{{Short description|Golf tour season}} {{use dmy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Infobox golf season | year = 2016 | tour = European Senior Tour | regular_season = {{Start date|2016|5|26|df=y}} – {{end date|2016|12|11|df=y}} | no_of_events = 13 | most_wins = | honor1 = Order of Merit | honoree1 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Broadhurst | honor2 = Rookie of the Year | honoree2 = {{flagicon|SWE}} Magnus Persson Atlevi | honor3 = | honoree3 = | honor4 = | honoree4 = | prevseason = 2015 | nextseason = 2017 }} The '''2016 European Senior Tour''' was the 25th 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 2016 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/legends-tour/schedule/2016 |title=2016 Tournament schedule |publisher=European Tour |access-date=14 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 |-style="background:#e5d1cb;" | 29 May || '''Senior PGA Championship''' || United States || align=right|US$2,750,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} '''Rocco Mediate''' (n/a) || Senior major championship |- | 5 Jun || SSE Enterprise Wales Senior Open || Wales || align=right|£250,000 || {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Lianwei (1) || |- | 11 Jun || Acorn Jersey Open || Jersey || align=right|£200,000 || {{flagicon|AUT}} Gordon Manson (2) || |- | 3 Jul || Swiss Seniors Open || Switzerland || align=right|300,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} Tim Thelen (5) || |- | 10 Jul || WINSTONgolf Senior Open || Germany || align=right|350,000 || {{flagicon|SCO}} Andrew Oldcorn (2) || |-style="background:#e5d1cb;" | 24 Jul || '''The Senior Open Championship''' || Scotland || align=right|£1,350,000 || {{flagicon|ENG}} '''Paul Broadhurst''' (2) || Senior major championship |-style="background:#e5d1cb;" | 14 Aug || '''U.S. Senior Open''' || United States || align=right|US$3,750,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} '''Gene Sauers''' (n/a) || Senior major championship{{efn|Official win; unofficial money.}} |- | 21 Aug || Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior Open || Scotland || align=right|£250,000 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Eales (1) || |- | 28 Aug || Willow Senior Golf Classic || England || align=right|£350,000 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Marks (1) || New tournament |- | 4 Sep || Travis Perkins Masters || England || align=right|£340,000 || {{flagicon|SUI}} André Bossert (1) || |- | 11 Sep || Paris Legends Championship || France || align=right|350,000 || {{flagicon|SWE}} Magnus Persson Atlevi (1) || New tournament |- | 23 Oct || Senior Italian Open || Italy || align=right|350,000 || {{flagicon|WAL}} Stephen Dodd (1) || |-style="background:thistle;" | 11 Dec || MCB Tour Championship || Mauritius || align=right|450,000 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Lane (5) || 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=2016 Order of Merit |publisher=European Tour |access-date=15 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161215233252/http://www.europeantour.com/seniortour/stats/orderofmerit/index.html |archive-date=15 December 2016}}</ref><ref name=oom>{{cite news |url=https://golfnews.co.uk/news/broadhurst-wins-european-senior-tour-order-merit/ |title=Broadhurst wins European Senior Tour order of merit |work=Golf News |date=12 December 2016 |access-date=15 November 2023 |quote=The Englishman has accumulated earnings of €399,285, almost €190,000 ahead of his closest rival, Rookie of the Year Magnus P Atlevi, who finished on €211,557.}}</ref>
{|class=wikitable !Position !! Player !! Prize money (€) |- |align=center|1 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Broadhurst || align=center|399,285 |- |align=center|2 || {{flagicon|SWE}} Magnus Persson Atlevi || align=center|211,557 |- |align=center|3 || {{flagicon|SUI}} André Bossert || align=center|144,866 |- |align=center|4 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Fowler || align=center|138,945 |- |align=center|5 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Lane || align=center|128,760 |}
==Awards== {| class="wikitable" !Award!!Winner!!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- | Rookie of the Year || {{flagicon|SWE}} Magnus Persson Atlevi || <ref name=oom/> |}
==Notes== {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{official site|https://www.legendstour.com/}}
{{European Seniors Tour seasons}}
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