2024 European Tour

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2024 European Tour season
Duration23 November 2023 (2023-11-23) – 17 November 2024 (2024-11-17)
Number of official events44[a]
2023
2025

The 2024 European Tour, titled as the 2024 DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, is the 53rd season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

It is the third season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with DP World that was announced in November 2021.[1]

Changes for 2024[edit]

When the 2024 schedule was announced in August 2023, there were many changes from previous seasons, including:[2][3][4]

  • The calendar was split into three phases: the "Global Swings", the "Back 9" and the "DP World Tour Play-Offs".
    • There are five global swings: the "Opening Swing", the "International Swing", the "Asian Swing", the "European Swing" and the "Closing Swing". Each swing has its own mini Order of Merit, with the champion of each winning US$200,000. The swings also serve as a qualification route for the Rolex Series and Back 9 events.
    • The Back 9 consists of nine events in Europe, including several national opens and beginning with the Betfred British Masters.
    • The season-ending "DP World Tour Playoffs" consists of two events: the Abu Dhabi Championship and the DP World Tour Championship. The top 70 in the Race to Dubai Rankings qualify for the playoffs, with the top 50 in the rankings after the first event qualifying for the Tour Championship.
  • Two new tournaments were added to the calendar for 2024: the Dubai Invitational and the Bahrain Championship. The Volvo China Open also returned to the schedule, having not been played on the European Tour since 2019 due to restrictions in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Several tournaments held in 2023 were not included in the initial announcement: the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, the Thailand Classic, the Hero Indian Open, the ISPS Handa World Invitational,[5] the Qatar Masters and the Barbasol Championship, for which a replacement event was to be announced at a later date. Additionally, a change of dates for the Nedbank Golf Challenge meant it would not be part of the 2024 season, but was scheduled to return as one of the opening events of the 2025 season.[6] The Hero Indian Open[7] and the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters were later added to the schedule.[8]
  • In April 2024, the tour announced that Genesis Motor had become a title partner of the tour. As part of this deal, the Korea Championship, which had been played in 2023 and was due to be played in April 2024, was merged into the Genesis Championship, a long-standing Korean Tour event, which became a "Back 9" event played in October.[9]
  • Race to Dubai points were simplified, with regular tournaments during the swings all awarding 3,000 points and Back 9 events awarding 5,000 points. Points available in Rolex Series events, major championships and the tour championship all remained the same, at 8,000, 10,000 and 12,000 respectively.

Schedule[edit]

