European Senior Tour facts for kids
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| Formerly | European Seniors Tour Staysure Tour |
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| Sport | Golf |
| Founded | 1992 |
| CEO | Phil Harrison |
| Countries | Based in Europe |
| Most titles | Order of Merit titles: Tommy Horton (5)Tournament wins: Carl Mason (25) |
| TV partner(s) | Sky Sports (UK) |
| Related competitions |
European Tour |
| Official website | https://www.legendstour.com/ |
The Legends Tour is a special golf competition for professional male golfers. To join, players must be 50 years old or older. The PGA European Tour organizes this exciting tour. It used to be called the European Senior Tour. For a couple of years (2018 and 2019), it was known as the Staysure Tour. This was because an insurance company called Staysure sponsored it. In 2020, the tour became the Legends Tour. This happened when Ryan Howsam, who owns Staysure, teamed up with the European Tour to run it.
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How the Legends Tour Started
The Legends Tour began in 1992. Many top professional golfers wanted a tour just for older players. This idea came about five years after the first Senior Open Championship in 1987.
One of the biggest events in Europe is the Senior British Open Championship. This championship is also part of the PGA Tour Champions. In 2018, it was played at the famous Old Course at St Andrews for the first time. The European Tour also helps organize the Senior PGA Championship and the U.S. Senior Open. Money won at the U.S. Senior Open does not count towards the Legends Tour rankings. However, winnings from the Senior PGA Championship have counted since 2007.
Top Golfers: Order of Merit Winners
The "Order of Merit" is like a leaderboard for the Legends Tour. It shows which golfer earned the most points or prize money in a season. Winning the Order of Merit means you were the best player that year.
| Year | Winner | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 |  Adilson da Silva |
3,837 |
| 2023 | Peter Baker |
4,161 |
| 2022 |  James Kingston |
2,845 |
| 2021 |  Stephen Dodd |
1,830 |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2019 | Phillip Price |
2,888 |
| Year | Winner | Prize money (€) |
| 2018 | Paul Broadhurst (2) |
547,793 |
| 2017 |  Clark Dennis |
222,055 |
| 2016 | Paul Broadhurst |
399,285 |
| 2015 |  Colin Montgomerie (2) |
679,147 |
| 2014 | Colin Montgomerie |
624,543 |
| 2013 | Paul Wesselingh |
311,644 |
| 2012 | Roger Chapman |
356,751 |
| 2011 |  Peter Fowler |
302,327 |
| 2010 |  Boonchu Ruangkit |
266,609 |
| 2009 | Sam Torrance (3) |
170,696 |
| 2008 | Ian Woosnam |
320,120 |
| 2007 | Carl Mason (3) |
412,376 |
| 2006 | Sam Torrance (2) |
347,525 |
| 2005 | Sam Torrance |
277,421 |
| 2004 | Carl Mason (2) |
354,775 |
| 2003 | Carl Mason |
350,242 |
| 2002 |  Seiji Ebihara |
330,211 |
| 2001 | Ian Stanley |
287,025 |
| 2000 | Noel Ratcliffe |
163,164 |
| 1999 | Tommy Horton (5) |
138,943 |
| Year | Winner | Prize money (£) |
| 1998 | Tommy Horton (4) |
127,656 |
| 1997 | Tommy Horton (3) |
158,427 |
| 1996 | Tommy Horton (2) |
133,195 |
| 1995 | Brian Barnes |
63,620 |
| 1994 | John Morgan |
57,209 |
| 1993 | Tommy Horton |
56,935 |
| 1992 |  John Fourie |
47,856 |
Awards for New Players
Each year, the Legends Tour gives an award to the best new player. This is called the "Rookie of the Year" award. It celebrates golfers who are new to the tour but play really well.
| Year | Rookie of the Year |
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| 2024 | Simon Griffiths |
| 2023 |  Patrik Sjöland |
| 2022 | Adilson da Silva |
| 2021 | No award |
| 2020 | |
| 2019 | Paul Lawrie |
| 2018 | Paul Streeter |
| 2017 | Clark Dennis |
| 2016 | Magnus Persson Atlevi |
| 2015 | Paul Broadhurst |
| 2014 |  César Monasterio |
| 2013 |  Steen Tinning |
| 2012 | Paul Wesselingh |
| 2011 | Gary Wolstenholme |
| 2010 | Boonchu Ruangkit |
| 2009 | Mike Harwood |
| 2008 | Ian Woosnam |
| 2007 |  Costantino Rocca |
| 2006 |  José Rivero |
| 2005 | Kevin Spurgeon |
| 2004 | Pete Oakley |
| 2003 | Carl Mason |
| 2002 | Steve Stull |
| 2001 |  Simon Owen |
| 2000 | Priscillo Diniz |
| 1999 | Jerry Bruner |
| 1998 |  Denis O'Sullivan |
Golfers Who Won the Most Money
This table shows the top ten golfers who have earned the most prize money on the Legends Tour. The amounts are as of the end of the 2018 season.
| Rank | Player | Prize money (€) |
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| 1 |  Bernhard Langer |
2,811,071 |
| 2 | Carl Mason |
2,757,126 |
| 3 | Colin Montgomerie |
1,943,628 |
| 4 | Nick Job |
1,653,634 |
| 5 | Peter Fowler |
1,652,178 |
| 6 | Barry Lane |
1,571,534 |
| 7 | Tom Watson |
1,570,663 |
| 8 | Sam Torrance |
1,560,985 |
| 9 | Tommy Horton |
1,527,506 |
| 10 | Bill Longmuir |
1,472,192 |
You can find a full list of career money leaders on the European Tour's website here.
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