2019 European Tour

The 2019 European Tour was the 48th season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972 and the 11th edition of the Race to Dubai.

2019 European Tour season
Duration22 November 2018 (2018-11-22) – 24 November 2019 (2019-11-24)
Number of official events46
Most wins3 – Jon Rahm, Bernd Wiesberger
Race to DubaiJon Rahm
Golfer of the YearJon Rahm
Seve Ballesteros AwardJon Rahm
Sir Henry Cotton rookie of the yearRobert MacIntyre
← 2018
2020 →

The Race to Dubai was won by Spain's Jon Rahm, who was also named Golfer of the Year. Scotland's Robert MacIntyre was the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year.

Changes from the previous season

Rule changes

From January 1, 2019 onwards, tournaments followed the new rules released by the USGA and The R&A which were designed to simplify the rule book and speed up the pace of play. The most noticeable changes included golfers being able to putt on the green with the flag remaining in, and drops being made from knee rather than shoulder height.[1]

Scheduling changes

As announced in 2017, the US PGA Championship was moved from August to May, starting in 2019. The PGA of America cited the addition of golf to the Summer Olympics, as well as cooler weather enabling a wider array of options for host courses, as reasoning for the change. It was also believed that the PGA Tour wished to re-align its season so that its FedEx Cup Playoffs would not have to compete with the start of the NFL season in early September, since both United States broadcast partners (CBS and NBC) are NFL broadcast partners.

Consequently, the European Tour moved the flagship event, the BMW PGA Championship, from the congested May date to late September, four weeks after the end of the 2019 PGA Tour season. It was hoped the date would attract more top names.[2][3][4][5][6]

Changes to the Race to Dubai

The number of Race to Dubai points available in the Final Series (last three events of the season) was increased, and the field size reduced. The aim was to make more players still have a chance of winning the Race to Dubai entering the Final Series. In addition, although the prize money was not increased, the bonus pool of US$5m would now be split among the top five players rather than the top ten. The money saved from restricting field sizes was used solely to increase the first prizes, which means that the tournaments would not have the standard prize fund distribution, and the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai would have the largest tournament first prize in golf of US$3m.[7]

Tournament changes

Schedule

The following table lists all tournaments on the 2019 European Tour schedule.[8]

