2010 European Tour

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2010 European Tour season
Duration10 December 2009 (2009-12-10) – 28 November 2010 (2010-11-28)
Number of official events48
Most wins Flag of Germany.svg Martin Kaymer (4)
Race to Dubai Flag of Germany.svg Martin Kaymer
Golfer of the Year Flag of Germany.svg Martin Kaymer and
Ulster Banner.svg Graeme McDowell (shared)
Players' Player of the Year Flag of Germany.svg Martin Kaymer
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Manassero
2009
2011

The 2010 European Tour was the 39th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

Contents

Changes for 2010

There were many changes from the 2009 season, including six new tournaments; they were the Africa Open in South Africa, [1] the returning Avantha Masters in India which had been cancelled in 2009, [lower-alpha 1] the Trophée Hassan II in Morocco, [1] the Iberdrola Open Cala Millor Mallorca and the Andalucía Valderrama Masters in Spain, and the Vivendi Cup in France. [2] Lost from the schedule were the European Open, the Mercedes-Benz Championship, the Johnnie Walker Classic, the Australian Masters, the Indonesia Open and the Volvo World Match Play Championship. [3] There were also three fewer tournaments due to a partial realignment of the schedule with the calendar.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2010 season. [4] [5]

DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinner [lower-alpha 2] OWGR
points
Other
tours [lower-alpha 3]
Notes
13 Dec Alfred Dunhill Championship South Africa€1,000,000 Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Martín (2)20 AFR
20 Dec South African Open Championship South Africa€1,000,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Richie Ramsay (1)32 AFR [lower-alpha 4]
10 Jan Africa Open South Africa€1,000,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Charl Schwartzel (4)20 AFR New to European Tour
17 Jan Joburg Open South Africa€1,300,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Charl Schwartzel (5)22 AFR
24 Jan Abu Dhabi Golf Championship UAEUS$2,000,000 Flag of Germany.svg Martin Kaymer (5)54
31 Jan Commercialbank Qatar Masters QatarUS$2,500,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Karlsson (10)54
7 Feb Omega Dubai Desert Classic UAEUS$2,500,000 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez (16)50
14 Feb Avantha Masters India€1,500,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Dodt (1)20 ASA Returning tournament [lower-alpha 1]
21 Feb WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship United StatesUS$8,500,000 Flag of England.svg Ian Poulter (9)74 World Golf Championship
7 Mar Maybank Malaysian Open MalaysiaUS$2,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Noh Seung-yul (1)24 ASA
14 Mar WGC-CA Championship United StatesUS$8,500,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els (25)74 World Golf Championship
21 Mar Trophée Hassan II Morocco€1,300,000 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Rhys Davies (1)24New to European Tour
28 Mar Open de Andalucía de Golf Spain€1,000,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Louis Oosthuizen (1)24
11 Apr Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal Portugal€700,000 Flag of England.svg James Morrison (1)24
11 Apr Masters Tournament United StatesUS$7,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson (n/a)100 Major championship
18 Apr Volvo China Open ChinaUS$2,500,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Yang Yong-eun (3)28 ONE
25 Apr Ballantine's Championship South Korea€2,200,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Fraser (2)38 ASA, KOR
2 May Open de España Spain€2,000,000 Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Quirós (4)24
9 May BMW Italian Open Italy€1,300,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Andersson Hed (1)24
16 May Iberdrola Open Cala Millor Mallorca Spain€800,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Hanson (3)24New tournament
23 May BMW PGA Championship England€4,500,000 Flag of England.svg Simon Khan (2)64Flagship event
30 May Madrid Masters Spain€1,500,000 Flag of England.svg Luke Donald (3)36
6 Jun Celtic Manor Wales Open Wales£1,800,000 Ulster Banner.svg Graeme McDowell (5)38
13 Jun Estoril Open de Portugal Portugal€1,000,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Bjørn (10)24
20 Jun Saint-Omer Open France€600,000 Flag of Austria.svg Martin Wiegele (1)18 CHA
20 Jun U.S. Open United StatesUS$7,500,000 Ulster Banner.svg Graeme McDowell (6)100 Major championship
27 Jun BMW International Open Germany€2,000,000 Flag of England.svg David Horsey (1)38
4 Jul Alstom Open de France France€3,000,000 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez (17)50
11 Jul Barclays Scottish Open Scotland£3,000,000 Flag of Italy.svg Edoardo Molinari (1)52
18 Jul The Open Championship Scotland£4,800,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Louis Oosthuizen (2)100 Major championship
25 Jul Nordea Scandinavian Masters Sweden€1,600,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Richard S. Johnson (2)26
1 Aug 3 Irish Open Ireland€3,000,000 Flag of England.svg Ross Fisher (4)32
8 Aug WGC-Bridgestone Invitational United StatesUS$8,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hunter Mahan (n/a)76 World Golf Championship
15 Aug PGA Championship United StatesUS$7,500,000 Flag of Germany.svg Martin Kaymer (6)100 Major championship
22 Aug Czech Open Czech Republic€2,000,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Hanson (4)24
29 Aug Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles Scotland£1,400,000 Flag of Italy.svg Edoardo Molinari (2)30
5 Sep Omega European Masters Switzerland€2,000,000 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez (18)30 ASA
12 Sep KLM Open Netherlands€1,800,000 Flag of Germany.svg Martin Kaymer (7)32
19 Sep Austrian Golf Open Austria€750,000 Flag of Spain.svg José Manuel Lara (2)24
26 Sep Vivendi Cup France€1,250,000 Flag of England.svg John Parry (1)24New tournament
10 Oct Alfred Dunhill Links Championship ScotlandUS$5,000,000 Flag of Germany.svg Martin Kaymer (8)48Pro-Am
17 Oct Portugal Masters Portugal€3,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Green (3)34
24 Oct Castelló Masters Costa Azahar Spain€2,000,000 Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Manassero (1)24
31 Oct Andalucía Valderrama Masters Spain€3,000,000 Ulster Banner.svg Graeme McDowell (7)38New tournament
7 Nov WGC-HSBC Champions ChinaUS$7,000,000 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Molinari (2)68 World Golf Championship
14 Nov Barclays Singapore Open SingaporeUS$6,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Scott (7)48 ASA
21 Nov UBS Hong Kong Open Hong KongUS$2,500,000 Flag of England.svg Ian Poulter (10)38 ASA
28 Nov Dubai World Championship UAEUS$7,500,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Karlsson (11)58Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinner(s) OWGR
points
Notes
6 Jul J. P. McManus Pro-Am Irelandn/a Ulster Banner.svg Darren Clarke n/aPro-Am
4 Oct Ryder Cup Walesn/aFlag of Europe.svg Team Europen/aTeam event

