2017 European Tour

The 2017 European Tour will be the ninth edition of the Race to Dubai and the 46th season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972.

New tour format

The European Tour will add a new Rolex Series, a select group of tournaments with a minimum purse of US$7 million. Seven tournaments have been announced: the BMW PGA Championship, Irish Open, Scottish Open, Italian Open, Turkish Airlines Open, Nedbank Golf Challenge and DP World Tour Championship, Dubai.[1][2]

In addition, the European Tour will create an Access List, a season earning list excluding the Masters Tournament, PGA Championship, the four World Golf Championships and the Rolex Series. The top three players in the provisional Access List will be invited to certain Rolex Series events. Also, the top 10 players in the Access List final standings will keep their European Tour cards for the next season.[1] Meanwhile, the top 100 players in the Race to Dubai final standings will be given membership cards, instead of 110.[3]

Schedule

The table below shows the partial 2017 European Tour schedule which begins with two events in late 2016.[4]

Date Tournament Host country Winner OWGR
points		 Notes
4 Dec Australian PGA Championship Australia United States Harold Varner III (n/a) 22 Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia
4 Dec Alfred Dunhill Championship South Africa South Africa Brandon Stone (2) 32 Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
11 Dec UBS Hong Kong Open Hong Kong Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
15 Jan BMW SA Open South Africa Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
22 Jan Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship United Arab Emirates
29 Jan Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Qatar
5 Feb Omega Dubai Desert Classic United Arab Emirates
12 Feb Maybank Championship Malaysia Malaysia Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
19 Feb World Super 6 Perth Australia Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia
26 Feb Joburg Open South Africa Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
5 Mar WGC-Mexico Championship Mexico World Golf Championships
5 Mar Tshwane Open South Africa Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
19 Mar Hero Indian Open India Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
26 Mar WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play United States World Golf Championships
9 Apr Masters Tournament United States 100 Major championship
16 Apr Trophée Hassan II Morocco
23 Apr Shenzhen International China
30 Apr Volvo China Open China Co-sanctioned with OneAsia
28 May BMW PGA Championship England 64 Rolex Series
18 Jun U.S. Open United States 100 Major championship
9 Jul Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Northern Ireland Rolex Series
16 Jul Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open Scotland Rolex Series
23 Jul The Open Championship England 100 Major championship
6 Aug WGC-Bridgestone Invitational United States World Golf Championships
13 Aug PGA Championship United States 100 Major championship
15 Oct Italian Open Italy Rolex Series
29 Oct WGC-HSBC Champions China World Golf Championships
5 Nov Turkish Airlines Open Turkey Rolex Series
12 Nov Nedbank Golf Challenge South Africa Rolex Series
19 Nov DP World Tour Championship, Dubai United Arab Emirates Rolex Series

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "European Tour announces Rolex Series, overhaul of top events". ESPN. Associated Press. 15 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "European Tour launches the Rolex Series". PGA European Tour. 15 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "New Access List to reward all European Tour members". PGA European Tour. 15 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "2017 European Tour Schedule". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
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