2024 European Tour

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2024 European Tour season
Duration23 November 2023 (2023-11-23) – 17 November 2024 (2024-11-17)
Number of official events44 [a]
Most wins Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy (2) [b]
Race to Dubai Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy
Player of the Year Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Flag of Sweden.svg Jesper Svensson
2023
2025

The 2024 European Tour, titled as the 2024 DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 53rd season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

Contents

It was the third season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with DP World that was announced in November 2021. [1]

Changes for 2024

When the 2024 schedule was announced in August 2023, there were many changes from previous seasons, including: [2] [3] [4]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2024 season. [13]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
R2D
points
Winner [c] OWGR
points
Other
tours [d]
Notes
26 Nov Fortinet Australian PGA Championship AustraliaA$2,000,0003,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Min Woo Lee (3)13.51 ANZ
26 Nov Joburg Open South AfricaR20,500,0003,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Dean Burmester (3)11.95 AFR
3 Dec ISPS Handa Australian Open AustraliaA$1,700,0003,000 Flag of Chile.svg Joaquín Niemann (1)14.80 ANZ
3 Dec Investec South African Open Championship South Africa1,500,0003,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Dean Burmester (4)12.59 AFR
11 Dec Alfred Dunhill Championship South Africa€1,500,0003,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Louis Oosthuizen (10)14.07 AFR
17 Dec AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Mauritius1,200,0003,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Louis Oosthuizen (11)11.05 AFR
14 Jan Dubai Invitational UAE2,500,0003,000 Flag of England.svg Tommy Fleetwood (7)20.13New limited-field pro-am
21 Jan Hero Dubai Desert Classic UAE9,000,0008,000 Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy (17)29.73 Rolex Series
28 Jan Ras Al Khaimah Championship UAE2,500,0003,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Thorbjørn Olesen (8)18.70
4 Feb Bahrain Championship Bahrain2,500,0003,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Dylan Frittelli (3)17.70New tournament
11 Feb Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Qatar2,500,0003,000 Flag of Japan.svg Rikuya Hoshino (1)17.34
25 Feb Magical Kenya Open Kenya2,500,0003,000 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Darius van Driel (1)12.27
3 Mar SDC Championship South Africa1,500,0003,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Gumberg (1)13.81 AFR
10 Mar Jonsson Workwear Open South Africa1,500,0003,000 Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Manassero (5)13.99 AFR
24 Mar Porsche Singapore Classic Singapore2,500,0003,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Jesper Svensson (1)19.32
31 Mar Hero Indian Open India2,250,0003,000 Flag of Japan.svg Keita Nakajima (1)15.83 PGTI
14 Apr Masters Tournament United States20,000,00010,000 Flag of the United States.svg Scottie Scheffler (n/a)100 Major championship
21 Apr Korea Championship South KoreaRemoved [e] KOR
28 Apr ISPS Handa Championship Japan2,250,0003,000 Flag of Japan.svg Yuto Katsuragawa (1)20.72 JPN
5 May Volvo China Open China2,250,0003,000 Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Otaegui (5)14.59 CHN
19 May PGA Championship United States18,500,00010,000 Flag of the United States.svg Xander Schauffele (3)100 Major championship
26 May Soudal Open Belgium2,500,0003,000 Flag of Spain.svg Nacho Elvira (2)18.19
2 Jun European Open Germany2,500,0003,000 Flag of England.svg Laurie Canter (1)19.59
9 Jun Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed Sweden2,000,0003,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Linn Grant (n/a)14.45 [f] LET Mixed event [g]
16 Jun U.S. Open United States21,500,00010,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bryson DeChambeau (3)100 Major championship
23 Jun KLM Open Netherlands2,500,0003,000 Flag of Italy.svg Guido Migliozzi (4)18.05
30 Jun Italian Open Italy3,250,0003,000 Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Siem (6)19.14
7 Jul BMW International Open Germany2,500,0003,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Ewen Ferguson (3)19.81
14 Jul Genesis Scottish Open Scotland9,000,0008,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Robert MacIntyre (3)65.37 PGAT Rolex Series
14 Jul ISCO Championship United States4,000,0003,000 Flag of England.svg Harry Hall (1)25.13 PGAT
21 Jul The Open Championship Scotland17,000,00010,000 Flag of the United States.svg Xander Schauffele (4)100 Major championship
21 Jul Barracuda Championship United States4,000,0003,000 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Dunlap (n/a)27.34 PGAT
18 Aug D+D Real Czech Masters Czech Republic2,500,0003,000 Flag of France.svg David Ravetto (1)17.07
25 Aug Danish Golf Championship Denmark2,500,0003,000 Flag of France.svg Frédéric Lacroix (1)16.67
1 Sep Betfred British Masters England3,500,0005,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Niklas Nørgaard (1)22.52
8 Sep Omega European Masters Switzerland3,250,0005,000 Flag of England.svg Matt Wallace (5)21.56
15 Sep Amgen Irish Open Northern Ireland6,000,0005,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Rasmus Højgaard (5)28.64
22 Sep BMW PGA Championship England9,000,0008,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Horschel (3)33.98 Rolex Series
29 Sep Acciona Open de España Spain3,250,0005,000 Flag of Spain.svg Ángel Hidalgo (1)25.06
6 Oct Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Scotland5,000,0005,000 Flag of England.svg Tyrrell Hatton (7)37.89Pro-Am
13 Oct FedEx Open de France France3,250,0005,000 Flag of England.svg Dan Bradbury (2)22.48
20 Oct Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters Spain3,250,0005,000 Flag of France.svg Julien Guerrier (1)23.73
27 Oct Genesis Championship South Korea4,000,0005,000 Flag of South Korea.svg An Byeong-hun (2)15.55 KOR New to European Tour
10 Nov Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship UAE9,000,0009,000 Flag of England.svg Paul Waring (2)30.82Playoff event [h]
17 Nov DP World Tour Championship UAE10,000,00012,000 Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy (18)26.71Playoff event [h]

