2010 European Tour
| Duration | 10 December 2009 – 28 November 2010 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 48 |
| Most wins |  Martin Kaymer (4) |
| Race to Dubai | Martin Kaymer |
| Golfer of the Year | Martin Kaymer and Graeme McDowell (shared) |
| Players' Player of the Year | Martin Kaymer |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |  Matteo Manassero |
← 2009 2011 → | |
The 2010 European Tour was the 39th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Changes for 2010
There were many changes from the 2009 season, including six new tournaments; they were the Africa Open in South Africa,[1] the returning Avantha Masters in India which had been cancelled in 2009,[a] the Trophée Hassan II in Morocco,[1] the Iberdrola Open Cala Millor Mallorca and the Andalucía Valderrama Masters in Spain, and the Vivendi Cup in France.[2] Lost from the schedule were the European Open, the Mercedes-Benz Championship, the Johnnie Walker Classic, the Australian Masters, the Indonesia Open and the Volvo World Match Play Championship.[3] There were also three fewer tournaments due to a partial realignment of the schedule with the calendar.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.[4][5]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner[b] | OWGR points |
Other tours[c] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 |  Pablo Martín (2)
|
20 | AFR | |
| 20 Dec | South African Open Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 |  Richie Ramsay (1)
|
32 | AFR[d] | |
| 10 Jan | Africa Open | South Africa | €1,000,000 |  Charl Schwartzel (4)
|
20 | AFR | New to European Tour |
| 17 Jan | Joburg Open | South Africa | €1,300,000 | Charl Schwartzel (5)
|
22 | AFR | |
| 24 Jan | Abu Dhabi Golf Championship | UAE | US$2,000,000 | Martin Kaymer (5)
|
54 | ||
| 31 Jan | Commercialbank Qatar Masters | Qatar | US$2,500,000 |  Robert Karlsson (10)
|
54 | ||
| 7 Feb | Omega Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$2,500,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (16)
|
50 | ||
| 14 Feb | Avantha Masters | India | €1,500,000 |  Andrew Dodt (1)
|
20 | ASA | Returning tournament[a] |
| 21 Feb | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | United States | US$8,500,000 |  Ian Poulter (9)
|
74 | World Golf Championship | |
| 7 Mar | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | US$2,000,000 |  Noh Seung-yul (1)
|
24 | ASA | |
| 14 Mar | WGC-CA Championship | United States | US$8,500,000 | Ernie Els (25)
|
74 | World Golf Championship | |
| 21 Mar | Trophée Hassan II | Morocco | €1,300,000 |  Rhys Davies (1)
|
24 | New to European Tour | |
| 28 Mar | Open de Andalucía de Golf | Spain | €1,000,000 | Louis Oosthuizen (1)
|
24 | ||
| 11 Apr | Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal | Portugal | €700,000 | James Morrison (1)
|
24 | ||
| 11 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$7,500,000 |  Phil Mickelson (n/a)
|
100 | Major championship | |
| 18 Apr | Volvo China Open | China | US$2,500,000 | Yang Yong-eun (3)
|
28 | ONE | |
| 25 Apr | Ballantine's Championship | South Korea | €2,200,000 | Marcus Fraser (2)
|
38 | ASA, KOR | |
| 2 May | Open de España | Spain | €2,000,000 | Álvaro Quirós (4)
|
24 | ||
| 9 May | BMW Italian Open | Italy | €1,300,000 | Fredrik Andersson Hed (1)
|
24 | ||
| 16 May | Iberdrola Open Cala Millor Mallorca | Spain | €800,000 | Peter Hanson (3)
|
24 | New tournament | |
| 23 May | BMW PGA Championship | England | €4,500,000 | Simon Khan (2)
|
64 | Flagship event | |
| 30 May | Madrid Masters | Spain | €1,500,000 | Luke Donald (3)
|
36 | ||
| 6 Jun | Celtic Manor Wales Open | Wales | £1,800,000 | Graeme McDowell (5)
|
38 | ||
| 13 Jun | Estoril Open de Portugal | Portugal | €1,000,000 |  Thomas Bjørn (10)
|
24 | ||
| 20 Jun | Saint-Omer Open | France | €600,000 |  Martin Wiegele (1)
|
18 | CHA | |
| 20 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$7,500,000 | Graeme McDowell (6)
|
100 | Major championship | |
