2021 European Tour

2021 European Tour season
Duration	21 January 2021 – 21 November 2021
Number of official events	40
Most wins	Collin Morikawa (3)
Race to Dubai	Collin Morikawa
Player of the Year	Jon Rahm
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	Matti Schmid
	← 2020 2022 →

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	Tyrrell Hatton (6)	48		Rolex Series
31 Jan	Omega Dubai Desert Classic	UAE	US$3,250,000	4,250	Paul Casey (15)	48
7 Feb	Saudi International	Saudi Arabia	US$3,500,000	4,250	Dustin Johnson (n/a)	54
28 Feb	WGC-Workday Championship	United States^[d]	US$10,500,000	8,000	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	Antoine Rozner (2)	24
21 Mar	Magical Kenya Open	Kenya	€1,000,000	2,000	Justin Harding (2)	24
26 Mar	Kenya Savannah Classic	Kenya	€1,000,000	2,000	Daniel van Tonder (1)	24		New tournament
28 Mar	WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play	United States	US$10,500,000	8,000	Billy Horschel (1)	76		World Golf Championship
11 Apr	Masters Tournament	United States	US$11,500,000	10,000	Hideki Matsuyama (n/a)	100		Major championship
18 Apr^[e]	Austrian Golf Open	Austria	€1,000,000	2,000	John Catlin (3)	24
25 Apr	Gran Canaria Lopesan Open	Spain	€1,500,000	2,750	Garrick Higgo (2)	24		New tournament
2 May^[f] ~~18 Apr~~	Tenerife Open	Spain	€1,500,000	2,750	Dean Burmester (2)	24
~~9 May~~	Open de France	France	–	–	Cancelled^[8]	–
9 May^[g]	Canary Islands Championship	Spain	€1,500,000	2,750	Garrick Higgo (3)	24		New tournament
15 May	Betfred British Masters	England	£1,850,000	3,500	Richard Bland (1)	24
23 May	PGA Championship	United States	US$12,000,000	10,000	Phil Mickelson (n/a)	100		Major championship
30 May	Made in HimmerLand	Denmark	€1,500,000	2,750	Bernd Wiesberger (8)	24
7 Jun	Porsche European Open	Germany	€1,200,000	2,000	Marcus Armitage (1)	24
13 Jun	Scandinavian Mixed	Sweden	€1,000,000	2,000	Jonathan Caldwell (1)	24	LET	Mixed event^[h]
20 Jun	U.S. Open	United States	US$12,500,000	10,000	Jon Rahm (7)	100		Major championship
27 Jun	BMW International Open	Germany	€1,500,000	2,750	Viktor Hovland (1)	24
4 Jul	Dubai Duty Free Irish Open	Ireland	€3,000,000	4,250	Lucas Herbert (2)	28
11 Jul	Abrdn Scottish Open	Scotland	US$8,000,000	8,000	Min Woo Lee (2)	56		Rolex Series
18 Jul	The Open Championship	England	US$11,500,000	10,000	Collin Morikawa (3)	100		Major championship
25 Jul	Cazoo Open	Wales	€1,250,000	2,000	Nacho Elvira (1)	24
1 Aug	ISPS Handa World Invitational	Northern Ireland	US$1,500,000	2,000	Daniel Gavins (1)	24		New to European Tour
8 Aug	Hero Open	Scotland	€1,250,000	2,000	Grant Forrest (1)	24
8 Aug	WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational	United States	US$10,500,000	8,000	Abraham Ancer (1)	74		World Golf Championship
15 Aug	Cazoo Classic	England	€1,250,000	2,000	Calum Hill (1)	24
22 Aug	D+D Real Czech Masters	Czech Republic	€1,000,000	2,000	Johannes Veerman (1)	24
29 Aug	Omega European Masters	Switzerland	€2,000,000	2,750	Rasmus Højgaard (3)	24
5 Sep	DS Automobiles Italian Open	Italy	€3,000,000	4,250	Nicolai Højgaard (1)	28
12 Sep	BMW PGA Championship	England	US$8,000,000	8,000	Billy Horschel (2)	64		Flagship event^[i]
19 Sep	Dutch Open	Netherlands	€1,000,000	2,000	Kristoffer Broberg (2)	24
3 Oct	Alfred Dunhill Links Championship	Scotland	US$5,000,000	5,500	Danny Willett (8)	30		Pro-Am
10 Oct	Acciona Open de España	Spain	€1,500,000	2,750	Rafa Cabrera-Bello (4)	24
17 Oct	Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters	Spain	€3,000,000	4,250	Matt Fitzpatrick (7)	30
~~24 Oct~~	Trophée Hassan II	Morocco	–	–	Cancelled^[10]	–
24 Oct^[j]	Mallorca Golf Open	Spain	€1,000,000	2,000	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	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	Joachim B. Hansen (2)	24
21 Nov	DP World Tour Championship, Dubai	UAE	US$9,000,000	12,000	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	Xander Schauffele	50	Limited-field event
26 Sep	Ryder Cup	United States	n/a	Team USA	n/a	Team event

Location of tournaments

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Location of tournaments in Europe.

