2012 European Seniors Tour
The 2012 European Seniors Tour was the 21st season of the European Seniors Tour, the professional golf tour for men aged 50 and above operated by the PGA European Tour. Roger Chapman won the Order of Merit and Tim Thelen won the most events, three.
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 |
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| 11–13 May | Mallorca Open Senior | Spain |  Gary Wolstenholme (2) |
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| 24–27 May | U.S. Senior PGA Championship | United States | Roger Chapman (1) |
Champions Tour major |
| 1–3 Jun | Benahavis Senior Masters | Spain | Gary Wolstenholme (3) |
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| 7–10 Jun | ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship | England | Paul Wesselingh (1) |
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| 22–24 Jun | Van Lanschot Senior Open | Netherlands |  Masahiro Kuramoto (2) |
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| 29 Jun – 1 Jul | Berenberg Bank Masters | Germany |  Tim Thelen (1) |
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| 6–8 Jul | Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open | Switzerland | Tim Thelen (2) |
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| 12–15 Jul | U.S. Senior Open | United States | Roger Chapman (2) |
Champions Tour major. Unofficial money on the EST |
| 26–29 Jul | Senior British Open Championship | England | Fred Couples (n/a) |
Champions Tour major |
| 17–19 Aug | SSE Scottish Senior Open | Scotland |  Anders Forsbrand (1) |
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| 24–26 Aug | Speedy Services Wales Senior Open | Wales | Barry Lane (4) |
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| 31 Aug – 2 Sep | Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters | England |  Des Smyth (5) |
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| 7–9 Sep | Pon Senior Open | Germany |  Terry Price (1) |
New tournament |
| 21–23 Sep | French Riviera Masters | France | David J Russell (2) |
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| 9–11 Nov | Fubon Senior Open | Taiwan | Tim Thelen (3) |
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| 7–9 Dec | MCB Tour Championship | Mauritius |  David Frost (2) |
For the latest version of the tour schedule on the European Tour's website, including links to full results, click here.
Leading money winners
| Rank | Player | Country | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Chapman | England | 356,751 |
| 2 | Barry Lane | England | 284,636 |
| 3 | Tim Thelen | United States | 251,772 |
| 4 | Peter Fowler | Australia | 225,430 |
| 5 | Paul Wesselingh | England | 191,663 |
| 6 | Chris Williams | South Africa | 160,733 |
| 7 | Gary Wolstenholme | England | 154,501 |
| 8 | Anders Forsbrand | Sweden | 152,824 |
| 9 | Des Smyth | Ireland | 150,500 |
| 10 | Bernhard Langer |  Germany | 132,108 |
There is a complete list on the official site here.