2021 European Tour

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2021 European Tour season
Duration 21 January 2021 (2021-01-21) – 21 November 2021 (2021-11-21)
Number of official events 40[lower-alpha 1]
Most wins United States Collin Morikawa (3)
Race to Dubai United States Collin Morikawa
Player of the Year Spain Jon Rahm
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Germany Matti Schmid
2020
2022

The 2021 European Tour was the 50th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

Changes for 2021

Following a heavily disrupted 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a new look to the calendar announced in December 2020, with tournaments being scheduled in groups based on location.[1] The Rolex Series was also reduced to just four tournaments - the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, the Abrdn Scottish Open, the BMW PGA Championship and the season ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai.[2]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2021 season.[3]

Date Tournament Host country Purse R2D
points
Winner[lower-alpha 2] OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 3]
Notes
24 Jan Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship UAE US$8,000,000 8,000 England Tyrrell Hatton (6) 48 Rolex Series
31 Jan Omega Dubai Desert Classic UAE US$3,250,000 4,250 England Paul Casey (15) 48
7 Feb Saudi International Saudi Arabia US$3,500,000 4,250 United States Dustin Johnson (n/a) 54
28 Feb WGC-Workday Championship United States[lower-alpha 4] US$10,500,000 8,000 United States Collin Morikawa (2) 74 World Golf Championship
7 Mar Oman Open Oman Postponed[5]
14 Mar Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Qatar US$1,500,000 2,000 France Antoine Rozner (2) 24
21 Mar Magical Kenya Open Kenya €1,000,000 2,000 South Africa Justin Harding (2) 24
26 Mar Kenya Savannah Classic Kenya €1,000,000 2,000 South Africa Daniel van Tonder (1) 24 New tournament
28 Mar WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play United States US$10,500,000 8,000 United States Billy Horschel (1) 76 World Golf Championship
11 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$11,500,000 10,000 Japan Hideki Matsuyama (n/a) 100 Major championship
18 Apr[lower-alpha 5] Austrian Golf Open Austria €1,000,000 2,000 United States John Catlin (3) 24
25 Apr Gran Canaria Lopesan Open Spain €1,500,000 2,750 South Africa Garrick Higgo (2) 24 New tournament
2 May[lower-alpha 6]
18 Apr
Tenerife Open Spain €1,500,000 2,750 South Africa Dean Burmester (2) 24
9 May Open de France France Cancelled[8]
9 May[lower-alpha 7] Canary Islands Championship Spain €1,500,000 2,750 South Africa Garrick Higgo (3) 24 New tournament
15 May Betfred British Masters England £1,850,000 3,500 England Richard Bland (1) 24
23 May PGA Championship United States US$12,000,000 10,000 United States Phil Mickelson (n/a) 100 Major championship
30 May Made in HimmerLand Denmark €1,500,000 2,750 Austria Bernd Wiesberger (8) 24
7 Jun Porsche European Open Germany €1,200,000 2,000 England Marcus Armitage (1) 24
13 Jun Scandinavian Mixed Sweden €1,000,000 2,000 Northern Ireland Jonathan Caldwell (1) 24 LET Mixed event[lower-alpha 8]
20 Jun U.S. Open United States US$12,500,000 10,000 Spain Jon Rahm (7) 100 Major championship
27 Jun BMW International Open Germany €1,500,000 2,750 Norway Viktor Hovland (1) 24
4 Jul Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Ireland €3,000,000 4,250 Australia Lucas Herbert (2) 28
11 Jul Abrdn Scottish Open Scotland US$8,000,000 8,000 Australia Min Woo Lee (2) 56 Rolex Series
18 Jul The Open Championship England US$11,500,000 10,000 United States Collin Morikawa (3) 100 Major championship
25 Jul Cazoo Open Wales €1,250,000 2,000 Spain Nacho Elvira (1) 24
1 Aug ISPS Handa World Invitational Northern Ireland US$1,500,000 2,000 England Daniel Gavins (1) 24 New to European Tour
8 Aug Hero Open Scotland €1,250,000 2,000 Scotland Grant Forrest (1) 24
8 Aug WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational United States US$10,500,000 8,000 Mexico Abraham Ancer (1) 74 World Golf Championship
15 Aug Cazoo Classic England €1,250,000 2,000 Scotland Calum Hill (1) 24
22 Aug D+D Real Czech Masters Czech Republic €1,000,000 2,000 United States Johannes Veerman (1) 24
29 Aug Omega European Masters Switzerland €2,000,000 2,750 Denmark Rasmus Højgaard (3) 24
5 Sep DS Automobiles Italian Open Italy €3,000,000 4,250 Denmark Nicolai Højgaard (1) 28
12 Sep BMW PGA Championship England US$8,000,000 8,000 United States Billy Horschel (2) 64 Flagship event[lower-alpha 9]
19 Sep Dutch Open Netherlands €1,000,000 2,000 Sweden Kristoffer Broberg (2) 24
3 Oct Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Scotland US$5,000,000 5,500 England Danny Willett (8) 30 Pro-Am
10 Oct Acciona Open de España Spain €1,500,000 2,750 Spain Rafa Cabrera-Bello (4) 24
17 Oct Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters Spain €3,000,000 4,250 England Matt Fitzpatrick (7) 30
24 Oct Trophée Hassan II Morocco Cancelled[10]
24 Oct[lower-alpha 10] Mallorca Golf Open Spain €1,000,000 2,000 Denmark Jeff Winther (1) 24 New tournament
31 Oct Hero Indian Open India Cancelled[12] ASA
31 Oct WGC-HSBC Champions China Cancelled[13] World Golf Championship
7 Nov Volvo China Open China Removed[lower-alpha 11]
7 Nov[lower-alpha 12]
2 May
Portugal Masters Portugal €1,500,000 2,750 Belgium Thomas Pieters (5) 24
14 Nov Nedbank Golf Challenge South Africa Cancelled[15] AFR
14 Nov Aviv Dubai Championship UAE US$1,500,000 2,000 Denmark Joachim B. Hansen (2) 24
21 Nov DP World Tour Championship, Dubai UAE US$9,000,000 12,000 United States Collin Morikawa (4) 46 Tour Championship[lower-alpha 9]

