2020 European Tour
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| Duration | 28 November 2019 – 13 December 2020 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 38[a] |
| Most wins |  Christiaan Bezuidenhout (2) John Catlin (2) Rasmus Højgaard (2) Sam Horsfield (2) |
| Race to Dubai | Lee Westwood |
| Golfer of the Year | Lee Westwood |
| Players' Player of the Year | Lee Westwood |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |  Sami Välimäki |
| Graduate of the Year |  Antoine Rozner |
| UK Swing Order of Merit | Rasmus Højgaard |
← 2019 2021 → | |
The 2020 European Tour was the 49th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Planned changes for 2020
[edit]Rule changes
[edit]In order to combat slow play, from the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship onwards, regulations were introduced whereby a player would receive a one-stroke penalty for two bad times during a tournament.[1]
Scheduling changes
[edit]With the addition of golf at the Olympic Games to the schedule in 2020, the Irish Open was moved to May from its previous date in July in order to avoid a clash with the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, which had already been moved to avoid the Olympics. The Open de France was then scheduled opposite the WGC Invitational, and the British Masters was scheduled opposite the Olympics.[2]
Tournament changes
[edit]- Format change: the Scandinavian Invitation (formerly the Scandinavian Masters) became the Scandinavian Mixed, a co-sanctioned event with the Ladies European Tour consisting of a field of 78 men and 78 women.
- No longer part of the schedule: ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth, Belgian Knockout
COVID-19 pandemic impact
[edit]The COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on the season, with many tournaments being rescheduled or cancelled. All four major championships were affected; The Open Championship was cancelled, and the Masters Tournament, U.S. Open and PGA Championship were moved to dates much later in the year.
After a three-month hiatus following the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters in early March, the tour resumed with a much changed schedule in July. Two dual-ranking events in Austria were followed by a six-tournament stretch in the United Kingdom and three tournaments in Spain and Portugal, with the rescheduled major events starting in late September.
On 13 August, it was announced that Alexander Lévy had become the first European Tour player to return a positive test for COVID-19. He and Romain Wattel, who had been in close contact with Lévy, were withdrawn from the field for the Celtic Classic.[3]
In-season changes
[edit]Due to the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests, the Honma Hong Kong Open, originally scheduled for 28 November – 1 December 2019 as a co-sanctioned event with the Asian Tour, was rescheduled for 9–12 January 2020 as an Asian Tour event without European Tour sanctioning.[4][5]
The COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted the remainder of the schedule.
- On 14 February, the Maybank Championship in Malaysia and the Volvo China Open were postponed.[6] Sponsors subsequently confirmed that the Maybank Championship had been cancelled.[7]
- On 6 March, the Magical Kenya Open was postponed.[8]
- On 11 March, the Hero Indian Open was postponed,[9] and the D+D Real Czech Masters was cancelled.[10]
- On 13 March, the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play was cancelled.[11]
- On 17 March, the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters was postponed.[12]
- On 19 March, the GolfSixes Cascais was cancelled and the Made in Denmark was postponed.[13] Organisers subsequently confirmed that the Made in Denmark had been cancelled.[14]
- On 30 March, the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open was postponed.[15]
- On 6 April, the Trophée Hassan II was postponed and the inaugural version of the Scandinavian Mixed was cancelled.[16] The R&A also announced the cancellation of The Open Championship in 2020 and the seasons other major championships were rescheduled.[17][18]
- On 16 April, the PGA Tour announced the rescheduling of several tournaments, including the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational.[19]
