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2021 European Tour

The 2021 European Tour was the 50th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

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.[1] 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.[2]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2021 season.[3]

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Location of tournaments

Race to Dubai

The Race to Dubai was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[16][17]

  Win
  Top 10
  Made cut
  Missed cut
• Did not play

Awards

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.
  3. ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; ASA − Asian Tour; LET − Ladies European Tour.
  4. ^ Moved from Mexico due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
  5. ^ Added to the schedule following the postponement of the Portugal Masters.[6]
  6. ^ Rescheduled following the postponement of the Portugal Masters.[7]
  7. ^ Added to the schedule following the cancellation of the Open de France.[9]
  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. ^ a b Also a Rolex Series tournament.
  10. ^ Event added to the schedule in September in place of the Trophée Hassan II, which was cancelled earlier in the year.[11]
  11. ^ Event proceeded as a sole-sanctioned China Tour event.[11]
  12. ^ Postponed from April to November due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][11][14]
  13. ^ By missing the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, Rahm was not eligible for the bonus pool.

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. ^ "2021 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  4. ^ Schupak, Adam (14 January 2021). "WGC-Mexico Championship moves to The Concession in Florida due to COVID-19 concerns". Golfweek. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  5. ^ "European Tour's Oman Open postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic". ESPN. Associated Press. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Austrian Golf Open added to 2021 European Tour schedule". European Tour. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  7. ^ a b 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.
  8. ^ "European Tour: Open de France returns to Le Golf National in 2022". European Tour. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Tenerife Championship added to 2021 schedule". European Tour. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  10. ^ "European Tour statement on the Trophée Hassan II". European Tour. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  11. ^ a b c "China Open removed, Portugal Masters added to European Tour". AP News. Associated Press. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Indian Open golf cancelled due to COVID, once again". Olympics. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  13. ^ Harig, Bob (31 August 2021). "PGA may ban fans for 'Brooksy' taunts in wake of Bryson Dechambeau-Brooks Koepka drama". ESPN. Retrieved 11 October 2023. The WGC-HSBC Champions in China, scheduled for the week following Zozo, is being canceled for the second consecutive year.
  14. ^ "Portugal Masters added to 2021 European Tour schedule". European Tour. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Nedbank Golf Challenge cancelled for second year in a row". News24. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  16. ^ "2021 Race to Dubai". European Tour. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  17. ^ "Morikawa becomes 1st American to be European Tour's No 1". USA Today. Associated Press. 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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