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.
Date | Tournament | Host country | Winner | Notes |
10 Mar | Sharjah Senior Golf Masters | United Arab Emirates | ![]() | |
27 May | KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship | United States | ![]() | Senior major championship |
3 Jun | Shipco Masters | Denmark | ![]() | New tournament |
17 Jun | Senior Italian Open | Italy | ![]() | |
1 Jul | U.S. Senior Open | United States | ![]() | Senior major championship |
8 Jul | Swiss Seniors Open | Switzerland | ![]() | |
15 Jul | WINSTONgolf Senior Open | Germany | ![]() | |
29 Jul | Senior Open Championship | Scotland | ![]() | Senior major championship |
5 Aug | Staysure PGA Seniors Championship | England | ![]() | |
19 Aug | VTB Russian Open Golf Championship | Russia | ![]() | |
26 Aug | Willow Senior Golf Classic | England | ![]() | |
2 Sep | Travis Perkins Masters | England | ![]() | |
9 Sep | European Tour Properties Senior Classic | Bulgaria | ![]() | |
16 Sep | Scottish Senior Open | Scotland | ![]() | |
7 Oct | Farmfoods European Senior Masters | England | ![]() | |
13 Oct | Paris Legends Championship | France | ![]() | |
1 Dec | Costa Blanca Benidorm Senior Golf Masters | Spain | ![]() | New tournament |
9 Dec | MCB Tour Championship – Mauritius | Mauritius | ![]() | |
16 Dec | MCB Tour Championship – Seychelles | Seychelles | ![]() | 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:
# | Player | Notes |
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4 | ![]() | Lost playoff in 2017 |
T5 | ![]() |
Molina beat Ángel Franco with a birdie at the second playoff hole.