- On 17 April, the BMW International Open and Open de France were cancelled, and the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open was postponed.[20]
- On 1 May, the Omega European Masters was cancelled.[21]
- On 28 May, the tour announced a revamp to the 2020 schedule including a 6-week "UK swing" in July and August; starting with the Betfred British Masters which was brought forward a week, finishing on 25 July. That would be followed by revivals of the English Open and the Wales Open, and three new tournaments: the English Championship, the Celtic Classic and the UK Championship. In addition to this, four Rolex Series events were given rescheduled dates, with the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open and the BMW PGA Championship being pushed back into October, with the Nedbank Golf Challenge and the season-ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai being played in December.[22] It was also announced that the Porsche European Open had been cancelled.[23]
- On 15 June, it was announced that both the European Tour and the Challenge Tour would return on 9 July with two consecutive dual-ranking events in Austria: the Austrian Open and the Euram Bank Open.[24]
- On 3 July, it was announced that the Hero Indian Open had been cancelled.[25]
- On 7 July, organisers announced the cancellation of the KLM Open.[26]
- On 8 July, new dates were announced for the postponed Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters. The Portugal Masters was also rescheduled, with both tournaments being held during September.[27] Later in the day, it was announced that the 43rd Ryder Cup matches had been postponed until 2021.[28]
- On 10 July, new dates in November were announced for the Magical Kenya Open, originally scheduled for March.[29] The Challenge Tour's Open de Portugal was also added to the schedule as a dual-ranking event; held in September following the Portugal Masters. The addition created a three event "Iberian Swing" starting with the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters.[30]
- On 13 July, the cancellation of the Mutuactivos Open de España was announced after suitable dates could not be found in the revised schedule.[31]
- On 27 July, the cancellation of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship was announced, with organisers citing complexities of accommodating the European Tour's COVID-19 safety plan given the event's scale as an international pro-am and its traditional use of three separate venues.[32][33]
- On 14 August, the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open was rescheduled to 24–27 September with a change of venue to Galgorm Castle in Northern Ireland and a reduced prize fund, which also meant the loss of its status as a Rolex Series event.[34]
- On 17 August, it was announced that the previously rescheduled Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open and the BMW PGA Championship had both been forward one week, such that they would directly follow the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open and create a second "UK swing".[35]
- On 28 August, two Rolex Series events, the Turkish Airlines Open and the Nedbank Golf Challenge, were cancelled and a third, the Italian Open, was rescheduled and downgraded. Three new tournaments were also announced, to take place in mid to late October and early November: the Scottish Championship, extending the second UK Swing to four tournaments, and the Cyprus Open and the Cyprus Classic, the first tour events to be held in Cyprus.[36] On 12 October, the Cyprus Classic was renamed as the Cyprus Showdown with a novel elimination-style format.[37]
- On 1 September, the cancellation of the 2020 edition of the WGC-HSBC Champions due to the COVID-19 pandemic was announced.[38]
- On 10 September, the Magical Kenya Open was cancelled; it had previously been postponed in March and rescheduled to November.[39]
- On 16 September, it was announced that the Australian PGA Championship had been postponed, with the tournament provisionally rescheduled for February 2021. As such, it no longer formed part of the 2020 season schedule.[40] On 16 October, it was announced that it had been cancelled.[41]
- On 20 October, it was announced that the Joburg Open had been added to the calendar; scheduled for the week following the Masters Tournament, it was last held in 2017.[42]
