2007 European Tour season
Duration9 November 2006 (2006-11-09) – 4 November 2007 (2007-11-04)
Number of official events52
Most winsSouth Africa Ernie Els (2)[a]
Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (2)
Finland Mikko Ilonen (2)
England Justin Rose (2)
Sweden Henrik Stenson (2)
England Lee Westwood (2)
Order of MeritEngland Justin Rose
Golfer of the YearRepublic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearGermany Martin Kaymer
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The 2007 European Tour was the 36th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

Changes for 2007

There were three new tournaments, the Joburg Open in South Africa, the Open de Andalucía in Spain and the Portugal Masters.[1] In addition, the long-established Australian Masters joined the tour schedule and two tournaments returned after missing the 2006 season; the New Zealand Open skipped a season due to date changes,[2] and the German Masters having not been held in 2006, came back with a new sponsor and was re-titled as the Mercedes-Benz Championship.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.[3][4][1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse Winner[b] OWGR
points 		Other
tours[c] 		Notes
12 Nov HSBC Champions China US$5,000,000 South Korea Yang Yong-eun (1) 52 AFR, ANZ, ASA Limited-field event
19 Nov UBS Hong Kong Open Hong Kong US$2,000,000 Spain José Manuel Lara (1) 32 ASA
26 Nov MasterCard Masters Australia A$1,500,000 England Justin Rose (3) 30 ANZ New to European Tour
3 Dec Blue Chip New Zealand Open New Zealand NZ$1,500,000 Australia Nathan Green (1) 20 ANZ
10 Dec Alfred Dunhill Championship South Africa €1,000,000 Spain Álvaro Quirós (1) 18 AFR
17 Dec South African Airways Open South Africa €1,000,000 South Africa Ernie Els (23) 32 AFR[d]
14 Jan Joburg Open South Africa €1,000,000 Argentina Ariel Cañete (1) 20 AFR New tournament
21 Jan Abu Dhabi Golf Championship UAE US$2,000,000 England Paul Casey (8) 44
28 Jan Commercialbank Qatar Masters Qatar US$2,200,000 South Africa Retief Goosen (14) 48 ASA
4 Feb Dubai Desert Classic UAE US$2,400,000 Sweden Henrik Stenson (5) 50
11 Feb Maybank Malaysian Open Malaysia US$1,290,000 Sweden Peter Hedblom (2) 26 ASA
18 Feb Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open Indonesia US$1,000,000 Finland Mikko Ilonen (1) 20 ASA
25 Feb WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship United States US$8,000,000 Sweden Henrik Stenson (6) 76 World Golf Championship
4 Mar Johnnie Walker Classic Thailand £1,250,000 South Africa Anton Haig (1) 40 ANZ, ASA
11 Mar Clariden Leu Singapore Masters Singapore US$1,100,000 China Liang Wenchong (1) 30 ASA
18 Mar TCL Classic China US$1,000,000 Thailand Chapchai Nirat (1) 20 ASA
25 Mar Madeira Islands Open BPI Portugal €700,000 Argentina Daniel Vancsik (1) 24
25 Mar WGC-CA Championship United States US$8,000,000 United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 76 World Golf Championship
1 Apr Estoril Open de Portugal Portugal €1,250,000 Spain Pablo Martín (a) (1) 24
8 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$7,000,000 United States Zach Johnson (n/a) 100 Major championship
15 Apr Volvo China Open China US$2,000,000 Austria Markus Brier (2) 20 ASA
22 Apr BMW Asian Open China US$2,300,000 France Raphaël Jacquelin (2) 32 ASA
29 Apr Open de España Spain €2,000,000 South Africa Charl Schwartzel (2) 24
6 May Telecom Italia Open Italy €1,700,000 Spain Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (3) 24
13 May Valle Romano Open de Andalucía Spain €1,000,000 England Lee Westwood (17) 24 New tournament
20 May Irish Open Ireland €2,500,000 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (11) 28
27 May BMW PGA Championship England €4,350,000 Denmark Anders Hansen (2) 64 Flagship event
3 Jun Celtic Manor Wales Open Wales £1,500,000 South Africa Richard Sterne (2) 26
10 Jun BA-CA Golf Open Austria €1,300,000 Australia Richard Green (2) 24
17 Jun Open de Saint-Omer France €500,000 Spain Carl Suneson (1) 18 CHA
17 Jun U.S. Open United States US$7,000,000 Argentina Ángel Cabrera (4) 100 Major championship
24 Jun BMW International Open Germany €2,000,000 Sweden Niclas Fasth (6) 34
1 Jul Open de France Alstom France €4,000,000 England Graeme Storm (1) 30
8 Jul Smurfit Kappa European Open Ireland £2,400,000 Scotland Colin Montgomerie (31) 32
15 Jul Barclays Scottish Open Scotland £3,000,000 France Grégory Havret (2) 50
22 Jul The Open Championship Scotland £4,200,000 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (12) 100 Major championship
29 Jul Deutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe Germany €3,600,000 Argentina Andrés Romero (1) 40
5 Aug Russian Open Golf Championship Russia US$2,000,000 Sweden Per-Ulrik Johansson (6) 24
5 Aug WGC-Bridgestone Invitational United States US$8,000,000 United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 76 World Golf Championship
12 Aug PGA Championship United States US$7,000,000 United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 100 Major championship
19 Aug Scandinavian Masters Sweden €1,600,000 Finland Mikko Ilonen (2) 24
26 Aug KLM Open Netherlands €1,600,000 England Ross Fisher (1) 24
2 Sep Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles Scotland £1,400,000 Scotland Marc Warren (2) 24
9 Sep Omega European Masters Switzerland €2,000,000 Australia Brett Rumford (3) 30
16 Sep Mercedes-Benz Championship Germany €2,000,000 Denmark Søren Hansen (2) 40 Limited-field event
23 Sep Quinn Direct British Masters England £1,800,000 England Lee Westwood (18) 32
7 Oct Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Scotland US$5,000,000 England Nick Dougherty (2) 48 Pro-Am
14 Oct HSBC World Match Play Championship England £1,660,000 South Africa Ernie Els (24) 40 Limited-field event
14 Oct Open de Madrid Valle Romano Spain €900,000 Denmark Mads Vibe-Hastrup (1) 24
21 Oct Portugal Masters Portugal €3,000,000 England Steve Webster (2) 34 New tournament
28 Oct Mallorca Classic Spain €2,000,000 France Grégory Bourdy (1) 24
4 Nov Volvo Masters Spain €4,000,000 England Justin Rose (4) 46 Tour Championship

