2021 European Senior Tour

The 2021 Legends Tour was the 30th season of the European Senior Tour, the professional golf tour for men aged 50 and above operated by the PGA European Tour. It was the first season since rebranding as the Legends Tour.

2021 European Senior Tour season
Duration27 May 2021 (2021-05-27) – 3 April 2022 (2022-04-03)
Number of official events15[lower-alpha 1]
Order of MeritStephen Dodd
← 2020
2022 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2021 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(€)		 Winner[lower-alpha 2] Notes
30 May KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship United States US$3,500,000 Germany Alex Čejka (1) Senior major championship
6 Jun ICL Jersey Legends Jersey – Removed
20 Jun Farmfoods European Legends Links Championship England 300,000 South Africa Chris Williams (3)
4 Jul Swiss Seniors Open Switzerland – Removed
11 Jul U.S. Senior Open United States US$4,000,000 United States Jim Furyk (n/a) Senior major championship
25 Jul The Senior Open Championship England US$2,500,000 Wales Stephen Dodd (4) Senior major championship
1 Aug Staysure PGA Seniors Championship England 400,000 England Paul Broadhurst (6)
22 Aug Irish Legends Ireland 270,000 Denmark Thomas Bjørn (1)
4 Sep[lower-alpha 3] Legends Open de France France 180,000 France Thomas Levet (2)
12 Sep Scottish Senior Open Scotland 270,000 France Thomas Levet (3)
3 Oct Farmfoods European Senior Masters England 300,000 Austria Markus Brier (1)
10 Oct
9 May		 Riegler & Partner Legends Austria 225,000 Argentina Mauricio Molina (1)
5 Nov
16 May		 Sergio Melpignano Senior Italian Open Italy 270,000 South Africa James Kingston (1)
3 Apr
12 Dec		 MCB Tour Championship – Mauritius Mauritius – Cancelled[lower-alpha 4]

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the European Senior Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(€)		 Winner Notes
16 Jul WINSTONgolf Senior Open Invitational Germany 100,000 South Africa James Kingston

Qualifying school

There was no qualifying school for the 2021 season. The five players who qualified for the cancelled 2020 European Senior Tour season had their playing rights rolled over to the 2021 season.[5]

Order of Merit leaders

A points-based system was used instead of one based on prize money. Tournaments had different points values with the three majors carrying 10,000 points and the remaining 16 events carrying between 2,500 and 4,500 points.

RankPlayerPoints
1Wales Stephen Dodd1,830.4
2France Thomas Levet1,435.8
3Austria Markus Brier1,379.2
4South Africa James Kingston1,323.8
5Wales Phillip Price1,187.1
6Argentina Mauricio Molina1,022.9
7England Peter Baker993.8
8Sweden Joakim Haeggman911.0
9Scotland Paul Lawrie880.6
10England John Bickerton828.8

There is a complete list on the official site here.

Notes
  1. Three other tournaments were scheduled but later cancelled.
  2. The numbers in parentheses 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.
  3. Added to the schedule in April.[3]
  4. Cancelled due to rain.[4]

References
  1. "Legends Tour schedule 2021". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  2. "Legends Tour announces initial part of 2021 Schedule". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  3. "Legends Open de France hosted by Jean van de Velde added to Legends Tour schedule". PGA European Tour. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  4. "Legends Tour confirms cancellation of MCB Tour Championship – Mauritius, due to adverse weather conditions". Legends Tour. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  5. "2020 Legends Tour Qualifying School Graduates". PGA European Tour. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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