2018 European Tour

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2018 European Tour season
Duration23 November 2017 (2017-11-23) – 18 November 2018 (2018-11-18)
Number of official events47
Most wins Flag of England.svg Matt Wallace (3)
Race to Dubai Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Molinari
Golfer of the Year Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Molinari
Players' Player of the Year Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Molinari
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Flag of India.svg Shubhankar Sharma
Graduate of the Year Flag of South Africa.svg Erik van Rooyen
2017
2019

The 2018 European Tour was the 47th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

Contents

Changes for 2018

There were changes to membership criteria with the reversal of some of the changes introduced for the 2017 season; the number of players gaining exemption from the final Race to Dubai standings reverted to the top 110 and the Access List was scrapped, largely replaced by a re-ranking system. [1]

The Race to Dubai points system was adjusted, with all prize money being converted into U.S. dollars before translating into points (1 point = 1 dollar) having previously been calculated after converting into euro. The points for all tournaments were also fixed prior to the start of the season, having previously been set during each tournament week, thereby negating any fluctuation in exchange rates. [1]

Tournament changes

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2018 season. [2]

DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
Notes
26 Nov UBS Hong Kong Open Hong KongUS$2,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wade Ormsby (1)34 ASA
3 Dec Australian PGA Championship AustraliaA$1,500,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Smith (n/a)23 ANZ
3 Dec AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Mauritius€1,000,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Dylan Frittelli (2)17 AFR, ASA
11 Dec Joburg Open South AfricaR16,500,000 Flag of India.svg Shubhankar Sharma (1)17 AFR, ASA
14 Jan BMW SA Open South AfricaR15,000,000 Flag of England.svg Chris Paisley (1)32 AFR [lower-alpha 3]
21 Jan Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship UAEUS$3,000,000 Flag of England.svg Tommy Fleetwood (4)52
28 Jan Omega Dubai Desert Classic UAEUS$3,000,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Haotong (2)48
4 Feb Maybank Championship MalaysiaUS$3,000,000 Flag of India.svg Shubhankar Sharma (2)38 ASA
11 Feb ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth AustraliaA$1,750,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Kiradech Aphibarnrat (4)23 ANZ, ASA
18 Feb NBO Oman Open OmanUS$1,750,000 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Joost Luiten (6)24New tournament
25 Feb Commercial Bank Qatar Masters QatarUS$1,750,000 Flag of England.svg Eddie Pepperell (1)24
4 Mar WGC-Mexico Championship MexicoUS$10,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson (n/a)72 World Golf Championship
4 Mar Tshwane Open South AfricaR15,000,000 Flag of South Africa.svg George Coetzee (4)19 AFR
11 Mar Hero Indian Open IndiaUS$1,750,000 Flag of England.svg Matt Wallace (2)22 ASA
25 Mar WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play United StatesUS$10,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bubba Watson (n/a)74 World Golf Championship
8 Apr Masters Tournament United StatesUS$11,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Reed (2)100 Major championship
15 Apr Open de España Spain€1,500,000 Flag of Spain.svg Jon Rahm (3)26
22 Apr Trophée Hassan II Morocco€2,500,000 Flag of France.svg Alexander Lévy (5)24
29 Apr Volvo China Open ChinaCN¥20,000,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander Björk (1)32 ASA
13 May Rocco Forte Sicilian Open Italy€1,000,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Lagergren (1)24
20 May Belgian Knockout Belgium€1,000,000 Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Otaegui (2)24
27 May BMW PGA Championship EnglandUS$7,000,000 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Molinari (5)64Flagship event [lower-alpha 4]
3 Jun Italian Open ItalyUS$7,000,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Thorbjørn Olesen (5)38 Rolex Series
10 Jun Shot Clock Masters Austria€1,000,000 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Korhonen (1)24
17 Jun U.S. Open United StatesUS$12,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brooks Koepka (3)100 Major championship
24 Jun BMW International Open Germany€2,000,000 Flag of England.svg Matt Wallace (3)24
1 Jul HNA Open de France FranceUS$7,000,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Alex Norén (10)48 Rolex Series
8 Jul Dubai Duty Free Irish Open IrelandUS$7,000,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Russell Knox (2)38 Rolex Series
15 Jul Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open ScotlandUS$7,000,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Brandon Stone (3)48 Rolex Series
22 Jul The Open Championship ScotlandUS$10,500,000 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Molinari (6)100 Major championship
29 Jul Porsche European Open Germany€2,000,000 Flag of England.svg Richard McEvoy (1)24
5 Aug Fiji International FijiA$1,250,000 Flag of India.svg Gaganjeet Bhullar (1)15 ANZ, ASA
5 Aug WGC-Bridgestone Invitational United StatesUS$10,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Thomas (2)74 World Golf Championship
12 Aug PGA Championship United StatesUS$10,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brooks Koepka (4)100 Major championship
19 Aug Nordea Masters Sweden€1,500,000 Flag of England.svg Paul Waring (1)24
26 Aug D+D Real Czech Masters Czech Republic€1,000,000 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Pavan (1)24
2 Sep Made in Denmark Denmark€1,500,000 Flag of England.svg Matt Wallace (4)24
9 Sep Omega European Masters Switzerland€2,500,000 Flag of England.svg Matt Fitzpatrick (5)26
16 Sep KLM Open Netherlands€1,800,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Ashun (3)24
23 Sep Portugal Masters Portugal€2,000,000 Flag of England.svg Tom Lewis (2)24
7 Oct Alfred Dunhill Links Championship ScotlandUS$5,000,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Lucas Bjerregaard (2)38Pro-Am
14 Oct Sky Sports British Masters England£3,000,000 Flag of England.svg Eddie Pepperell (2)38
22 Oct Andalucía Valderrama Masters Spain€2,000,000 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio García (15)24
28 Oct WGC-HSBC Champions ChinaUS$10,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Xander Schauffele (1)66 World Golf Championship
4 Nov Turkish Airlines Open TurkeyUS$7,000,000 Flag of England.svg Justin Rose (11)36 Rolex Series
Limited-field event
11 Nov Nedbank Golf Challenge South AfricaUS$7,500,000 Flag of England.svg Lee Westwood (24)34 Rolex Series
Limited-field event
18 Nov DP World Tour Championship, Dubai UAEUS$8,000,000 Flag of England.svg Danny Willett (6)52Tour Championship [lower-alpha 4]

