2021 European Tour season
Duration21 January 2021 (2021-01-21) – 21 November 2021 (2021-11-21)
Number of official events40[a]
Most winsUnited States Collin Morikawa (3)
Race to DubaiUnited States Collin Morikawa
Player of the YearSpain Jon Rahm
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearGermany Matti Schmid
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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 England Tyrrell Hatton (6) 48 Rolex Series
31 Jan Omega Dubai Desert Classic UAE US$3,250,000 4,250 England Paul Casey (15) 48
7 Feb Saudi International Saudi Arabia US$3,500,000 4,250 United States Dustin Johnson (n/a) 54
28 Feb WGC-Workday Championship United States[d] US$10,500,000 8,000 United States 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 France Antoine Rozner (2) 24
21 Mar Magical Kenya Open Kenya €1,000,000 2,000 South Africa Justin Harding (2) 24
26 Mar Kenya Savannah Classic Kenya €1,000,000 2,000 South Africa Daniel van Tonder (1) 24 New tournament
28 Mar WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play United States US$10,500,000 8,000 United States Billy Horschel (1) 76 World Golf Championship
11 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$11,500,000 10,000 Japan Hideki Matsuyama (n/a) 100 Major championship
18 Apr[e] Austrian Golf Open Austria €1,000,000 2,000 United States John Catlin (3) 24
25 Apr Gran Canaria Lopesan Open Spain €1,500,000 2,750 South Africa Garrick Higgo (2) 24 New tournament
2 May[f]
18 Apr 		Tenerife Open Spain €1,500,000 2,750 South Africa Dean Burmester (2) 24
9 May Open de France France – – Cancelled[8] –
9 May[g] Canary Islands Championship Spain €1,500,000 2,750 South Africa Garrick Higgo (3) 24 New tournament
15 May Betfred British Masters England £1,850,000 3,500 England Richard Bland (1) 24
23 May PGA Championship United States US$12,000,000 10,000 United States Phil Mickelson (n/a) 100 Major championship
30 May Made in HimmerLand Denmark €1,500,000 2,750 Austria Bernd Wiesberger (8) 24
7 Jun Porsche European Open Germany €1,200,000 2,000 England Marcus Armitage (1) 24
13 Jun Scandinavian Mixed Sweden €1,000,000 2,000 Northern Ireland Jonathan Caldwell (1) 24 LET Mixed event[h]
20 Jun U.S. Open United States US$12,500,000 10,000 Spain Jon Rahm (7) 100 Major championship
27 Jun BMW International Open Germany €1,500,000 2,750 Norway Viktor Hovland (1) 24
4 Jul Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Ireland €3,000,000 4,250 Australia Lucas Herbert (2) 28
11 Jul Abrdn Scottish Open Scotland US$8,000,000 8,000 Australia Min Woo Lee (2) 56 Rolex Series
18 Jul The Open Championship England US$11,500,000 10,000 United States Collin Morikawa (3) 100 Major championship
25 Jul Cazoo Open Wales €1,250,000 2,000 Spain Nacho Elvira (1) 24
1 Aug ISPS Handa World Invitational Northern Ireland US$1,500,000 2,000 England Daniel Gavins (1) 24 New to European Tour
8 Aug Hero Open Scotland €1,250,000 2,000 Scotland Grant Forrest (1) 24
8 Aug WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational United States US$10,500,000 8,000 Mexico Abraham Ancer (1) 74 World Golf Championship
15 Aug Cazoo Classic England €1,250,000 2,000 Scotland Calum Hill (1) 24
22 Aug D+D Real Czech Masters Czech Republic €1,000,000 2,000 United States Johannes Veerman (1) 24
29 Aug Omega European Masters Switzerland €2,000,000 2,750 Denmark Rasmus Højgaard (3) 24
5 Sep DS Automobiles Italian Open Italy €3,000,000 4,250 Denmark Nicolai Højgaard (1) 28
12 Sep BMW PGA Championship England US$8,000,000 8,000 United States Billy Horschel (2) 64 Flagship event[i]
19 Sep Dutch Open Netherlands €1,000,000 2,000 Sweden Kristoffer Broberg (2) 24
3 Oct Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Scotland US$5,000,000 5,500 England Danny Willett (8) 30 Pro-Am
10 Oct Acciona Open de España Spain €1,500,000 2,750 Spain Rafa Cabrera-Bello (4) 24
17 Oct Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters Spain €3,000,000 4,250 England Matt Fitzpatrick (7) 30
24 Oct Trophée Hassan II Morocco – – Cancelled[10] –
24 Oct[j] Mallorca Golf Open Spain €1,000,000 2,000 Denmark 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 Belgium 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 Denmark Joachim B. Hansen (2) 24
21 Nov DP World Tour Championship, Dubai UAE US$9,000,000 12,000 United States 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.

