2021 European Tour
Duration | 21 January 2021 | – 21 November 2021
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Number of official events | 40[lower-alpha 1] |
Most wins | Collin Morikawa (3) |
Race to Dubai | Collin Morikawa |
Player of the Year | Jon Rahm |
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Matti Schmid |
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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.
Contents
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 |
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24 Jan | Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship | UAE | US$8,000,000 | 8,000 | Tyrrell Hatton (6) | 48 | Rolex Series | |
31 Jan | Omega Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$3,250,000 | 4,250 | Paul Casey (15) | 48 | ||
7 Feb | Saudi International | Saudi Arabia | US$3,500,000 | 4,250 | Dustin Johnson (n/a) | 54 | ||
28 Feb | WGC-Workday Championship | United States[lower-alpha 4] | US$10,500,000 | 8,000 | Collin Morikawa (2) | 74 | World Golf Championship | |
Oman Open | Oman | – | – | Postponed[5] | – | |||
14 Mar | Commercial Bank Qatar Masters | Qatar | US$1,500,000 | 2,000 | Antoine Rozner (2) | 24 | ||
21 Mar | Magical Kenya Open | Kenya | €1,000,000 | 2,000 | Justin Harding (2) | 24 | ||
26 Mar | Kenya Savannah Classic | Kenya | €1,000,000 | 2,000 | Daniel van Tonder (1) | 24 | New tournament | |
28 Mar | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | United States | US$10,500,000 | 8,000 | Billy Horschel (1) | 76 | World Golf Championship | |
11 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$11,500,000 | 10,000 | Hideki Matsuyama (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | |
18 Apr[lower-alpha 5] | Austrian Golf Open | Austria | €1,000,000 | 2,000 | John Catlin (3) | 24 | ||
25 Apr | Gran Canaria Lopesan Open | Spain | €1,500,000 | 2,750 | Garrick Higgo (2) | 24 | New tournament | |
2 May[lower-alpha 6] |
Tenerife Open | Spain | €1,500,000 | 2,750 | Dean Burmester (2) | 24 | ||
Open de France | France | – | – | Cancelled[8] | – | |||
9 May[lower-alpha 7] | Canary Islands Championship | Spain | €1,500,000 | 2,750 | Garrick Higgo (3) | 24 | New tournament | |
15 May | Betfred British Masters | England | £1,850,000 | 3,500 | Richard Bland (1) | 24 | ||
23 May | PGA Championship | United States | US$12,000,000 | 10,000 | Phil Mickelson (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | |
30 May | Made in HimmerLand | Denmark | €1,500,000 | 2,750 | Bernd Wiesberger (8) | 24 | ||
7 Jun | Porsche European Open | Germany | €1,200,000 | 2,000 | Marcus Armitage (1) | 24 | ||
13 Jun | Scandinavian Mixed | Sweden | €1,000,000 | 2,000 | Jonathan Caldwell (1) | 24 | LET | Mixed event[lower-alpha 8] |
20 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$12,500,000 | 10,000 | Jon Rahm (7) | 100 | Major championship | |
27 Jun | BMW International Open | Germany | €1,500,000 | 2,750 | Viktor Hovland (1) | 24 | ||
4 Jul | Dubai Duty Free Irish Open | Ireland | €3,000,000 | 4,250 | Lucas Herbert (2) | 28 | ||
11 Jul | Abrdn Scottish Open | Scotland | US$8,000,000 | 8,000 | Min Woo Lee (2) | 56 | Rolex Series | |
18 Jul | The Open Championship | England | US$11,500,000 | 10,000 | Collin Morikawa (3) | 100 | Major championship | |
25 Jul | Cazoo Open | Wales | €1,250,000 | 2,000 | Nacho Elvira (1) | 24 | ||
1 Aug | ISPS Handa World Invitational | Northern Ireland | US$1,500,000 | 2,000 | Daniel Gavins (1) | 24 | New to European Tour | |
8 Aug | Hero Open | Scotland | €1,250,000 | 2,000 | Grant Forrest (1) | 24 | ||
8 Aug | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational | United States | US$10,500,000 | 8,000 | Abraham Ancer (1) | 74 | World Golf Championship | |
15 Aug | Cazoo Classic | England | €1,250,000 | 2,000 | Calum Hill (1) | 24 | ||
22 Aug | D+D Real Czech Masters | Czech Republic | €1,000,000 | 2,000 | Johannes Veerman (1) | 24 | ||
29 Aug | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,000,000 | 2,750 | Rasmus Højgaard (3) | 24 | ||
5 Sep | DS Automobiles Italian Open | Italy | €3,000,000 | 4,250 | Nicolai Højgaard (1) | 28 | ||
