in the Republic of Ireland that year, but since 1993 it has...	England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...	Carl Mason Carl Mason Stuart Carl Mason is an English professional golfer.Mason was born in Buxton, Derbyshire. He won several amateur tournaments, before turning professional and becoming something of a journeyman on the European Tour. After twenty years of trying he finally won on tour for the first time in 1994. His...  (21)
26 Jul	Senior British Open Championship Senior British Open Championship The Senior Open Championship, or simply The Senior Open is a professional golf tournament for men aged 50 and over. It is run by The R&A, the same body that organises The Open Championship. Prize money won in the event is official money on both the Champions Tour and the European Seniors Tour...	England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...	Loren Roberts Loren Roberts Loren Lloyd Roberts is an American professional golfer.-Early life:Roberts was born in San Luis Obispo, California. He competed for San Luis Obispo Senior High School and Cal Poly-SLO...  (n/a)	Champions Tour Champions Tour The Champions Tour, a golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually in the United States and the United Kingdom for golfers 50 years of age and older. Many of the PGA Tour's most successful golfers have gone on to play on the Champions Tour.The Senior PGA Championship, founded in...  major Senior major golf championships Men's professional senior golf is for players aged 50 and above. Golf differs from all other sports in having lucrative competitions for this age group. The leading senior tour is the U.S. based Champions Tour, which was established in 1980 . It has established a roster of five major championships...
2 Aug	U.S. Senior Open United States Senior Open The U.S. Senior Open is one of the major championships in men's senior golf. It was first played in 1980 and is administered by the United States Golf Association and is recognized as a major championship by both the Champions Tour and the European Seniors Tour...	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Fred Funk Fred Funk Frederick Funk is an American professional golfer.Funk was born in Takoma Park, Maryland. He graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1980 with a degree in law enforcement. He turned professional in 1981, but worked as a golf coach at his alma mater from 1982 to 1988; he did not...  (n/a)	Champions Tour Champions Tour The Champions Tour, a golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually in the United States and the United Kingdom for golfers 50 years of age and older. Many of the PGA Tour's most successful golfers have gone on to play on the Champions Tour.The Senior PGA Championship, founded in...  major Senior major golf championships Men's professional senior golf is for players aged 50 and above. Golf differs from all other sports in having lucrative competitions for this age group. The leading senior tour is the U.S. based Champions Tour, which was established in 1980 . It has established a roster of five major championships... . Unofficial money on the EST
9 Aug	Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open The Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open is the Swiss stop on men's professional golf's European Seniors Tour. It was founded in 1997 as the Credit Suisse Private Banking Seniors Open and assumed its present name two years later. It is played at Bad Ragaz Golf Club...	Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....	John Bland John Bland John Louis Bland is a South African professional golfer who has won more than thirty professional tournaments around the world....  (2)
23 Aug	Cleveland Golf/Srixon Scottish Senior Open Scottish Seniors Open The Scottish Seniors Open is a men's professional golf tournament on the European Seniors Tour. It was founded in 2002 and in 2010 the prize fund was £250,000.-Winners:Cleveland Golf/Srixon Scottish Senior Open*2011 Barry Lane*2010 Barry Lane...	Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...	Glenn Ralph Glenn Ralph Glenn Ralph is an English professional golfer.Ralph was born in Haslemere, Surrey. He turned professional in 1973, and played on the European Tour for many years. His best season came in 1987 when he finished in 51st place on the Order of Merit.Since turning 50, Ralph has competed on the European...  (1)
6 Sep	Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters The Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters is a golf tournament for men over fifty on the European Seniors Tour. It was founded in 2001 and has always been played at Woburn Golf and Country Club in England...	England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...	Tony Johnstone Tony Johnstone Anthony Alastair Johnstone is a Zimbabwean professional golfer.Johnstone was born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia and attended Christian Brothers College. He lives in Sunningdale in England. He turned professional in 1979 and has spent his career playing mainly on the Southern African Sunshine Tour and in...  (2)
20 Sep	Casa Serena Open	Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....	Peter Mitchell Peter Mitchell (golfer) Peter Robert Mitchell is an English professional golfer.Mitchell was born in London. He turned professional at an early age in 1974, working in a club job before embarking on a tournament career several years later. He made his first appearance on the European Tour in 1979 and his last in 2003...  (4)
18 Oct	Benahavis Senior Masters Benahavís Senior Masters De Benahavís Senior Masters is a golftournament of the European Seniors Tour.The Senior Masters is held at La Quinta Golf & Country Club near Marbella, Spain....	Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	Carl Mason Carl Mason Stuart Carl Mason is an English professional golfer.Mason was born in Buxton, Derbyshire. He won several amateur tournaments, before turning professional and becoming something of a journeyman on the European Tour. After twenty years of trying he finally won on tour for the first time in 1994. His...  (22)	New tournament
8 Nov	OKI Castellon Senior Tour Championship	Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	Mike Harwood Mike Harwood Michael Geoffrey Harwood is an Australian golfer.Harwood was born in Sydney. He turned professional in 1979 and has extensive experience on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the European Tour. He won five times in Europe, including a 1990 victory in tour's home tournament at Wentworth, which was...  (1)

