Tournament information | |
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Location | International |
Established | 2017 |
Tour(s) | European Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 260 Brandon Stone (2018) |
To par | −24 Jon Rahm (2017) −24 Paul Waring (2024) |
The Rolex Series is a series of men's professional golf tournaments played internationally, as part of the European Tour.
The series was unveiled for the 2017 season and began with eight events, all with elevated purses in comparison with regular events on the European Tour. The minimum purse for each event was US$ 7,000,000, with the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai having an $8 million purse. [1] [2]
The inaugural events as part of the series were:
From the 2019 season onwards, the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship became a designated Rolex Series event and the Open de France was relegated to a regular tour event. [3] In 2020, the season was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; as a result, the Turkish Airlines Open and the Nedbank Golf Challenge were cancelled, and the Irish and Italian Opens were downgraded to regular events. [4]
In 2021, the Rolex Series was reduced to four tournaments; the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, the Scottish Open, the BMW PGA Championship and the season-ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai. The four events did have increased prize funds up to $8 million however. [5] The Dubai Desert Classic was added to the series for the 2022 season. [6]
In 2023, all Rolex Series purses were increased to $9 million. [7]
Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
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28 May | BMW PGA Championship | Alex Norén | 277 | −11 | 2 strokes | Francesco Molinari | [8] |
2 Jul | HNA Open de France | Tommy Fleetwood | 272 | −12 | 1 stroke | Peter Uihlein | [9] |
9 Jul | Dubai Duty Free Irish Open | Jon Rahm | 264 | −24 | 6 strokes | Richie Ramsay Matthew Southgate | [10] |
16 Jul | Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open | Rafa Cabrera-Bello | 275 | −13 | Playoff | Callum Shinkwin | [11] |
15 Oct | Italian Open | Tyrrell Hatton | 263 | −21 | 1 stroke | Kiradech Aphibarnrat Ross Fisher | [12] |
5 Nov | Turkish Airlines Open | Justin Rose | 266 | −18 | 1 stroke | Nicolas Colsaerts Dylan Frittelli | [13] |
12 Nov | Nedbank Golf Challenge | Branden Grace | 277 | −11 | 1 stroke | Scott Jamieson | [14] |
19 Nov | DP World Tour Championship, Dubai | Jon Rahm | 269 | −19 | 1 stroke | Kiradech Aphibarnrat Shane Lowry | [15] |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
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27 May | BMW PGA Championship | Francesco Molinari | 271 | −17 | 2 strokes | Rory McIlroy | [16] |
3 Jun | Italian Open | Thorbjørn Olesen | 262 | −22 | 1 stroke | Francesco Molinari | [17] |
1 Jul | HNA Open de France | Alex Norén | 277 | −7 | 1 stroke | Russell Knox Julian Suri Chris Wood | [18] |
8 Jul | Dubai Duty Free Irish Open | Russell Knox | 274 | −14 | Playoff | Ryan Fox | [19] |
15 Jul | Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open | Brandon Stone | 260 | −20 | 4 strokes | Eddie Pepperell | [20] |
4 Nov | Turkish Airlines Open | Justin Rose | 267 | −17 | Playoff | Li Haotong | [21] |
11 Nov | Nedbank Golf Challenge | Lee Westwood | 273 | −15 | 3 strokes | Sergio García | [22] |
18 Nov | DP World Tour Championship, Dubai | Danny Willett | 270 | −18 | 2 strokes | Patrick Reed Matt Wallace | [23] |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
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19 Jan | Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship | Shane Lowry | 270 | −18 | 1 stroke | Richard Sterne | [24] |
7 Jul | Dubai Duty Free Irish Open | Jon Rahm | 264 | −16 | 2 strokes | Andy Sullivan Bernd Wiesberger | [25] |
14 Jul | Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open | Bernd Wiesberger | 262 | −22 | Playoff | Benjamin Hébert | [26] |
