2021 European Tour

The 2021 European Tour was the 50th season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972 and the 13th and final 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[lower-alpha 1]
Most wins3:
United States Collin Morikawa
Race to DubaiUnited States Collin Morikawa
Seve Ballesteros AwardSpain Jon Rahm
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearGermany Matti Schmid
← 2020
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The Race to Dubai was won by Collin Morikawa, becoming the first American player to do so.[1] Matti Schmid was named Rookie of the Year.

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.[2] 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.[3]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2021 season.[4]

Date Tournament Host country Purse R2D
points		 Winner[lower-alpha 2] OWGR
points		 Other
tours[lower-alpha 3]		 Notes
24 Jan Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship UAE US$8,000,000 8,000 England Tyrrell Hatton (6) 48 Rolex Series
31 Jan Omega Dubai Desert Classic UAE US$3,250,000 4,250 England Paul Casey (15) 48
7 Feb Saudi International Saudi Arabia US$3,500,000 4,250 United States Dustin Johnson (n/a) 54
28 Feb WGC-Workday Championship United States[lower-alpha 4] US$10,500,000 8,000 United States Collin Morikawa (2) 74 World Golf Championship
7 Mar Oman Open Oman – – Postponed[6] –
14 Mar Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Qatar US$1,500,000 2,000 France Antoine Rozner (2) 24
21 Mar Magical Kenya Open Kenya €1,000,000 2,000 South Africa Justin Harding (2) 24
26 Mar Kenya Savannah Classic Kenya €1,000,000 2,000 South Africa Daniel van Tonder (1) 24 New tournament
28 Mar WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play United States US$10,500,000 8,000 United States Billy Horschel (1) 76 World Golf Championship
11 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$11,500,000 10,000 Japan Hideki Matsuyama (n/a) 100 Major championship
18 Apr[lower-alpha 5] Austrian Golf Open Austria €1,000,000 2,000 United States John Catlin (3) 24
25 Apr Gran Canaria Lopesan Open Spain €1,500,000 2,750 South Africa Garrick Higgo (2) 24 New tournament
2 May[lower-alpha 6]
18 Apr		 Tenerife Open Spain €1,500,000 2,750 South Africa Dean Burmester (2) 24
9 May Open de France France – – Cancelled[9] –
9 May[lower-alpha 7] Canary Islands Championship Spain €1,500,000 2,750 South Africa Garrick Higgo (3) 24 New tournament
15 May Betfred British Masters England £1,850,000 3,500 England Richard Bland (1) 24
23 May PGA Championship United States US$12,000,000 10,000 United States Phil Mickelson (n/a) 100 Major championship
30 May Made in HimmerLand Denmark €1,500,000 2,750 Austria Bernd Wiesberger (8) 24
7 Jun Porsche European Open Germany €1,200,000 2,000 England Marcus Armitage (1) 24
13 Jun Scandinavian Mixed Sweden €1,000,000 2,000 Northern Ireland Jonathan Caldwell (1) 24 LET Mixed event[lower-alpha 8]
20 Jun U.S. Open United States US$12,500,000 10,000 Spain Jon Rahm (7) 100 Major championship
27 Jun BMW International Open Germany €1,500,000 2,750 Norway Viktor Hovland (1) 24
4 Jul Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Ireland €3,000,000 4,250 Australia Lucas Herbert (2) 28
11 Jul Abrdn Scottish Open Scotland US$8,000,000 8,000 Australia Min Woo Lee (2) 56 Rolex Series
18 Jul The Open Championship England US$11,500,000 10,000 United States Collin Morikawa (3) 100 Major championship
25 Jul Cazoo Open Wales €1,250,000 2,000 Spain Nacho Elvira (1) 24
1 Aug ISPS Handa World Invitational Northern Ireland US$1,500,000 2,000 England Daniel Gavins (1) 24 New to European Tour
8 Aug Hero Open Scotland €1,250,000 2,000 Scotland Grant Forrest (1) 24
8 Aug WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational United States US$10,500,000 8,000 Mexico Abraham Ancer (1) 74 World Golf Championship
15 Aug Cazoo Classic England €1,250,000 2,000 Scotland Calum Hill (1) 24
22 Aug D+D Real Czech Masters Czech Republic €1,000,000 2,000 United States Johannes Veerman (1) 24
29 Aug Omega European Masters Switzerland €2,000,000 2,750 Denmark Rasmus Højgaard (3) 24
5 Sep DS Automobiles Italian Open Italy €3,000,000 4,250 Denmark Nicolai Højgaard (1) 28
12 Sep BMW PGA Championship England US$8,000,000 8,000 United States Billy Horschel (2) 64 Flagship event
Rolex Series
19 Sep Dutch Open Netherlands €1,000,000 2,000 Sweden Kristoffer Broberg (2) 24
3 Oct Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Scotland US$5,000,000 5,500 England Danny Willett (8) 30 Pro-Am
10 Oct Acciona Open de España Spain €1,500,000 2,750 Spain Rafa Cabrera-Bello (4) 24
17 Oct Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters Spain €3,000,000 4,250 England Matt Fitzpatrick (7) 30
24 Oct Trophée Hassan II Morocco – – Cancelled[11] –
24 Oct[lower-alpha 9] Mallorca Golf Open Spain €1,000,000 2,000 Denmark Jeff Winther (1) 24 New tournament
31 Oct Hero Indian Open India – – Cancelled[13] – ASA
31 Oct WGC-HSBC Champions China – – Cancelled[14] – World Golf Championship
7 Nov Volvo China Open China – – Removed[lower-alpha 10] –
7 Nov[lower-alpha 11]
2 May		 Portugal Masters Portugal €1,500,000 2,750 Belgium Thomas Pieters (5) 24
14 Nov Nedbank Golf Challenge South Africa – – Cancelled[16] – AFR
14 Nov Aviv Dubai Championship UAE US$1,500,000 2,000 Denmark Joachim B. Hansen (2) 24
21 Nov DP World Tour Championship, Dubai UAE US$9,000,000 12,000 United States Collin Morikawa (4) 46 Tour Championship
Rolex 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 Winner(s) OWGR
points		 Notes
1 Aug Olympic Games Japan n/a United States Xander Schauffele 50
26 Sep Ryder Cup United States n/a Team USA n/a Team event