For the official tour schedule on the European Tour's website, including links to full results, click here.

Leading money winners

Rank	Player	Country	Prize money (€ Euro The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,... )
1	Sam Torrance Sam Torrance Sam Torrance OBE is a Scottish professional golfer and sports commentator. He was one of the leading players on the European Tour from the mid 1970s to the late 1990s, with 21 Tour wins. Torrance was a member of European Ryder Cup teams on eight occasions, from 1981 to 1995 consecutively; he was...		170,696
2	Ian Woosnam Ian Woosnam Ian Harold Woosnam OBE is a Welsh professional golfer.Nicknamed 'Woosie', 'Woosers', or the 'Wee Welshman', Woosnam was one of the "Big Five" generation of European golfers, all born within 12 months of one another, all of whom have won majors, and made Europe competitive in the Ryder Cup...		167,316
3	Carl Mason Carl Mason Stuart Carl Mason is an English professional golfer.Mason was born in Buxton, Derbyshire. He won several amateur tournaments, before turning professional and becoming something of a journeyman on the European Tour. After twenty years of trying he finally won on tour for the first time in 1994. His...		157,918
4	Glenn Ralph Glenn Ralph Glenn Ralph is an English professional golfer.Ralph was born in Haslemere, Surrey. He turned professional in 1973, and played on the European Tour for many years. His best season came in 1987 when he finished in 51st place on the Order of Merit.Since turning 50, Ralph has competed on the European...		150,723
5	Angel Franco Angel Franco Angel Franco is a Paraguayan professional golfer. His brother is golfer Carlos Franco.Franco was born in Asunción and turned pro in 1974.Franco won the South American Tour Order of Merit in 1991....		136,467
6	Peter Mitchell Peter Mitchell (golfer) Peter Robert Mitchell is an English professional golfer.Mitchell was born in London. He turned professional at an early age in 1974, working in a club job before embarking on a tournament career several years later. He made his first appearance on the European Tour in 1979 and his last in 2003...		128,045
7	Tony Johnstone Tony Johnstone Anthony Alastair Johnstone is a Zimbabwean professional golfer.Johnstone was born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia and attended Christian Brothers College. He lives in Sunningdale in England. He turned professional in 1979 and has spent his career playing mainly on the Southern African Sunshine Tour and in...		124,991
8	Bob Cameron		124,686
9	Mike Harwood Mike Harwood Michael Geoffrey Harwood is an Australian golfer.Harwood was born in Sydney. He turned professional in 1979 and has extensive experience on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the European Tour. He won five times in Europe, including a 1990 victory in tour's home tournament at Wentworth, which was...		120,232
10	Bertus Smit		116,656

There is a complete list on the official site here.