2010 European Tour Explained
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, 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 | OWGR
points | Other
tours | 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 | |
| 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 |
| 21 Feb | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | United States | US$8,500,000 | Ian Poulter (9) | 74 | | |
| 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$7,500,000 | Robert Karlsson (11) | 58 | | Tour Championship | |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Race to Dubai
The Race to Dubai was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[6] [7] [8]
| Player | | Majors | | | | Principal events | | Top 10s in other events | | | | Money |
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| | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | style=“width:25px;” |
(€) | style=“width:25px;” |
($) | style=“width:25px;” | Total
(€) |
|---|
| 1 | Kaymer | bgcolor="pink" | CUT | T8 | T7 | 1st | bgcolor="afeeee" | T17 | T3 | T22 | T30 | bgcolor="pink" | CUT | T13 | bgcolor="lime" | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 3,368,592 | 1,500,000 | 4,461,011 |
|---|
| 2 | McDowell | bgcolor="pink" | CUT | 1st | T23 | CUT | bgcolor="afeeee" | T33 | T6 | T22 | T34 | bgcolor="afeeee" | T28 | T13 | bgcolor="yellow" | | | | | | | | | | 24 | 3,077,682 | 1,125,000 | 3,896,996 |
|---|
| 3 | Westwood | bgcolor="yellow" | 2nd | T16 | 2nd | • | bgcolor="afeeee" | T17 | T30 | WD | 2nd | bgcolor="yellow" | T10 | T3 | bgcolor="yellow" | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 2,676,213 | 750,000 | 3,222,423 |
|---|
| 4 | Poulter | bgcolor="yellow" | T10 | T47 | T60 | WD | bgcolor="lime" | 1st | T37 | T65 | T13 | bgcolor="pink" | CUT | 2nd | bgcolor="yellow" | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 2,590,041 | 600,000 | 3,027,008 |
|---|
| 5 | F. Molinari | bgcolor="afeeee" | T30 | CUT | CUT | T33 | bgcolor="afeeee" | T33 | T14 | T39 | 1st | bgcolor="afeeee" | T17 | T6 | bgcolor="yellow" | | | | | | | | | T2 | 27 | 2,417,346 | 525,000 | 2,799,692 |
|---|
| 6 | Karlsson | bgcolor="afeeee" | T43 | T27 | T14 | T16 | bgcolor="afeeee" | T17 | 2nd | T65 | T34 | bgcolor="afeeee" | T13 | 1st | bgcolor="lime" | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 1,968,760 | 450,000 | 2,296,486 |
|---|
| 7 | Els | bgcolor="afeeee" | T18 | 3rd | CUT | T18 | bgcolor="afeeee" | T17 | 1st | T22 | T6 | bgcolor="afeeee" | T34 | T28 | bgcolor="yellow" | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 1,961,192 | 412,500 | 2,261,607 |
|---|
| 8 | Schwartzel | bgcolor="afeeee" | T30 | T16 | T14 | T18 | bgcolor="yellow" | T9 | 2nd | T58 | T16 | bgcolor="afeeee" | T17 | T21 | bgcolor="yellow" | | | | | | | | | | 24 | 1,934,861 | 375,000 | 2,207,965 |
|---|
| 9 | Jiménez | bgcolor="afeeee" | T12 | CUT | T27 | CUT | bgcolor="afeeee" | T33 | T63 | T22 | T41 | bgcolor="pink" | CUT | T48 | bgcolor="lime" | | | | | | | | | | 29 | 1,933,624 | 337,500 | 2,179,418 |
|---|
| 10 | Oosthuizen | bgcolor="pink" | CUT | CUT | 1st | CUT | style="background:white" | • | • | T9 | T72 | bgcolor="pink" | CUT | T13 | bgcolor="yellow" | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 1,852,279 | 300,000 | 2,070,763 |
|---|
| 11 | E. Molinari | bgcolor="pink" | CUT | T47 | T27 | T33 | bgcolor="afeeee" | T33 | 61st | T55 | T41 | bgcolor="pink" | CUT | T41 | bgcolor="yellow" | | | | | | | | | | 28 | 1,818,164 | 262,500 | 2,009,337 |
|---|
| 12 | Casey | bgcolor="pink" | CUT | T40 | T3 | T12 | bgcolor="yellow" | 2nd | T6 | T22 | T6 | bgcolor="afeeee" | T17 | T6 | bgcolor="yellow" | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 1,711,332 | 243,750 | 1,888,850 |
|---|
| 13 | McIlroy | bgcolor="pink" | CUT | CUT | T3 | T3 | bgcolor="afeeee" | T17 | T65 | T9 | 5th | bgcolor="afeeee" | T48 | 5th | bgcolor="yellow" | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 1,657,187 | 225,000 | 1,821,050 |
|---|
| 14 | Quirós | bgcolor="pink" | CUT | CUT | T11 | CUT | bgcolor="afeeee" | T33 | T6 | T39 | T53 | bgcolor="pink" | CUT | T3 | bgcolor="yellow" | | | | | | | | | | 25 | 1,600,048 | 206,250 | 1,750,255 |
|---|
| 15 | Donald | bgcolor="pink" | CUT | T47 | T11 | CUT | bgcolor="yellow" | T9 | T26 | T46 | T3 | bgcolor="yellow" | T2 | T9 | bgcolor="lime" | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 1,541,520 | 187,500 | 1,678,072 | |
|---|
Awards
See also
Notes and References
- News: European Tour reveal early schedule . RTÉ Sport . 19 October 2009 . 28 December 2009.
- Web site: The 2010 Race to Dubai announced . European Tour . 7 December 2009 . 7 December 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091213044050/http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?pagegid=&newsid=6643881 . 13 December 2009.
- News: World Match Play shelved for 2010 . BBC Sport . 23 May 2010 . 6 May 2020.
- Web site: 2010 Tournament schedule . European Tour . 15 October 2023.
- Web site: The 2010 Race to Dubai to start in South Africa . European Tour . 19 October 2009 . 12 November 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091024031902/http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?pagegid=%7B5A258B31-8294-4C0E-B8B9-A796F6009E52%7D&newsid=6641511 . 24 October 2009.
- The European Tour Race to Dubai 2010 . 9 February 2021 . Worldwide Golf . Worldwide Sporting Publications . 118 . September 2010 . 49 . Issuu.
- Web site: European Tour Race to Dubai . European Tour . 9 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101130193734/http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/racetodubai/rankings/index.html . 30 November 2010 . 28 November 2010.
- Web site: Germany's Martin Kaymer wins European Tour money title . BBC Sport . 28 November 2010 . 28 November 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101129045305/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/9235829.stm . 29 November 2010.
- News: Graeme McDowell and Martin Kaymer joint winners of European Tour Golfer of the Year . The Independent . Mark . Garrod . 7 December 2010 . 23 April 2023.
- Web site: Kaymer wins Players' Player Award . European Tour . 25 May 2011 . 23 April 2023.
- News: Manassero wins Euro Tour's Rookie of the Year . Golfweek . Associated Press . 30 November 2010 . 23 April 2023.