| 27 Jun | BMW International Open | Germany | €2,000,000 | David Horsey (1)
|
38 | ||
| 4 Jul | Alstom Open de France | France | €3,000,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (17)
|
50 | ||
| 11 Jul | Barclays Scottish Open | Scotland | £3,000,000 | Edoardo Molinari (1)
|
52 | ||
| 18 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £4,800,000 | Louis Oosthuizen (2)
|
100 | Major championship | |
| 25 Jul | Nordea Scandinavian Masters | Sweden | €1,600,000 | Richard S. Johnson (2)
|
26 | ||
| 1 Aug | 3 Irish Open | Ireland | €3,000,000 | Ross Fisher (4)
|
32 | ||
| 8 Aug | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | United States | US$8,500,000 | Hunter Mahan (n/a)
|
76 | World Golf Championship | |
| 15 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$7,500,000 | Martin Kaymer (6)
|
100 | Major championship | |
| 22 Aug | Czech Open | Czech Republic | €2,000,000 | Peter Hanson (4)
|
24 | ||
| 29 Aug | Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles | Scotland | £1,400,000 | Edoardo Molinari (2)
|
30 | ||
| 5 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,000,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (18)
|
30 | ASA | |
| 12 Sep | KLM Open | Netherlands | €1,800,000 | Martin Kaymer (7)
|
32 | ||
| 19 Sep | Austrian Golf Open | Austria | €750,000 | José Manuel Lara (2)
|
24 | ||
| 26 Sep | Vivendi Cup | France | €1,250,000 | John Parry (1)
|
24 | New tournament | |
| 10 Oct | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | US$5,000,000 | Martin Kaymer (8)
|
48 | Pro-Am | |
| 17 Oct | Portugal Masters | Portugal | €3,000,000 | Richard Green (3)
|
34 | ||
| 24 Oct | Castelló Masters Costa Azahar | Spain | €2,000,000 | Matteo Manassero (1)
|
24 | ||
| 31 Oct | Andalucía Valderrama Masters | Spain | €3,000,000 | Graeme McDowell (7)
|
38 | New tournament | |
| 7 Nov | WGC-HSBC Champions | China | US$7,000,000 | Francesco Molinari (2)
|
68 | World Golf Championship | |
| 14 Nov | Barclays Singapore Open | Singapore | US$6,000,000 | Adam Scott (7)
|
48 | ASA | |
| 21 Nov | UBS Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | US$2,500,000 | Ian Poulter (10)
|
38 | ASA | |
| 28 Nov | Dubai World Championship | UAE | US$7,500,000 | Robert Karlsson (11)
|
58 | Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner(s) | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul | J. P. McManus Pro-Am | Ireland | n/a | Darren Clarke
|
n/a | Pro-Am |
| 4 Oct | Ryder Cup | Wales | n/a |  Team Europe
|
n/a | Team event |
Location of tournaments
    (&  )Location of official tournaments of the 2010 European Tour in Europe.  Major Championship Flagship event Regular event |
    Location of official tournaments of the 2010 European Tour outside Europe. Major Championship World Golf Championship Tour Championship Regular event
|
Race to Dubai
The Race to Dubai was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[6][7][8]
| Pos. | Player | Majors | WGCs | Principal events | Top 10s in other ET events | Tmts | Money | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mas | USO | Opn | PGA | WGC MP |
WGC CA |
WGC Inv |
WGC Cha |
BMW PGA |
Dub | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Reg. (€) |
Bon. ($) |
Total (€) | |||||||||
| 1 | Kaymer
|
CUT | T8 | T7 | 1st | T17 | T3 | T22 | T30 | CUT | T13 | 1st | T4 | T6 | 1st | 1st | T10 | 22 | 3,368,592 | 1,500,000 | 4,461,011 | |||||||||
| 2 | McDowell
|
CUT | 1st | T23 | CUT | T33 | T6 | T22 | T34 | T28 | T13 | T8 | T4 | 1st | T3 | 1st | T3 | 5th | 24 | 3,077,682 | 1,125,000 | 3,896,996 | ||||||||
| 3 | Westwood
|
2nd | T16 | 2nd | • | T17 | T30 | WD | 2nd | T10 | T3 | T3 | 2nd | 14 | 2,676,213 | 750,000 | 3,222,423 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Poulter
|
T10 | T47 | T60 | WD | 1st | T37 | T65 | T13 | CUT | 2nd | 2nd | T6 | 1st | 15 | 2,590,041 | 600,000 | 3,027,008 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | F. Molinari
|
