2013 European Tour season
Duration6 December 2012 (2012-12-06) – 17 November 2013 (2013-11-17)
Number of official events45
Most winsNetherlands Joost Luiten (2)[a]
Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell (2)
Australia Brett Rumford (2)
Race to DubaiSweden Henrik Stenson
Golfer of the YearSweden Henrik Stenson
Players' Player of the YearSweden Henrik Stenson
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearUnited States Peter Uihlein
Graduate of the YearSouth Africa Justin Walters
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The 2013 European Tour was the 42nd season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

Changes for 2013

New for 2013 was the "Final Series", consisting of the final four tournaments of the season: BMW Masters, WGC-HSBC Champions, Turkish Airlines Open, and DP World Tour Championship, Dubai; with a requirement to play in two of the first three in order to compete in the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai. In addition, participation in the first three events accrued a 20% bonus in the Race to Dubai standings for those events.[1]

There were several changes from the 2012 season. Additions for 2013 were the season opening Nelson Mandela Championship, the Tshwane Open, the returning Russian Open and the Turkish Airlines Open. Dropped from the schedule were the Sicilian Open and the Barclays Singapore Open; the UBS Hong Kong Open and the South African Open were also missing from the 2013 schedule as they were played in late in the year as part of the 2014 season.

Rule changes

In a change to the European Tour's membership criteria, from 2013 the Ryder Cup, Presidents Cup and Seve Trophy were included in the 13-event minimum requirement. The move was seen as an attempt to retain leading European players based in the United States on the PGA Tour, and attract top Americans to join the tour.[2]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.[3]

Date Tournament Host country Purse Winner[b] OWGR
points 		Other
tours[c] 		Notes
9 Dec Nelson Mandela Championship South Africa €1,000,000 Scotland Scott Jamieson (1) 20 AFR New tournament
16 Dec Alfred Dunhill Championship South Africa €1,500,000 South Africa Charl Schwartzel (8) 28 AFR
13 Jan Volvo Golf Champions South Africa €2,000,000 South Africa Louis Oosthuizen (6) 38 Limited-field event
20 Jan Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship UAE US$2,700,000 Wales Jamie Donaldson (2) 54
26 Jan Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Qatar US$2,500,000 England Chris Wood (1) 48
3 Feb Omega Dubai Desert Classic UAE US$2,500,000 Scotland Stephen Gallacher (2) 36
10 Feb Joburg Open South Africa €1,300,000 South Africa Richard Sterne (6) 22 AFR
17 Feb Africa Open South Africa €1,000,000 South Africa Darren Fichardt (4) 20 AFR
24 Feb WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship United States US$8,750,000 United States Matt Kuchar (n/a) 74 World Golf Championship
3 Mar Tshwane Open South Africa €1,500,000 South Africa Dawie van der Walt (1) 20 AFR New tournament
10 Mar WGC-Cadillac Championship United States US$8,750,000 United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 74 World Golf Championship
17 Mar Avantha Masters India €1,800,000 South Africa Thomas Aiken (2) 20 ASA
24 Mar Maybank Malaysian Open Malaysia US$2,750,000 Thailand Kiradech Aphibarnrat (1) 38 ASA
31 Mar Trophée Hassan II Morocco €1,500,000 Germany Marcel Siem (3) 24
14 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$8,000,000 Australia Adam Scott (9) 100 Major championship
21 Apr Open de España Spain €1,500,000 France Raphaël Jacquelin (4) 24
28 Apr Ballantine's Championship South Korea €2,205,000 Australia Brett Rumford (4) 34 ASA, KOR
5 May Volvo China Open China CN¥20,000,000 Australia Brett Rumford (5) 28 ONE
19 May Volvo World Match Play Championship Bulgaria €3,000,000 Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell (8) 32 Limited-field event
19 May Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI Portugal €600,000 United States Peter Uihlein (1) 18 CHA
26 May BMW PGA Championship England €4,750,000 Italy Matteo Manassero (4) 64 Flagship event
2 Jun Nordea Masters Sweden €1,500,000 Finland Mikko Ilonen (3) 28
9 Jun Lyoness Open Austria €1,000,000 Netherlands Joost Luiten (2) 24
16 Jun Najeti Hotels et Golfs Open France €500,000 Republic of Ireland Simon Thornton (1) 18 CHA
16 Jun U.S. Open United States US$8,000,000 England Justin Rose (6) 100 Major championship
23 Jun BMW International Open Germany €2,000,000 South Africa Ernie Els (28) 32
30 Jun Irish Open Ireland €2,000,000 England Paul Casey (12) 32
7 Jul Alstom Open de France France €3,000,000 Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell (9) 44
14 Jul Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open Scotland £3,000,000 United States Phil Mickelson (n/a) 42
21 Jul The Open Championship Scotland £5,250,000 United States Phil Mickelson (n/a) 100 Major championship
28 Jul M2M Russian Open Russia €1,000,000 Northern Ireland Michael Hoey (5) 24
4 Aug WGC-Bridgestone Invitational United States US$8,750,000 United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 76 World Golf Championship
11 Aug PGA Championship United States US$8,000,000 United States Jason Dufner (n/a) 100 Major championship
25 Aug Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles Scotland £1,400,000 England Tommy Fleetwood (1) 24
1 Sep ISPS Handa Wales Open Wales £1,800,000 France Grégory Bourdy (4) 24
8 Sep Omega European Masters Switzerland €2,200,000 Denmark Thomas Bjørn (14) 30 ASA
15 Sep KLM Open Netherlands €1,800,000 Netherlands Joost Luiten (3) 24
22 Sep Open d'Italia Lindt Italy €1,500,000 France Julien Quesne (2) 24
29 Sep Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Scotland US$5,000,000 England David Howell (5) 36 Pro-Am
13 Oct Portugal Masters Portugal €2,000,000 England David Lynn (2) 32
20 Oct ISPS Handa Perth International Australia US$2,000,000 South Korea Jin Jeong (1) 20 ANZ
27 Oct BMW Masters China US$7,000,000 Spain Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (7) 50 Race to Dubai finals series
3 Nov WGC-HSBC Champions China US$8,500,000 United States Dustin Johnson (n/a) 66 World Golf Championship
Race to Dubai finals series
10 Nov Turkish Airlines Open Turkey US$7,500,000 France Victor Dubuisson (1) 52 New tournament
Race to Dubai finals series
17 Nov DP World Tour Championship, Dubai UAE US$8,000,000 Sweden Henrik Stenson (8) 54 Race to Dubai finals series