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Host country Purse Winner(s) OWGR
points
Notes
1 Aug Olympic Games Japan n/a United States Xander Schauffele 50 Limited-field event
26 Sep Ryder Cup United States n/a Team USA n/a Team event

Location of tournaments

Race to Dubai

The Race to Dubai was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[16][17]

Pos. Player Majors WGCs Rolex Series Top 10s in other ET events Total
pts
Tmts Money
Mas PGA USO Opn WGC
Wrk
WGC
MP
WGC
Inv
WGC
Cha
Abu Sco BMW
PGA
DPW
TC
1 2 3 4 Reg.
(€m)
Bon.
($m)
1 United States Morikawa T18
124
T8
181
T4
425
1st
1665
1st
1335
T56
26
T26
77
C
A
N
C
E
L
L
E
D
T71
15
1st
2000
5,856 10 6.8 2.0
2 United States Horschel T50
47
T23
102
CUT
0
T53
37
T2
596
1st
1335
T17
98
T54
29
1st
1335
T32
96
3,716 11 3.7 1.2
3 Spain Rahm T5
387
T8
181
1st
1665
T3
564
T32
66
T5
265
7th
240
3,403 9 3.6 0.7[lower-alpha 13]
4 England Fitzpatrick T34
77
T23
102
T55
37
T26
93
T11
138
T18
90
T57
26
CUT
0
T2
695
T20
91
T2
1044
1st
710
3,157 14 2.5 0.6
5 England Hatton T18
124
T38
67
CUT
0
CUT
0
T22
85
T56
26
T17
98
1st
1335
T18
93
CUT
0
T16
156
T6
119
T2
479
2,628 14 2.1 0.5
6 Australia M. W. Lee CUT
0
T28
73
62nd
22
CUT
0
1st
1335
CUT
0
T16
156
T2
369
T8
59
T4
79
2,343 21 1.8
7 England Casey T26
92
T4
394
T7
221
T15
138
T28
64
T5
286
T9
218
1st
710
6th
70
2,272 11 1.8
8 Denmark N. Højgaard T20
91
T4
555
T7
46
T4
100
1st
710
T2
205
1,954 22 1.2
9 Scotland MacIntyre T12
152
T49
45
T35
74
T8
214
T61
22
T9
138
T15
115
T16
98
T18
93
CUT
0
T4
555
3rd
266
T8
79
1,951 19 1.5
10 Mexico Ancer T26
92
T8
181
CUT
0
T59
28
T18
98
T18
90
1st
1335
T27
112
1,950 10 2.1
  Win
  Top 10
  Made cut
  Missed cut
 Did not play

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Seve Ballesteros Award) Spain Jon Rahm [18]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Germany Matti Schmid [19]

See also

Notes

  1. A further seven tournaments were scheduled but were either cancelled, postponed or otherwise removed from the schedule.
  2. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members.
  3. AFR − Sunshine Tour; ASA − Asian Tour; LET − Ladies European Tour.
  4. Moved from Mexico due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
  5. Added to the schedule following the postponement of the Portugal Masters.[6]
  6. Rescheduled following the postponement of the Portugal Masters.[7]
  7. Added to the schedule following the cancellation of the Open de France.[9]
  8. Field of 78 men and 78 women playing from different sets of tees. Tour ranking and world ranking points based on finish among men's field only.
  9. 9.0 9.1 Also a Rolex Series tournament.
  10. Event added to the schedule in September in place of the Trophée Hassan II, which was cancelled earlier in the year.[11]
  11. Event proceeded as a sole-sanctioned China Tour event.[11]
  12. Postponed from April to November due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][11][14]
  13. By missing the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, Rahm was not eligible for the bonus pool.

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