T30 | CUT | CUT | T33 | T33 | T14 | T39 | 1st | T17 | T6 | T10 | T4 | 3rd | T2 | T4 | 8th | T3 | T8 | T2 | 27 | 2,417,346 | 525,000 | 2,799,692 | ||||||
| 6 | Karlsson
|
T43 | T27 | T14 | T16 | T17 | 2nd | T65 | T34 | T13 | 1st | 1st | 7th | T2 | 21 | 1,968,760 | 450,000 | 2,296,486 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Els
|
T18 | 3rd | CUT | T18 | T17 | 1st | T22 | T6 | T34 | T28 | T9 | 15 | 1,961,192 | 412,500 | 2,261,607 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Schwartzel
|
T30 | T16 | T14 | T18 | T9 | 2nd | T58 | T16 | T17 | T21 | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 8th | T5 | T9 | 24 | 1,934,861 | 375,000 | 2,207,965 | |||||||||
| 9 | Jiménez
|
T12 | CUT | T27 | CUT | T33 | T63 | T22 | T41 | CUT | T48 | 1st | 8th | 1st | T7 | T3 | 1st | T7 | T8 | 29 | 1,933,624 | 337,500 | 2,179,418 | |||||||
| 10 | Oosthuizen
|
CUT | CUT | 1st | CUT | • | • | T9 | T72 | CUT | T13 | 5th | 2nd | 1st | T4 | T4 | 22 | 1,852,279 | 300,000 | 2,070,763 | ||||||||||
| 11 | E. Molinari
|
CUT | T47 | T27 | T33 | T33 | 61st | T55 | T41 | CUT | T41 | T4 | T4 | T4 | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 28 | 1,818,164 | 262,500 | 2,009,337 | ||||||||
| 12 | Casey
|
CUT | T40 | T3 | T12 | 2nd | T6 | T22 | T6 | T17 | T6 | T5 | 14 | 1,711,332 | 243,750 | 1,888,850 | ||||||||||||||
| 13 | McIlroy
|
CUT | CUT | T3 | T3 | T17 | T65 | T9 | 5th | T48 | 5th | 3rd | T6 | 4th | 6th | 16 | 1,657,187 | 225,000 | 1,821,050 | |||||||||||
| 14 | Quirós
|
CUT | CUT | T11 | CUT | T33 | T6 | T39 | T53 | CUT | T3 | 2nd | T6 | 1st | T10 | T5 | 25 | 1,600,048 | 206,250 | 1,750,255 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Donald
|
CUT | T47 | T11 | CUT | T9 | T26 | T46 | T3 | T2 | T9 | 1 | 3rd | 13 | 1,541,520 | 187,500 | 1,678,072 | |||||||||||||
Win
Top 10
Made cut
Missed cut
Withdrew
• Did not play
Awards
| Award | Winner(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Golfer of the Year[e] | Martin Kaymer Graeme McDowell |
[9] |
| Players' Player of the Year | Martin Kaymer |
[10] |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Matteo Manassero |
[11] |
See also
Notes
- ^ a b The Avantha Masters is considered a continuation of the Indian Masters by the European Tour but not by the Asian Tour.
- ^ 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.
- ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; ASA − Asian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.
- ^ Sunshine Tour flagship event
- ^ Kaymer and McDowell shared the Golfer of the Year award.
References
- ^ a b "European Tour reveal early schedule". RTÉ Sport. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
- ^ "The 2010 Race to Dubai announced". European Tour. 7 December 2009. Archived from the original on 13 December 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
- ^ "World Match Play shelved for 2010". BBC Sport. 23 May 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "2010 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "The 2010 Race to Dubai to start in South Africa". European Tour. 19 October 2009. Archived from the original on 24 October 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ "The European Tour Race to Dubai 2010". Worldwide Golf. No. 118. Worldwide Sporting Publications. September 2010. p. 49. Retrieved 9 February 2021 – via Issuu.
- ^ "European Tour Race to Dubai". European Tour. 28 November 2010. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Germany's Martin Kaymer wins European Tour money title". BBC Sport. 28 November 2010. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- ^ Garrod, Mark (7 December 2010). "Graeme McDowell and Martin Kaymer joint winners of European Tour Golfer of the Year". The Independent. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "Kaymer wins Players' Player Award". European Tour. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "Manassero wins Euro Tour's Rookie of the Year". Golfweek. Associated Press. 30 November 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2023.