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 Winners OWGR
points 		Notes
30 Sep Seve Trophy Ireland n/a Team GB&I n/a Team event
25 Nov Omega Mission Hills World Cup China US$5,000,000 Scotland Colin Montgomerie and
Scotland Marc Warren 		n/a Team event

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[5][6]

Position Player Prize money (€)
1 England Justin Rose 2,944,945
2 South Africa Ernie Els 2,496,237
3 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington 2,463,742
4 Sweden Henrik Stenson 2,014,841
5 Sweden Niclas Fasth 1,919,339
6 Argentina Ángel Cabrera 1,753,024
7 Argentina Andrés Romero 1,741,707
8 Denmark Søren Hansen 1,692,054
9 South Africa Retief Goosen 1,478,245
10 England Lee Westwood 1,420,327

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Golfer of the Year Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington [7]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Germany Martin Kaymer [8]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Tiger Woods won 3 events, but was not a European Tour member.
  2. ^ 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 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.
  3. ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.
  4. ^ Sunshine Tour flagship event

References

  1. ^ a b "Euro Tour breaks 50 events mark". BBC Sport. 9 October 2006. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Shanghai kicks off 2007 Euro Tour". BBC Sport. 27 March 2006. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  3. ^ "2007 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  4. ^ "European Tour 2007". BBC Sport. 6 January 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  5. ^ "2007 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Rose wins Volvo Masters - and Order of Merit". The Guardian. 4 November 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Harrington voted golfer for the year". Today's Golfer. 12 December 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Kaymer named Rookie of the Year". CNN. 6 November 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2023.

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