2021 European Tour

The 2021 European Tour was the 50th season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972 and the 13th and final edition of the Race to Dubai.

2021 European Tour season
Duration21 January 2021 (2021-01-21) – 21 November 2021 (2021-11-21)
Number of official events40[lower-alpha 1]
Most wins3 – Collin Morikawa
Race to DubaiCollin Morikawa
Sir Henry Cotton rookie of the yearMatti Schmid
← 2020
2022 →

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
(R4)		 Tournament Host country Winner[lower-alpha 2] OWGR
points[lower-alpha 3]		 R2D
points		 Purse Other
tours[lower-alpha 4]		 Notes
24 Jan Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship UAE Tyrrell Hatton (6) 48 8,000 $8,000,000 Rolex Series event
31 Jan Omega Dubai Desert Classic UAE Paul Casey (15) 48 4,250 $3,250,000
7 Feb Saudi International Saudi Arabia Dustin Johnson (n/a) 54 4,250 $3,500,000
28 Feb WGC-Workday Championship United States[lower-alpha 5] Collin Morikawa (2) 74 8,000 $10,500,000 World Golf Championships
7 Mar Oman Open Oman Postponed[6] 2,000 $1,500,000
14 Mar Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Qatar Antoine Rozner (2) 24 2,000 $1,500,000
21 Mar Magical Kenya Open Kenya Justin Harding (2) 24 2,000 €1,000,000
26 Mar Kenya Savannah Classic Kenya Daniel van Tonder (1) 24 2,000 €1,000,000
28 Mar WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play United States Billy Horschel (1) 76 8,000 $10,500,000 World Golf Championships
11 Apr Masters Tournament United States Hideki Matsuyama (n/a) 100 10,000 $11,500,000 Major championship
18 Apr Austrian Golf Open[lower-alpha 6] Austria John Catlin (3) 24 2,000 €1,000,000
25 Apr Gran Canaria Lopesan Open Spain Garrick Higgo (2) 24 2,750 €1,500,000 New tournament
2 May[lower-alpha 7]
18 Apr		 Tenerife Open Spain Dean Burmester (2) 24 2,750 €1,500,000
9 May Canary Islands Championship[lower-alpha 8] Spain Garrick Higgo (3) 24 2,750 €1,500,000 New tournament
9 May Open de France France Cancelled[10] 2,750 €1,500,000
15 May Betfred British Masters England Richard Bland (1) 24 3,500 £1,850,000
23 May PGA Championship United States Phil Mickelson (n/a) 100 10,000 $12,000,000 Major championship
30 May Made in HimmerLand Denmark Bernd Wiesberger (8) 24 2,750 €1,500,000
7 Jun Porsche European Open Germany Marcus Armitage (1) 24 2,000 €1,200,000
13 Jun Scandinavian Mixed Sweden Jonathan Caldwell (1) 24 2,000 €1,000,000 LET Field of 78 men and 78 women playing from different tees[lower-alpha 9]
20 Jun U.S. Open United States Jon Rahm (7) 100 10,000 $12,500,000 Major championship
27 Jun BMW International Open Germany Viktor Hovland (1) 24 2,750 €1,500,000
4 Jul Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Republic of Ireland Lucas Herbert (2) 28 4,250 €3,000,000
11 Jul Abrdn Scottish Open Scotland Min Woo Lee (2) 56 8,000 $8,000,000 Rolex Series event
18 Jul The Open Championship England Collin Morikawa (3) 100 10,000 $11,500,000 Major championship
25 Jul Cazoo Open Wales Nacho Elvira (1) 24 2,000 €1,250,000
1 Aug ISPS Handa World Invitational Northern Ireland Daniel Gavins (1) 24 2,000 $1,500,000 New to European Tour
Opposite the Olympic Games
8 Aug Hero Open Scotland Grant Forrest (1) 24 2,000 €1,250,000
8 Aug WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational United States Abraham Ancer (1) 74 8,000 $10,500,000 World Golf Championships
15 Aug Cazoo Classic England Calum Hill (1) 24 2,000 €1,250,000 Not played since 2002
22 Aug D+D Real Czech Masters Czech Republic Johannes Veerman (1) 24 2,000 €1,000,000
29 Aug Omega European Masters Switzerland Rasmus Højgaard (3) 24 2,750 €2,000,000
5 Sep DS Automobiles Italian Open Italy Nicolai Højgaard (1) 28 4,250 €3,000,000
12 Sep BMW PGA Championship England Billy Horschel (2) 64 8,000 $8,000,000 Flagship event; Rolex Series event
19 Sep Dutch Open Netherlands Kristoffer Broberg (2) 24 2,000 €1,000,000
3 Oct Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Scotland Danny Willett (8) 30 5,500 $5,000,000
10 Oct Acciona Open de España Spain Rafa Cabrera-Bello (4) 24 2,750 €1,500,000
17 Oct Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters Spain Matt Fitzpatrick (7) 30 4,250 €3,000,000
24 Oct Trophée Hassan II Morocco Cancelled[11] – – –
24 Oct Mallorca Golf Open[lower-alpha 10] Spain Jeff Winther (1) 24 2,000 €1,000,000 New tournament
31 Oct Hero Indian Open India Cancelled[13] – – – ASA
31 Oct WGC-HSBC Champions China Cancelled[14] – – – World Golf Championships
7 Nov Volvo China Open China Removed[lower-alpha 11] – – –
7 Nov
2 May		 Portugal Masters[lower-alpha 12] Portugal Thomas Pieters (5) 24 2,750 €1,500,000
14 Nov Nedbank Golf Challenge South Africa Cancelled[16] – – – AFR
14 Nov Aviv Dubai Championship UAE Joachim B. Hansen (2) 24 2,000 $1,500,000
21 Nov DP World Tour Championship, Dubai UAE Collin Morikawa (4) 46 12,000 $9,000,000 Tour Championship; Rolex Series event

Unofficial events

The following table lists unofficial events during the 2021 season.