Location of tournaments


Race to Dubai

Final top 10 players in the Race to Dubai:[17]

Pos. Player Majors WGCs Rolex Series Top 10s in other ET events Total
pts		 Tmts Money
Mas PGA USO Opn WGC
Wrk		 WGC
MP		 WGC
Inv		 WGC
Cha		 Abu Sco BMW
PGA		 DPW
TC		 1 2 3 4 Reg.
(€m)		 Bon.
($m)
1 United States 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		 5,856 106.82.0
2 United States Horschel T50
47		T23
102		CUT
0		T53
37		 T2
596		1st
1335		T17
98		 •T54
29		1st
1335		T32
96		 3,716 113.71.2
3 Spain Rahm T5
387		T8
181		1st
1665		T3
564		 T32
66		T5
265		• •7th
240		•• 3,403 93.6(0.7)[lower-alpha 12]
4 England 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		 3,157 142.50.6
5 England 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		 2,628 142.10.5
6 Australia M. W. Lee •••CUT
0		 T28
73		•62nd
22		 CUT
0		1st
1335		CUT
0		T16
156		 T2
369		T8
59		T4
79		 2,343 211.8
7 England Casey T26
92		T4
394		T7
221		T15
138		 •T28
64		T5
286		 •••T9
218		 1st
710		6th
70		 2,272 111.8
8 Denmark N. Højgaard •••• ••• ••T20
91		T4
555		 T7
46		T4
100		1st
710		T2
205		 1,954 221.2
9 Scotland 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		 1,951 191.5
10 Mexico Ancer T26
92		T8
181		CUT
0		T59
28		 T18
98		T18
90		1st
1335		 •••T27
112		 1,950 102.1
  Win
  Top 10
  Made cut
  Missed cut

• Did not play

Awards
AwardWinnerRef.
Seve Ballesteros AwardSpain Jon Rahm[18]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearGermany Matti Schmid[19]

See also

Notes
  1. A further seven tournaments were scheduled but were either cancelled, postponed or otherwise removed from the schedule.
  2. 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.
  3. AFR − Sunshine Tour; ASA − Asian Tour; LET − Ladies European Tour.
  4. Moved from Mexico due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
  5. Added to the schedule following the postponement of the Portugal Masters.[7]
  6. Rescheduled following the postponement of the Portugal Masters.[8]
  7. Added to the schedule following the cancellation of the Open de France.[10]
  8. 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.
  9. Event added to the schedule in September in place of the Trophée Hassan II, which was cancelled earlier in the year.[12]
  10. Event proceeded as a sole-sanctioned China Tour event.[12]
  11. Postponed from April to November due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][12][15]
  12. By missing the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, Rahm was not eligible for the bonus pool.

References
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  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. "European Tour Schedule". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 15 December 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. "Austrian Golf Open added to 2021 European Tour schedule". European Tour. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  8. 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.
  9. Stafford, Ali (4 November 2021). "European Tour: Open de France returns to Le Golf National in 2022". European Tour. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  10. "Tenerife Championship added to 2021 schedule". European Tour. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  11. "European Tour statement on the Trophée Hassan II". European Tour. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  12. "China Open removed, Portugal Masters added to European Tour". AP News. Associated Press. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  13. "Indian Open golf cancelled due to COVID, once again". Olympics. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  14. Harig, Bob (31 August 2021). "PGA may ban fans for 'Brooksy' taunts in wake of Bryson Dechambeau-Brooks Koepka drama". ESPN.
  15. "Portugal Masters added to 2021 European Tour schedule". European Tour. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  16. "Nedbank Golf Challenge cancelled for second year in a row". News24. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  17. "Rankings – Race to Dubai". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  18. "Jon Rahm wins 2021 Seve Ballesteros Award". European Tour. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  19. "Matti Schmid wins Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Award". Gulf News. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
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