Date Tournament Host country Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points[9]		 Race to
Dubai points		 Purse Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]		 Notes
25 Nov Honma Hong Kong Open Hong Kong Aaron Rai (1) 30 2,750 $2,000,000 ASA
2 Dec Australian PGA Championship Australia Cameron Smith (n/a) 20 2,000 A$1,500,000 ANZ
2 Dec AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Mauritius Kurt Kitayama (1) 17 2,000 €1,000,000 AFR, ASA
9 Dec South African Open South Africa Louis Oosthuizen (9) 32 2,000 R17,500,000 AFR, ASA
16 Dec Alfred Dunhill Championship South Africa David Lipsky (2) 23 2,750 €1,500,000 AFR
19 Jan Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship UAE Shane Lowry (4) 48 7,000 $7,000,000 Rolex Series event
27 Jan Omega Dubai Desert Classic UAE Bryson DeChambeau (1) 46 4,250 $3,250,000
3 Feb Saudi International Saudi Arabia Dustin Johnson (n/a) 48 4,250 $3,500,000 New tournament
10 Feb ISPS Handa Vic Open Australia David Law (1) 20 2,000 A$1,500,000 ANZ New to European Tour; held concurrently with the Women's Victorian Open
17 Feb ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth Australia Ryan Fox (1) 20 2,000 A$1,600,000 ANZ, ASA
24 Feb WGC-Mexico Championship Mexico Dustin Johnson (n/a) 72 9,000 $10,250,000 World Golf Championships
3 Mar Oman Open Oman Kurt Kitayama (2) 24 2,750 $1,750,000
10 Mar Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Qatar Justin Harding (1) 24 2,750 $1,750,000
17 Mar Magical Kenya Open Kenya Guido Migliozzi (1) 24 2,000 €1,100,000 New to European Tour
24 Mar Maybank Championship Malaysia Scott Hend (3) 24 3,500 $3,000,000 ASA
31 Mar WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play United States Kevin Kisner (n/a) 76 9,000 $10,250,000 World Golf Championships
31 Mar Hero Indian Open India Stephen Gallacher (4) 19 2,750 $1,750,000 ASA
14 Apr Masters Tournament United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 100 10,000 $11,000,000 Major championship
28 Apr Trophée Hassan II Morocco Jorge Campillo (1) 24 3,500 €2,500,000
5 May Volvo China Open China Mikko Korhonen (2) 24 3,500 ¥20,000,000 ASA
12 May Betfred British Masters England Marcus Kinhult (1) 26 4,250 £3,000,000
19 May PGA Championship United States Brooks Koepka (5) 100 10,000 $11,000,000 Major championship
26 May Made in Denmark Denmark Bernd Wiesberger (5) 24 4,250 €3,000,000
2 Jun Belgian Knockout Belgium Guido Migliozzi (2) 24 2,000 €1,000,000
8 Jun GolfSixes Cascais Portugal  Thailand[lower-alpha 3] n/a n/a €1,000,000 Approved special event[lower-alpha 1]
16 Jun U.S. Open United States Gary Woodland (n/a) 100 10,000 $12,500,000 Major championship
23 Jun BMW International Open Germany Andrea Pavan (2) 26 2,750 €2,000,000
30 Jun Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters Spain Christiaan Bezuidenhout (1) 24 4,250 €3,000,000
7 Jul Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Ireland Jon Rahm (4) 42 7,000 $7,000,000 Rolex Series event
14 Jul Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open Scotland Bernd Wiesberger (6) 48 7,000 $7,000,000 Rolex Series event
21 Jul The Open Championship Northern Ireland Shane Lowry (5) 100 10,000 $10,750,000 Major championship
28 Jul WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational United States Brooks Koepka (6) 72 9,000 $10,250,000 World Golf Championships
18 Aug D+D Real Czech Masters Czech Republic Thomas Pieters (4) 24 2,000 €1,000,000
25 Aug Scandinavian Invitation Sweden Erik van Rooyen (1) 24 2,750 €1,500,000
1 Sep Omega European Masters Switzerland Sebastian Söderberg (1) 38 3,500 €2,500,000
8 Sep Porsche European Open Germany Paul Casey (14) 26 2,750 €2,000,000
15 Sep KLM Open Netherlands Sergio García (16) 24 2,750 €2,000,000
22 Sep BMW PGA Championship England Danny Willett (7) 64 7,000 $7,000,000 Flagship event; Rolex Series event
29 Sep Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Scotland Victor Perez (1) 50 5,500 $5,000,000
6 Oct Mutuactivos Open de España Spain Jon Rahm (5) 24 2,750 €1,500,000
13 Oct Italian Open Italy Bernd Wiesberger (7) 44 7,000 $7,000,000 Rolex Series event
20 Oct Amundi Open de France France Nicolas Colsaerts (3) 24 2,750 €1,600,000
27 Oct Portugal Masters Portugal Steven Brown (1) 24 2,750 €1,500,000
3 Nov WGC-HSBC Champions China Rory McIlroy (14) 60 9,000 $10,250,000 World Golf Championships
10 Nov Turkish Airlines Open Turkey Tyrrell Hatton (4) 42 9,000 $7,000,000 Rolex Series event
17 Nov Nedbank Golf Challenge South Africa Tommy Fleetwood (5) 36 10,000 $7,500,000 AFR Rolex Series event
24 Nov DP World Tour Championship, Dubai UAE Jon Rahm (6) 52 12,000 $8,000,000 Tour Championship; Rolex Series event
  1. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names show the number of official career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. Totals are only shown for members of the European Tour 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. Victories in "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.
  2. Several tournaments are hosted under co-sanctioning agreements with other tours: ASA – Asian Tour; ANZ – PGA Tour of Australasia; AFR – Sunshine Tour
  3. Thongchai Jaidee & Phachara Khongwatmai

