| Duration | 21 January 2021 – 21 November 2021 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 40 [lower-alpha 1] |
| Most wins |  Collin Morikawa (3) |
| Race to Dubai | Collin Morikawa |
| Player of the Year |  Jon Rahm |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |  Matti Schmid |
← 2020 2022 → | |
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.
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]
The following table lists official events during the 2021 season. [3]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | R2D points | Winner [lower-alpha 2] | OWGR points | Other tours [lower-alpha 3] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan | Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship | UAE | US$8,000,000 | 8,000 |  Tyrrell Hatton (6) | 48 | Rolex Series | |
| 31 Jan | Omega Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$3,250,000 | 4,250 | Paul Casey (15) | 48 | ||
| 7 Feb | Saudi International | Saudi Arabia | US$3,500,000 | 4,250 | Dustin Johnson (n/a) | 54 | ||
| 28 Feb | WGC-Workday Championship | United States [lower-alpha 4] | US$10,500,000 | 8,000 | Collin Morikawa (2) | 74 | World Golf Championship | |
| Oman Open | Oman | – | – | Postponed [5] | – | |||
| 14 Mar | Commercial Bank Qatar Masters | Qatar | US$1,500,000 | 2,000 |  Antoine Rozner (2) | 24 | ||
| 21 Mar | Magical Kenya Open | Kenya | €1,000,000 | 2,000 |  Justin Harding (2) | 24 | ||
| 26 Mar | Kenya Savannah Classic | Kenya | €1,000,000 | 2,000 | Daniel van Tonder (1) | 24 | New tournament | |
| 28 Mar | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | United States | US$10,500,000 | 8,000 | Billy Horschel (1) | 76 | World Golf Championship | |
| 11 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$11,500,000 | 10,000 |  Hideki Matsuyama (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 18 Apr [lower-alpha 5] | Austrian Golf Open | Austria | €1,000,000 | 2,000 | John Catlin (3) | 24 | ||
| 25 Apr | Gran Canaria Lopesan Open | Spain | €1,500,000 | 2,750 | Garrick Higgo (2) | 24 | New tournament | |
| 2 May [lower-alpha 6] | Tenerife Open | Spain | €1,500,000 | 2,750 | Dean Burmester (2) | 24 | ||
| Open de France | France | – | – | Cancelled [8] | – | |||
| 9 May [lower-alpha 7] | Canary Islands Championship | Spain | €1,500,000 | 2,750 | Garrick Higgo (3) | 24 | New tournament | |
| 15 May | Betfred British Masters | England | £1,850,000 | 3,500 | Richard Bland (1) | 24 | ||
| 23 May | PGA Championship | United States | US$12,000,000 | 10,000 | Phil Mickelson (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 30 May | Made in HimmerLand | Denmark | €1,500,000 | 2,750 |  Bernd Wiesberger (8) | 24 | ||
| 7 Jun | Porsche European Open | Germany | €1,200,000 | 2,000 | Marcus Armitage (1) | 24 | ||
| 13 Jun | Scandinavian Mixed | Sweden | €1,000,000 | 2,000 |  Jonathan Caldwell (1) | 24 | LET | Mixed event [lower-alpha 8] |
| 20 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$12,500,000 | 10,000 | Jon Rahm (7) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 27 Jun | BMW International Open | Germany | €1,500,000 | 2,750 |  Viktor Hovland (1) | 24 | ||
| 4 Jul | Dubai Duty Free Irish Open | Ireland | €3,000,000 | 4,250 |  Lucas Herbert (2) | 28 | ||
| 11 Jul | Abrdn Scottish Open | Scotland | US$8,000,000 | 8,000 | Min Woo Lee (2) | 56 | Rolex Series | |
| 18 Jul | The Open Championship | England | US$11,500,000 | 10,000 | Collin Morikawa (3) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 25 Jul | Cazoo Open | Wales | €1,250,000 | 2,000 | Nacho Elvira (1) | 24 | ||
| 1 Aug | ISPS Handa World Invitational | Northern Ireland | US$1,500,000 | 2,000 | Daniel Gavins (1) | 24 | New to European Tour | |
| 8 Aug | Hero Open | Scotland | €1,250,000 | 2,000 |  Grant Forrest (1) | 24 | ||
| 8 Aug | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational | United States | US$10,500,000 | 8,000 |  Abraham Ancer (1) | 74 | World Golf Championship | |
| 15 Aug | Cazoo Classic | England | €1,250,000 | 2,000 | Calum Hill (1) | 24 | ||
| 22 Aug | D+D Real Czech Masters | Czech Republic | €1,000,000 | 2,000 | Johannes Veerman (1) | 24 | ||
| 29 Aug | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,000,000 | 2,750 |  Rasmus Højgaard (3) | 24 | ||
| 5 Sep | DS Automobiles Italian Open | Italy | €3,000,000 | 4,250 | Nicolai Højgaard (1) | 28 | ||
