2014 European Tour

The 2014 European Tour was the sixth edition of the Race to Dubai and the 43rd season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972. The schedule comprised 49 tournaments counting for the Race to Dubai, including the four major championships and four World Golf Championships, and concluded with four Final Series events culminating at the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai at the end of November.

2014 European Tour season
Duration24 November 2013 (2013-11-24) – 23 November 2014 (2014-11-23)
Number of official events49
Most wins4:
Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy
Race to DubaiNorthern Ireland Rory McIlroy
Golfer of the YearNorthern Ireland Rory McIlroy
Players' Player of the YearNorthern Ireland Rory McIlroy
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearUnited States Brooks Koepka
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Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy won the Race to Dubai for the second time, having won two majors, a WGC and the European Tour's flagship event, the BMW PGA Championship, during the season. He was also named Golfer of the Year.[1] Brooks Koepka of the United States was the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year.

Miguel Ángel Jiménez twice broke his own record as the oldest winner in the history of the European Tour as he defended the Hong Kong Open title in December and won the Open de España the following May. With victory in his national open, he also became the tour's only winner over the age of 50.[2]

Changes for 2014

New tournaments for the 2014 season were the Made in Denmark, D+D Real Czech Masters tournaments and the EurAsia Cup team event between the Europe Tour and the Asian Tour.[3] Lost from the schedule were the Avantha Masters[4] and the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles, with the venue hosting the 2014 Ryder Cup. In addition, the Ballantine's Championship moved from South Korea to Singapore and was renamed as The Championship at Laguna National.[5] A third new tournament, the NH Collection Open, a dual-ranking event with the second-tier Challenge Tour, was later added to the schedule.[6]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2014 season.[7]

