The Legends Tour is the current branding of the European Senior Tour, a professional tour for male golfers aged 50 and over, run by the PGA European Tour. The tour was branded as the Staysure Tour for the 2018 and 2019 seasons after UK-based insurance company Staysure became the first-ever title sponsors of the senior tour in December 2017.[1][2] The tour was relaunched as the Legends Tour[3][4] in 2020, after Ryan Howsam, founder and owner of Staysure, took majority ownership in a joint venture with the European Tour.
The Tour was founded in 1992 after calls from 60 leading professionals five years after the first Senior Open Championship in 1987. The highest profile event in Europe is the Senior British Open Championship, which is co-sanctioned by PGA Tour Champions and was played on the Old Course at St Andrews for the first time in 2018. The European Tour co-sanctions the Senior PGA Championship and the U.S. Senior Open. Prize money in the latter does not count towards the Order of Merit, but since 2007 the former has been an official money event.[5]
Tour schedulesEdit
The table below summarises the development of the tour since 1999, which was the year that the euro became the currency of record for the tour. Individual tournaments have purses fixed in a mixture of British pounds, euros and U.S. dollars, so year on year changes in the total prize fund reflect exchange rate fluctuations as well as prize fund movements in constant currencies.
^Schedules have included events outside Europe; in Asia, Africa, Australasia and North America.
ReferencesEdit
^"Ground-breaking joint venture creates new Legends Tour". PGA European Tour. 1 September 2020.
^"Staysure to become first title sponsor of the European Senior Tour". PGA European Tour. 7 December 2017.
^"Legends Tour Website - Ryan Howsam – the businessman with a vision". www.legendstour.com. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
^"Staysure Tour to become Legends Tour in unique agreement". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
^. PGA European Tour. 21 May 2007. Archived from the original on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2007.
^. PGA European Tour. 12 December 2016. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017.
^. PGA European Tour. 12 December 2016. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017.
External linksEdit
Official website
August 29, 2023
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The Legends Tour is the current branding of the European Senior Tour a professional tour for male golfers aged 50 and over run by the PGA European Tour The tour was branded as the Staysure Tour for the 2018 and 2019 seasons after UK based insurance company Staysure became the first ever title sponsors of the senior tour in December 2017 1 2 The tour was relaunched as the Legends Tour 3 4 in 2020 after Ryan Howsam founder and owner of Staysure took majority ownership in a joint venture with the European Tour Legends TourCurrent season competition or edition 2023 European Senior TourLegends Tour logoFormerlyEuropean Seniors TourStaysure TourSportGolfFounded1992CEOPhil HarrisonCountriesBased in Europe a Most titlesOrder of Merit titles 5 Tommy HortonTournament wins 25 Carl MasonTV partner s Sky Sports UK RelatedcompetitionsEuropean TourOfficial websitehttps www legendstour com Contents 1 History 2 Tour schedules 3 Order of Merit winners 4 Leading career money winners 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditThe Tour was founded in 1992 after calls from 60 leading professionals five years after the first Senior Open Championship in 1987 The highest profile event in Europe is the Senior British Open Championship which is co sanctioned by PGA Tour Champions and was played on the Old Course at St Andrews for the first time in 2018 The European Tour co sanctions the Senior PGA Championship and the U S Senior Open Prize money in the latter does not count towards the Order of Merit but since 2007 the former has been an official money event 5 Tour schedules EditThe table below summarises the development of the tour since 1999 which was the year that the euro became the currency of record for the tour Individual tournaments have purses fixed in a mixture of British pounds euros and U S dollars so year on year changes in the total prize fund reflect exchange rate fluctuations as well as prize fund movements in constant currencies Year Tournaments Total purse 2022 162021 102020 Cancelled Covid192019 192018 192017 152016 132015 12 12 030 2992014 14 6 957 7672013 16 5 089 1692012 16 7 454 0252011 22 8 971 7382010 21 9 043 5842009 16 7 045 7692008 18 7 729 2842007 19 8 305 9472006 17 6 346 4532005 21 7 019 8202004 20 6 340 6262003 20 6 041 8282002 19 5 497 8112001 20 6 539 8442000 20 4 714 2541999 17 3 266 041Order of Merit winners EditThe winner of the Order of Merit is awarded the John Jacobs Trophy 6 7 Year Player Points2022 James Kingston 2 8452021 Stephen Dodd 1 8302020 Cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic2019 Phillip Price 2 888Year Player Prize money 2018 Paul Broadhurst 2 547 7932017 Clark Dennis 222 0552016 Paul Broadhurst 399 2852015 Colin Montgomerie 2 679 1472014 Colin Montgomerie 624 5432013 Paul Wesselingh 311 6442012 Roger Chapman 356 7512011 Peter Fowler 302 3272010 Boonchu Ruangkit 266 6092009 Sam Torrance 3 170 6962008 Ian Woosnam 320 1202007 Carl Mason 3 412 3762006 Sam Torrance 2 347 5252005 Sam Torrance 277 4212004 Carl Mason 2 354 7432003 Carl Mason 350 2422002 Seiji Ebihara 330 2112001 Ian Stanley 287 0252000 Noel Ratcliffe 163 1671999 Tommy Horton 5 138 9441998 Tommy Horton 4 178 7191997 Tommy Horton 3 221 7981996 Tommy Horton 2 186 4731995 Brian Barnes 89 0681994 John Morgan 80 0931993 Tommy Horton 79 7091992 John Fourie 66 998Leading career money winners EditThe table below shows the top ten career money leaders on the European Senior Tour as of the end of the 2018 season Rank Player Prize money 1 Bernhard Langer 2 811 0712 Carl Mason 2 757 1263 Colin Montgomerie 1 943 6284 Nick Job 1 653 6345 Peter Fowler 1 652 1786 Barry Lane 1 571 5347 Tom Watson 1 570 6638 Sam Torrance 1 560 9859 Tommy Horton 1 527 50610 Bill Longmuir 1 472 192There is a full list that is updated after each tournament on the European Tour s website here See also EditList of golfers with most European Senior Tour winsNotes Edit Schedules have included events outside Europe in Asia Africa Australasia and North America References Edit Ground breaking joint venture creates new Legends Tour PGA European Tour 1 September 2020 Staysure to become first title sponsor of the European Senior Tour PGA European Tour 7 December 2017 Legends Tour Website Ryan Howsam the businessman with a vision www legendstour com Retrieved 2022 05 06 Staysure Tour to become Legends Tour in unique agreement Sky Sports Retrieved 2022 05 06 Strong Seniors contingent head to the United States PGA European Tour 21 May 2007 Archived from the original on 7 October 2007 Retrieved 27 May 2007 John Jacobs Trophy Winners PGA European Tour 12 December 2016 Archived from the original on 10 December 2017 European Senior Tour Order of Merit winners 1992 2016 PGA European Tour 12 December 2016 Archived from the original on 10 December 2017 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title European Senior Tour amp oldid 1171403557, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
