2010 European Tour
| Duration | 10 December 2009 – 21 November 2010 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 47 |
| Most wins | 4: Martin Kaymer |
| 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 second edition of the Race to Dubai and the 39th season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972.
The Race to Dubai was won by Germany's Martin Kaymer.[1] Kaymer and U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell from Northern Ireland shared the Golfer of the Year award.[2]
Changes for 2010[]
There were many changes from the 2009 season, including six new tournaments; they were the Africa Open in South Africa,[3] the returning Avantha Masters in India which had been cancelled in 2009,[a] the Trophée Hassan II in Morocco,[3] the Iberdrola Open Cala Millor Mallorca and the Andalucía Valderrama Masters in Spain, and the Vivendi Cup in France.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] The season consisted of 47 tournaments, beginning with two events in December 2009 and culminating with the Dubai World Championship the following November.[7] The schedule included the four major championships, four World Golf Championships and the Ryder Cup.
| 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 | €1,000,000 | 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 | ||
| 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 | Winners | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct | Ryder Cup | Wales | n/a |  Team Europe
|
n/a | Two 12-man teams |
Location of tournaments[]
    (& )class=notpageimage| Location of official tournaments of the 2010 European Tour in Europe. Major Championship Flagship event Regular event |
    class=notpageimage| Location of official tournaments of the 2010 European Tour outside Europe. Major Championship World Golf Championship Tour Championship Regular event
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Race to Dubai[]
Since 2009, the European Tour's money list has been known as the Race to Dubai. It is based on money earned during the season and is calculated in Euro, with earnings from tournaments that award prize money in other currencies being converted at the exchange rate available the week of the event. The following table shows the top 15 in the 2010 standings following the Dubai World Championship and distribution of the bonus pool.[8]
| Rank | Player | Events | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Kaymer |
22 | 4,461,011 |
| 2 | Graeme McDowell |
24 | 3,896,996 |
| 3 | Lee Westwood |
14 | 3,222,423 |
| 4 | Ian Poulter |
15 | 3,027,008 |
| 5 | Francesco Molinari |
27 | 2,799,692 |
| 6 | Robert Karlsson |
21 | 2,296,486 |
| 7 | Ernie Els |
15 | 2,261,607 |
| 8 | Charl Schwartzel |
24 | 2,207,965 |
| 9 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
29 | 2,179,418 |
| 10 | Louis Oosthuizen |
23 | 2,070,763 |
| 11 | Edoardo Molinari |
28 | 2,009,337 |
| 12 | Paul Casey |
14 | 1,888,850 |
| 13 | Rory McIlroy |
16 | 1,821,050 |
| 14 | Álvaro Quirós |
25 | 1,750,255 |
| 15 | Luke Donald |
13 | 1,678,072 |
Awards[]
| Award | Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| European Tour Golfer of the Year | Martin Kaymer Graeme McDowell |
Shared |
| European Tour Players' Player of the Year | Martin Kaymer |
|
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Matteo Manassero |
Golfer of the Month[]
The winners of the European Tour Golfer of the Month Award were as follows:[9]
| Month | Player |
|---|---|
| January | Charl Schwartzel
|
| February | Ian Poulter
|
| March | Ernie Els
|
| April | Rory McIlroy
|
| May | Luke Donald
|
| June | Graeme McDowell
|
| July | Louis Oosthuizen
|
| August | Martin Kaymer
|
| September | John Parry
|
| October | Matteo Manassero
|
| November | Ian Poulter
|
See also[]
- 2010 in golf
- 2010 Challenge Tour
- 2010 European Senior Tour
- 2010 PGA Tour
- List of golfers with most European Tour wins
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 numbers in parentheses after the winners' names show the number of official career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. Totals are only shown for members of the European Tour 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. Victories in "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.
- ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; ASA − Asian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.
- ^ Sunshine Tour flagship event
References[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Graeme McDowell & Martin Kaymer share European award". BBC Sport. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
- ^ a b "European Tour reveal early schedule". RTÉ Sport. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
- ^ "The 2010 Race to Dubai announced". PGA European Tour. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "World Match Play shelved for 2010". BBC Sport. 23 May 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "European Tour schedule". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ^ "The 2010 Race to Dubai to start in South Africa". PGA European Tour. 19 October 2009. Archived from the original on 24 October 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ "European Tour Race To Dubai". PGA European Tour. 28 November 2010. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- ^ "Golfer of the Month". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
External links[]
Categories:
- European Tour seasons
- 2010 in golf