2012 European Tour

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2012 European Tour season
Duration5 January 2012 (2012-01-05) – 25 November 2012 (2012-11-25)
Number of official events45 [a]
Most wins Flag of South Africa.svg Branden Grace (4)
Race to Dubai Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy
Golfer of the Year Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy
Players' Player of the Year Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Flag of Portugal (official).svg Ricardo Santos
2011
2013

The 2012 European Tour was the 41st season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

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Changes for 2012

Prior to the start of the 2011 season, the tour had announced their intention to realign the schedule with the calendar. [1] As a result, in 2012 there were several changes from the previous season. There was initially one new tournament in 2012, the ISPS Handa Perth International, and several tournaments were dropped: the Castelló Masters, the Iskandar Johor Open, and the Alfred Dunhill Championship, [2] which was played in December as part of the 2013 season.

During the season, the BMW Masters in China was added to the schedule, [3] the Czech Open was cancelled, [4] and three tournaments in Spain were also cancelled: the Iberdrola Open, [5] the Madrid Masters, [6] and the Andalucía Masters. [7]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2012 season. [8]

DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinner [b] OWGR
points
Other
tours [c]
Notes
8 Jan Africa Open South Africa€1,000,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Louis Oosthuizen (4)20 AFR
15 Jan Joburg Open South Africa€1,300,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Branden Grace (1)22 AFR
22 Jan Volvo Golf Champions South Africa€2,000,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Branden Grace (2)32Limited-field event
29 Jan Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship UAEUS$2,700,000 Flag of England.svg Robert Rock (2)58
5 Feb Commercialbank Qatar Masters QatarUS$2,500,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Lawrie (7)48
12 Feb Omega Dubai Desert Classic UAEUS$2,500,000 Flag of Spain.svg Rafa Cabrera-Bello (2)48
19 Feb Avantha Masters India€1,800,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Jbe' Kruger (1)20 ASA
26 Feb WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship United StatesUS$8,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hunter Mahan (n/a)76 World Golf Championship
11 Mar WGC-Cadillac Championship United StatesUS$8,500,000 Flag of England.svg Justin Rose (5)78 World Golf Championship
18 Mar Open de Andalucía Costa del Sol Spain€1,000,000 Flag of France.svg Julien Quesne (1)24
25 Mar Trophée Hassan II Morocco€1,500,000 Ulster Banner.svg Michael Hoey (4)24
1 Apr Sicilian Open Italy€1,000,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Thorbjørn Olesen (1)24
8 Apr Masters Tournament United StatesUS$8,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bubba Watson (n/a)100 Major championship
15 Apr Maybank Malaysian Open MalaysiaUS$2,500,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Louis Oosthuizen (5)36 ASA
22 Apr Volvo China Open ChinaCN¥20,000,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Branden Grace (3)32 ONE
29 Apr Ballantine's Championship South Korea€2,205,000 Flag of Austria.svg Bernd Wiesberger (1)32 ASA, KOR
6 May Reale Seguros Open de España Spain€2,000,000 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Molinari (3)30
13 May Iberdrola Open SpainCancelled [5]
13 May Madeira Islands Open - Portugal Portugal€675,000 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Ricardo Santos (1)18 CHA
20 May Volvo World Match Play Championship Spain€2,750,000 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Colsaerts (2)34Limited-field event
27 May BMW PGA Championship England€4,500,000 Flag of England.svg Luke Donald (7)64Flagship event
3 Jun ISPS Handa Wales Open Wales£1,800,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Thongchai Jaidee (5)28
9 Jun Nordea Masters Sweden€1,500,000 Flag of England.svg Lee Westwood (22)26
17 Jun Saint-Omer Open France€500,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Darren Fichardt (3)18 CHA
17 Jun U.S. Open United StatesUS$8,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Webb Simpson (n/a)100 Major championship
24 Jun BMW International Open Germany€2,000,000 Flag of England.svg Danny Willett (1)30
1 Jul Irish Open Northern Ireland€2,000,000 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Donaldson (1)38
8 Jul Alstom Open de France France€3,000,000 Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Siem (2)46
15 Jul Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open Scotland£2,500,000 Flag of India.svg Jeev Milkha Singh (4)48
22 Jul The Open Championship England£5,000,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els (27)100 Major championship
28 Jul Lyoness Open Austria€1,000,000 Flag of Austria.svg Bernd Wiesberger (2)24
5 Aug WGC-Bridgestone Invitational United StatesUS$8,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Keegan Bradley (n/a)76 World Golf Championship
12 Aug PGA Championship United StatesUS$8,000,000 Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy (4)100 Major championship
19 Aug Czech Open Czech RepublicCancelled [4]
26 Aug Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles Scotland£1,400,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Lawrie (8)30
2 Sep Omega European Masters Switzerland€2,100,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Richie Ramsay (2)32 ASA
9 Sep KLM Open Netherlands€1,800,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Hanson (5)30
16 Sep BMW Italian Open Italy€1,500,000 Flag of Spain.svg Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (6)28
23 Sep Madrid Masters SpainCancelled [6]
7 Oct Alfred Dunhill Links Championship ScotlandUS$5,000,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Branden Grace (4)46Pro-Am
14 Oct Portugal Masters Portugal€2,200,000 Flag of Ireland.svg Shane Lowry (2)34
21 Oct Andalucía Masters SpainCancelled [7]
21 Oct ISPS Handa Perth International AustraliaUS$2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bo Van Pelt (n/a)22 ANZ New tournament
28 Oct BMW Masters ChinaUS$7,000,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Hanson (6)56New to European Tour
Limited-field event
4 Nov WGC-HSBC Champions ChinaUS$7,000,000 Flag of England.svg Ian Poulter (12)64 World Golf Championship
11 Nov Barclays Singapore Open SingaporeUS$6,000,000 Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Manassero (3)48 ASA
18 Nov UBS Hong Kong Open Hong KongUS$2,750,000 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez (19)32 ASA
18 Nov SA Open Championship South Africa€1,000,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Stenson (7)32 AFR [d]
25 Nov DP World Tour Championship, Dubai UAEUS$8,000,000 Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy (5)58Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinners OWGR
points
Notes
30 Sep Ryder Cup United Statesn/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. [9] [10] [11] [12]