Major championship

Flagship event

Rolex Series event

Regular event

Cancelled event

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Location of tournaments outside Europe.

Major championship

World Golf Championships

Rolex Series event

Regular event

Unofficial event

Postponed or cancelled event, or no longer ET sanctioned

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2021 European Tour is located in Canary Islands

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United Arab Emirates

Race to Dubai

Points distribution

The distribution of Race to Dubai points for 2021 European Tour events were as follows:^[16]

Finishing position	Total pts	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	20th	30th	40th	50th	60th
Major championships	10,000	1,665	1,113	627	500	424	350	300	250	223	200	120	90	68	48	30
Rolex Series & WGCs	8,000	1,335	889	500	400	339	280	240	200	178	160	96	72	54	38	24
Regular tournament (Band 6)^[m]	5,500	915	612	345	275	234	192	165	138	123	110	66	50	37	28	17
Regular tournament (Band 4)^[n]	4,250	710	472	266	212	180	149	128	106	95	85	51	38	29	20	13
Regular tournament (Band 3)^[o]	3,500	585	389	218	175	148	123	105	88	78	70	42	32	24	17	11
Regular tournament (Band 2)^[p]	2,750	460	305	172	137	116	97	83	69	61	55	33	25	19	13	8
Regular tournament (Band 1)^[q]	2,000	335	222	125	100	84	70	60	50	44	40	24	18	14	10	6
DP World Tour Championship	12,000	2,000	1,335	752	600	509	420	359	300	267	240	144	108	82	58	36

Final standings

The Race to Dubai was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.^[17]^[18]

Pos.	Player	Majors				WGCs				Rolex Series				Top 10s in other ET events				Total pts	Tmts	Money^[r]
Pos.	Player	Mas	PGA	USO	Opn	WGC Wrk	WGC MP	WGC Inv	WGC Cha	Abu	Sco	BMW PGA	DPW TC	1	2	3	4	Total pts	Tmts	Reg. (€m)	Bon. ($k)
1	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	500
2	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	300
3	Rahm	T5 387	T8 181	1st 1665	T3 564	T32 66	T5 265	•		•	7th 240	•	•					3,403	9	3.6	~~200~~^[s]
4	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	150
5	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	100
6	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	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	N. Højgaard	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		•	•	T20 91	T4 555	T7 46	T4 100	1st 710	T2 205	1,954	22	1.2
9	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	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)	Jon Rahm	^[21]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	Matti Schmid	^[22]

Notes

^ A further seven tournaments were scheduled but were either cancelled, postponed or otherwise removed from the schedule.
^ 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.
^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; ASA − Asian Tour; LET − Ladies European Tour.
^ Moved from Mexico due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4]
^ Added to the schedule following the postponement of the Portugal Masters.^[6]
^ Rescheduled following the postponement of the Portugal Masters.^[7]
^ Added to the schedule following the cancellation of the Open de France.^[9]
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b Also a Rolex Series tournament.
^ Event added to the schedule in September in place of the Trophée Hassan II, which was cancelled earlier in the year.^[11]
^ Event proceeded as a sole-sanctioned China Tour event.^[11]
^ Postponed from April to November due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[7]^[11]^[14]
^ Tournaments with purses ranging from $5,000,000 to $5,499,999.
^ Tournaments with purses ranging from $3,250,000 to $3,999,999.
^ Tournaments with purses ranging from $2,500,000 to $3,249,999.
^ Tournaments with purses ranging from $1,750,000 to $2,499,999.
^ Tournaments with purses ranging from $1,000,000 to $1,749,999.
^ In addition to tournament prize money, the top five point scorers received a share of a $1.25m bonus pool.^[19]
^ By missing the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, Rahm was not eligible for the bonus pool.^[20]

