2008 European Seniors Tour
The 2008 European Seniors Tour was the 17th season of the European Seniors Tour, the professional golf tour for men aged fifty and above operated by the PGA European Tour. Welshman Ian Woosnam won two events and his first 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.
| Dates | Tournament | Host country | Winner | Notes |
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| 5-7 Mar | DGM Barbados Open | Barbados |  Bill Longmuir (7) |
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| 28-30 Mar | Azores Senior Open | Portugal |  Stewart Ginn (1) |
New tournament |
| 22-25 May | U.S. Senior PGA Championship | United States |  Jay Haas (n/a) |
Champions Tour major |
| 30 May - 1 Jun | Parkridge Polish Seniors Championship | Poland |  Ian Woosnam (1) |
New tournament |
| 6-8 Jun | Jersey Seniors Classic | Channel Islands |  Tony Johnstone (1) |
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| 13-15 Jun | Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open | Wales |  Peter Mitchell (1) |
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| 20-22 Jun | Irish Seniors Open | Ireland |  Juan Quirós (3) |
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| 4-6 Jul | Russian Seniors Open | Russia | Ian Woosnam (2) |
New tournament |
| 24-27 Jul | Senior British Open Championship | Scotland | Bruce Vaughan (n/a) |
A senior major and also an official money event on the Champions Tour. |
| 31 Jul - 3 Aug | U.S. Senior Open | United States |  Eduardo Romero (n/a) |
Champions Tour major. Unofficial money on the EST. |
| 8-10 Aug | Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open | Switzerland | Carl Mason (20) |
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| 21-24 Aug | The De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship | England | Gordon J Brand (4) |
Gordon J Brand won after a six hole playoff with Gordon Brand Jnr |
| 29-31 Aug | Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters | England | Gordon J Brand (5) |
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| 5-7 Sep | Casa Serena Open | Czech Republic |  Bernhard Langer (1) |
New tournament |
| 12-14 Sep | Weston Homes PGA International Seniors | England | Nick Job (5) |
New tournament |
| 26-28 Sep | Scottish Seniors Open | Scotland | Peter Mitchell (2) |
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| 10-12 Oct | Lake Garda Italian Seniors Open | Italy | Peter Mitchell (3) |
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| 7-9 Nov | OKI Castellón Open España - Senior Tour Championship | Spain | Sam Torrance (10) |
Leading money winners
| Rank | Player | Country | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Woosnam | Wales | 320,120 |
| 2 | Gordon J. Brand | England | 257,744 |
| 3 | Peter Mitchell | England | 217,488 |
| 4 | Juan Quirós | Spain | 190,164 |
| 5 | Bill Longmuir | Scotland | 177,033 |
| 6 | Nick Job | England | 162,683 |
| 7 | Carl Mason | England | 156,414 |
| 8 | Sam Torrance | Scotland | 152,753 |
| 9 | Costantino Rocca |  Italy | 140,532 |
| 10 | Domingo Hospital | Spain | 124,660 |
There is a complete list on the official site here.