2021 European Tour
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| Duration | 21 January 2021 – 21 November 2021 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 40[a] |
| 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 |
← 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
[edit]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
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2021 season.[3]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | R2D points | Winner[b] | OWGR points | Other tours[c] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[d] | 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[e] | 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[f] | Tenerife Open | Spain | €1,500,000 | 2,750 | Dean Burmester (2) | 24 | ||
| Open de France | France | – | – | Cancelled[8] | – | |||
| 9 May[g] | 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[h] |
| 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[i] | |
| 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[j] | 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[k] | – | |||
| 7 Nov[l] | 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$9,000,000 | 12,000 | Collin Morikawa (4) | 46 | Tour Championship[i] |
Unofficial events
[edit]The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner(s) | OWGR points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug | Olympic Games | Japan | n/a | Xander Schauffele | 50 | Limited-field event |
| 26 Sep | Ryder Cup | United States | n/a | Team USA | n/a | Team event |
Location of tournaments
[edit]        Location of tournaments in Europe.  Major championship Flagship event Rolex Series event Regular event Cancelled event | .svg)     Location of tournaments outside Europe. Major championship World Golf Championships Rolex Series event Regular event Unofficial event Postponed or cancelled event, or no longer ET sanctioned
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Race to Dubai
[edit]The Race to Dubai was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[16][17]
| Pos. | Player | Majors | WGCs | Rolex Series | Top 10s in other ET events | Total pts | Tmts | Money[m] | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mas | PGA | USO | Opn | WGC Wrk | WGC MP | WGC Inv | WGC Cha | Abu | Sco | BMW PGA | DPW TC | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Reg. (€m) | Bon. ($k) | |||||||||||
| 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 | 500 | |||||||||||
| 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 | 300 | ||||||||||||
| 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 | 150 | |||||||||||
| 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 | 100 | ||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||
Win
Top 10
Made cut
Missed cut
• Did not play
Awards
[edit]| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year (Seve Ballesteros Award) | Jon Rahm | [20] |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Matti Schmid | [21] |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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]
- ^ In addition to tournament prize money, the top five point scorers received a share of a $1.25m bonus pool.[18]
- ^ By missing the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, Rahm was not eligible for the bonus pool.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ Carter, Iain (15 December 2020). "European Tour: 18 tournaments return to 2021 schedule". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Rolex Series reduced to 4 golf events for 2021 European Tour". ESPN. Associated Press. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "2021 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ Schupak, Adam (14 January 2021). "WGC-Mexico Championship moves to The Concession in Florida due to COVID-19 concerns". Golfweek. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "European Tour's Oman Open postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic". ESPN. Associated Press. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Austrian Golf Open added to 2021 European Tour schedule". European Tour. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ a b Stafford, Ali (19 March 2021). "European Tour: Portugal Masters to be postponed and replaced with new event due to Covid-19". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "European Tour: Open de France returns to Le Golf National in 2022". European Tour. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "Tenerife Championship added to 2021 schedule". European Tour. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "European Tour statement on the Trophée Hassan II". European Tour. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "China Open removed, Portugal Masters added to European Tour". AP News. Associated Press. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Indian Open golf cancelled due to COVID, once again". Olympics. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ Harig, Bob (31 August 2021). "PGA may ban fans for 'Brooksy' taunts in wake of Bryson Dechambeau-Brooks Koepka drama". ESPN. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
The WGC-HSBC Champions in China, scheduled for the week following Zozo, is being canceled for the second consecutive year.
- ^ "Portugal Masters added to 2021 European Tour schedule". European Tour. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Nedbank Golf Challenge cancelled for second year in a row". News24. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "2021 Race to Dubai". European Tour. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Morikawa becomes 1st American to be European Tour's No 1". USA Today. Associated Press. 21 November 2021.
- ^ Ballengee, Ryan (17 November 2021). "2021 Race to Dubai scenarios: Who can still win the season-long race at the DP World Tour Championship?". Golf News Net. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Jon Rahm withdraws from DP World Tour Championship". BBC Sport. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Jon Rahm wins 2021 Seve Ballesteros Award". European Tour. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Matti Schmid wins Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Award". Gulf News. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2023.