22 Sep | BMW PGA Championship | Danny Willett | 268 | −20 | 3 strokes | Jon Rahm | [27] |
13 Oct | Italian Open | Bernd Wiesberger | 268 | −16 | 1 stroke | Matt Fitzpatrick | [28] |
10 Nov | Turkish Airlines Open | Tyrrell Hatton | 268 | −20 | Playoff | Benjamin Hébert Kurt Kitayama Victor Perez Matthias Schwab Erik van Rooyen | [29] |
17 Nov | Nedbank Golf Challenge | Tommy Fleetwood | 276 | −12 | Playoff | Marcus Kinhult | [30] |
24 Nov | DP World Tour Championship, Dubai | Jon Rahm | 269 | −19 | 1 stroke | Tommy Fleetwood | [31] |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
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19 Jan | Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship | Lee Westwood | 269 | −19 | 2 strokes | Matt Fitzpatrick Tommy Fleetwood Victor Perez | [32] |
Dubai Duty Free Irish Open | Downgraded to regular event | ||||||
4 Oct | Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open | Aaron Rai | 273 | −11 | Playoff | Tommy Fleetwood | [33] |
Italian Open | Downgraded to regular event | ||||||
11 Oct | BMW PGA Championship | Tyrrell Hatton | 269 | −19 | 4 strokes | Victor Perez | [34] |
Turkish Airlines Open | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [35] | |||||
Nedbank Golf Challenge | |||||||
13 Dec | DP World Tour Championship, Dubai | Matt Fitzpatrick | 273 | −15 | 1 stroke | Lee Westwood | [36] |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
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24 Jan | Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship | Tyrrell Hatton | 270 | −18 | 4 strokes | Jason Scrivener | [37] |
11 Jul | Abrdn Scottish Open | Min Woo Lee | 266 | −18 | Playoff | Thomas Detry Matt Fitzpatrick | [38] |
12 Sep | BMW PGA Championship | Billy Horschel | 269 | −19 | 1 stroke | Kiradech Aphibarnrat Laurie Canter Jamie Donaldson | [39] |
21 Nov | DP World Tour Championship, Dubai | Collin Morikawa | 271 | −17 | 3 strokes | Alexander Björk Matt Fitzpatrick | [40] |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
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23 Jan | Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship | Thomas Pieters | 278 | −10 | 1 stroke | Rafa Cabrera-Bello Shubhankar Sharma | [41] |
30 Jan | Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic | Viktor Hovland | 276 | −12 | Playoff | Richard Bland | [42] |
10 Jul | Genesis Scottish Open | Xander Schauffele | 273 | −7 | 1 stroke | Kurt Kitayama | [43] |
11 Sep | BMW PGA Championship | Shane Lowry | 199 [a] | −17 | 1 stroke | Rory McIlroy Jon Rahm | [45] |
20 Nov | DP World Tour Championship | Jon Rahm | 268 | −20 | 2 strokes | Tyrrell Hatton Alex Norén | [46] |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
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22 Jan | Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship | Victor Perez | 270 | −18 | 1 stroke | Min Woo Lee Sebastian Söderberg | [47] |
30 Jan | Hero Dubai Desert Classic | Rory McIlroy | 269 | −19 | 1 stroke | Patrick Reed | [48] |
16 Jul | Genesis Scottish Open | Rory McIlroy | 265 | −15 | 1 stroke | Robert MacIntyre | [49] |
17 Sep | BMW PGA Championship | Ryan Fox | 270 | −18 | 1 stroke | Tyrrell Hatton Aaron Rai | [50] |
19 Nov | DP World Tour Championship | Nicolai Højgaard | 267 | −21 | 2 strokes | Tommy Fleetwood Viktor Hovland Matt Wallace | [51] |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
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21 Jan | Hero Dubai Desert Classic | Rory McIlroy | 274 | −14 | 1 stroke | Adrian Meronk | [52] |
14 Jul | Genesis Scottish Open | Robert MacIntyre | 262 | −18 | 1 stroke | Adam Scott | [53] |
22 Sep | BMW PGA Championship | Billy Horschel | 268 | −20 | Playoff | Thriston Lawrence Rory McIlroy | [54] |
10 Nov | Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship | Paul Waring | 264 | −24 | 2 strokes | Tyrrell Hatton | [55] |
17 Nov | DP World Tour Championship |
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