Date Tournament Host country Purse Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points		 Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]		 Notes
24 Nov South African Open Championship South Africa €1,100,000 Denmark Morten Ørum Madsen (1) 32 AFR[lower-alpha 3]
1 Dec Alfred Dunhill Championship South Africa €1,500,000 South Africa Charl Schwartzel (9) 22 AFR
8 Dec Hong Kong Open Hong Kong US$1,300,000 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (20) 20 ASA
8 Dec Nedbank Golf Challenge South Africa US$6,500,000 Denmark Thomas Bjørn (15) 46 AFR New to European Tour
Limited-field event
14 Dec Nelson Mandela Championship South Africa €1,000,000 South Africa Dawie van der Walt (2) 20 AFR
12 Jan Volvo Golf Champions South Africa US$4,000,000 South Africa Louis Oosthuizen (7) 34 Limited-field event
19 Jan Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship UAE US$2,700,000 Spain Pablo Larrazábal (3) 48
25 Jan Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Qatar US$2,500,000 Spain Sergio García (11) 44
2 Feb Omega Dubai Desert Classic UAE US$2,500,000 Scotland Stephen Gallacher (3) 48
9 Feb Joburg Open South Africa €1,300,000 South Africa George Coetzee (1) 20 AFR
16 Feb Africa Open South Africa €1,000,000 South Africa Thomas Aiken (3) 20 AFR
23 Feb WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship United States US$9,000,000 Australia Jason Day (n/a) 72 World Golf Championship
2 Mar Tshwane Open South Africa €1,500,000 England Ross Fisher (5) 20 AFR
9 Mar WGC-Cadillac Championship United States US$9,000,000 United States Patrick Reed (1) 76 World Golf Championship
16 Mar Trophée Hassan II Morocco €1,500,000 Spain Alejandro Cañizares (2) 24
6 Apr NH Collection Open Spain €600,000 Italy Marco Crespi (1) 18 CHA New tournament
13 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$9,000,000 United States Bubba Watson (n/a) 100 Major championship
20 Apr Maybank Malaysian Open Malaysia US$2,750,000 England Lee Westwood (23) 32 ASA
27 Apr Volvo China Open China CN¥20,000,000 France Alexander Lévy (1) 32 ONE
4 May The Championship at Laguna National Singapore US$1,500,000 Chile Felipe Aguilar (2) 22 ASA
11 May Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI Portugal €600,000 England Daniel Brooks (1) 18 CHA
18 May Open de España Spain €1,500,000 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (21) 30
25 May BMW PGA Championship England €4,750,000 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (6) 64 Flagship event
1 Jun Nordea Masters Sweden €1,500,000 Thailand Thongchai Jaidee (6) 36
8 Jun Lyoness Open Austria €1,000,000 Sweden Mikael Lundberg (3) 24
15 Jun U.S. Open United States US$9,000,000 Germany Martin Kaymer (11) 100 Major championship
22 Jun Irish Open Ireland €2,000,000 Finland Mikko Ilonen (4) 26
29 Jun BMW International Open Germany €2,000,000 Paraguay Fabrizio Zanotti (1) 42
6 Jul Alstom Open de France France €3,000,000 Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell (10) 36
13 Jul Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open Scotland £3,000,000 England Justin Rose (7) 52
20 Jul The Open Championship England £5,400,000 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (7) 100 Major championship
27 Jul M2M Russian Open Russia €1,000,000 England David Horsey (3) 24
3 Aug WGC-Bridgestone Invitational United States US$9,000,000 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (8) 76 World Golf Championship
10 Aug PGA Championship United States US$10,000,000 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (9) 100 Major championship
17 Aug Made in Denmark Denmark €1,500,000 Scotland Marc Warren (3) 24 New tournament
24 Aug D+D Real Czech Masters Czech Republic €1,000,000 Wales Jamie Donaldson (3) 24 New tournament
31 Aug Open d'Italia Italy €1,500,000 South Africa Hennie Otto (3) 24
7 Sep Omega European Masters Switzerland €2,300,000 United States David Lipsky (1) 30 ASA
14 Sep KLM Open Netherlands €1,800,000 England Paul Casey (13) 28
21 Sep ISPS Handa Wales Open Wales £1,800,000 Netherlands Joost Luiten (4) 30
5 Oct Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Scotland US$5,000,000 England Oliver Wilson (1) 44 Pro-Am
12 Oct Portugal Masters Portugal €2,000,000 France Alexander Lévy (2) 24
19 Oct Volvo World Match Play Championship England €2,250,000 Finland Mikko Ilonen (5) 28 Limited-field event
19 Oct Hong Kong Open Hong Kong US$1,300,000 Australia Scott Hend (1) 19 ASA
26 Oct Perth International Australia A$1,750,000 Denmark Thorbjørn Olesen (2) 22 ANZ
2 Nov BMW Masters China US$7,000,000 Germany Marcel Siem (4) 46 Race to Dubai finals series
9 Nov WGC-HSBC Champions China US$8,500,000 United States Bubba Watson (n/a) 68 World Golf Championship
Race to Dubai finals series
16 Nov Turkish Airlines Open Turkey US$7,000,000 United States Brooks Koepka (1) 48 Race to Dubai finals series
23 Nov DP World Tour Championship, Dubai UAE US$8,000,000 Sweden Henrik Stenson (9) 56 Race to Dubai finals series

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
29 Mar EurAsia Cup Malaysia n/a Tied n/a New tournament
Team event
28 Sep Ryder Cup Scotland n/a Team Europe n/a Team event

Location of tournaments

Race to Dubai

Since 2009, the European Tour's money list has been known as the "Race to Dubai". It is based on money earned during the season and is calculated in euro, with earnings from tournaments that award prize money in other currencies being converted at the exchange rate available the week of the event.[8]

Final standings

Final top 15 players in the Race to Dubai:[9][10][11][12]

