{{Short description|Golf tour season}} {{use dmy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Infobox golf season | year = 1999 | tour = European Seniors Tour | regular_season = {{Start date|1999|5|7|df=y}} – {{end date|1999|10|24|df=y}} | no_of_events = 17 | most_wins = {{flagicon|ENG}} Neil Coles (2)<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} Tommy Horton (2)<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} Ross Metherell (2)<br>{{flagicon|NIR}} Eddie Polland (2)<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} Bob Shearer (2) | honor1 = Order of Merit | honoree1 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Tommy Horton | honor2 = Rookie of the Year | honoree2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Jerry Bruner | honor3 = | honoree3 = | honor4 = | honoree4 = | prevseason = 1998 | nextseason = 2000 }} The '''1999 European Seniors Tour''' was the eighth season of the European Seniors Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.
==Schedule== The following table lists official events during the 1999 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/legends-tour/schedule/1999 |title=1999 Tournament schedule |publisher=European Tour |access-date=20 November 2023}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Date !Tournament !Host country !Purse<br>(€) !Winner{{efn|name=totals|The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Seniors Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Seniors Tour members.}} !Notes |- | 9 May || Beko Classic || Turkey || align=right|250,000 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Tommy Horton (21) || |- | 16 May || AIB Irish Seniors Open || Ireland || align=right|250,000 || {{flagicon|ENG}} John Morgan (8) || |- | 23 May || MDIS & Partners Festival of Golf || England || align=right|110,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} David Oakley (1) || New tournament |- | 31 May || Philips PFA Golf Classic || England || align=right|150,000 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Bob Shearer (2) || |- | 13 Jun || Jersey Seniors Open || Jersey || align=right|140,000 || {{flagicon|NIR}} David Jones (1) || |- | 26 Jun || Lawrence Batley Seniors || England || align=right|140,000 || {{flagicon|NIR}} Eddie Polland (1) || |- | 10 Jul || Elf Seniors Open || France || align=right|150,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} Alan Tapie (1) || |-style="background:#e5d1cb;" | 25 Jul || '''Senior British Open''' || Northern Ireland || align=right|560,000 || {{flagicon|IRL}} '''Christy O'Connor Jnr''' (1) || Senior major championship |- | 1 Aug || Energis Senior Masters || England || align=right|210,000 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Neil Coles (6) || |- | 8 Aug || Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open || Switzerland || align=right|140,000 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Bob Shearer (3) || |- | 15 Aug || De Vere Hotels Seniors Classic || England || align=right|140,000 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Ross Metherell (1) || |- | 22 Aug || Dalmahoy Scottish Seniors Open || Scotland || align=right|140,000 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Neil Coles (7) || |- | 30 Aug || The Belfry PGA Seniors Championship || England || align=right|250,000 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Ross Metherell (2) || |- | 11 Sep || Monte Carlo Invitational || France || align=right|175,000 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Tommy Horton (22) || New tournament |- | 19 Sep || Ordina Legends in Golf || Netherlands || align=right|110,000 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Slater (1) || |- | 10 Oct || Greek Seniors Open || Greece || align=right|175,000 || {{flagicon|ITA}} Alberto Croce (2) || New tournament |- | 24 Oct || Senior Tournament of Champions || England || align=right|165,000 || {{flagicon|NIR}} Eddie Polland (2) || |}
===Unofficial events=== The following events were sanctioned by the European Seniors Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Date !Tournament !Host country !Purse<br>(€) !Winners !Notes |- |21 Nov |Praia d'El Rey Rover European Cup |Portugal |align=right|210,000 |Ladies European Tour |Team event |}
==Order of Merit== The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://europeantour.com/rankings/rank.sps?type=SEN |title=1999 Order of Merit |publisher=European Tour |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991129231002/http://www.europeantour.com/rankings/rank.sps?type=SEN |archive-date=29 November 1999 |access-date=20 November 2023}}</ref>
{|class=wikitable !Position !! Player !! Prize money (€) |- |align=center|1 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Tommy Horton || align=center|138,943 |- |align=center|2 || {{flagicon|NIR}} Eddie Polland || align=center|106,977 |- |align=center|3 || {{flagicon|USA}} Jerry Bruner || align=center|105,243 |- |align=center|4 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Neil Coles || align=center|98,345 |- |align=center|5 || {{flagicon|USA}} Alan Tapie || align=center|91,648 |}
==Awards== {| class="wikitable" !Award!!Winner!!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- | Rookie of the Year || {{flagicon|USA}} Jerry Bruner || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/259477848/ |title=Horton starts in the old routine |first=David |last=Davies |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London, United Kingdom |date=3 April 2000 |page=35 (9 in paper) |access-date=20 November 2023 |url-access=subscription |via=Newspapers.com |quote=...behind the American Jerry Bruner, the seniors rookie of the year in 1999.}}</ref> |}
==Notes== {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{official site|https://www.legendstour.com/}}
{{European Seniors Tour seasons}}
Category:European Senior Tour seasons European Seniors Tour European Seniors Tour