2007 European Tour
The 2007 European Tour was the 36th golf season since the European Tour officially began in 1972.
| Duration | 9 November 2006 – 4 November 2007 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 52 |
| Most wins | 2:[lower-alpha 1] Ernie Els Pádraig Harrington Mikko Ilonen Justin Rose Henrik Stenson Lee Westwood |
| Order of Merit | Justin Rose |
| Golfer of the Year | Pádraig Harrington |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |  Martin Kaymer |
← 2006 2008 → | |
The season began with six tournaments in late 2006 and consisted of record 52 official money events,[1][2] surpassing the 2005 and 2006 seasons. This included the four major championships and three World Golf Championships, which were also sanctioned by the PGA Tour. 29 events took place in Europe, 12 in Asia, six in the United States, three in South Africa, one in Australia and one in New Zealand. The PGA Tour's introduction of the FedEx Cup prompted the European Tour to extend the season into November and several tournaments moved away from their traditional dates.
The Order of Merit race came down to the closing holes of the final tournament, and was won by Justin Rose for the first time despite the Englishman playing the majority of his golf in the United States. Rose overtook Ernie Els and held off the challenge of the defending Order of Merit champion Pádraig Harrington. The Player of the Year award was given to Harrington after his victories at The Open Championship and the Irish Open. The Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year was Martin Kaymer.
Major tournaments
For a summary of the major tournaments and events of 2007, including the major championships and the World Golf Championships, see 2007 in golf.
Changes for 2007
There were three new tournaments, the Joburg Open in South Africa, the Open de Andalucía in Spain and the Portugal Masters.[2] In addition, the long-established Australian Masters joined the tour schedule and two tournaments returned after missing the 2006 season; the New Zealand Open skipped a season due to date changes,[3] and the German Masters having not been held in 2006, came back with a new sponsor and was re-titled as the Mercedes-Benz Championship.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.[4]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner[lower-alpha 2] | OWGR points |
Other tours[lower-alpha 3] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov | HSBC Champions | China | US$5,000,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yang Yong-eun (1) |
52 | AFR, ANZ, ASA | Limited-field event |
| 19 Nov | UBS Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | US$2,000,000 |  José Manuel Lara (1) |
32 | ASA | |
| 26 Nov | MasterCard Masters | Australia | A$1,500,000 | Justin Rose (3) |
30 | ANZ | New to European Tour |
| 3 Dec | Blue Chip New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$1,500,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Nathan Green (1) |
20 | ANZ | |
| 10 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 | Álvaro Quirós (1) |
18 | AFR | |
| 17 Dec | South African Airways Open | South Africa | €1,000,000 | Ernie Els (23) |
32 | AFR[lower-alpha 4] | |
| 14 Jan | Joburg Open | South Africa | €1,000,000 |  Ariel Cañete (1) |
20 | AFR | New tournament |
| 21 Jan | Abu Dhabi Golf Championship | UAE | US$2,000,000 | Paul Casey (8) |
44 | ||
| 28 Jan | Commercialbank Qatar Masters | Qatar | US$2,200,000 | Retief Goosen (14) |
48 | ASA | |
| 4 Feb | Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$2,400,000 | Henrik Stenson (5) |
50 | ||
| 11 Feb | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | US$1,290,000 | Peter Hedblom (2) |
26 | ASA | |
| 18 Feb | Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open | Indonesia | US$1,000,000 | Mikko Ilonen (1) |
20 | ASA | |
| 25 Feb | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | United States | US$8,000,000 | Henrik Stenson (6) |
76 | World Golf Championship | |
| 4 Mar | Johnnie Walker Classic | Thailand | £1,250,000 | Anton Haig (1) |
40 | ANZ, ASA | |
| 11 Mar | Clariden Leu Singapore Masters | Singapore | US$1,100,000 |  Liang Wenchong (1) |
30 | ASA | |
| 18 Mar | TCL Classic | China | US$1,000,000 |  Chapchai Nirat (1) |
20 | ASA | |
| 25 Mar | Madeira Islands Open BPI | Portugal | €700,000 | Daniel Vancsik (1) |
24 | ||
| 25 Mar | WGC-CA Championship | United States | US$8,000,000 |  Tiger Woods (n/a) |
76 | World Golf Championship | |
| 1 Apr | Estoril Open de Portugal | Portugal | €1,250,000 | Pablo Martín (a) (1) |
24 | ||
| 8 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$7,000,000 | Zach Johnson (n/a) |
100 | Major championship | |
| 15 Apr | Volvo China Open | China | US$2,000,000 |  Markus Brier (2) |
20 | ASA | |
| 22 Apr | BMW Asian Open | China | US$2,300,000 |  Raphaël Jacquelin (2) |
32 | ASA | |
| 29 Apr | Open de España | Spain | €2,000,000 | Charl Schwartzel (2) |
24 | ||