12 Sep | BMW PGA Championship | England | US$8,000,000 | 8,000 | Billy Horschel (2) | 64 | Flagship event[lower-alpha 9] | |
19 Sep | Dutch Open | Netherlands | €1,000,000 | 2,000 | Kristoffer Broberg (2) | 24 | ||
3 Oct | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | US$5,000,000 | 5,500 | Danny Willett (8) | 30 | Pro-Am | |
10 Oct | Acciona Open de España | Spain | €1,500,000 | 2,750 | Rafa Cabrera-Bello (4) | 24 | ||
17 Oct | Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters | Spain | €3,000,000 | 4,250 | Matt Fitzpatrick (7) | 30 | ||
Trophée Hassan II | Morocco | – | – | Cancelled[10] | – | |||
24 Oct[lower-alpha 10] | Mallorca Golf Open | Spain | €1,000,000 | 2,000 | Jeff Winther (1) | 24 | New tournament | |
Hero Indian Open | India | – | – | Cancelled[12] | – | ASA | ||
WGC-HSBC Champions | China | – | – | Cancelled[13] | – | World Golf Championship | ||
Volvo China Open | China | – | – | Removed[lower-alpha 11] | – | |||
7 Nov[lower-alpha 12] |
Portugal Masters | Portugal | €1,500,000 | 2,750 | Thomas Pieters (5) | 24 | ||
Nedbank Golf Challenge | South Africa | – | – | Cancelled[15] | – | AFR | ||
14 Nov | Aviv Dubai Championship | UAE | US$1,500,000 | 2,000 | Joachim B. Hansen (2) | 24 | ||
21 Nov | DP World Tour Championship, Dubai | UAE | US$9,000,000 | 12,000 | Collin Morikawa (4) | 46 | Tour Championship[lower-alpha 9] |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner(s) | OWGR points |
Notes |
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1 Aug | Olympic Games | Japan | n/a | Xander Schauffele | 50 | Limited-field event |
26 Sep | Ryder Cup | United States | n/a | Team USA | n/a | Team event |
Location of tournaments
Race to Dubai
The Race to Dubai was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[16][17]
Pos. | Player | Majors | WGCs | Rolex Series | Top 10s in other ET events | Total pts |
Tmts | Money | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Mas | PGA | USO | Opn | WGC Wrk |
WGC MP |
WGC Inv |
WGC Cha |
Abu | Sco | BMW PGA |
DPW TC |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Reg. (€m) |
Bon. ($m) |
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1 | 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 | 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 | Rahm | T5 387 |
T8 181 |
1st 1665 |
T3 564 |
T32 66 |
T5 265 |
• | • | 7th 240 |
• | • | 3,403 | 9 | 3.6 | |||||||||||||
4 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | N. Højgaard | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | T20 91 |
T4 555 |
T7 46 |
T4 100 |
1st 710 |
T2 205 |
1,954 | 22 | 1.2 | |||||||||
9 | 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 | Ancer | T26 92 |
T8 181 |
CUT 0 |
T59 28 |
T18 98 |
T18 90 |
1st 1335 |
• | • | • | T27 112 |
1,950 | 10 | 2.1 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Player of the Year (Seve Ballesteros Award) | Jon Rahm | [18] |
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Matti Schmid | [19] |
See also
Notes
- ↑ A further seven tournaments were scheduled but were either cancelled, postponed or otherwise removed from the schedule.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ AFR − Sunshine Tour; ASA − Asian Tour; LET − Ladies European Tour.
- ↑ Moved from Mexico due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
- ↑ Added to the schedule following the postponement of the Portugal Masters.[6]
- ↑ Rescheduled following the postponement of the Portugal Masters.[7]
- ↑ Added to the schedule following the cancellation of the Open de France.[9]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Also a Rolex Series tournament.
- ↑ Event added to the schedule in September in place of the Trophée Hassan II, which was cancelled earlier in the year.[11]
- ↑ Event proceeded as a sole-sanctioned China Tour event.[11]
- ↑ Postponed from April to November due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][11][14]
- ↑ By missing the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, Rahm was not eligible for the bonus pool.
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