2018 European Senior Tour


The 2018 Staysure Tour was the 27th season of the European Senior Tour, the professional golf tour for men aged 50 and above operated by the PGA European Tour. The season was officially called the Staysure Tour after UK-based insurance company Staysure became the Tour's first-ever title sponsor.

Tournament results

The 2018 schedule consisted of 19 events, including three new tournaments. In addition to new events in Denmark and Spain, the 2018 season ended in the Seychelles after the announcement of the inaugural MCB Tour Championship Indian Ocean Swing. The PGA Seniors Championship which had not been played since 2015 returned as the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship.
The numbers in brackets 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.
DateTournamentHost countryWinnerNotes
10 MarSharjah Senior Golf MastersUnited Arab Emirates Thaworn Wiratchant
27 MayKitchenAid Senior PGA ChampionshipUnited States Paul Broadhurst Senior major championship
3 JunShipco MastersDenmark Colin Montgomerie New tournament
17 JunSenior Italian OpenItaly Clark Dennis
1 JulU.S. Senior OpenUnited States David Toms Senior major championship
8 JulSwiss Seniors OpenSwitzerland Jean-François Remésy
15 JulWINSTONgolf Senior OpenGermany Stephen Dodd
29 JulSenior Open ChampionshipScotland Miguel Ángel Jiménez Senior major championship
5 AugStaysure PGA Seniors ChampionshipEngland Philip Golding
19 AugVTB Russian Open Golf Championship Russia David Shacklady
26 AugWillow Senior Golf ClassicEngland Peter Fowler
2 SepTravis Perkins MastersEngland Paul Streeter
9 SepEuropean Tour Properties Senior ClassicBulgaria Magnus Persson Atlevi
16 SepScottish Senior OpenScotland Gary Orr
7 OctFarmfoods European Senior MastersEngland Santiago Luna
13 OctParis Legends ChampionshipFrance Gary Orr
1 DecCosta Blanca Benidorm Senior Golf MastersSpain Paul Streeter New tournament
9 DecMCB Tour ChampionshipMauritiusMauritius Clark Dennis
16 DecMCB Tour Championship – SeychellesSeychelles Roger Chapman New tournament

For the tour schedule on the European Senior Tour's website, including links to full results, click .

Qualifying school

The qualifying school was played in Portugal in late January and early February 2018. There were two 36-hole "stage 1" events with the leading players in these events joining a number of exempt players in the 72-hole final stage. As in 2016 and 2017 there were just five qualifying places available for the 2018 season. With 35 exempt players and a minimum field of 72 for the final stage a minimum of 37 qualified for the final stage from the two "stage 1" events. There was a cut after 54 holes with players more than eight shots away from the fifth qualifying place not playing the final round.
The following five players gained their places on the 2018 tour:
#PlayerNotes
1 Rafael Gómez
2 John Kemp
3 Paul Streeter
4 David ShackladyLost playoff in 2017
T5 Mauricio Molina

Molina beat Ángel Franco with a birdie at the second playoff hole.

Leading money winners

There is a complete list on the official site .