| 6 May | Telecom Italia Open | Italy | €1,700,000 | Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (3) |
24 | ||
| 13 May | Valle Romano Open de Andalucía | Spain | €1,000,000 | Lee Westwood (17) |
24 | New tournament | |
| 20 May | Irish Open | Ireland | €2,500,000 | Pádraig Harrington (11) |
28 | ||
| 27 May | BMW PGA Championship | England | €4,350,000 |  Anders Hansen (2) |
64 | Flagship event | |
| 3 Jun | Celtic Manor Wales Open | Wales | £1,500,000 | Richard Sterne (2) |
26 | ||
| 10 Jun | BA-CA Golf Open | Austria | €1,300,000 | Richard Green (2) |
24 | ||
| 17 Jun | Open de Saint-Omer | France | €500,000 | Carl Suneson (1) |
18 | CHA | |
| 17 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$7,000,000 | Ángel Cabrera (4) |
100 | Major championship | |
| 24 Jun | BMW International Open | Germany | €2,000,000 | Niclas Fasth (6) |
34 | ||
| 1 Jul | Open de France Alstom | France | €4,000,000 | Graeme Storm (1) |
30 | ||
| 8 Jul | Smurfit Kappa European Open | Ireland | £2,400,000 |  Colin Montgomerie (31) |
32 | ||
| 15 Jul | Barclays Scottish Open | Scotland | £3,000,000 | Grégory Havret (2) |
50 | ||
| 22 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £4,200,000 | Pádraig Harrington (12) |
100 | Major championship | |
| 29 Jul | Deutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe | Germany | €3,600,000 | Andrés Romero (1) |
40 | ||
| 5 Aug | Russian Open Golf Championship | Russia | €2,000,000 | Per-Ulrik Johansson (6) |
24 | ||
| 5 Aug | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | United States | US$8,000,000 | Tiger Woods (n/a) |
76 | World Golf Championship | |
| 12 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$7,000,000 | Tiger Woods (n/a) |
100 | Major championship | |
| 19 Aug | Scandinavian Masters | Sweden | €1,600,000 | Mikko Ilonen (2) |
24 | ||
| 26 Aug | KLM Open | Netherlands | €1,600,000 | Ross Fisher (1) |
24 | ||
| 2 Sep | Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles | Scotland | £1,400,000 | Marc Warren (2) |
24 | ||
| 9 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,000,000 | Brett Rumford (3) |
30 | ||
| 16 Sep | Mercedes-Benz Championship | Germany | €2,000,000 | Søren Hansen (2) |
40 | Limited-field event | |
| 23 Sep | Quinn Direct British Masters | England | £1,800,000 | Lee Westwood (18) |
32 | ||
| 7 Oct | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | US$5,000,000 | Nick Dougherty (2) |
48 | Pro-Am | |
| 14 Oct | HSBC World Match Play Championship | England | £1,660,000 | Ernie Els (24) |
40 | Limited-field event | |
| 14 Oct | Open de Madrid Valle Romano | Spain | €900,000 | Mads Vibe-Hastrup (1) |
24 | ||
| 21 Oct | Portugal Masters | Portugal | €3,000,000 | Steve Webster (2) |
34 | New tournament | |
| 28 Oct | Mallorca Classic | Spain | €2,000,000 | Grégory Bourdy (1) |
24 | ||
| 4 Nov | Volvo Masters | Spain | €4,000,000 | Justin Rose (4) |
46 | Tour Championship |
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 | Winners | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep | Seve Trophy | Ireland | n/a |  Team GB&I |
n/a | Team event |
| 25 Nov | Omega Mission Hills World Cup | China | US$5,000,000 | Colin Montgomerie and Marc Warren |
n/a | Team event |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[5][6]
| Position | Player | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Rose | 2,944,945 |
| 2 | Ernie Els | 2,496,237 |
| 3 | Pádraig Harrington | 2,463,742 |
| 4 | Henrik Stenson | 2,014,841 |
| 5 | Niclas Fasth | 1,919,339 |
| 6 | Ángel Cabrera | 1,753,024 |
| 7 | Andrés Romero | 1,741,707 |
| 8 | Søren Hansen | 1,692,054 |
| 9 | Retief Goosen | 1,478,245 |
| 10 | Lee Westwood | 1,420,327 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Golfer of the Year | Pádraig Harrington | [7] |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Martin Kaymer | [8] |
See also
Notes
- Tiger Woods won 3 events, but was not a European Tour member.
- 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 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.
- AFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.
- Sunshine Tour flagship event
References
- "European Tour 2007". BBC Sport. 6 January 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- "Euro Tour breaks 50 events mark". BBC Sport. 9 October 2006. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- "Shanghai kicks off 2007 Euro Tour". BBC Sport. 27 March 2006. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- "2007 European Tour schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- "2007 European Tour Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- Lowe, Douglas (16 October 2007). "Harry Vardon Trophy should be restricted to Europeans". The Herald. Archived from the original on 4 August 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- "Harrington voted golfer for the year". Today's Golfer. 12 December 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- "Kaymer named Rookie of the Year". CNN. 6 November 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2023.