2021 European Tour
Golf tour season
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[ 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
7 Mar
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] 18 Apr
Tenerife Open
Spain
€1,500,000
2,750
Dean Burmester (2)
24
9 May
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
24 Oct
Trophée Hassan II
Morocco
–
–
Cancelled [ 10]
–
24 Oct [ j]
Mallorca Golf Open
Spain
€1,000,000
2,000
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 [ k]
–
7 Nov [ l] 2 May
Portugal Masters
Portugal
€1,500,000
2,750
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
Joachim B. Hansen (2)
24
21 Nov
DP World Tour Championship, Dubai
UAE
US$9,000,000
12,000
Collin Morikawa (4)
46
Tour Championship[ i]
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Location of tournaments
Fife, Scotland
Canary Islands
United Arab Emirates
Race to Dubai
The Race to Dubai was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[ 16] [ 17]
Pos.
Player
Majors
WGCs
Rolex Series
Top 10s in other ET events
Total pts
Tmts
Money
Mas
PGA
USO
Opn
WGC Wrk
WGC MP
WGC Inv
WGC Cha
Abu
Sco
BMW PGA
DPW TC
1
2
3
4
Reg. (€m)
Bon. ($m)
1
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
0.7 [ m]
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
Win
Top 10
Made cut
Missed cut
• Did not play
Awards
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.
^ 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]
^ By missing the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai , Rahm was not eligible for the bonus pool.[ 18]
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