2015 European Tour

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2015 European Tour season
Duration4 December 2014 (2014-12-04) – 22 November 2015 (2015-11-22)
Number of official events48
Most wins3 – Rory McIlroy, Andy Sullivan
Race to DubaiRory McIlroy
Golfer of the YearRory McIlroy
Players' Player of the YearRory McIlroy
Sir Henry Cotton rookie of the yearAn Byeong-hun
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The 2015 European Tour is the seventh edition of the Race to Dubai and the 44th season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972.

Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy defended the Race to Dubai, winning the title for the third time. He was also named Golfer of the Year. South Korea's An Byeong-hun was the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year.

Schedule[]

The table below shows the 2015 European Tour schedule which began with two events in late 2014.[1]

There were many changes from the previous season. There were six additions to the schedule, made up of four new tournaments: the True Thailand Classic, the Shenzhen International, the Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Matchplay, and the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open; the Hero Indian Open, which was co-sanctioned by the European Tour for the first time; and the return of the European Open, which was last played in 2009.[2]

Seven events were lost from the schedule: the Volvo World Match Play Championship and Volvo Golf Champions, as a result of Volvo reducing their sponsorship commitments;[3] the Nelson Mandela Championship; the NH Collection Open; The Championship at Laguna National; the Wales Open, as a 15-year deal with Celtic Manor Resort came to an end;[4] and the Perth International, which wasn't played in 2015 due to rescheduling from October to February.

In March, the tour confirmed that the British Masters, last held in 2008, was also being revived and added to the schedule.[5] Later in the month, the Madeira Islands Open was cancelled due to persistent heavy rain; it was later rescheduled to the end of July, opposite the Paul Lawrie Matchplay.[6]

Dates Tournament Host country Winner[a] OWGR
points[7] 		Notes
4–7 Dec Nedbank Golf Challenge South Africa England Danny Willett (2) 38 Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
11–14 Dec Alfred Dunhill Championship South Africa South Africa Branden Grace (5) 22 Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
8–11 Jan South African Open Championship South Africa England Andy Sullivan (1) 32 Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
15–18 Jan Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship United Arab Emirates France Gary Stal (1) 50
21–24 Jan Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Qatar South Africa Branden Grace (6) 42
29 Jan – 1 Feb Omega Dubai Desert Classic United Arab Emirates Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (10) 50
5–8 Feb Maybank Malaysian Open Malaysia India Anirban Lahiri (1) 38 Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
12–15 Feb True Thailand Classic Thailand Australia Andrew Dodt (2) 28 New tournament; co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
19–22 Feb Hero Indian Open India India Anirban Lahiri (2) 19 New tournament; co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
26 Feb – 1 Mar Joburg Open South Africa England Andy Sullivan (2) 19 Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
5–8 Mar WGC-Cadillac Championship United States United States Dustin Johnson (n/a) 76 World Golf Championships
5–8 Mar Africa Open South Africa South Africa Trevor Fisher Jnr (1) 19 Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
12–15 Mar Tshwane Open South Africa South Africa George Coetzee (2) 19 Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
26–29 Mar Trophée Hassan II Morocco Scotland Richie Ramsay (3) 24
9–12 Apr Masters Tournament United States United States Jordan Spieth (n/a) 100 Major championship
16–19 Apr Shenzhen International China Thailand Kiradech Aphibarnrat (2) 24 New tournament
23–26 Apr Volvo China Open China China Wu Ashun (1) 26 Co-sanctioned with the OneAsia Tour
29 Apr – 3 May WGC-Cadillac Match Play United States Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (11) 76 World Golf Championships
7–10 May AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Mauritius South Africa George Coetzee (3) 17 New tournament; co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour and the Asian Tour
14–17 May Open de España Spain England James Morrison (2) 26
21–24 May BMW PGA Championship England South Korea An Byeong-hun (1) 64 Flagship event
28–31 May Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Northern Ireland Denmark Søren Kjeldsen (4) 48
4–7 Jun Nordea Masters Sweden Sweden Alex Norén (4) 26
11–14 Jun Lyoness Open Austria England Chris Wood (2) 24
18–21 Jun U.S. Open United States United States Jordan Spieth (n/a) 100 Major championship
25–28 Jun BMW International Open Germany Spain Pablo Larrazábal (4) 32
2–5 Jul Alstom Open de France France Austria Bernd Wiesberger (3) 36
9–12 Jul Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open Scotland United States Rickie Fowler (n/a) 50
16–20 Jul The Open Championship Scotland United States Zach Johnson (n/a) 100 Major championship
23–26 Jul Omega European Masters Switzerland England Danny Willett (3) 32 Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
30 Jul – 2 Aug Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Matchplay Scotland Thailand Kiradech Aphibarnrat (3) 24 New tournament
30 Jul – 2 Aug
19–22 Mar[b] 		Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI Portugal Finland Roope Kakko (1) 18 Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour
6–9 Aug WGC-Bridgestone Invitational United States Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry (3) 74 World Golf Championships
13–16 Aug PGA Championship United States Australia Jason Day (n/a) 100 Major championship
20–23 Aug Made in Denmark Denmark England David Horsey (4) 24
27–30 Aug D+D Real Czech Masters Czech Republic Belgium Thomas Pieters (1) 24
3–6 Sep M2M Russian Open Russia England Lee Slattery (2) 24
10–13 Sep KLM Open Netherlands Belgium Thomas Pieters (2) 24
17–20 Sep Open d'Italia Italy Sweden Rikard Karlberg (1) 24
24–27 Sep Porsche European Open Germany Thailand Thongchai Jaidee (7) 30 Last played in 2009
1–4 Oct Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Scotland Denmark Thorbjørn Olesen (3) 44 Celebrity pro-am
8–11 Oct British Masters England England Matt Fitzpatrick (1) 36 Last played in 2008
15–18 Oct Portugal Masters Portugal England Andy Sullivan (3) 24
22–25 Oct UBS Hong Kong Open Hong Kong England Justin Rose (8) 34 Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
29 Oct – 1 Nov Turkish Airlines Open Turkey France Victor Dubuisson (2) 44 Final Series event
5–8 Nov WGC-HSBC Champions China Scotland Russell Knox (n/a) 66 World Golf Championships; Final Series event
12–15 Nov BMW Masters China Sweden Kristoffer Broberg (1) 50 Final Series event
19–22 Nov DP World Tour Championship, Dubai United Arab Emirates Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (12) 52 Tour Championship; Final Series event
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Rescheduled due to persistent bad weather.

