Carl Mason (born 25 June 1953) is an English
professional golfer.
Mason turned professional in 1973 and was a European
Tour rookie the following year. He made the top one
hundred on the European Tour Order of Merit twenty
three years in a row up to 1996, with a best ranking
of nineteenth in 1994. His two European Tour wins
both came in 1994, at the Scottish Open and the
Turespana Masters Open de Andalucia. He also won
three times on the Safari Tour in Africa. He last
played on the European Tour in 1998.
After a spell working for the PGA European Tour
organisation as a tournament referee he joined the
European Seniors Tour on turning fifty. He was
immediately successful as a senior, winning four of
his first eleven events and topping the Order of
Merit in 2003 and 2004. He was Order of Merit
runner-up in 2005 and 2006. In 2007 became the top
money earner ever on the European Seniors Tour after
winning the European Senior Masters. The next week
he won the PGA Seniors Championship. Six weeks later
Mason was victorious again, this time at the Spanish
Senior Open. By winning this event he brought his
2007 earnings total to €401,547. That amount is the
new record for money won in a season. The previous
record was also held by Mason when he won €354,775
in 2004. He is also ensured to win the Order of
Merit crown for 2007.