- On 21 October, the Alfred Dunhill Championship was added to the schedule also, creating a "South African Swing"; it was the second edition of the tournament during the 2020 season, the first having been held in November/December 2019.[43]
- On 22 October, the three-week "South African Swing" was completed with the addition of the South African Open to the schedule; it was also the second edition of the tournament during the 2020 season, the first having been held in January.[44]
- On 9 November, a final adjustment to the schedule was made. The Golf in Dubai Championship was added as the penultimate event of the 2020 schedule, preceding the season ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai.[45]
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2020 season.[46]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | R2D points | Winner[b] | OWGR points | Other tours[c] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | – | – | Removed[d] | – | ASA | ||
| 1 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | South Africa | €1,500,000 | 2,750 |  Pablo Larrazábal (5) | 19 | AFR | |
| 8 Dec | AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open | Mauritius | €1,000,000 | 2,000 | Rasmus Højgaard (1) | 17 | AFR, ASA | |
| 22 Dec | Australian PGA Championship | Australia | A$1,500,000 | 2,000 |  Adam Scott (11) | 20 | ANZ | |
| 12 Jan | South African Open | South Africa | R17,500,000 | 2,000 | Branden Grace (9) | 32 | AFR[e] | |
| 19 Jan | Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship | UAE | US$7,000,000 | 7,000 | Lee Westwood (25) | 50 | Rolex Series | |
| 26 Jan | Omega Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$3,250,000 | 4,250 | Lucas Herbert (1) | 48 | ||
| 2 Feb | Saudi International | Saudi Arabia | US$3,500,000 | 4,250 |  Graeme McDowell (11) | 48 | ||
| 9 Feb | ISPS Handa Vic Open | Australia | A$1,600,000 | 2,000 | Min Woo Lee (1) | 20 | ANZ | |
| 23 Feb | WGC-Mexico Championship | Mexico | US$10,500,000 | 9,000 | Patrick Reed (3) | 70 | World Golf Championship | |
| 1 Mar | Oman Open | Oman | US$1,750,000 | 2,750 | Sami Välimäki (1) | 24 | ||
| 8 Mar | Commercial Bank Qatar Masters | Qatar | US$1,750,000 | 2,750 | Jorge Campillo (2) | 24 | ||
| Hero Indian Open | India | – | – | Cancelled[f] | – | ASA | ||
| WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | United States | – | – | Cancelled[g] | – | World Golf Championship | ||
| Maybank Championship | Malaysia | – | – | Cancelled[f] | – | ASA | ||
| Volvo China Open | China | – | – | Postponed[h] | – | ASA | ||
| Made in Denmark | Denmark | – | – | Cancelled[f] | – | |||
| Trophée Hassan II | Morocco | – | – | Cancelled[f] | – | |||
| Scandinavian Mixed | Sweden | – | – | Cancelled[g] | – | LET | Mixed event[i] | |
| BMW International Open | Germany | – | – | Cancelled[g] | – | |||
| Open de France | France | – | – | Cancelled[g] | – | |||
| 12 Jul[j] | Austrian Open | Austria | €500,000 | 1,000 |  Marc Warren (4) | 18 | CHA | |
| 18 Jul[j] | Euram Bank Open | Austria | €500,000 | 1,000 | Joël Stalter (1) | 18 | CHA | New to European Tour |
| The Open Championship | England | – | – | Cancelled[g] | – | Major championship | ||
| 25 Jul[k] | Betfred British Masters | England | €1,250,000 | 2,000 |  Renato Paratore (2) | 24 | ||
| 2 Aug[j] | Hero Open | England | €1,000,000 | 2,000 | Sam Horsfield (1) | 24 | New tournament | |
| 2 Aug[k] | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational | United States | US$10,500,000 | 9,000 | Justin Thomas (3) | 76 | World Golf Championship | |
| 9 Aug[j] | English Championship | England | €1,000,000 | 2,000 | Andy Sullivan (4) | 24 | New tournament | |
| 9 Aug[k] | PGA Championship | United States | US$11,000,000 | 10,000 | Collin Morikawa (1) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 16 Aug[j] | Celtic Classic | Wales | €1,000,000 | 2,000 | Sam Horsfield (2) | 24 | New tournament | |
| D+D Real Czech Masters | Czech Republic | – | – | Cancelled[g] | – | |||
| 23 Aug[j] | ISPS Handa Wales Open | Wales | €1,000,000 | 2,000 | Romain Langasque (1) | 24 | ||
| Omega European Masters | Switzerland | – | – | Cancelled[g] | – | |||
| 30 Aug[j] | ISPS Handa UK Championship | England | €1,000,000 | 2,000 | Rasmus Højgaard (2) | 24 | New tournament | |
