2022 European Tour

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2022 European Tour season
Duration25 November 2021 (2021-11-25) – 20 November 2022 (2022-11-20)
Number of official events43[a]
Most winsScotland Ewen Ferguson (2)[b]
New Zealand Ryan Fox (2)
Spain Pablo Larrazábal (2)
South Africa Thriston Lawrence (2)
Spain Jon Rahm (2)
DP World Tour RankingsNorthern Ireland Rory McIlroy
Player of the YearNew Zealand Ryan Fox
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearSouth Africa Thriston Lawrence
2021
2023

The 2022 European Tour, titled as the 2022 DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 51st season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

DP World title sponsorship[edit]

In November 2021, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with DP World, being renamed as the DP World Tour.[1] The agreement was reported to be worth US$400,000,000 over 10 years.[2]

Changes for 2022[edit]

Many tournaments had been confirmed independently ahead of the official announcement in November 2021, when the majority of the tournaments were confirmed along with the DP World title sponsorship agreement. The schedule included the four major championships as usual; however the World Golf Championships were downgraded to just two events. The Rolex Series had risen to five events, seeing the inclusion of the Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic for the first time.[1][3]

As part of a new "strategic alliance" between the European Tour and PGA Tour,[4] there were three regular tournaments co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour; these events were the Genesis Scottish Open, the Barbasol Championship and the Barracuda Championship.[5] It was also confirmed that the "strategic alliance" would see an increased prize fund for the Horizon Irish Open, rising to US$6,000,000.[6]

Other additions to the schedule included the Ras Al Khaimah Championship, the Ras Al Khaimah Classic, the MyGolfLife Open, the Steyn City Championship, the ISPS Handa Championship in Spain and the Catalunya Championship.

Response to LIV Golf[edit]

Following a statement produced by the European Tour on 24 June 2022, they confirmed that players who competed in the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational Series event in London would be fined £100,000 as well as being prohibited from competing in events co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour (which prohibits members from participating in the LIV series). These events were the Genesis Scottish Open, the Barbasol Championship and the Barracuda Championship.[7]

Schedule[edit]

The following table lists official events during the 2022 season.[8]

