2014 European Tour season
Duration21 November 2013 (2013-11-21) – 23 November 2014 (2014-11-23)
Number of official events49
Most winsNorthern Ireland Rory McIlroy (4)
Race to DubaiNorthern Ireland Rory McIlroy
Golfer of the YearNorthern Ireland Rory McIlroy
Players' Player of the YearNorthern Ireland Rory McIlroy
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearUnited States Brooks Koepka
Graduate of the YearUnited States Brooks Koepka
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The 2014 European Tour was the 43rd season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

Changes for 2014

New tournaments for the 2014 season were the Made in Denmark, D+D Real Czech Masters tournaments and the EurAsia Cup team event between the European Tour and the Asian Tour.[1] Lost from the schedule were the Avantha Masters[2] and the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles, with the venue hosting the 2014 Ryder Cup. In addition, the Ballantine's Championship moved from South Korea to Singapore and was renamed as The Championship at Laguna National.[3] A third new tournament, the NH Collection Open, a dual-ranking event with the second-tier Challenge Tour, was later added to the schedule.[4]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2014 season.[5]

Date Tournament Host country Purse Winner[a] OWGR
points 		Other
tours[b] 		Notes
24 Nov South African Open Championship South Africa €1,100,000 Denmark Morten Ørum Madsen (1) 32 AFR[c]
1 Dec Alfred Dunhill Championship South Africa €1,500,000 South Africa Charl Schwartzel (9) 22 AFR
8 Dec Hong Kong Open Hong Kong US$1,300,000 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (20) 20 ASA
8 Dec Nedbank Golf Challenge South Africa US$6,500,000 Denmark Thomas Bjørn (15) 46 AFR New to European Tour
Limited-field event
14 Dec Nelson Mandela Championship South Africa €1,000,000 South Africa Dawie van der Walt (2) 20 AFR
12 Jan Volvo Golf Champions South Africa US$4,000,000 South Africa Louis Oosthuizen (7) 34 Limited-field event
19 Jan Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship UAE US$2,700,000 Spain Pablo Larrazábal (3) 48
25 Jan Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Qatar US$2,500,000 Spain Sergio García (11) 44
2 Feb Omega Dubai Desert Classic UAE US$2,500,000 Scotland Stephen Gallacher (3) 48
9 Feb Joburg Open South Africa €1,300,000 South Africa George Coetzee (1) 20 AFR
16 Feb Africa Open South Africa €1,000,000 South Africa Thomas Aiken (3) 20 AFR
23 Feb WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship United States US$9,000,000 Australia Jason Day (n/a) 72 World Golf Championship
2 Mar Tshwane Open South Africa €1,500,000 England Ross Fisher (5) 20 AFR
9 Mar WGC-Cadillac Championship United States US$9,000,000 United States Patrick Reed (1) 76 World Golf Championship
16 Mar Trophée Hassan II Morocco €1,500,000 Spain Alejandro Cañizares (2) 24
6 Apr NH Collection Open Spain €600,000 Italy Marco Crespi (1) 18 CHA New tournament
13 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$9,000,000 United States Bubba Watson (n/a) 100 Major championship
20 Apr Maybank Malaysian Open Malaysia US$2,750,000 England Lee Westwood (23) 32 ASA
27 Apr Volvo China Open China CN¥20,000,000 France Alexander Lévy (1) 32 ONE
4 May The Championship at Laguna National Singapore US$1,500,000 Chile Felipe Aguilar (2) 22 ASA
11 May Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI Portugal €600,000 England Daniel Brooks (1) 18 CHA
18 May Open de España Spain €1,500,000 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (21) 30
25 May BMW PGA Championship England €4,750,000 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (6) 64 Flagship event
1 Jun Nordea Masters Sweden €1,500,000 Thailand Thongchai Jaidee (6) 36
8 Jun Lyoness Open Austria €1,000,000 Sweden Mikael Lundberg (3) 24
15 Jun U.S. Open United States US$9,000,000 Germany Martin Kaymer (11) 100 Major championship
22 Jun Irish Open Ireland €2,000,000 Finland Mikko Ilonen (4) 26
29 Jun BMW International Open Germany €2,000,000 Paraguay Fabrizio Zanotti (1) 42
6 Jul Alstom Open de France France €3,000,000 Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell (10) 36
13 Jul Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open Scotland £3,000,000 England Justin Rose (7) 52
20 Jul The Open Championship England £5,400,000 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (7) 100 Major championship
27 Jul M2M Russian Open Russia €1,000,000 England David Horsey (3) 24
3 Aug WGC-Bridgestone Invitational United States US$9,000,000 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (8) 76 World Golf Championship
10 Aug PGA Championship United States US$10,000,000 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (9) 100 Major championship
17 Aug Made in Denmark Denmark €1,500,000 Scotland Marc Warren (3) 24 New tournament
24 Aug D+D Real Czech Masters Czech Republic €1,000,000 Wales Jamie Donaldson (3) 24 New tournament
31 Aug Open d'Italia Italy €1,500,000 South Africa Hennie Otto (3) 24
7 Sep Omega European Masters Switzerland €2,300,000 United States David Lipsky (1) 30 ASA
14 Sep KLM Open Netherlands €1,800,000 England Paul Casey (13) 28
21 Sep ISPS Handa Wales Open Wales £1,800,000 Netherlands Joost Luiten (4) 30
5 Oct Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Scotland US$5,000,000 England Oliver Wilson (1) 44 Pro-Am
12 Oct Portugal Masters Portugal €2,000,000 France Alexander Lévy (2) 24
19 Oct Volvo World Match Play Championship England €2,250,000 Finland Mikko Ilonen (5) 28 Limited-field event
19 Oct Hong Kong Open Hong Kong US$1,300,000 Australia Scott Hend (1) 19 ASA
26 Oct Perth International Australia A$1,750,000 Denmark Thorbjørn Olesen (2) 22 ANZ
2 Nov BMW Masters China US$7,000,000 Germany Marcel Siem (4) 46 Race to Dubai finals series
9 Nov WGC-HSBC Champions China US$8,500,000 United States Bubba Watson (n/a) 68 World Golf Championship
Race to Dubai finals series
16 Nov Turkish Airlines Open Turkey US$7,000,000 United States Brooks Koepka (1) 48 Race to Dubai finals series
23 Nov DP World Tour Championship, Dubai UAE US$8,000,000 Sweden Henrik Stenson (9) 56 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 Winners OWGR
points 		Notes
29 Mar EurAsia Cup Malaysia n/a Tied n/a New team event
28 Sep Ryder Cup Scotland n/a Team Europe n/a Team event

