Duration | 6 December 2012 – 17 November 2013 |
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Number of official events | 45 |
Most wins | Joost Luiten (2) [lower-alpha 1] Graeme McDowell (2) Brett Rumford (2) |
Race to Dubai | Henrik Stenson |
Golfer of the Year | Henrik Stenson |
Players' Player of the Year | Henrik Stenson |
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Peter Uihlein |
Graduate of the Year | Justin Walters |
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The 2013 European Tour was the 42nd season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
New for 2013 was the "Final Series", consisting of the final four tournaments of the season: BMW Masters, WGC-HSBC Champions, Turkish Airlines Open, and DP World Tour Championship, Dubai; with a requirement to play in two of the first three in order to compete in the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai. In addition, participation in the first three events accrued a 20% bonus in the Race to Dubai standings for those events. [1]
There were several changes from the 2012 season. Additions for 2013 were the season opening Nelson Mandela Championship, the Tshwane Open, the returning Russian Open and the Turkish Airlines Open. Dropped from the schedule were the Sicilian Open and the Barclays Singapore Open; the UBS Hong Kong Open and the South African Open were also missing from the 2013 schedule as they were played in late in the year as part of the 2014 season.
In a change to the European Tour's membership criteria, from 2013 the Ryder Cup, Presidents Cup and Seve Trophy were included in the 13-event minimum requirement. The move was seen as an attempt to retain leading European players based in the United States on the PGA Tour, and attract top Americans to join the tour. [2]
The following table lists official events during the 2013 season. [3]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner [lower-alpha 2] | OWGR points | Other tours [lower-alpha 3] | Notes |
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9 Dec | Nelson Mandela Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 | Scott Jamieson (1) | 20 | AFR | New tournament |
16 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | South Africa | €1,500,000 | Charl Schwartzel (8) | 28 | AFR | |
13 Jan | Volvo Golf Champions | South Africa | €2,000,000 | Louis Oosthuizen (6) | 38 | Limited-field event | |
20 Jan | Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship | UAE | US$2,700,000 | Jamie Donaldson (2) | 54 | ||
26 Jan | Commercial Bank Qatar Masters | Qatar | US$2,500,000 | Chris Wood (1) | 48 | ||
3 Feb | Omega Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$2,500,000 | Stephen Gallacher (2) | 36 | ||
10 Feb | Joburg Open | South Africa | €1,300,000 | Richard Sterne (6) | 22 | AFR | |
17 Feb | Africa Open | South Africa | €1,000,000 | Darren Fichardt (4) | 20 | AFR | |
24 Feb | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | United States | US$8,750,000 | Matt Kuchar (n/a) | 74 | World Golf Championship | |
3 Mar | Tshwane Open | South Africa | €1,500,000 | Dawie van der Walt (1) | 20 | AFR | New tournament |
10 Mar | WGC-Cadillac Championship | United States | US$8,750,000 | Tiger Woods (n/a) | 74 | World Golf Championship | |
17 Mar | Avantha Masters | India | €1,800,000 | Thomas Aiken (2) | 20 | ASA | |
24 Mar | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | US$2,750,000 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat (1) | 38 | ASA | |
31 Mar | Trophée Hassan II | Morocco | €1,500,000 | Marcel Siem (3) | 24 | ||
14 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$8,000,000 | Adam Scott (9) | 100 | Major championship | |
21 Apr | Open de España | Spain | €1,500,000 | Raphaël Jacquelin (4) | 24 | ||
28 Apr | Ballantine's Championship | South Korea | €2,205,000 | Brett Rumford (4) | 34 | ASA, KOR | |
5 May | Volvo China Open | China | CN¥20,000,000 | Brett Rumford (5) | 28 | ONE | |
19 May | Volvo World Match Play Championship | Bulgaria | €3,000,000 | Graeme McDowell (8) | 32 | Limited-field event | |
19 May | Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI | Portugal | €600,000 | Peter Uihlein (1) | 18 | CHA | |
26 May | BMW PGA Championship | England | €4,750,000 | Matteo Manassero (4) | 64 | Flagship event | |
2 Jun | Nordea Masters | Sweden | €1,500,000 | Mikko Ilonen (3) | 28 | ||
9 Jun | Lyoness Open | Austria | €1,000,000 | Joost Luiten (2) | 24 | ||
16 Jun | Najeti Hotels et Golfs Open | France | €500,000 | Simon Thornton (1) | 18 | CHA | |
16 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$8,000,000 | Justin Rose (6) | 100 | Major championship | |
23 Jun | BMW International Open | Germany | €2,000,000 | Ernie Els (28) | 32 | ||
30 Jun | Irish Open | Ireland | €2,000,000 | Paul Casey (12) | 32 | ||