Location of tournaments

Race to Dubai

The Race to Dubai was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. [6] [7] [8]

Pos.Player Majors WGCs Principal eventsTop 10s in other ET eventsTmtsMoney
Mas USO Opn PGA WGC
MP
WGC
CA
WGC
Inv
WGC
Cha
BMW
PGA
Dub 123456789Reg.
(€)
Bon.
($)
Total
(€)
1 Flag of Germany.svg Kaymer CUTT8T71stT17T3T22T30CUTT13 1st T4 T6 1st 1st T10 223,368,5921,500,0004,461,011
2 Ulster Banner.svg McDowell CUT1stT23CUTT33T6T22T34T28T13 T8 T4 1st T3 1st T3 5th 243,077,6821,125,0003,896,996
3 Flag of England.svg Westwood 2ndT162ndT17T30WD2ndT10T3 T3 2nd 142,676,213750,0003,222,423
4 Flag of England.svg Poulter T10T47T60WD1stT37T65T13CUT2nd 2nd T6 1st 152,590,041600,0003,027,008
5 Flag of Italy.svg F. Molinari T30CUTCUTT33T33T14T391stT17T6 T10 T4 3rd T2 T4 8th T3 T8 T2 272,417,346525,0002,799,692
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Karlsson T43T27T14T16T172ndT65T34T131st 1st 7th T2 211,968,760450,0002,296,486
7 Flag of South Africa.svg Els T183rdCUTT18T171stT22T6T34T28 T9 151,961,192412,5002,261,607
8 Flag of South Africa.svg Schwartzel T30T16T14T18T92ndT58T16T17T21 2nd 1st 1st 8th T5 T9 241,934,861375,0002,207,965
9 Flag of Spain.svg Jiménez T12CUTT27CUTT33T63T22T41CUTT48 1st 8th 1st T7 T3 1st T7 T8 291,933,624337,5002,179,418
10 Flag of South Africa.svg Oosthuizen CUTCUT1stCUTT9T72CUTT13 5th 2nd 1st T4 T4 221,852,279300,0002,070,763
11 Flag of Italy.svg E. Molinari CUTT47T27T33T3361stT55T41CUTT41 T4 T4 T4 1st 3rd 1st 2nd 281,818,164262,5002,009,337
12 Flag of England.svg Casey CUTT40T3T122ndT6T22T6T17T6 T5 141,711,332243,7501,888,850
13 Ulster Banner.svg McIlroy CUTCUTT3T3T17T65T95thT485th 3rd T6 4th 6th 161,657,187225,0001,821,050
14 Flag of Spain.svg Quirós CUTCUTT11CUTT33T6T39T53CUTT3 2nd T6 1st T10 T5 251,600,048206,2501,750,255
15 Flag of England.svg Donald CUTT47T11CUTT9T26T46T3T2T9 1 3rd 131,541,520187,5001,678,072
  Win
  Top 10
  Made cut
  Missed cut
  Withdrew
 Did not play

Awards

AwardWinner(s)Ref.
Golfer of the Year [lower-alpha 5] Flag of Germany.svg Martin Kaymer
Ulster Banner.svg Graeme McDowell
[9]
Players' Player of the Year Flag of Germany.svg Martin Kaymer [10]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Manassero [11]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 The Avantha Masters is considered a continuation of the Indian Masters by the European Tour but not by the Asian Tour.
  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.
  3. AFR − Sunshine Tour; ASA − Asian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.
  4. Sunshine Tour flagship event
  5. Kaymer and McDowell shared the Golfer of the Year award.

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