Pos. Player Majors WGCs Flagship event and R2D finals series[lower-alpha 4] Top 10s in other ET events Tmts Points and money
Mas USO Opn PGA WGC
MP		 WGC
Cad		 WGC
Inv		 WGC
Cha		 BMW
PGA		 BMW
Mas		 Tur DPW
TC		 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Reg.
points		 Bon.
($)		 Total
points
1 Northern Ireland McIlroy T8T231st1st T17T251st• 1st••T2 T2T9T2 156,149,0231,250,000 7,149,503
2 Sweden Stenson T14T4T39T3 T17T16T19T24 T7•T31st 4thT55thT22nd 204,340,786800,000 4,981,093
3 England Rose T14T12T23T24 T17T34T4T48 25thT4•T2 T71st 142,756,185530,000 3,180,388
4 Wales Donaldson T14CUTCUTT24 T33T2T37T24 T30T4T19T12 T2T5T51st7thT4 252,738,012400,000 3,058,166
5 France Dubuisson CUTT28T9T7 2ndT62T31WD •T21T15T2 T5T2T52nd 232,686,390350,000 2,966,524
6 Spain García CUTT35T2T35 T9T162ndT28 WD•T25T12 T21st 172,621,814300,000 2,861,930
7 Germany Siem •T12•• •••T48 T71stT8T39 222,539,276250,000 2,739,373
8 United States Koepka •T4T67T15 •••• CUTT481stT42 T3T3T9 152,471,796200,000 2,631,873
9 France Lévy •••T30 ••T58T14 T12T2T11T26 1st1st 302,316,692170,000 2,452,757
10 Republic of Ireland Lowry •CUTT9T46 •••34th 2ndT16T255th T4T2T6T9 272,053,806150,000 2,173,864
11 Netherlands Luiten T26CUTCUT26th T33T13T56T28 T12T13T25T9 T36th4th3rdT4T51st3rd 272,046,118140,000 2,158,172
12 Denmark Bjørn T8•T26CUT T17T44T15T41 T3T24•T36 1stT10T10T8T4 262,018,352130,000 2,122,402
13 England Poulter T20T17CUTT58 T33T52T52T6 T26T482ndT21 T5 151,996,523120,000 2,092,569
14 Northern Ireland McDowell CUTT28T9T46 T5T9T8T3 •T16•T47 T61stT9 151,961,314110,000 2,049,356
15 Germany Kaymer T311st70thCUT T33T58T56T6 T12•T60T39 181,960,512100,000 2,040,550
  Win
  Top 10
  Made cut
  Missed cut
  Withdrew

• Did not play

Awards
AwardWinnerRef.
Golfer of the YearNorthern Ireland Rory McIlroy[1]
Players' Player of the YearNorthern Ireland Rory McIlroy[13]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearUnited States Brooks Koepka[14]

Golfer of the Month
MonthPlayer
DecemberSpain Miguel Ángel Jiménez
JanuaryScotland Stephen Gallacher
FebruaryFrance Victor Dubuisson
MarchWales Jamie Donaldson
AprilFrance Alexander Lévy
MayNorthern Ireland Rory McIlroy
JuneGermany Martin Kaymer
JulyNorthern Ireland Rory McIlroy
AugustNorthern Ireland Rory McIlroy
SeptemberRepublic of Ireland Paul McGinley
OctoberEngland Oliver Wilson
NovemberSweden Henrik Stenson

See also

Notes
  1. 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.
  2. AFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.
  3. Sunshine Tour flagship event
  4. The WGC-HSBC Champions was also a Race to Dubai finals series event.

References
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  3. "The European Tour schedule for the coming year has been unveiled". Sky Sports. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  4. "India loses top golf event Avantha Masters due to falling rupee". Times of India. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  5. "Laguna National to host 'The Championship'". European Tour. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  6. "La Reserva de Sotogrande to host 2014 European Tour event". Golf Monthly. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  7. "2014 European Tour schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  8. "The Race Is On". European Tour. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  9. Roberts, Andy (18 March 2014). "European Tour freshens up 2014 Race to Dubai". GolfMagic. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  10. Jones, Matt (23 November 2014). "Race to Dubai 2014 Standings: Final Rankings and Prize Money Payouts". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  11. "Facts & stats | European Tour Race to Dubai 2014 final rankings". Par Golf. January 2015. p. 16. Retrieved 11 February 2021 – via Issuu.
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  14. "European Tour: Brooks Koepka named Rookie of the Year". Sky Sports. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
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