7 Jul | Alstom Open de France | France | €3,000,000 | Graeme McDowell (9) | 44 | ||
14 Jul | Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open | Scotland | £3,000,000 | Phil Mickelson (n/a) | 42 | ||
21 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £5,250,000 | Phil Mickelson (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | |
28 Jul | M2M Russian Open | Russia | €1,000,000 | Michael Hoey (5) | 24 | ||
4 Aug | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | United States | US$8,750,000 | Tiger Woods (n/a) | 76 | World Golf Championship | |
11 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$8,000,000 | Jason Dufner (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | |
25 Aug | Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles | Scotland | £1,400,000 | Tommy Fleetwood (1) | 24 | ||
1 Sep | ISPS Handa Wales Open | Wales | £1,800,000 | Grégory Bourdy (4) | 24 | ||
8 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,200,000 | Thomas Bjørn (14) | 30 | ASA | |
15 Sep | KLM Open | Netherlands | €1,800,000 | Joost Luiten (3) | 24 | ||
22 Sep | Open d'Italia Lindt | Italy | €1,500,000 | Julien Quesne (2) | 24 | ||
29 Sep | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | US$5,000,000 | David Howell (5) | 36 | Pro-Am | |
13 Oct | Portugal Masters | Portugal | €2,000,000 | David Lynn (2) | 32 | ||
20 Oct | ISPS Handa Perth International | Australia | US$2,000,000 | Jin Jeong (1) | 20 | ANZ | |
27 Oct | BMW Masters | China | US$7,000,000 | Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (7) | 50 | Race to Dubai finals series | |
3 Nov | WGC-HSBC Champions | China | US$8,500,000 | Dustin Johnson (n/a) | 66 | World Golf Championship Race to Dubai finals series | |
10 Nov | Turkish Airlines Open | Turkey | US$7,500,000 | Victor Dubuisson (1) | 52 | New tournament Race to Dubai finals series | |
17 Nov | DP World Tour Championship, Dubai | UAE | US$8,000,000 | Henrik Stenson (8) | 54 | Race to Dubai finals series |
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(s) | OWGR points | Notes |
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6 Oct | Seve Trophy | France | €1,750,000 | Team Continental Europe | n/a | Team event |
24 Nov | ISPS Handa World Cup of Golf | Australia | US$1,000,000 | Jason Day and Adam Scott | n/a | Team event |
World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy | US$7,000,000 | Jason Day | 40 |
The Race to Dubai was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [4] [5] [6]
Pos. | Player | Majors | WGCs | Flagship event and R2D finals series [lower-alpha 4] | Top 10s in other ET events | Tmts | Points and money | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mas | USO | Opn | PGA | WGC MP | WGC Cad | WGC Inv | WGC Cha | BMW PGA | BMW Mas | Tur | DPW TC | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Reg. points | FS bonus ($) | Bon. ($) | Total points | |||||||||
1 | Stenson | T18 | T21 | 2nd | 3rd | T33 | • | T2 | T31 | • | T34 | T7 | 1st | 17 | 3,321,298 | 43,372 | 1,000,000 | 4,103,796 | ||||||||||||
2 | Poulter | CUT | T21 | T3 | T61 | 4th | T28 | T19 | 2nd | CUT | T15 | T5 | 2nd | 14 | 2,515,369 | 176,929 | 650,000 | 2,969,469 | ||||||||||||
3 | Rose | T25 | 1st | CUT | T33 | T17 | T8 | T17 | 5th | T50 | • | T3 | T10 | T2 | 13 | 2,295,813 | – | 500,000 | 2,776,244 | |||||||||||
4 | McDowell | CUT | CUT | T58 | T12 | T5 | T3 | T40 | 3rd | CUT | T53 | • | T17 | 1st | 1st | 14 | 2,143,134 | – | 375,000 | 2,512,696 | ||||||||||
5 | Donaldson | CUT | T32 | T32 | WD | T33 | T63 | T17 | T8 | T37 | T34 | 2nd | T8 | 1st | T6 | T6 | 23 | 1,796,974 | 143,924 | 325,000 | 2,181,113 | |||||||||
6 | Dubuisson | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | CUT | T44 | 1st | 3rd | T9 | T9 | T9 | T4 | 3rd | 3rd | 21 | 1,828,415 | – | 275,000 | 1,920,805 | ||||||
7 | F'dez-Castaño | T20 | T10 | T54 | CUT | T9 | T43 | T38 | T39 | T62 | 1st | • | T37 | T9 | T9 | T8 | 22 | 1,600,853 | – | 225,000 | 1,804,112 | |||||||||
8 | Sterne | T25 | • | T21 | CUT | T17 | T12 | T9 | T39 | T57 | T31 | T36 | T14 | T7 | 2nd | 1st | T9 | 2nd | 22 | 1,533,902 | 23,765 | 175,000 | 1,687,014 | |||||||
9 | Jaidee | • | CUT | T32 | T47 | T33 | • | • | T46 | T40 | T2 | T29 | T47 | 3rd | T9 | T9 | T6 | 2nd | T9 | 25 | 1,388,018 | 105,112 | 125,000 | 1,659,433 | ||||||
10 | Bjørn | T46 | • | T73 | CUT | T33 | • | • | T39 | T40 | T5 | T18 | T21 | T9 | T8 | 2nd | 2nd | T8 | 1st | 26 | 1,415,529 | 57,295 | 100,000 | 1,546,735 |
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Golfer of the Year | Henrik Stenson | [7] |
Players' Player of the Year | Henrik Stenson | [8] |
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Peter Uihlein | [9] |
Graduate of the Year | Justin Walters | [10] |
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