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
14 Jan EurAsia Cup Malaysian/aFlag of Europe.svg Team Europen/aTeam event
6 May GolfSixes England€1,000,000 Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Dunne and
Flag of Ireland.svg Gavin Moynihan
n/aTeam event
12 Aug European Golf Team Championships Scotland€550,000 Flag of Spain.svg Scott Fernández and
Flag of Spain.svg Pedro Oriol (Men)
n/aTeam event
Flag of Sweden.svg Cajsa Persson and
Flag of Sweden.svg Linda Wessberg (Women)
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland (Team)
30 Sep Ryder Cup Francen/aFlag of Europe.svg Team Europen/aTeam event
25 Nov ISPS Handa Melbourne World Cup of Golf AustraliaUS$7,000,000 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thomas Detry and
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thomas Pieters
n/aTeam event

Location of tournaments

Race to Dubai

The Race to Dubai was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [3] [4]

Pos.Player Majors WGCs Rolex Series Top 10s in other ET eventsTmtsPoints and money
Mas USO Opn PGA WGC
Mex
WGC
MP
WGC
Inv
WGC
Cha
BMW
PGA
Ita Fra Ire Sco Tur Ned DPW
TC
12345Reg.
points
Bon.
($)
Total
points
1 Flag of Italy.svg Molinari T20T251stT6T2517thT39T431st2ndT26124,791,5211,250,0006,041,521
2 Flag of the United States.svg Reed 1st4thT28CUTT37T9T28T7T23T2 T9 113,963,351750,0004,713,351
3 Flag of England.svg Fleetwood T172ndT12T35T14T17T14T7T20T23CUTT7T16 6th 1st T6 T2 T9 193,799,755600,0004,399,755
4 Flag of the United States.svg Schauffele T50T6T2T35T18T1768th1stT1693,207,488400,0003,607,488
5 Flag of England.svg Rose T12T10T2T19T37T3T91st T10 8th 113,431,616500,000 [lower-alpha 5] 3,431,616
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Norén CUTT25T17CUTT143rdT31T18T3T231stT9123,001,488350,0003,351,488
7 Ulster Banner.svg McIlroy T5CUTT2T50T36T6T54T2T28T21T20 T3 2nd 132,990,654325,0003,315,654
8 Flag of Denmark.svg Olesen CUTT12T56T3T7T601stCUTT6T7T45 10th T2 4th 272,923,149300,0003,223,149
9 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li T32T16T39WD63rdT59T39T11T43T19T21CUTT232ndT5T30 1st T5 T9 272,843,291275,0003,118,291
10 Flag of England.svg Wallace CUTCUTT50T20T51CUTCUTCUTT47T5T2 1st T3 1st 1st 322,637,527250,0002,887,527
  Win
  Top 10
  Made cut
  Missed cut
  Withdrew
 Did not play

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Golfer of the Year Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Molinari [6]
Players' Player of the Year (Seve Ballesteros Award) Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Molinari [7]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Flag of India.svg Shubhankar Sharma [8]
Graduate of the Year Flag of South Africa.svg Erik van Rooyen [9]

See also

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. AFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian Tour.
  3. Sunshine Tour flagship event
  4. 1 2 Also a Rolex Series tournament.
  5. By missing the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, Rose was not eligible for the bonus pool. [5]

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