References

^ Carter, Iain (15 December 2020). "European Tour: 18 tournaments return to 2021 schedule". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
^ "Rolex Series reduced to 4 golf events for 2021 European Tour". ESPN. Associated Press. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
^ "2021 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
^ Schupak, Adam (14 January 2021). "WGC-Mexico Championship moves to The Concession in Florida due to COVID-19 concerns". Golfweek. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
^ "European Tour's Oman Open postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic". ESPN. Associated Press. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
^ "Austrian Golf Open added to 2021 European Tour schedule". European Tour. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
^ ^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.
^ "European Tour: Open de France returns to Le Golf National in 2022". European Tour. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
^ "Tenerife Championship added to 2021 schedule". European Tour. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^ "European Tour statement on the Trophée Hassan II". European Tour. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "China Open removed, Portugal Masters added to European Tour". AP News. Associated Press. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
^ "Indian Open golf cancelled due to COVID, once again". Olympics. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
^ 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.
^ "Portugal Masters added to 2021 European Tour schedule". European Tour. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
^ "Nedbank Golf Challenge cancelled for second year in a row". News24. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
^ "DP World Tour | 2022 Members General Regulations Handbook" (PDF). European Tour. 2022. pp. 153–157. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
^ "2021 Race to Dubai". European Tour. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
^ "Morikawa becomes 1st American to be European Tour's No 1". USA Today. Associated Press. 21 November 2021.
^ Ballengee, Ryan (17 November 2021). "2021 Race to Dubai scenarios: Who can still win the season-long race at the DP World Tour Championship?". Golf News Net. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
^ "Jon Rahm withdraws from DP World Tour Championship". BBC Sport. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
^ "Jon Rahm wins 2021 Seve Ballesteros Award". European Tour. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
^ "Matti Schmid wins Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Award". Gulf News. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2023.

External links

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[1] A further seven tournaments were scheduled but were either cancelled, postponed or otherwise removed from the schedule.

[totals-5] 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.

[6] AFR − Sunshine Tour; ASA − Asian Tour; LET − Ladies European Tour.

[8] Moved from Mexico due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4]

[11] Added to the schedule following the postponement of the Portugal Masters.^[6]

[rescheduled-13] Rescheduled following the postponement of the Portugal Masters.^[7]

[16] Added to the schedule following the cancellation of the Open de France.^[9]

[17] 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.

[rolex-18] Also a Rolex Series tournament.

[21] Event added to the schedule in September in place of the Trophée Hassan II, which was cancelled earlier in the year.^[11]

[24] Event proceeded as a sole-sanctioned China Tour event.^[11]

[26] Postponed from April to November due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[7]^[11]^[14]

[29] Tournaments with purses ranging from $5,000,000 to $5,499,999.

[30] Tournaments with purses ranging from $3,250,000 to $3,999,999.

[31] Tournaments with purses ranging from $2,500,000 to $3,249,999.

[32] Tournaments with purses ranging from $1,750,000 to $2,499,999.

[33] Tournaments with purses ranging from $1,000,000 to $1,749,999.

[37] In addition to tournament prize money, the top five point scorers received a share of a $1.25m bonus pool.^[19]

[39] By missing the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, Rahm was not eligible for the bonus pool.^[20]

[2] Carter, Iain (15 December 2020). "European Tour: 18 tournaments return to 2021 schedule". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[3] "Rolex Series reduced to 4 golf events for 2021 European Tour". ESPN. Associated Press. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[4] "2021 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 11 October 2023.

[7] Schupak, Adam (14 January 2021). "WGC-Mexico Championship moves to The Concession in Florida due to COVID-19 concerns". Golfweek. Retrieved 15 January 2021.

[9] "European Tour's Oman Open postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic". ESPN. Associated Press. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2023.

[10] "Austrian Golf Open added to 2021 European Tour schedule". European Tour. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.

[portugalmasters-12] 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.

[opendefrance-14] "European Tour: Open de France returns to Le Golf National in 2022". European Tour. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.

[15] "Tenerife Championship added to 2021 schedule". European Tour. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[19] "European Tour statement on the Trophée Hassan II". European Tour. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.

[volvochina-20] "China Open removed, Portugal Masters added to European Tour". AP News. Associated Press. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.

[22] "Indian Open golf cancelled due to COVID, once again". Olympics. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

[23] 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.

[portugalrescheduled-25] "Portugal Masters added to 2021 European Tour schedule". European Tour. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.

[27] "Nedbank Golf Challenge cancelled for second year in a row". News24. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

[28] "DP World Tour | 2022 Members General Regulations Handbook" (PDF). European Tour. 2022. pp. 153–157. Retrieved 23 December 2024.

[34] "2021 Race to Dubai". European Tour. Retrieved 7 November 2024.

[35] "Morikawa becomes 1st American to be European Tour's No 1". USA Today. Associated Press. 21 November 2021.

[36] Ballengee, Ryan (17 November 2021). "2021 Race to Dubai scenarios: Who can still win the season-long race at the DP World Tour Championship?". Golf News Net. Retrieved 24 September 2024.

[38] "Jon Rahm withdraws from DP World Tour Championship". BBC Sport. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2024.

[40] "Jon Rahm wins 2021 Seve Ballesteros Award". European Tour. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2023.

[41] "Matti Schmid wins Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Award". Gulf News. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2023.

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2021 European Tour

Changes for 2021

Schedule

Unofficial events

Location of tournaments

Race to Dubai

Points distribution

Final standings

Awards

See also

Notes

References

External links

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