Location of tournaments

Race to Dubai points leaders

Final Race to Dubai standings of top 10 players

Pos. Player Majors World Golf Ch. Rolex Series Top 10s in other ET events Total
pts		 Tmts Money
(€m)		 Bonus
($m)
Mas PGA USO Opn Mex MP Inv Cha Abu Ire Sco BMW Ita Tur Ned Dub 1 2 3 4 5
1 Jon Rahm T9
202		CUT
0		T3
475		T11
163		 T45
49		T24
79		7th
270		• •1st
1165		•2nd
780		•••1st
2000		 T2
256		1st
460		 5,898 13 6.2 2.0
2 Tommy Fleetwood T36
73		T48
47		T65
25		2nd
1113		 T19
104		T24
78		T4
382		T53
35		 T42
41		T23
75		•T60
20		••1st
1665		2nd
1335		 T8
81		T8
75		T5
170		 5,415 18 5.2 1.2
3 Bernd Wiesberger ••76th
17		T32
76		 •••T49
42		 T42
41		T2
609		1st
1165		T17
89		1st
1165		49th
45		T3
517		T28
104		 1st
710		8th
50		5th
116		 4,906 29 4.0 0.7
4 Shane Lowry CUT
0		T8
198		T28
94		1st
1665		 T62
24		T24
79		•T43
54		 1st
1165		T34
52		•T11
120		CUT
0		62nd
24		•T12
200		 3,614 14 3.6 0.6
5 Matthew Fitzpatrick T21
107		T41
60		T12
162		T20
107		 T19
82		T24
25		T4
382		7th
270		 ••T14
97		T46
36		2nd
780		•T10
185		9th
267		 2nd
305		2nd
305		2nd
305		 3,588 20 2.8 0.5
6 Rory McIlroy T21
107		T8
198		T9
202		CUT
0		 2nd
1000		T9
155		T4
382		1st
1500		 ••T34
50		T9
148		•••4th
600		 T2
233		 3,364 13 3.1
7 Matt Wallace CUT
0		T3
517		T12
162		T51
41		 T33
72		T40
48		T27
76		T60
25		 T16
89		T55
24		T14
96		T41
43		T7
180		50th
41		T44
57		T28
104		 2nd
472		T2
317		T3
105		3rd
172		T8
55		 2,851 27 2.4
8 Louis Oosthuizen T29
90		T60
28		T7
275		T20
106		 T25
93		T5
298		T20
104		3rd
565		 4th
350		T46
37		••••T6
325		T20
131		 1st
335		T7
76		 2,814 14 2.3
9 Tyrrell Hatton T56
41		T48
47		T21
111		T6
281		 T19
104		T9
155		T43
52		T14
143		 CUT
0		CUT
0		T14
97		CUT
0		T18
83		1st
1500		•46th
67		 2,799 18 2.9
10 Erik van Rooyen •T8
198		T43
61		T20
107		 T36
67		••T38
61		 T32
53		CUT
0		T14
97		T14
103		T10
122		T2
542		T30
80		T28
104		 T2
122		T6
77		T2
261		T5
62		1st
460		 2,766 29 2.0

Note: Tiger Woods, Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson and Gary Woodland are not European Tour members. Kevin Kisner joined the European Tour after the WGC Match Play, but forfeited his membership in mid-September.

Note2: Rory McIlroy was not a European Tour member during the WGC-Mexico Championship, WGC-Match Play, and The Masters. Points earned in these events do not count towards the Race to Dubai.

Source:[10]

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
European Tour Golfer of the YearJon Rahm Spain
The Seve Ballesteros AwardJon Rahm Spain
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearRobert MacIntyre Scotland

See also

References
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  2. Harig, Bob (10 August 2017). "PGA Championship to move from August date to May in 2019". ESPN. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  3. Shedloski, Dave (7 August 2017). "The PGA Championship is moving to May and players are on board". Golf Digest. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  4. "P.G.A. Championship Will Move from August to May in 2019". The New York Times. Reuters. 8 August 2017. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  5. Herrington, Ryan (7 August 2017). "The PGA Championship will be moving to May, sources say". Golf Digest. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  6. Gray, Will (29 October 2018). "Lots of change to 2019 European Tour schedule". Golf Channel. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  7. "End of season changes". European Tour. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  8. "2019 European Tour Schedule". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  9. "Events | European Tour | 2019". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  10. "Race To Dubai Rankings". European Tour. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
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