Date Tournament Host country Purse DPWTR
points
Winner[c] OWGR
points
Other
tours[d]
Notes
27 Nov Joburg Open South Africa R17,500,000 2,000[e] South Africa Thriston Lawrence (1) 19 AFR
5 Dec SA Open Championship South Africa Removed[f] AFR[g]
12 Dec Alfred Dunhill Championship South Africa Cancelled[11] AFR
23 Jan Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship UAE US$8,000,000 8,000 Belgium Thomas Pieters (6) 46 Rolex Series
30 Jan Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic UAE US$8,000,000 8,000 Norway Viktor Hovland (2) 48 Rolex Series
6 Feb Ras Al Khaimah Championship UAE US$2,000,000 2,750 Denmark Nicolai Højgaard (2) 24 New tournament
13 Feb Ras Al Khaimah Classic UAE US$2,000,000 2,750 New Zealand Ryan Fox (2) 24 New tournament[h]
20 Feb Hero Indian Open India Cancelled[i]
6 Mar Magical Kenya Open Kenya €1,750,000 2,750 China Wu Ashun (4) 24
13 Mar MyGolfLife Open South Africa US$1,500,000 2,000 Spain Pablo Larrazábal (6) 23 AFR New tournament
20 Mar Steyn City Championship South Africa US$1,500,000 2,000 South Africa Shaun Norris (1) 19 AFR New tournament
27 Mar
13 Feb
Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Qatar US$2,000,000 2,750 Scotland Ewen Ferguson (1) 24
27 Mar WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play United States US$12,000,000 8,000 United States Scottie Scheffler (n/a) 74 World Golf Championship
10 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$15,000,000 10,000 United States Scottie Scheffler (n/a) 100 Major championship
24 Apr ISPS Handa Championship in Japan Japan Removed[j] JPN New tournament
24 Apr ISPS Handa Championship in Spain Spain US$2,000,000 2,750 Spain Pablo Larrazábal (7) 24 New tournament[j]
1 May Volvo China Open China Postponed
1 May Catalunya Championship Spain US$2,000,000 2,750 Spain Adri Arnaus (1) 24 New tournament[j]
8 May Betfred British Masters England £1,850,000 3,500 Denmark Thorbjørn Olesen (6) 24
15 May Soudal Open Belgium US$2,000,000 2,750 England Sam Horsfield (3) 24
22 May PGA Championship United States US$15,000,000 10,000 United States Justin Thomas (4) 100 Major championship
29 May Dutch Open Netherlands €1,750,000 2,750 France Victor Perez (2) 24
5 Jun Porsche European Open Germany €1,750,000 2,750 Finland Kalle Samooja (1) 24
12 Jun Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed Sweden US$2,000,000 2,750 Sweden Linn Grant (n/a) 24[k] LET Mixed event[l]
19 Jun U.S. Open United States US$17,500,000 10,000 England Matt Fitzpatrick (8) 100 Major championship
26 Jun BMW International Open Germany €2,000,000 2,750 China Li Haotong (3) 24
3 Jul Horizon Irish Open Ireland US$6,000,000 6,000 Poland Adrian Meronk (1) 28
10 Jul Genesis Scottish Open Scotland US$8,000,000 8,000 United States Xander Schauffele (2) 70 PGAT Rolex Series
10 Jul Barbasol Championship United States US$3,700,000 4,250 United States Trey Mullinax (n/a) 24 PGAT New to European Tour
17 Jul The Open Championship Scotland US$14,000,000 10,000 Australia Cameron Smith (n/a) 100 Major championship
17 Jul Barracuda Championship United States US$3,700,000 4,250 United States Chez Reavie (1) 24 PGAT New to European Tour
24 Jul Cazoo Classic England €1,750,000 2,750 Scotland Richie Ramsay (4) 24
31 Jul Hero Open Scotland €1,750,000 2,750 United States Sean Crocker (1) 24
7 Aug Cazoo Open Wales €1,750,000 2,750 England Callum Shinkwin (2) 24
14 Aug ISPS Handa World Invitational Northern Ireland US$1,500,000 2,000 Scotland Ewen Ferguson (2) 8.17
21 Aug D+D Real Czech Masters Czech Republic €1,750,000 2,750 Germany Maximilian Kieffer (1) 10.34
28 Aug Omega European Masters Switzerland €2,000,000 2,750 South Africa Thriston Lawrence (2) 16.02
4 Sep Made in HimmerLand Denmark €3,000,000 4,250 England Oliver Wilson (2) 16.25
11 Sep BMW PGA Championship England US$8,000,000 8,000 Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry (6) 38.04 Rolex Series
18 Sep DS Automobiles Italian Open Italy €3,000,000 4,250 Scotland Robert MacIntyre (2) 24.28
25 Sep Cazoo Open de France France €3,000,000 4,250 Italy Guido Migliozzi (3) 18.55
2 Oct Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Scotland US$5,000,000 5,500 New Zealand Ryan Fox (3) 32.14 Pro-Am
9 Oct Acciona Open de España Spain €1,750,000 2,750 Spain Jon Rahm (8) 14.20
16 Oct Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters Spain €3,000,000 4,250 Spain Adrián Otaegui (4) 20.18
23 Oct[m] Mallorca Golf Open Spain US$2,000,000 2,750 Germany Yannik Paul (1) 13.48
30 Oct WGC-HSBC Champions China Cancelled[19] World Golf Championship
30 Oct[m] Portugal Masters Portugal US$2,000,000 2,750 England Jordan Smith (2) 13.27
6 Nov Cyprus Open Cyprus Cancelled[m]
13 Nov Nedbank Golf Challenge South Africa US$6,000,000 7,000 England Tommy Fleetwood (6) 14.92 AFR Limited-field event
20 Nov DP World Tour Championship UAE US$10,000,000 12,000 Spain Jon Rahm (9) 21.82 Tour Championship[n]

Unofficial events[edit]

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 OWGR
points
Notes
5 Jul J. P. McManus Pro-Am Ireland £1,000,000 United States Xander Schauffele n/a Pro-Am

Location of tournaments[edit]

DP World Tour Rankings[edit]

The DP World Tour Rankings were based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[20][21]

Pos. Player Majors WGCs Rolex Series Top 10s in other ET events Total
pts
Tmts Money
Mas PGA USO Opn WGC
MP
WGC
Cha
Abu Dub Sco BMW
PGA
DPW
TC
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Reg.
(€m)
Bon.
($m)
1 Northern Ireland McIlroy 2nd
1113
8th
250
T5
387
3rd
627
C
A
N
C
E
L
L
E
D
T12
116
3rd
500
T2
695
4th
600
4th
212
T4
255
4,754 10 5.5 2.0
2 New Zealand Fox 54th
40
CUT
0
CUT
0
61st
24
T26
78
T47
38
WD
0
19th
148
1st
460
T9
53
T8
65
T2
239
2nd
305
3rd
172
2nd
667
1st
915
T4
127
2nd
780
4,174 24 3.4 1.2
3 Spain Rahm T27
96
T48
47
T12
167
T34
73
T9
138
T55
28
T2
695
1st
2000
1st
460
3,703 9 4.6 0.7
4 England Fitzpatrick T14
131
T5
358
1st
1665
T21
108
T18
93
T6
225
T42
46
T5
465
2nd
472
3,620 11 4.9 0.6
5 England Fleetwood T14
131
T5
358
CUT
0
T4
462
T35
45
T48
38
T12
121
T4
370
T57
24
T5
465
T10
47
1st
1165
3,301 14 3.4 0.5
6 Norway Hovland T27
96
T41
60
CUT
0
T4
462
T18
93
T4
370
1st
1335
CUT
0
T5
265
T23
126
2,837 11 2.8
7 United States Zalatoris T6
325
2nd
1113
T2
920
T28
89
T5
265
CUT
0
2,662 6 3.9
8 Poland Meronk T42
60
WD
0
T4
292
CUT
0
T32
60
T7
330
T6
83
T3
155
T3
142
6th
97
3rd
172
1st
1000
2,648 23 2.2
9 Republic of Ireland Lowry T3
564
T23
102
CUT
0
T21
108
T35
45
T12
116
T24
85
1st
1335
T23
126
T9
117
2,597 11 2.8
10 Belgium Pieters CUT
0
T71
18
T27
95
T28
89
T26
72
1st
1335
T12
121
T23
79
T9
50
T10
49
2nd
305
T8
57
T3
219
2,576 15 2.3
  Win
  Top 10
  Made cut
  Missed cut
  Withdrew
 Did not play