Date Tournament Host country Purse Winner(s) OWGR
points 		Notes
1 Aug Olympic Games Japan n/a United States Xander Schauffele 50 Limited-field event
26 Sep Ryder Cup United States n/a Team USA 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.[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 United States 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 United States 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 Spain Rahm T5
387		 T8
181		 1st
1665		 T3
564 		T32
66		 T5
265		 • • 7th
240		 • • 3,403 9 3.6 0.7[m]
4 England 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 England 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 Australia 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 England 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 Denmark N. Højgaard • • • • • • • • • T20
91		 T4
555 		T7
46		 T4
100		 1st
710		 T2
205 		1,954 22 1.2
9 Scotland 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 Mexico 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

Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Seve Ballesteros Award) Spain Jon Rahm [18]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Germany Matti Schmid [19]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A further seven tournaments were scheduled but were either cancelled, postponed or otherwise removed from the schedule.
  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.
  3. ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; ASA − Asian Tour; LET − Ladies European Tour.
  4. ^ Moved from Mexico due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
  5. ^ Added to the schedule following the postponement of the Portugal Masters.[6]
  6. ^ Rescheduled following the postponement of the Portugal Masters.[7]
  7. ^ Added to the schedule following the cancellation of the Open de France.[9]
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ a b Also a Rolex Series tournament.
  10. ^ Event added to the schedule in September in place of the Trophée Hassan II, which was cancelled earlier in the year.[11]
  11. ^ Event proceeded as a sole-sanctioned China Tour event.[11]
  12. ^ Postponed from April to November due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][11][14]
  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. ^ "2021 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  4. ^ Schupak, Adam (14 January 2021). "WGC-Mexico Championship moves to The Concession in Florida due to COVID-19 concerns". Golfweek. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  5. ^ "European Tour's Oman Open postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic". ESPN. Associated Press. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Austrian Golf Open added to 2021 European Tour schedule". European Tour. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  7. ^ a b 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.
  8. ^ "European Tour: Open de France returns to Le Golf National in 2022". European Tour. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Tenerife Championship added to 2021 schedule". European Tour. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  10. ^ "European Tour statement on the Trophée Hassan II". European Tour. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  11. ^ a b c "China Open removed, Portugal Masters added to European Tour". AP News. Associated Press. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Indian Open golf cancelled due to COVID, once again". Olympics. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  13. ^ Harig, Bob (31 August 2021). "PGA may ban fans for 'Brooksy' taunts in wake of Bryson Dechambeau-Brooks Koepka drama". ESPN. Retrieved 11 October 2023. The WGC-HSBC Champions in China, scheduled for the week following Zozo, is being canceled for the second consecutive year.
  14. ^ "Portugal Masters added to 2021 European Tour schedule". European Tour. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Nedbank Golf Challenge cancelled for second year in a row". News24. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  16. ^ "2021 Race to Dubai". European Tour. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  17. ^ "Morikawa becomes 1st American to be European Tour's No 1". USA Today. Associated Press. 21 November 2021.
  18. ^ "Jon Rahm wins 2021 Seve Ballesteros Award". European Tour. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  19. ^ "Matti Schmid wins Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Award". Gulf News. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2023.

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