2014 European Tour

The 2014 European Tour was the sixth edition of the Race to Dubai and the 43rd season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972. Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy was named Golfer of the Year and Brooks Koepka of the United States Rookie of the Year.

Schedule

The table below shows the 2014 European Tour schedule which began with five events in late 2013.[1]

Events from 2013 that were not on the 2014 schedule were the Avantha Masters and the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles (hosting the 2014 Ryder Cup, will return in 2015).

New for the 2014 schedule were the NH Collection Open, Made in Denmark, D+D Real Czech Masters tournaments and the EurAsia Cup team event between the Europe Tour and the Asian Tour.

The Ballantine's Championship moved from South Korea to Singapore and was renamed as The Championship at Laguna National.

Dates Tournament Host country Winner OWGR
points
Notes
21–24 Nov South African Open Championship South Africa Denmark Morten Ørum Madsen (1) 32 Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
28 Nov – 1 Dec Alfred Dunhill Championship South Africa South Africa Charl Schwartzel (9) 22 Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
5–8 Dec Nedbank Golf Challenge South Africa Denmark Thomas Bjørn (15) 46 Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
5–8 Dec Hong Kong Open Hong Kong Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (20) 20 Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
11–14 Dec The Nelson Mandela Championship South Africa South Africa Dawie van der Walt (2) 20 Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
Shortened to 54 holes
9–12 Jan Volvo Golf Champions South Africa South Africa Louis Oosthuizen (7) 34
16–19 Jan Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship United Arab Emirates Spain Pablo Larrazábal (3) 48
22–25 Jan Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Qatar Spain Sergio García (11) 44
30 Jan – 2 Feb Omega Dubai Desert Classic United Arab Emirates Scotland Stephen Gallacher (3) 48
6–9 Feb Joburg Open South Africa South Africa George Coetzee (1) 20 Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
13–16 Feb Africa Open South Africa South Africa Thomas Aiken (3) 20 Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
19–23 Feb WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship United States Australia Jason Day (n/a) 72 World Golf Championships
27 Feb – 2 Mar Tshwane Open South Africa England Ross Fisher (5) 20 Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
6–9 Mar WGC-Cadillac Championship United States United States Patrick Reed (1) 76 World Golf Championships
13–16 Mar Trophée Hassan II Morocco Spain Alejandro Cañizares (2) 24
27–29 Mar EurAsia Cup Malaysia Tied n/a Team event
3–6 Apr NH Collection Open Spain Italy Marco Crespi (1) 18 Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour
10–13 Apr Masters Tournament United States United States Bubba Watson (n/a) 100 Major championship
17–20 Apr Maybank Malaysian Open Malaysia England Lee Westwood (23) 32 Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
24–27 Apr Volvo China Open China France Alexander Lévy (1) 32 Co-sanctioned with the OneAsia Tour
1–4 May The Championship at Laguna National Singapore Chile Felipe Aguilar (2) 22 Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
8–11 May Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI Portugal England Daniel Brooks (1) 18 Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour
Shortened to 36 holes
15–18 May Open de España Spain Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (21) 30
22–25 May BMW PGA Championship England Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (6) 64 The European Tour's flagship event
29 May – 1 Jun Nordea Masters Sweden Thailand Thongchai Jaidee (6) 36
5–8 Jun Lyoness Open Austria Sweden Mikael Lundberg (3) 24
12–15 Jun U.S. Open United States Germany Martin Kaymer (11) 100 Major championship
19–22 Jun The Irish Open Ireland Finland Mikko Ilonen (4) 26
26–29 Jun BMW International Open Germany Paraguay Fabrizio Zanotti (1) 42
3–6 Jul Alstom Open de France France Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell (10) 36
10–13 Jul Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open Scotland England Justin Rose (7) 52
17–20 Jul The Open Championship England Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (7) 100 Major championship
24–27 Jul M2M Russian Open Russia England David Horsey (3) 24
31 Jul – 3 Aug WGC-Bridgestone Invitational United States Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (8) 76 World Golf Championships
7–10 Aug PGA Championship United States Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (9) 100 Major championship
14–17 Aug Made in Denmark Denmark Scotland Marc Warren (3) 24 New tournament
21–24 Aug D+D Real Czech Masters Czech Republic Wales Jamie Donaldson (3) 24 New tournament
28–31 Aug Open d'Italia Italy South Africa Hennie Otto (3) 24
4–7 Sep Omega European Masters Switzerland United States David Lipsky (1) 30 Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
11–14 Sep KLM Open Netherlands England Paul Casey (13) 28
18–21 Sep ISPS Handa Wales Open Wales Netherlands Joost Luiten (4) 30
26–28 Sep Ryder Cup Scotland Europe Team Europe n/a Team event
2–5 Oct Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Scotland England Oliver Wilson (1) 44 Celebrity pro-am
9–12 Oct Portugal Masters Portugal France Alexander Lévy (2) 24 Shortened to 36 holes
15–19 Oct Volvo World Match Play Championship England Finland Mikko Ilonen (5) 28
16–19 Oct Hong Kong Open Hong Kong Australia Scott Hend (1) 19 Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
23–26 Oct Perth International Australia Denmark Thorbjørn Olesen (2) 22 Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia
30 Oct – 2 Nov BMW Masters China Germany Marcel Siem (4) 46 Final Series
6–9 Nov WGC-HSBC Champions China United States Bubba Watson (n/a) 68 Final Series
World Golf Championships
13–16 Nov Turkish Airlines Open Turkey United States Brooks Koepka (1) 48 Final Series
20–23 Nov DP World Tour Championship, Dubai United Arab Emirates Sweden Henrik Stenson (9) 56 Final Series
Tour Championship

Race to Dubai

Since 2009, the European Tour's money list has been known as the "Race to Dubai". It is based on money earned during the season and is calculated in euro, with earnings from tournaments that award prize money in other currencies being converted at the exchange rate available the week of the event. The following table shows the final top-10 in the 2014 standings and includes the bonus pool and bonus points from the "Final Series" (earnings converted to points before the Final Series).[2]

RankPlayerCountryEventsPoints
1Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland157,149,503
2Henrik Stenson Sweden204,981,093
3Justin Rose England143,180,388
4Jamie Donaldson Wales253,058,166
5Victor Dubuisson France232,966,524
6Sergio García Spain172,861,930
7Marcel Siem Germany222,739,373
8Brooks Koepka United States152,631,873
9Alexander Lévy France302,452,757
10Shane Lowry Ireland272,173,864
  • Full list can be found here.

Golfer of the Month

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

MonthPlayerCountry
DecemberMiguel Ángel Jiménez Spain
JanuaryStephen Gallacher Scotland
FebruaryVictor Dubuisson France
MarchJamie Donaldson Wales
AprilAlexander Lévy France
MayRory McIlroy Northern Ireland
JuneMartin Kaymer Germany
JulyRory McIlroy Northern Ireland
AugustRory McIlroy Northern Ireland
SeptemberPaul McGinley Ireland
OctoberOliver Wilson England
NovemberHenrik Stenson Sweden

See also

References

  1. "2014 European Tour Schedule". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  2. "The Race Is On". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
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