| 12 Sep | BMW PGA Championship | England | US$8,000,000 | 8,000 | Billy Horschel (2) | 64 | Flagship event [lower-alpha 9] | |
| 19 Sep | Dutch Open | Netherlands | €1,000,000 | 2,000 |  Kristoffer Broberg (2) | 24 | ||
| 3 Oct | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | US$5,000,000 | 5,500 | Danny Willett (8) | 30 | Pro-Am | |
| 10 Oct | Acciona Open de España | Spain | €1,500,000 | 2,750 | Rafa Cabrera-Bello (4) | 24 | ||
| 17 Oct | Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters | Spain | €3,000,000 | 4,250 | Matt Fitzpatrick (7) | 30 | ||
| Trophée Hassan II | Morocco | – | – | Cancelled [10] | – | |||
| 24 Oct [lower-alpha 10] | Mallorca Golf Open | Spain | €1,000,000 | 2,000 | Jeff Winther (1) | 24 | New tournament | |
| Hero Indian Open | India | – | – | Cancelled [12] | – | ASA | ||
| WGC-HSBC Champions | China | – | – | Cancelled [13] | – | World Golf Championship | ||
| Volvo China Open | China | – | – | Removed [lower-alpha 11] | – | |||
| 7 Nov [lower-alpha 12] | Portugal Masters | Portugal | €1,500,000 | 2,750 |  Thomas Pieters (5) | 24 | ||
| Nedbank Golf Challenge | South Africa | – | – | Cancelled [15] | – | AFR | ||
| 14 Nov | Aviv Dubai Championship | UAE | US$1,500,000 | 2,000 | Joachim B. Hansen (2) | 24 | ||
| 21 Nov | DP World Tour Championship, Dubai | UAE | US$9,000,000 | 12,000 | Collin Morikawa (4) | 46 | Tour Championship [lower-alpha 9] |
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner(s) | OWGR points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug | Olympic Games | Japan | n/a | Xander Schauffele | 50 | Limited-field event |
| 26 Sep | Ryder Cup | United States | n/a | Team USA | n/a | Team event |
       Location of tournaments in Europe. Major championship  Flagship event Rolex Series event Regular event Cancelled event |      Location of tournaments outside Europe. Major championship World Golf Championships Rolex Series event Regular event Unofficial event Postponed or cancelled event, or no longer ET sanctioned
|
The Race to Dubai was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [16] [17]
| Pos. | Player | Majors | WGCs | Rolex Series | Top 10s in other ET events | Total pts | Tmts | Money | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mas | PGA | USO | Opn | WGC Wrk | WGC MP | WGC Inv | WGC Cha | Abu | Sco | BMW PGA | DPW TC | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Reg. (€m) | Bon. ($m) | |||||||||||
| 1 | Morikawa | T18 124 | T8 181 | T4 425 | 1st 1665 | 1st 1335 | T56 26 | T26 77 | C A N C E L L E D | • | T71 15 | • | 1st 2000 | 5,856 | 10 | 6.8 | 2.0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Horschel | T50 47 | T23 102 | CUT 0 | T53 37 | T2 596 | 1st 1335 | T17 98 | • | T54 29 | 1st 1335 | T32 96 | 3,716 | 11 | 3.7 | 1.2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Rahm | T5 387 | T8 181 | 1st 1665 | T3 564 | T32 66 | T5 265 | • | • | 7th 240 | • | • | 3,403 | 9 | 3.6 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Fitzpatrick | T34 77 | T23 102 | T55 37 | T26 93 | T11 138 | T18 90 | T57 26 | CUT 0 | T2 695 | T20 91 | T2 1044 | 1st 710 | 3,157 | 14 | 2.5 | 0.6 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Hatton | T18 124 | T38 67 | CUT 0 | CUT 0 | T22 85 | T56 26 | T17 98 | 1st 1335 | T18 93 | CUT 0 | T16 156 | T6 119 | T2 479 | 2,628 | 14 | 2.1 | 0.5 | ||||||||||
| 6 | M. W. Lee | • | • | • | CUT 0 | T28 73 | • | 62nd 22 | CUT 0 | 1st 1335 | CUT 0 | T16 156 | T2 369 | T8 59 | T4 79 | 2,343 | 21 | 1.8 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Casey | T26 92 | T4 394 | T7 221 | T15 138 | • | T28 64 | T5 286 | • | • | • | T9 218 | 1st 710 | 6th 70 | 2,272 | 11 | 1.8 | |||||||||||
| 8 | N. Højgaard | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | T20 91 | T4 555 | T7 46 | T4 100 | 1st 710 | T2 205 | 1,954 | 22 | 1.2 | |||||||||
| 9 | MacIntyre | T12 152 | T49 45 | T35 74 | T8 214 | T61 22 | T9 138 | T15 115 | T16 98 | T18 93 | CUT 0 | T4 555 | 3rd 266 | T8 79 | 1,951 | 19 | 1.5 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Ancer | T26 92 | T8 181 | CUT 0 | T59 28 | T18 98 | T18 90 | 1st 1335 | • | • | • | T27 112 | 1,950 | 10 | 2.1 | |||||||||||||
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year (Seve Ballesteros Award) | Jon Rahm | [18] |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Matti Schmid | [19] |
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