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 Winner(s) OWGR
points 		Notes
6 Oct Seve Trophy France €1,750,000 Team Continental Europe n/a Team event
24 Nov ISPS Handa World Cup of Golf Australia US$1,000,000 Australia Jason Day and
Australia Adam Scott 		n/a Team event
World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy US$7,000,000 Australia Jason Day 40

Location of tournaments

Race to Dubai

The Race to Dubai was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[4][5][6]

Pos. Player Majors WGCs Flagship event and R2D finals series[d] Top 10s in other ET events Tmts Points and money
Mas USO Opn PGA WGC
MP 		WGC
Cad 		WGC
Inv 		WGC
Cha 		BMW
PGA 		BMW
Mas 		Tur DPW
TC 		1 2 3 4 5 6 Reg.
points 		FS
bonus
($) 		Bon.
($) 		Total
points
1 Sweden Stenson T18 T21 2nd 3rd T33 • T2 T31 • T34 T7 1st 17 3,321,298 43,372 1,000,000 4,103,796
2 England Poulter CUT T21 T3 T61 4th T28 T19 2nd CUT T15 T5 2nd 14 2,515,369 176,929 650,000 2,969,469
3 England Rose T25 1st CUT T33 T17 T8 T17 5th T50 • T3 T10 T2 13 2,295,813 – 500,000 2,776,244
4 Northern Ireland McDowell CUT CUT T58 T12 T5 T3 T40 3rd CUT T53 • T17 1st 1st 14 2,143,134 – 375,000 2,512,696
5 Wales Donaldson CUT T32 T32 WD T33 T63 T17 T8 T37 T34 2nd T8 1st T6 T6 23 1,796,974 143,924 325,000 2,181,113
6 France Dubuisson • • • • • • • • CUT T44 1st 3rd T9 T9 T9 T4 3rd 3rd 21 1,828,415 – 275,000 1,920,805
7 Spain F'dez-Castaño T20 T10 T54 CUT T9 T43 T38 T39 T62 1st • T37 T9 T9 T8 22 1,600,853 – 225,000 1,804,112
8 South Africa Sterne T25 • T21 CUT T17 T12 T9 T39 T57 T31 T36 T14 T7 2nd 1st T9 2nd 22 1,533,902 23,765 175,000 1,687,014
9 Thailand Jaidee • CUT T32 T47 T33 • • T46 T40 T2 T29 T47 3rd T9 T9 T6 2nd T9 25 1,388,018 105,112 125,000 1,659,433
10 Denmark Bjørn T46 • T73 CUT T33 • • T39 T40 T5 T18 T21 T9 T8 2nd 2nd T8 1st 26 1,415,529 57,295 100,000 1,546,735
  Win
  Top 10
  Made cut
  Missed cut
  Withdrew
• Did not play

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Golfer of the Year Sweden Henrik Stenson [7]
Players' Player of the Year Sweden Henrik Stenson [8]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year United States Peter Uihlein [9]
Graduate of the Year South Africa Justin Walters [10]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods also won 2 events, but were not European Tour members.
  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; KOR − Korean Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.
  4. ^ The WGC-HSBC Champions was also a Race to Dubai finals series event.

References

  1. ^ O'Reilly, Jake (27 November 2012). "European Tour Announce 2013 Schedule Including New £19 Million 'Final Series'". Today's Golfer. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  2. ^ Hoggard, Rex (10 October 2012). "Pres. Cup, Ryder Cup, Seve Trophy to count for Euro Tour". Golf Channel. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. ^ "2013 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  4. ^ "The Final Series – Eligibility criteria". European Tour. Retrieved 8 February 2021 – via Yumpu.
  5. ^ Davenport, Ryan (17 November 2013). "Race to Dubai 2013 Standings: Final Rankings and Prize Money Earnings". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  6. ^ Alexander, Kit (18 November 2013). "Stenson clinches Race to Dubai with DP World Tour Championship win". Today's Golfer. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  7. ^ Carter, Iain (17 December 2013). "Henrik Stenson wins European Tour's Golfer of the Year award". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  8. ^ "The Players' Awards - an evening of celebration". European Tour. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2023. Henrik Stenson was crowned Players' Player of the Year last night...
  9. ^ Dennett, Craig (19 November 2013). "Uihlein wins Euro rookie award". Bunkered. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Justin Walters named as inaugural Challenge Tour Graduate of the Year". European Tour. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2023.

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