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinner OWGR
points
Notes
4 Aug Olympic Games Francen/a Flag of the United States.svg Scottie Scheffler 51.14Limited-field event

Race to Dubai

Points distribution

The distribution of Race to Dubai points for 2024 European Tour events were as follows: [16]

Finishing positionTotal
pts
1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th20th30th40th50th60th
Major championships 10,0001,6651,11362750042435030025022320012090684830
Rolex Series 8,0001,3358895004003392802402001781609672543824
Back 9 tournaments5,0008355553122502121761501251121006045342415
Other European Tour events3,00050033418815012710590756760362720149
Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship 9,0001,5001,00056545038131527022520118010881614327
DP World Tour Championship 12,0002,0001,335752600509420359300267240144108825836

Final standings

The Race to Dubai was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [17] [18]

Pos.Player Majors Rolex Series Top 10s in other ET eventsTotal
pts
TmtsMoney [i]
Mas PGA USO Opn Dub Sco BMW
PGA
Abu DPW
TC
1234567Reg.
(€m)
Bon.
($m)
1 Ulster Banner.svg McIlroy T22
104
T12
152
2nd
1113
CUT
0
1st
1335
T4
273
T2
695
T3
465
1st
2000
T2
261
2nd
555
6,998129.172.00
2 Flag of Denmark.svg R. Højgaard T68
21
T60
30
T11
142
T21
89
T38
57
T32
72
2nd
1335
2nd
334
T8
64
T6
90
T4
139
3rd
312
1st
835
T4
231
4,019233.531.00
3 Flag of South Africa.svg Lawrence CUT
0
4th
500
CUT
0
CUT
0
T2
695
T6
253
T30
103
T7
83
T10
58
T2
261
T2
224
T2
261
2nd
555
3,316262.920.75
4 Flag of England.svg Hatton T9
202
T63
25
T26
96
CUT
0
T31
66
2nd
1000
6th
420
T10
93
1st
835
2,797102.800.55
5 Flag of England.svg Waring T41
47
T45
45
1st
1500
T16
162
T6
90
T3
155
T10
55
T6
84
T7
116
2,630272.220.45
6 Flag of the United States.svg Horschel T8
214
T41
61
T2
870
CUT
0
1st
1335
T47
65
2,54583.280.35
7 Flag of England.svg Fleetwood T3
517
T26
90
T16
135
CUT
0
T14
126
T34
61
T12
121
T6
253
T16
162
1st
500
T9
204
3rd
312
2,481122.780.30
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg A. Scott T22
104
CUT
0
T32
78
T10
185
T7
195
2nd
889
T57
25
T46
46
T3
620
6th
105
T4
127
2,374112.350.25
9 Flag of Scotland.svg MacIntyre T8
214
CUT
0
T50
43
1st
1335
T12
121
T19
107
T7
292
T5
194
2,373112.660.20
10 Flag of Sweden.svg Svensson T53
36
CUT
0
T31
66
T34
61
CUT
0
T44
53
T7
292
T2
224
T2
261
1st
500
2nd
334
5th
212
2,322281.660.15
  Win
  Top 10
  Made cut
  Missed cut
 Did not play

PGA Tour exemptions

The top 10 players on the Race to Dubai (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2025 PGA Tour. They were as follows: [21] [22] [23]

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Seve Ballesteros Award) Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy [25]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Flag of Sweden.svg Jesper Svensson [26]
Graduate of the Year Flag placeholder.svg

See also

Notes

  1. One further tournament was removed from the schedule.
  2. Dean Burmester, Louis Oosthuizen and Xander Schauffele also won two events, but were not European Tour members.
  3. 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.
  4. AFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; CHN − China Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; LET − Ladies European Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India.
  5. In April 2024, the Korea Championship was merged with the Genesis Championship, which was added to the tour schedule. [12]
  6. OWGR points at the Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed were awarded based on men's scores only. Calum Hill and Sebastian Söderberg tied for the lowest men's score and split the assigned points for first and second places, each earning 11.41 points. [14] [15]
  7. 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.
  8. 1 2 Also a Rolex Series tournament.
  9. In addition to tournament prize money, the top 10 point scorers receive a share of a $6m bonus pool. [19] [20]
  10. McKibbin became ineligible for the 2025 PGA Tour season, having joined LIV Golf in January 2025. [24]

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