2021 European Tour

The 2021 European Tour will be the 50th season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972 and the 13th edition of the Race to Dubai.

2021 European Tour season
Duration21 January 2021 (2021-01-21) – 21 November 2021 (2021-11-21)
Number of official events40 (1 postponed + 1 TBC)
← 2020
2022 →

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 Aberdeen Standard Investments 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
(R4)		 Tournament Host country Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points[lower-alpha 2]		 R2D
points		 Purse Other
tours[lower-alpha 3]		 Notes
24 Jan Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship UAE Tyrrell Hatton (6) 48 8,000 $8,000,000 Rolex Series event
31 Jan Omega Dubai Desert Classic UAE Paul Casey (15) 48 4,250 $3,250,000
7 Feb Saudi International Saudi Arabia 54 4,250 $3,500,000
28 Feb WGC-Mexico Championship United States[lower-alpha 4] 8,000 $10,500,000 World Golf Championships
7 Mar Oman Open Oman Postponed[6] 2,000 $1,500,000
14 Mar Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Qatar 2,000 $1,500,000
21 Mar Magical Kenya Open Kenya 2,000 €1,000,000
28 Mar WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play United States 8,000 $10,500,000 World Golf Championships
11 Apr Masters Tournament United States 100 10,000 Major championship
18 Apr Tenerife Open Spain 2,750 €1,500,000
25 Apr Gran Canaria Open Spain 2,750 €1,500,000 New tournament
2 May Portugal Masters Portugal 2,750 €1,500,000
9 May Open de France France 2,750 €1,500,000
15 May Betfred British Masters England 3,500 €2,000,000
23 May PGA Championship United States 100 10,000 Major championship
30 May Made in HimmerLand Denmark 2,750 €1,500,000
6 Jun Porsche European Open Germany 2,000 €1,200,000
13 Jun Scandinavian Mixed Sweden 2,000 €1,000,000 LET
20 Jun U.S. Open United States 100 10,000 Major championship
27 Jun BMW International Open Germany
4 Jul Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Republic of Ireland 4,250 €3,000,000
11 Jul Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open Scotland 8,000 $8,000,000 Rolex Series event
18 Jul The Open Championship England 100 10,000 Major championship
25 Jul Wales Open Wales
1 Aug TBC United Kingdom Opposite the Olympic Games
8 Aug Hero Open Scotland New tournament
8 Aug WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational United States 8,000 $10,500,000 World Golf Championships
15 Aug English Open England
22 Aug D+D Real Czech Masters Czech Republic 2,000 €1,000,000
29 Aug Omega European Masters Switzerland €2,000,000
5 Sep Italian Open Italy 4,250 €3,000,000
12 Sep BMW PGA Championship England 64 8,000 $8,000,000 Flagship event; Rolex Series event
19 Sep KLM Open Netherlands 2,000 €1,000,000
3 Oct Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Scotland 5,500 $5,000,000
10 Oct Open de España Spain €1,500,000
17 Oct Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters Spain 4,250 €3,000,000
24 Oct Trophée Hassan II Morocco 3,500 $2,500,000
31 Oct Hero Indian Open India
31 Oct WGC-HSBC Champions China 8,000 10,500,000 World Golf Championships
7 Nov Volvo China Open China 3,500 CNY20,000,000
14 Nov Nedbank Golf Challenge South Africa AFR
21 Nov DP World Tour Championship, Dubai UAE 12,000 9,000,000 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. Except for the major championships, which have fixed points allocations, points listed for tournaments that have not been completed are official projections based on the expected field and/or minimum points allocations. Final allocations are usually published the day after completion of all tournaments eligible for ranking points that week.[4]
  3. Several tournaments are hosted under co-sanctioning agreements with other tours: ASA – Asian Tour; ANZ – PGA Tour of Australasia; AFR – Sunshine Tour; CHA – Challenge Tour (dual-ranking); LET – Ladies European Tour
  4. Moved from Mexico due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

Unofficial events

The following table lists unofficial events during the 2021 season.

Date Tournament Host country Winner OWGR
points		 Notes
1 Aug Olympic Games Japan 60-player field
26 Sep Ryder Cup United States n/a Two 12-man teams

Location of tournaments

Race to Dubai points leaders

Top 10 players in the Race to Dubai standings through 31 January (Omega Dubai Desert Classic):[7]

Pos. Player Majors WGC's Rolex Series Top 10s in other ET events Total
pts		 Tmts Money
Mas PGA USO Opn Mex MP Inv Cha Abu Sco BMW Dub 1 2 3 4 5 Regular
(€)		 Bonus
($)
1 Tyrrell Hatton 1st
1335		 1381 2
2 Jason Scrivener 2nd
889		 916 2
3 Paul Casey • 1st
710		 710 1
4 Rory McIlroy 3rd
500		 500 1
5 Brandon Stone CUT
0		 2nd
472		 472 2
6 Rafa Cabrera-Bello 4th
400		 431 2
7 Robert MacIntyre T16
98		 3rd
266		 364 2
8 David Lipsky T5
310		 341 2
9 Marc Warren T5
310		 310 1
10 Tommy Fleetwood T7
195		 249 2

    See also

    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. "European Tour Schedule". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
    4. "Events | European Tour | 2021". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
    5. Schupak, Adam (14 January 2021). "WGC-Mexico Championship moves to The Concession in Florida due to COVID-19 concerns". Golfweek. USA Today. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
    6. "European Tour's Oman Open postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic". ESPN. Associated Press. 29 January 2021.
    7. "Rankings – Race to Dubai". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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