Date Tournament Host country Winner OWGR
points		 Notes
1 Aug Olympic Games Japan Xander Schauffele 50 60-player field
26 Sep Ryder Cup United States  Team USA n/a Two 12-man teams

Location of tournaments

Race to Dubai points leaders

Final top 10 players in the Race to Dubai standings:[17]

Pos. Player Majors WGCs Rolex Series Top 10s in other ET events Total
pts		 Tmts Money
Mas PGA USO Opn Wrk MP Inv Cha Abu Sco BMW Dub 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		 5,856 106.82.0
2 Horschel T50
47		T23
102		CUT
0		T53
37		 T2
596		1st
1335		T17
98		 •T54
29		1st
1335		T32
96		 3,716 113.71.2
3 Rahm T5
387		T8
181		1st
1665		T3
564		 T32
66		T5
265		• •7th
240		•• 3,403 93.6(0.7)[lower-alpha 13]
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		 3,157 142.50.6
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		 2,628 142.10.5
6 M. W. Lee •••CUT
0		 T28
73		•62nd
22		 CUT
0		1st
1335		CUT
0		T16
156		 T2
369		T8
59		T4
79		 2,343 211.8
7 Casey T26
92		T4
394		T7
221		T15
138		 •T28
64		T5
286		 •••T9
218		 1st
710		6th
70		 2,272 111.8
8 N. Højgaard •••• ••• ••T20
91		T4
555		 T7
46		T4
100		1st
710		T2
205		 1,954 221.2
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		 1,951 191.5
10 Ancer T26
92		T8
181		CUT
0		T59
28		 T18
98		T18
90		1st
1335		 •••T27
112		 1,950 102.1

Awards
AwardWinnerRef.
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Matti Schmid[18]

See also

Notes
  1. A further seven tournaments were scheduled but they were either cancelled, postponed or otherwise removed from the schedule.
  2. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names show the number of official career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. Totals are only shown for members of the European Tour and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins. Victories in "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.
  3. Except for the major championships, which have fixed points allocations, points listed for tournaments that have not been completed are official projections based on the expected field and/or minimum points allocations. Final allocations are usually published the day after completion of all tournaments eligible for ranking points that week.[4]
  4. Several tournaments are hosted under co-sanctioning agreements with other tours: ASA − Asian Tour; AFR − Sunshine Tour; LET − Ladies European Tour.
  5. Moved from Mexico due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
  6. Added to the schedule following the postponement of the Portugal Masters.[7]
  7. Rescheduled following the postponement of the Portugal Masters.[8]
  8. Added to the schedule following the cancellation of the Open de France.[9]
  9. Tour ranking and world ranking points based on finish among men's field only.
  10. Event added to the schedule in September in place of the Trophée Hassan II, which was cancelled earlier in the year.[12]
  11. Event will proceed as a sole-sanctioned China Tour event.[12]
  12. Postponed from April to November due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][12][15]
  13. By missing the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, Rahm was not eligible for the bonus pool.

References
  1. Carter, Iain (15 December 2020). "European Tour: 18 tournaments return to 2021 schedule". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. "Rolex Series reduced to 4 golf events for 2021 European Tour". ESPN. Associated Press. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. "European Tour Schedule". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. "Events | European Tour | 2021". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  5. Schupak, Adam (14 January 2021). "WGC-Mexico Championship moves to The Concession in Florida due to COVID-19 concerns". Golfweek. USA Today. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  6. "European Tour's Oman Open postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic". ESPN. Associated Press. 29 January 2021.
  7. "Austrian Golf Open added to 2021 European Tour schedule". European Tour. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  8. 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.
  9. "Tenerife Championship added to 2021 schedule". European Tour. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  10. Stafford, Ali (4 November 2021). "European Tour: Open de France returns to Le Golf National in 2022". European Tour. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  11. "European Tour statement on the Trophée Hassan II". European Tour. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  12. "China Open removed, Portugal Masters added to European Tour". AP News. Associated Press. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  13. "Indian Open golf cancelled due to COVID, once again". Olympics. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  14. Harig, Bob (31 August 2021). "PGA may ban fans for 'Brooksy' taunts in wake of Bryson Dechambeau-Brooks Koepka drama". ESPN.
  15. "Portugal Masters added to 2021 European Tour schedule". European Tour. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  16. "Nedbank Golf Challenge cancelled for second year in a row". News24. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  17. "Rankings – Race to Dubai". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  18. "Matti Schmid wins Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Award". Gulf News. 7 December 2021.
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