2022 European Senior Tour

The 2022 European Senior Tour, titled as the 2022 Legends Tour, was the 31st season of the European Senior Tour, the professional golf tour for men aged 50 and above operated by the PGA European Tour. It was also the second season since rebranding as the Legends Tour.[1]

2022 European Senior Tour season
Duration6 May 2022 (2022-05-06) – 11 December 2022 (2022-12-11)
Number of official events16[lower-alpha 1]
Most wins2:
Australia Richard Green
Scotland Paul Lawrie
Order of MeritSouth Africa James Kingston
← 2021
2023 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2022 season.[2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(€)		 Winner[lower-alpha 2] Notes
8 May Riegler & Partner Legends Austria 225,000 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 270,000 Australia Richard Green (1)
19 Jun Farmfoods European Legends Links Championship England 300,000 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
10 Jul Swiss Seniors Open Switzerland 320,000 South Africa James Kingston (2)
17 Jul WINSTONgolf Senior Open Germany 315,000 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 360,000 Wales Phillip Price (3)
28 Aug Staysure PGA Seniors Championship England £500,000 Brazil Adilson da Silva (1)
15 Sep Scottish Senior Open Scotland – Removed
17 Sep WCM Legends Open de France France 225,000 England Gary Marks (2)
16 Oct Farmfoods European Senior Masters Spain 300,000 Scotland Paul Lawrie (3)
23 Oct Italian Senior Open Italy 270,000 Argentina Ricardo González (1)
4 Dec MCB Tour Championship – Seychelles Seychelles 375,000 Sweden Joakim Haeggman (1)
11 Dec MCB Tour Championship – Mauritius Mauritius 470,000 Denmark Thomas Bjørn (2)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3]

PositionPlayerPoints
1South Africa James Kingston2,845
2Brazil Adilson da Silva2,253
3Wales Phillip Price1,937
4Scotland Paul Lawrie1,860
5Sweden Joakim Haeggman1,794

Notes
  1. A further one tournament was scheduled but was removed from the schedule.
  2. The numbers in parentheses 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.

References
  1. https://www.golfchannel.com/tours/european-seniors-tour/players
  2. "Legends Tour Announces International 2022 Schedule". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  3. "Ranking". Legends Tour. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
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