{{Short description|Golf tour season}} {{use dmy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Infobox golf season | year = 2012 | tour = European Senior Tour | regular_season = {{Start date|2012|5|11|df=y}} – {{end date|2012|12|9|df=y}} | no_of_events = 16 | most_wins = {{flagicon|USA}} Tim Thelen (3) | honor1 = Order of Merit | honoree1 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Roger Chapman | honor2 = Rookie of the Year | honoree2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Wesselingh | honor3 = | honoree3 = | honor4 = | honoree4 = | prevseason = 2011 | nextseason = 2013 }} The '''2012 European Senior Tour''' was the 21st season of the European Senior Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.
==Schedule== The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/legends-tour/schedule/2012 |title=2012 Tournament schedule |publisher=European Tour |access-date=17 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 Senior Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Senior Tour members.}} !Notes |- | 13 May || Mallorca Open Senior || Spain || align=right|200,000 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Wolstenholme (2) || |-style="background:#e5d1cb;" | 27 May || '''Senior PGA Championship''' || United States || align=right|US$2,000,000 || {{flagicon|ENG}} '''Roger Chapman''' (1) || Senior major championship |- | 3 Jun || Benahavis Senior Masters || Spain || align=right|200,000 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Wolstenholme (3) || |- | 10 Jun || ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship || England || align=right|£250,000 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Wesselingh (1) || |- | 24 Jun || Van Lanschot Senior Open || Netherlands || align=right|250,000 || {{flagicon|JPN}} Masahiro Kuramoto (2) || |- | 1 Jul || Berenberg Bank Masters || Germany || align=right|400,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} Tim Thelen (1) || |- | 8 Jul || Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open || Switzerland || align=right|280,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} Tim Thelen (2) || |-style="background:#e5d1cb;" | 15 Jul || '''U.S. Senior Open''' || United States || align=right|US$2,600,000 || {{flagicon|ENG}} '''Roger Chapman''' (2) || Senior major championship{{efn|Official win; unofficial money.}} |-style="background:#e5d1cb;" | 29 Jul || '''The Senior Open Championship''' || England || align=right|US$2,000,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} '''Fred Couples''' (n/a) || Senior major championship |- | 19 Aug || SSE Scottish Senior Open || Scotland || align=right|£250,000 || {{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Forsbrand (1) || |- | 26 Aug || Speedy Services Wales Senior Open || Wales || align=right|£250,000 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Lane (4) || |- | 2 Sep || Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters || England || align=right|£300,000 || {{flagicon|IRL}} Des Smyth (5) || |- | 9 Sep || Pon Senior Open || Germany || align=right|400,000 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Terry Price (1) || New tournament |- | 23 Sep || French Riviera Masters || France || align=right|400,000 || {{flagicon|ENG}} David J. Russell (2) || |- | 11 Nov || Fubon Senior Open || Taiwan || align=right|US$450,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} Tim Thelen (3) || |-style="background:thistle;" | 9 Dec || MCB Tour Championship || Mauritius || align=right|400,000 || {{flagicon|ZAF}} David Frost (2) || Tour Championship |}
==Order of Merit== The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/seniortour/stats/orderofmerit/index.html |title=2012 Order of Merit |publisher=European Tour |access-date=17 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128223229/http://www.europeantour.com/seniortour/stats/orderofmerit/index.html |archive-date=28 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.irishgolfdesk.com/news-files/2012/12/19/chapman-from-victory-over-harrington-to-honorary-life-member.html |title=Chapman: From victory over Harrington to Honorary Life Membership |work=Irish Golf Desk |first=Brian |last=Keogh |date=19 December 2012 |access-date=17 November 2023 |quote=The 53 year old received the John Jacobs Trophy in Mauritius earlier this month for winning the 2012 European Senior Tour Order of Merit...}}</ref>
{|class=wikitable !Position !! Player !! Prize money (€) |- |align=center|1 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Roger Chapman || align=center|356,751 |- |align=center|2 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Lane || align=center|284,636 |- |align=center|3 || {{flagicon|USA}} Tim Thelen || align=center|251,772 |- |align=center|4 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Fowler || align=center|225,430 |- |align=center|5 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Wesselingh || align=center|191,663 |}
==Awards== {| class="wikitable" !Award!!Winner!!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- | Rookie of the Year || {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Wesselingh || <ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.todays-golfer.com/news-and-events/tour-news/2012/november/paul-wesselingh-named-senior-tour-rookie-of-the-year/ |title=Paul Wesselingh Named Senior Tour Rookie Of The Year |magazine=Today's Golfer |first=Jake |last=O'Reilly |date=27 June 2013 |access-date=17 November 2023}}</ref> |}
==Notes== {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{official site|https://www.legendstour.com/}}
{{European Seniors Tour seasons}}
Category:European Senior Tour seasons European Senior Tour European Senior Tour