PGA European Tour
The PGA European Tour is an organization headquartered at the Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey , England . It operates the three leading professional golf tournament series in Europe :
- The European Tour (the top division)
- The Challenge Tour (the second highest division)
- The European Seniors Tour (for professionals over 50 years of age)
Originally held as a purely European tour, the European Tour has expanded more and more and now organizes tournaments on all parts of the world, with the exception of North America, which is reserved for the US PGA TOUR . The four so-called majors ( Masters , US Open , The Open Championship and PGA Championship ) are now part of both the PGA European Tour and the PGA TOUR, with the event being incumbent on third organizations.
The PGA European Tour also organizes the Ryder Cup in cooperation with the PGA of America .
Qualification criteria
The first 110 golfers of the Race to Dubai (European Tour money list) of the past season are eligible to play for the following season. The ranking of the Race to Dubai after the end of the regular playing time before the 'Final Series' is decisive for this classification . The first 15 participants in the second-class Challenge Tour are also eligible to play in the Race to Dubai . The PGA European Tour also holds several qualifying tournaments every autumn, the PGA European Tour Qualifying School in three qualifying stages , during which the first 30 of the Final Qualifying Stage are eligible to play on the European Tour for the following year.
The Race to Dubai
At the start of the 2009 season, the traditional money list of the European Tour, the European Tour Order of Merit, was replaced by The Race to Dubai .
The Race to Dubai is a competition series endowed with a bonus prize pool consisting of all tournaments of the European Tour of a season that are relevant for the money list. It will end with the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, which is one of the most highly endowed golf tournaments in the world with a current prize money of USD 8 million. The players in ranks 1 to 60 in the Race to Dubai after completing the tournament in the previous week qualify for the season-ending tournament.
The overall winner of The Race to Dubai will receive a 10-year eligibility to play on the European Tour and, as before, the Harry Vardon Trophy .
In 2011 and 2012 the season or The Race to Dubai started in January and ended in December (2011) and November (2012) with the Dubai World Championship. Since 2013, the season or The Race to Dubai has already started in December (2012/2013), November (2013/2014) and December (2014/2015). Since 2013, the season has ended with the Final Series consisting of four tournaments with the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai as the highlight. In 2014, a points system was introduced for the Final Series , with the top 15 sharing the bonus pool of US $ 5 million at the end.
| year | winner | country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Jon Rahm |
 Spain
|
5,898,300 |
| 2018 | Francesco Molinari |
 Italy
|
6,041,521 |
| 2017 | Tommy Fleetwood |
 England
|
5,386,955 |
| 2016 | Henrik Stenson |
 Sweden
|
5,289,506 |
| 2015 | Rory McIlroy |
 Northern Ireland
|
4,727,253 |
| 2014 | Rory McIlroy |
Northern Ireland
|
7,149,503 |
| 2013 | Henrik Stenson |
Sweden
|
4,103,796 |
| year | winner | country | Earnings (€) |
| 2012 | Rory McIlroy |
Northern Ireland
|
5,519,118 |
| 2011 | Luke Donald |
England
|
5,323,400 |
| 2010 | Martin Kaymer |
 Germany
|
4,461,010 |
| 2009 | Lee Westwood |
England
|
4,237,762 |
European Tour Order of Merit
The tour's money list is in euros, although a good half of the prize money is in British pounds or US dollars. In this case, the conversion rate at the time of the tournament will be used. The respective winner was awarded the Harry Vardon Trophy at the end of the season .
| year | winner | country | Earnings (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Robert Karlsson |
Sweden
|
2,732,748 |
| 2007 | Justin Rose |
England
|
2,944,945 |
| 2006 | Pádraig Harrington |
 Ireland
|
2,489,337 |
| 2005 | Colin Montgomerie |
 Scotland
|
2,794,223 |
| 2004 | Ernie Els |
 South Africa
|
4,061,904 |
| 2003 | Ernie Els |
South Africa
|
2,975,374 |
| 2002 | Retief Goosen |
South Africa
|
2,360,127 |
| 2001 | Retief Goosen |
South Africa
|
2,862,806 |
| 2000 | Lee Westwood |
England
|
3,125,146 |
| 1999 | Colin Montgomerie |
Scotland
|
1,822,880 |
Until 1998, calculations were made in British pounds.