Pos.Player Majors WGCs Principal eventsTop 10s in other ET eventsTmtsMoney
Mas USO Opn PGA WGC
MP
WGC
Cad
WGC
Inv
WGC
Cha
BMW
PGA
DPW
TC
1234567Reg.
(€)
Bon.
($)
Total
(€)
1 Ulster Banner.svg McIlroy T40CUTT601st2nd3rdT5CUT1st 2nd T5 T10 2nd 3rd 154,738,0271,000,0005,519,118
2 Flag of England.svg Rose T8T21CUTT3T331stT5T24T22nd T9 T9 T6 133,260,635650,0003,768,345
3 Flag of South Africa.svg Oosthuizen 2ndCUTT19T21T17T604thT65th 1st T7 1st T6 162,796,819500,0003,187,364
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Hanson T3CUTT23T7T5T4T63T24CUTT16 T2 T3 1st 1st 212,730,006375,0003,022,916
5 Flag of England.svg Poulter 7thT41T9T3T33T60T291stT10T26 T9 T4 4th 152,327,402325,0002,581,257
6 Flag of South Africa.svg Grace T51T77CUTT35T36T625th6th 1st 1st 1st 1st 262,287,701275,0002,502,501
7 Flag of England.svg Donald T32CUTT5T32T33T6T8T181stT3 3rd 132,197,794225,0002,373,540
8 Flag of Italy.svg F. Molinari T19T29T39T54T17T13T40T39T7T34 T8 T6 1st 2nd 2nd T6 T5 252,078,538175,0002,215,229
9 Ulster Banner.svg McDowell T12T2T5T11T33T13T24T42CUTT52 T3 2nd 161,847,420125,0001,945,056
10 Flag of Scotland.svg Lawrie T24T34T48T9T60T50T36T2T48 T10 T8 1st T3 1st T6 T10 251,832,272100,0001,910,381
  Win
  Top 10
  Made cut
  Missed cut
 Did not play

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Golfer of the Year Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy [13]
Players' Player of the Year Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy [14]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Flag of Portugal (official).svg Ricardo Santos [15]

See also

Notes

  1. A further four tournaments were scheduled but were cancelled.
  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; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.
  4. Sunshine Tour flagship event

References

  1. "European Tour unveils 2011 Race to Dubai schedule". BBC Sport. 28 November 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  2. "European Tour releases complete 2012 schedule". Golf Channel. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  3. "European Tour adds BMW Masters in Shanghai to schedule". BBC Sport. 23 April 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Czech Open canceled for 2012". Golf Channel. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Lacking a sponsor, Iberdrola Open cancels". Golfweek. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Madrid Open wiped from calendar". ESPN. Associated Press. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  7. 1 2 "Andalucia Masters canceled". ESPN. Associated Press. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  8. "2012 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  9. "Race to Dubai bonus pool slashed in half for 2012". Golf Channel. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  10. "European Race to Dubai". European Tour. 25 November 2012. Archived from the original on 1 December 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  11. "The final 2012 Race to Dubai Ranking". Worldwide Golf. No. 142. Worldwide Sporting Publications. December 2012. p. 14. Retrieved 10 February 2021 via Issuu.
  12. "Rory McIlroy wins DP World Tour Championship in Dubai". BBC Sport. 25 November 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  13. "Rory McIlroy named European Tour golfer of the year". BBC Sport. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  14. "Celebrations at the Players' Awards dinner". European Tour. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2023. The highest honour of the Players' Player of the Year award went to Rory McIlroy as his peers recognised his phenomenal achievements of winning US PGA Championship, topping both the US PGA Tour Money List and The Race to Dubai and reigning supreme as World Number One.
  15. "Ricardo Santos named European Tour Rookie of the Year". Sky Sports. 28 November 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2023.