| Porsche European Open | Germany | – | – | Cancelled[g] | – | |||
| 6 Sep[k] | Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters | Spain | €1,250,000 | 2,000 | John Catlin (1) | 24 | ||
| 13 Sep[k] | Portugal Masters | Portugal | €1,000,000 | 2,000 | George Coetzee (5) | 24 | ||
| KLM Open | Netherlands | – | – | Cancelled[g] | – | |||
| 20 Sep[j] | Open de Portugal | Portugal | €500,000 | 1,000 | Garrick Higgo (1) | 18 | CHA | |
| 20 Sep[k] | U.S. Open | United States | US$12,500,000 | 10,000 | Bryson DeChambeau (2) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 27 Sep[k] | Dubai Duty Free Irish Open | Northern Ireland | €1,250,000 | 2,000 | John Catlin (2) | 24 | ||
| Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | – | – | Cancelled[g] | – | Pro-Am | ||
| 4 Oct[k] | Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open | Scotland | US$7,000,000 | 7,000 | Aaron Rai (2) | 36 | Rolex Series | |
| 11 Oct[k] | BMW PGA Championship | England | US$7,000,000 | 7,000 | Tyrrell Hatton (5) | 64 | Flagship event[m] | |
| Mutuactivos Open de España | Spain | – | – | Cancelled[g] | – | |||
| 18 Oct[j] | Scottish Championship | Scotland | €1,000,000 | 2,000 | Adrián Otaegui (3) | 24 | New tournament | |
| 25 Oct[k] | Italian Open | Italy | €1,000,000 | 2,000 | Ross McGowan (2) | 24 | ||
| WGC-HSBC Champions | China | – | – | Cancelled[g] | – | World Golf Championship | ||
| 1 Nov[j] | Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Open | Cyprus | €1,000,000 | 2,000 | Callum Shinkwin (1) | 24 | New tournament | |
| Turkish Airlines Open | Turkey | – | – | Cancelled[g] | – | Rolex Series | ||
| 8 Nov[j] | Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Showdown | Cyprus | €1,000,000 | 2,000 | Robert MacIntyre (1) | 24 | New tournament | |
| Magical Kenya Open | Kenya | – | – | Cancelled[g] | – | |||
| 15 Nov[k] | Masters Tournament | United States | US$11,500,000 | 10,000 | Dustin Johnson (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 22 Nov[j] | Joburg Open | South Africa | R19,500,000 | 2,000 | Joachim B. Hansen (1) | 19 | AFR | |
| 29 Nov[j] | Alfred Dunhill Championship | South Africa | R29,000,000 | 2,750 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout (2) | 32 | AFR[e] | |
| 5 Dec[j] | Golf in Dubai Championship | UAE | US$1,200,000 | 2,000 | Antoine Rozner (1) | 24 | New tournament | |
| Australian PGA Championship | Australia | – | – | Cancelled[f] | – | ANZ | ||
| Nedbank Golf Challenge | South Africa | – | – | Cancelled[g] | – | AFR | Rolex Series | |
| 6 Dec[j] | South African Open | South Africa | R19,500,000 | 2,000 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout (3) | 19 | AFR | |
| 13 Dec[k] | DP World Tour Championship, Dubai | UAE | US$8,000,000 | 12,000 | Matt Fitzpatrick (6) | 46 | Tour Championship[m] |
Unofficial events
[edit]The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner | OWGR points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GolfSixes Cascais | Portugal | – | Cancelled[g] | n/a | Team event | |
| Olympic Games | Japan | n/a | Postponed[n] | – | Limited-field event | |
| Ryder Cup | United States | n/a | Postponed[n] | n/a | Team event |
Location of tournaments
[edit]The tournament locations below represent the original schedule, before any changes due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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Race to Dubai
[edit]The Race to Dubai was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[48][49]
| Pos. | Player | Majors | WGCs | Rolex Series | Top 10s in other ET events | Total pts | Tmts | Money[o] | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opn | PGA | USO | Mas | WGC Mex | WGC MP | WGC Inv | WGC Cha | Abu | Sco | BMW PGA | Tur | Ned | DPW TC | 1 | 2 | 3 | Reg. (€m) | Bon. ($k) | |||||||||||
| 1 | Westwood | C A N C E L L E D | • | T13 151 | T38 69 | T22 99 | C A N C E L L E D | • | C A N C E L L E D | 1st 1165 | T19 80 | T18 88 | C A N C E L L E D | C A N C E L L E D | 2nd 1335 | T10 33 | 3,128 | 15 | 2.3 | 500 | |||||||||