| year | winner | country | Earnings (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Colin Montgomerie |
Scotland
|
993.077 |
| 1997 | Colin Montgomerie |
Scotland
|
798.947 |
| 1996 | Colin Montgomerie |
Scotland
|
875.146 |
| 1995 | Colin Montgomerie |
Scotland
|
835.051 |
| 1994 | Colin Montgomerie |
Scotland
|
762.719 |
| 1993 | Colin Montgomerie |
Scotland
|
613,682 |
| 1992 | Nick Faldo |
England
|
708.522 |
| 1991 | Seve Ballesteros |
Spain
|
545.353 |
| 1990 | Ian Woosnam |
 Wales
|
574.166 |
| 1989 | Ronan Rafferty |
Northern Ireland
|
400.311 |
| 1988 | Seve Ballesteros |
Spain
|
451,559 |
| 1987 | Ian Woosnam |
Wales
|
253.717 |
| 1986 | Seve Ballesteros |
Spain
|
242.208 |
| 1985 | Sandy Lyle |
Scotland
|
162,552 |
| 1984 | Bernhard Langer |
Germany
|
139,344 |
| 1983 | Nick Faldo |
England
|
119,416 |
| 1982 | Greg Norman |
 Australia
|
66,405 |
| 1981 | Bernhard Langer |
Germany
|
81,036 |
| 1980 | Greg Norman |
Australia
|
74,828 |
| 1979 | Sandy Lyle |
Scotland
|
49,232 |
| 1978 | Seve Ballesteros |
Spain
|
54,348 |
| 1977 | Seve Ballesteros |
Spain
|
46,435 |
| 1976 | Seve Ballesteros |
Spain
|
39.503 |
| 1975 | Dale Hayes |
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|
20,507 |
Before 1975, the Order of Merit was based on a points system, which means that the winner may not have won the most of the prize money.
| year | winner | country | Earnings (£) | Winner on merit | country | Earnings (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Peter Oosterhuis |
England
|
32,127 | Peter Oosterhuis |
England
|
32,127 |
| 1973 | Peter Oosterhuis |
England
|
17,455 | Tony Jacklin |
England
|
24,840 |
| 1972 | Peter Oosterhuis |
England
|
18,525 | Peter Oosterhuis |
England
|
18,525 |
| 1971 | Peter Oosterhuis |
England
|
9,270 | Neil Coles |
England
|
10,480 |
The European Tour didn't officially start until 1972, but there is a 1971 earnings list on the official website and unofficial or semi-official earnings lists existed before that.
Most victories on the European Tour
| rank | Surname | nation | Victories | Period of time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seve Ballesteros |
Spain
|
50 | 1976-1995 |
| 2 | Bernhard Langer |
Germany
|
40 | 1980-2002 |
| 3 | Colin Montgomerie |
Scotland
|
31 | 1989-2007 |
| 4th | Ian Woosnam |
Wales
|
28 | 1982-1997 |
| 5 | Nick Faldo |
England
|
27 | 1977-1994 |
| 6th | Ernie Els |
South Africa
|
24 | 1994-2007 |
| Lee Westwood |
England
|
24 | 1996-2018 | |
| 8th | José María Olazábal |
Spain
|
22nd | 1986-2005 |
| 9 | Sam Torrance |
Scotland
|
21st | 1976-1998 |
See also
- Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Award for the best newcomer of the year
Innovation hub
In September 2019, the European Tour and Tata Communications launched the Innovation Hub. This global competition offers start-ups the opportunity to turn concepts into reality.
- 2020 winner: Alugha
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ What is the Race to Dubai? europeantour.com, accessed on January 7, 2020 (English).
- ^ Lars Kretzschmar: Race to Dubai: This is how the season finale of the European Tour works. In: golfpost.de. January 5, 2019, accessed January 7, 2020 .
- ↑ European Tour And Tata Communications Launch Innovation Hub Forbes , September 2019 (English)
- ↑ Innovation award for alugha European Tour, April 2020 (English)