Awards[edit]

Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Seve Ballesteros Award) New Zealand Ryan Fox [22]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year South Africa Thriston Lawrence [23]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ A further seven tournaments were scheduled but were either cancelled, postponed or otherwise removed from the schedule.
  2. ^ Scottie Scheffler also won 2 events, but was not a European Tour member.
  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; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; LET − Ladies European Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour.
  5. ^ Event reduced to 36 holes due to weather and impending COVID-19 related travel restrictions.[9] Due to the shortening of the event, only 75% of the full DP World Tour Ranking points were awarded.[10]
  6. ^ With impending COVID-19 related travel restrictions in and out of South Africa affecting the makeup of the field, the event was removed from the European Tour schedule. It proceeded as a sole-sanctioned Sunshine Tour event.[11]
  7. ^ Sunshine Tour flagship event
  8. ^ In January, the tour announced the postponement of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters; the Ras Al Khaimah Classic was added to the schedule as a replacement.[12]
  9. ^ The Hero Indian Open was originally scheduled for 24–27 February 2022; in December 2021 it was brought forward a week to fill the space originally reserved for a fifth consecutive tournament in the Middle East.[13] In February 2022, it was announced that the tournament had been postponed to a later date.[14] Just a week before the event was scheduled to start, it was cancelled.[15]
  10. ^ a b c On 18 February 2022, the tour announced the addition of two new tournaments in Spain, the ISPS Handa Championship in Spain and the Catalunya Championship, to replace the ISPS Handa Championship in Japan, which proceeded as a sole-sanctioned Japan Golf Tour event, and the postponed Volvo China Open.[16]
  11. ^ OWGR points at the Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed were awarded based on men's scores only. Henrik Stenson and Marc Warren tied for the lowest men's score and split the assigned points for first and second places, each earning 19.2 points.[17]
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ a b c On 12 August 2022, the tour announced the addition of the Mallorca Golf Open and the Portugal Masters, as well as the cancellation of the Cyprus Open.[18]
  14. ^ Also a Rolex Series tournament.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Murray, Ewan (9 November 2021). "'A new era in global golf': European Tour to be renamed DP World Tour". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  2. ^ Glendinning, Matthew (11 November 2021). "DP World to invest more than $400m in European Tour over next decade". SportBusiness. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  3. ^ "DP World Tour: Tournaments, dates, venues and Rolex Series event for historic 2022 season". Sky Sports. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  4. ^ Carter, Iain (27 November 2020). "PGA Tour and European Tour reach agreement on closer working alliance". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  5. ^ Casey, Phil (3 August 2021). "Three tournaments next year to be co-sanctioned by European Tour and PGA Tour". The Independent. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  6. ^ "The Irish Open prize money will increase to €5 million from 2022". the42. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  7. ^ "DP World Tour confirms member sanctions". European Tour. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  8. ^ "2022 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Joberg Open: Thriston Lawrence wins 36-hole event amid increasing Covid-19 concerns". BBC Sport. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  10. ^ Butler, Lynn (27 November 2021). "SA's Thriston Lawrence records maiden win at chaotic Joburg Open". News18. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Irish golfers battling travel chaos to get back from South Africa after pulling out of Joburg Open". Irish Independent. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  12. ^ "DP World Tour: Ras Al Khaimah given second event as Qatar Masters postponed". Gulf News. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Date change for The Hero Indian Open". European Tour. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Indian Open postponed again". India Golf Weekly. 7 February 2022.
  15. ^ "Updates to 2022 schedule". European Tour. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  16. ^ "Two new Spanish events added to the 2022 DP World Tour schedule". GolfMagic. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  17. ^ "Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed Hosted by Henrik & Annika". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  18. ^ "Mallorca and Portugal events added to DP World Tour's 2022 schedule". European Tour. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  19. ^ Hibbitt, James (6 July 2022). "World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions Cancelled For 2022". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  20. ^ "2022 DP World Tour Rankings". European Tour. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  21. ^ "Rory McIlroy finishes top of DP World Tour rankings for fourth time". RTÉ. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  22. ^ "Ryan Fox wins the 2022 Seve Ballesteros Award". European Tour. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  23. ^ Kilvington, Ross (24 November 2022). "Thriston Lawrence Named DP World Tour Rookie Of The Year". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 11 October 2023.

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