Location of tournaments

Race to Dubai

The Race to Dubai was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[6][7][8][9]

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 7 8 Reg.
points 		Bon.
($) 		Total
points
1 Northern Ireland McIlroy T8 T23 1st 1st T17 T25 1st • 1st • • T2 T2 T9 T2 15 6,149,023 1,250,000 7,149,503
2 Sweden Stenson T14 T4 T39 T3 T17 T16 T19 T24 T7 • T3 1st 4th T5 5th T2 2nd 20 4,340,786 800,000 4,981,093
3 England Rose T14 T12 T23 T24 T17 T34 T4 T48 25th T4 • T2 T7 1st 14 2,756,185 530,000 3,180,388
4 Wales Donaldson T14 CUT CUT T24 T33 T2 T37 T24 T30 T4 T19 T12 T2 T5 T5 1st 7th T4 25 2,738,012 400,000 3,058,166
5 France Dubuisson CUT T28 T9 T7 2nd T62 T31 WD • T21 T15 T2 T5 T2 T5 2nd 23 2,686,390 350,000 2,966,524
6 Spain García CUT T35 T2 T35 T9 T16 2nd T28 WD • T25 T12 T2 1st 17 2,621,814 300,000 2,861,930
7 Germany Siem • T12 • • • • • T48 T7 1st T8 T39 22 2,539,276 250,000 2,739,373
8 United States Koepka • T4 T67 T15 • • • • CUT T48 1st T42 T3 T3 T9 15 2,471,796 200,000 2,631,873
9 France Lévy • • • T30 • • T58 T14 T12 T2 T11 T26 1st 1st 30 2,316,692 170,000 2,452,757
10 Republic of Ireland Lowry • CUT T9 T46 • • • 34th 2nd T16 T25 5th T4 T2 T6 T9 27 2,053,806 150,000 2,173,864
11 Netherlands Luiten T26 CUT CUT 26th T33 T13 T56 T28 T12 T13 T25 T9 T3 6th 4th 3rd T4 T5 1st 3rd 27 2,046,118 140,000 2,158,172
12 Denmark Bjørn T8 • T26 CUT T17 T44 T15 T41 T3 T24 • T36 1st T10 T10 T8 T4 26 2,018,352 130,000 2,122,402
13 England Poulter T20 T17 CUT T58 T33 T52 T52 T6 T26 T48 2nd T21 T5 15 1,996,523 120,000 2,092,569
14 Northern Ireland McDowell CUT T28 T9 T46 T5 T9 T8 T3 • T16 • T47 T6 1st T9 15 1,961,314 110,000 2,049,356
15 Germany Kaymer T31 1st 70th CUT T33 T58 T56 T6 T12 • T60 T39 18 1,960,512 100,000 2,040,550
  Win
  Top 10
  Made cut
  Missed cut
  Withdrew
• Did not play

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Golfer of the Year Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy [10]
Players' Player of the Year Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy [11]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year United States Brooks Koepka [12]
Graduate of the Year United States Brooks Koepka [11]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.
  3. ^ Sunshine Tour flagship event
  4. ^ The WGC-HSBC Champions was also a Race to Dubai finals series event.

References

  1. ^ "The European Tour schedule for the coming year has been unveiled". Sky Sports. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  2. ^ "India loses top golf event Avantha Masters due to falling rupee". The Times of India. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Laguna National to host 'The Championship'". European Tour. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  4. ^ "La Reserva de Sotogrande to host 2014 European Tour event". Golf Monthly. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  5. ^ "2014 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  6. ^ Roberts, Andy (18 March 2014). "European Tour freshens up 2014 Race to Dubai". GolfMagic. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  7. ^ Jones, Matt (23 November 2014). "Race to Dubai 2014 Standings: Final Rankings and Prize Money Payouts". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Facts & stats | European Tour Race to Dubai 2014 final rankings". Par Golf. January 2015. p. 16. Retrieved 11 February 2021 – via Issuu.
  9. ^ Butler, Michael (16 November 2014). "Rory McIlroy wins Race to Dubai after Brooks Koepka wins in Turkey". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Rory McIlroy wins European Tour Player of Year award". BBC Sport. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  11. ^ a b "McIlroy wins Golfer of the Year, Player of the Year". The Irish Times. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2023. American Brooks Koepka was another double winner as he received the Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Award and the Challenge Tour Graduate of the Year Award, after winning November's Turkish Airlines Open to go with four other top-10 finishes.
  12. ^ "European Tour: Brooks Koepka named Rookie of the Year". Sky Sports. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2023.

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