The following table lists official events during the 2024 season.[10]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
R2D
points
Winner[b] OWGR
points
Other
tours[c]
Notes
26 Nov Fortinet Australian PGA Championship Australia A$2,000,000 3,000 Australia Min Woo Lee (3) 13.51 ANZ
26 Nov Joburg Open South Africa R20,500,000 3,000 South Africa Dean Burmester (3) 11.95 AFR
3 Dec ISPS Handa Australian Open Australia A$1,700,000 3,000 Chile Joaquín Niemann (1) 14.80 ANZ
3 Dec Investec South African Open Championship South Africa 1,500,000 3,000 South Africa Dean Burmester (4) 12.59 AFR
11 Dec Alfred Dunhill Championship South Africa €1,500,000 3,000 South Africa Louis Oosthuizen (10) 14.07 AFR
17 Dec AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Mauritius 1,200,000 3,000 South Africa Louis Oosthuizen (11) 11.05 AFR
14 Jan Dubai Invitational UAE 2,500,000 3,000 England Tommy Fleetwood (7) 20.13 New limited-field pro-am
21 Jan Hero Dubai Desert Classic UAE 9,000,000 8,000 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (17) 29.73 Rolex Series
28 Jan Ras Al Khaimah Championship UAE 2,500,000 3,000 Denmark Thorbjørn Olesen (8) 18.70
4 Feb Bahrain Championship Bahrain 2,500,000 3,000 South Africa Dylan Frittelli (3) 17.70 New tournament
11 Feb Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Qatar 2,500,000 3,000 Japan Rikuya Hoshino (1) 17.34
25 Feb Magical Kenya Open Kenya 2,500,000 3,000 Netherlands Darius van Driel (1) 12.27
3 Mar SDC Championship South Africa 1,500,000 3,000 United States Jordan Gumberg (1) 13.81 AFR
10 Mar Jonsson Workwear Open South Africa 1,500,000 3,000 Italy Matteo Manassero (5) 13.99 AFR
24 Mar Porsche Singapore Classic Singapore 2,500,000 3,000 Sweden Jesper Svensson (1) 19.32
31 Mar Hero Indian Open India 2,250,000 3,000 Japan Keita Nakajima (1) 15.83 PGTI
14 Apr Masters Tournament United States 10,000 100 Major championship
21 Apr Korea Championship South Korea Removed[d] KOR
28 Apr ISPS Handa Championship Japan 2,250,000 3,000 JPN
5 May Volvo China Open China 2,250,000 3,000 CHN
19 May PGA Championship United States 10,000 100 Major championship
26 May Soudal Open Belgium 2,500,000 3,000
2 Jun European Open Germany 2,500,000 3,000
9 Jun Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed Sweden 2,000,000 3,000 LET Mixed event[e]
16 Jun U.S. Open United States 10,000 100 Major championship
23 Jun KLM Open Netherlands 2,500,000 3,000
30 Jun Italian Open Italy 3,250,000 3,000
7 Jul BMW International Open Germany 2,500,000 3,000
14 Jul Genesis Scottish Open Scotland 9,000,000 8,000 PGAT Rolex Series
14 Jul Kentucky Championship United States 4,000,000 3,000 PGAT
21 Jul The Open Championship Scotland 10,000 100 Major championship
21 Jul Barracuda Championship United States 4,000,000 3,000 PGAT
18 Aug D+D Real Czech Masters Czech Republic 2,500,000 3,000
25 Aug Danish Golf Championship Denmark 2,500,000 3,000
1 Sep Betfred British Masters England 3,500,000 5,000
8 Sep Omega European Masters Switzerland €2,500,000 5,000
15 Sep Amgen Irish Open Northern Ireland 6,000,000 5,000
22 Sep BMW PGA Championship England 9,000,000 8,000 Rolex Series
29 Sep Acciona Open de España Spain 3,250,000 5,000
6 Oct Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Scotland 5,000,000 5,000 Pro-Am
13 Oct FedEx Open de France France 3,250,000 5,000
20 Oct Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters Spain 3,250,000 5,000
27 Oct Genesis Championship South Korea 4,000,000 5,000 KOR New to European Tour
10 Nov Abu Dhabi Championship UAE 9,000,000 9,000 Playoff event[f]
17 Nov DP World Tour Championship UAE 10,000,000 12,000 Playoff event[f]

Unofficial events[edit]

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 OWGR
points
Notes
4 Aug Olympic Games France n/a Limited-field event

Race to Dubai[edit]

Top 4 players on the Race to Dubai as of 31 March 2024 (Hero Indian Open):[11]

Pos. Player Majors Rolex Series Top 10s in other ET events Total
pts
Tmts Money
Mas PGA USO Opn Dub Sco BMW
PGA
Abu DPW
TC
1 2 3 4 5 Reg.
(€m)
Bon.
($m)
1 Northern Ireland McIlroy 1st
1335
T2
261
1,596 2
2 Japan Hoshino CUT
0
2nd
334
2nd
334
1st
500
1,258 10
3 Sweden Svensson T31
66
T2
224
T2
261
1st
500
1,160 10
4 Poland Meronk 2nd
889
T8
56
10th
60
1,023 4

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ A further one tournament was scheduled but was 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.
  3. ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; CHN − China Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; LET − Ladies European Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India.
  4. ^ In April 2024, the Korea Championship was merged with the Genesis Championship, which was added to the tour schedule.[9]
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b Also a Rolex Series tournament.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Murray, Ewan (9 November 2021). "'A new era in global golf': European Tour to be renamed DP World Tour". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  2. ^ "New look 2024 DP World Tour schedule unveiled". European Tour. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  3. ^ "DP World Tour 2024 schedule: Tournament dates and venues, plus when golf majors are taking place". Sky Sports. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  4. ^ Coles, Matt (14 August 2023). "DP World Tour announces new-look 2024 schedule". National Club Golfer. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  5. ^ Haughey, John (15 August 2023). "World Invitational not on 2024 schedule but Galgorm say 'exciting new event' planned". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Nedbank Golf Challenge to return as part of 2025 Race to Dubai". European Tour. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Indian Open to complete the 2024 Asian Swing". The Times of India. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Commercial Bank Qatar Masters added to International Swing". European Tour. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Genesis signs new tournament Title Partner agreement in Korea with the DP World Tour". European Tour. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  10. ^ "2024 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  11. ^ "2024 Race to Dubai". European Tour. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

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