Location of tournaments[]

Race to Dubai[]

Since 2009, the European Tour's money list has been known as the "Race to Dubai", and is based on money earned during the season. In a change for the 2015 season, the system was slightly modified to a full points system, with one euro equal to one point for all events leading up to the Final Series, where additional points were awarded (previously earnings were converted into points at the start of the Final Series);[8] earnings from tournaments that award prize money in other currencies were converted at the exchange rate available the week of the event.

The following table shows the final top-10 in the 2015 standings.[9]

Rank Player Country Events Points
1 Rory McIlroy  Northern Ireland 12 4,727,253
2 Danny Willett  England 23 3,670,310
3 Branden Grace  South Africa 19 3,056,948
4 Justin Rose  England 14 2,827,024
5 Shane Lowry  Ireland 18 2,729,144
6 Louis Oosthuizen  South Africa 13 2,711,457
7 An Byeong-hun  South Korea 26 2,417,356
8 Andy Sullivan  England 28 2,263,573
9 Bernd Wiesberger  Austria 25 2,163,180
10 Thongchai Jaidee  Thailand 26 2,150,076
  • Full list can be found here.

Awards[]

Award Winner Country
European Tour Golfer of the Year Rory McIlroy  Northern Ireland
European Tour Players' Player of the Year Rory McIlroy  Northern Ireland
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year An Byeong-hun  South Korea

Golfer of the Month[]

The winners of the European Tour Golfer of the Month award:

Month Player Country
January Gary Stal  France
February Anirban Lahiri  India
March Richie Ramsay  Scotland
April Wu Ashun  China
May An Byeong-hun  South Korea
June Alex Norén  Sweden
July Danny Willett  England
August Shane Lowry  Ireland
September Lee Slattery  England
October Matt Fitzpatrick  England
November Rory McIlroy  Northern Ireland

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "2015 European Tour Schedule". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  2. ^ "European Tour 2015: New events in Scotland, Germany, Thailand". BBC Sport. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  3. ^ "European Tour: Volvo withdraw sponsorship of two events". Sky Sports. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  4. ^ Corrigan, James (19 September 2014). "Wales Open becomes latest professional tournament to bite the dust after being handed last rites by Celtic Manor". The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  5. ^ "European Tour: British Masters returns after seven-year absence". BBC Sport. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  6. ^ Lavner, Ryan (24 March 2015). "Canceled Euro Tour event rescheduled for July". Golf Channel. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Events | European Tour | 2015". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  8. ^ "New points system announced for European Tour Race to Dubai in 2015". Sky Sports. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  9. ^ "The Race Is On". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 23 November 2015.

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