| 2 | Fitzpatrick | CUT 0 | CUT 0 | T46 54 | T37 63 | T6 226 | T2 523 | T42 41 | T7 180 | 1st 2000 | 3,110 | 10 | 3.5 | 300 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Reed | T13 151 | T13 151 | T10 185 | 1st 1500 | T47 48 | • | • | T3 394 | T3 676 | 3,104 | 8 | 3.0 | 200 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Fleetwood | T29 89 | CUT 0 | T19 119 | T18 110 | T35 63 | T2 523 | 2nd 780 | T13 103 | T10 215 | T3 113 | 2,183 | 11 | 1.7 | 150 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Morikawa | 1st 1665 | CUT 0 | T44 61 | T42 53 | T20 103 | • | • | • | T10 215 | 2,097 | 6 | 1.9 | 100 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Perez | T22 105 | CUT 0 | T46 54 | T53 34 | T65 22 | T2 523 | T14 99 | 2nd 780 | 7th 359 | 2,073 | 14 | 1.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Bezuidenhout | CUT 0 | 55th 40 | T38 69 | T29 75 | T20 103 | T59 21 | CUT 0 | T40 46 | T14 157 | 2nd 472 | 1st 460 | 1st 335 | 1,875 | 17 | 1.1 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Rai | • | • | • | • | • | CUT 0 | 1st 1165 | CUT 0 | T51 53 | T10 35 | 2nd 222 | 3rd 125 | 1,741 | 17 | 1.3 | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Hatton | CUT 0 | CUT 0 | CUT 0 | T6 270 | T69 18 | • | • | 1st 1165 | T8 284 | 1,737 | 7 | 1.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Oosthuizen | T33 79 | 3rd 627 | T23 110 | T51 41 | T6 226 | 5th 297 | • | • | • | 2nd 222 | 1,646 | 8 | 1.6 | |||||||||||||||
Win
Top 10
Made cut
Missed cut
• Did not play
UK Swing Order of Merit
[edit]With the return of the European Tour after the COVID-19 hiatus and as part of the new Golf for Good initiative – which underpinned all events for the remainder of the 2020 season – a mini Order of Merit ran for all six events in the "UK Swing", with the top ten players sharing an additional £250,000 to donate to charities of their choice.[51] The top ten, not otherwise exempt, from the standings of the UK Swing Order of Merit after the first five events received entry into the 2020 U.S. Open.[52]
Final standings
[edit]The UK Swing Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the UK Swing, calculated using a points-based system.[51][53]
| Pos. | Player | Event | Total pts | Tmts | Donation (£) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| 1 | Rasmus Højgaard | 2nd 222 | T6 56 | 3rd 125 | • | • | 1st 335 | 738 | 4 | 60,000 |
| 2 | Sam Horsfield | T10 36 | 1st 335 | CUT 0 | 1st 335 | T44 10 | • | 716 | 5 | 50,000 |
| 3 | Andy Sullivan | T4 85 | T41 12 | 1st 335 | T47 9 | • | T9 42 | 483 | 5 | 40,000 |
| 4 |  Thomas Detry | CUT 0 | 2nd 222 | T56 7 | 2nd 222 | • | • | 451 | 4 | 30,000 |
| 5 | Renato Paratore | 1st 335 | T28 18 | T34 14 | CUT 0 | T27 17 | • | 384 | 5 | 20,000 |
| 6 | Romain Langasque | T53 7 | T57 6 | T26 18 | • | 1st 335 | CUT 0 | 367 | 5 | 10,000 (each) |
| 7 | Sami Välimäki | CUT 0 | • | • | T6 56 | 2nd 222 | • | 278 | 3 | |
| 8 | Adrián Otaegui | T35 15 | CUT 0 | 2nd 222 | T14 27 | T37 14 | • | 277 | 5 | |
| 9 | Justin Walters | CUT 0 | CUT 0 | CUT 0 | T39 13 | CUT 0 | 2nd 222 | 235 | 6 | |
| 10 | Matthew Jordan | T17 25 | CUT 0 | CUT 0 | T47 9 | T3 113 | T19 23 | 170 | 6 | |
Win
Top 10
Made cut
Missed cut
• Did not play
U.S. Open qualifiers
[edit]The leading players in the points standings following the ISPS Handa Wales Open, who qualified for 2020 U.S. Open, were as follows:[54]
Awards
[edit]See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ A further 22 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; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; LET − Ladies European Tour.
- ^ Postponed due to protest violence;[4] rescheduled to January 2020 without European Tour co-sanctioning.[5]
- ^ a b Sunshine Tour flagship event
- ^ a b c d e Initially postponed and then later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ Originally postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic before being rescheduled to December 2020 as a sole-sanctioned China Tour event.[6][47]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Tournament added to the schedule as part of changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ a b Tournament had Rolex Series event status removed following rescheduling with reduced prize money.
- ^ a b Also a Rolex Series tournament.
- ^ a b Postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ In addition to tournament prize money, the top five point scorers received a share of a $1.25m bonus pool.[50]
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