2018 European Senior Tour

The 2018 Staysure Tour was the 27th season of the European Senior Tour, the professional golf tour for men aged 50 and above operated by the PGA European Tour. The season was officially called the Staysure Tour after UK-based insurance company Staysure became the Tour's first-ever title sponsor.

Tournament results

The 2018 schedule consisted of 19 events, including three new tournaments. In addition to new events in Denmark and Spain, the 2018 season ended in the Seychelles after the announcement of the inaugural MCB Tour Championship Indian Ocean Swing. The PGA Seniors Championship which had not been played since 2015 returned as the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship.

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

DateTournamentHost countryWinnerNotes
10 Mar Sharjah Senior Golf Masters United Arab Emirates Thaworn Wiratchant (2)
27 May KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship United States Paul Broadhurst (5) Senior major championship
3 Jun Shipco Masters Denmark Colin Montgomerie (9) New tournament
17 Jun Senior Italian Open Italy Clark Dennis (3)
1 Jul U.S. Senior Open United States David Toms (n/a) Senior major championship
8 Jul Swiss Seniors Open Switzerland Jean-François Remésy (1)
15 Jul WINSTONgolf Senior Open Germany Stephen Dodd (3)
29 Jul Senior Open Championship Scotland Miguel Ángel Jiménez (1) Senior major championship
5 Aug Staysure PGA Seniors Championship England Philip Golding (5)
19 Aug VTB Russian Open Golf Championship (senior) Russia David Shacklady (1)
26 Aug Willow Senior Golf Classic England Peter Fowler (6)
2 Sep Travis Perkins Masters England Paul Streeter (1)
9 Sep European Tour Properties Senior Classic Bulgaria Magnus Persson Atlevi (2)
16 Sep Scottish Senior Open Scotland Gary Orr (1)
7 Oct Farmfoods European Senior Masters England Santiago Luna (4)
13 Oct Paris Legends Championship France Gary Orr (2)
1 Dec Costa Blanca Benidorm Senior Golf Masters Spain Paul Streeter (2) New tournament
9 Dec MCB Tour Championship – Mauritius Mauritius Clark Dennis (4)
16 Dec MCB Tour Championship – Seychelles Seychelles Roger Chapman (3) New tournament

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

Qualifying school

The qualifying school was played in Portugal in late January and early February 2018. There were two 36-hole "stage 1" events with the leading players in these events joining a number of exempt players in the 72-hole final stage. As in 2016 and 2017 there were just five qualifying places available for the 2018 season. With 35 exempt players and a minimum field of 72 for the final stage a minimum of 37 qualified for the final stage from the two "stage 1" events.[1] There was a cut after 54 holes with players more than eight shots away from the fifth qualifying place not playing the final round.

The following five players gained their places on the 2018 tour:[2]

#PlayerNotes
1 Rafael Gómez
2 John Kemp (a)
3 Paul Streeter
4 David ShackladyLost playoff in 2017
T5 Mauricio Molina

Molina beat Ángel Franco with a birdie at the second playoff hole.

Leading money winners
RankPlayerCountryPrize money (€)
1Paul Broadhurst England547,793
2Phillip Price Wales279,627
3Stephen Dodd Wales267,241
4Clark Dennis United States259,240
5Magnus Persson Atlevi Sweden221,819
6Chris Williams South Africa218,898
7Peter Fowler Australia218,270
8Gary Orr Scotland213,926
9Paul Streeter England206,406
10Jean-François Remésy France180,521

There is a complete list on the official site here.

References
  1. "Record number of entrants set for Staysure Tour Qualifying School". PGA European Tour.
  2. "First-class finish hands Gomez the Staysure Tour Qualifying School title". PGA European Tour. 1 February 2018.
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