2013 European Tour

The 2013 European Tour was the fifth edition of the Race to Dubai and the 42nd season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972.

2013 European Tour season
Duration9 December 2012 (2012-12-09) – 17 November 2013 (2013-11-17)
Number of official events45
Most wins2 – Joost Luiten, Graeme McDowell, Brett Rumford*
* Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods also won 2 events, but were not European Tour members
Race to DubaiHenrik Stenson
Golfer of the YearHenrik Stenson
Players' Player of the YearHenrik Stenson
Sir Henry Cotton rookie of the yearPeter Uihlein
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Sweden's Henrik Stenson won the Race to Dubai and was named Golfer of the Year. Peter Uihlein of the United States was the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year.

Rule changes

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.[1]

Schedule

The table below shows the 2013 European Tour schedule.[2] 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. In addition, participation in the first three events accrued a 20% bonus in the Race to Dubai standings for those events.[3]

There were several changes from the 2012 season. Additions for 2013 were the season opening The 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.

Dates Tournament Host country Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points[4]		 Notes
6–9 Dec The Nelson Mandela Championship South Africa Scott Jamieson (1) 20 New tournament; co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
13–16 Dec Alfred Dunhill Championship South Africa Charl Schwartzel (8) 28 Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
10–13 Jan Volvo Golf Champions South Africa Louis Oosthuizen (6) 38
17–20 Jan Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship United Arab Emirates Jamie Donaldson (2) 54
23–26 Jan Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Qatar Chris Wood (1) 48
31 Jan – 3 Feb Omega Dubai Desert Classic United Arab Emirates Stephen Gallacher (2) 36
7–10 Feb Joburg Open South Africa Richard Sterne (6) 22 Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
14–17 Feb Africa Open South Africa Darren Fichardt (4) 20 Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
20–24 Feb WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship United States Matt Kuchar (n/a) 74 World Golf Championships
28 Feb – 3 Mar Tshwane Open South Africa Dawie van der Walt (1) 20 New tournament; co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
7–10 Mar WGC-Cadillac Championship United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 74 World Golf Championships
14–17 Mar Avantha Masters India Thomas Aiken (2) 20 Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
21–24 Mar Maybank Malaysian Open Malaysia Kiradech Aphibarnrat (1) 38 Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
28–31 Mar Trophée Hassan II Morocco Marcel Siem (3) 24
11–14 Apr Masters Tournament United States Adam Scott (9) 100 Major championship
18–21 Apr Open de España Spain Raphaël Jacquelin (4) 24
25–28 Apr Ballantine's Championship South Korea Brett Rumford (4) 34 Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
2–5 May Volvo China Open China Brett Rumford (5) 28 Co-sanctioned with the OneAsia Tour
16–19 May Volvo World Match Play Championship Bulgaria Graeme McDowell (8) 32
16–19 May Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI Portugal Peter Uihlein (1) 18 Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour
23–26 May BMW PGA Championship England Matteo Manassero (4) 64 The European Tour's flagship event
30 May – 2 Jun Nordea Masters Sweden Mikko Ilonen (3) 28
6–9 Jun Lyoness Open Austria Joost Luiten (2) 24
13–16 Jun U.S. Open United States Justin Rose (6) 100 Major championship
13–16 Jun Najeti Hotels et Golfs Open France Simon Thornton (1) 18 Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour
20–23 Jun BMW International Open Germany Ernie Els (28) 32
27–30 Jun The Irish Open Ireland Paul Casey (12) 32
4–7 Jul Alstom Open de France France Graeme McDowell (9) 44
11–14 Jul Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open Scotland Phil Mickelson (n/a) 42
18–21 Jul The Open Championship Scotland Phil Mickelson (n/a) 100 Major championship
25–28 Jul M2M Russian Open Russia Michael Hoey (5) 24 Returning tournament, last played in 2008
1–4 Aug WGC-Bridgestone Invitational United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 76 World Golf Championships
8–11 Aug PGA Championship United States Jason Dufner (n/a) 100 Major championship
22–25 Aug Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles Scotland Tommy Fleetwood (1) 24
29 Aug – 1 Sep ISPS Handa Wales Open Wales Grégory Bourdy (4) 24
5–8 Sep Omega European Masters Switzerland Thomas Bjørn (14) 30 Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
12–15 Sep KLM Open Netherlands Joost Luiten (3) 24
19–22 Sep Open d'Italia Lindt Italy Julien Quesne (2) 24
26–29 Sep Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Scotland David Howell (5) 36 Celebrity pro-am
3–6 Oct Seve Trophy France Continental Europe n/a Team event, approved special event
10–13 Oct Portugal Masters Portugal David Lynn (2) 32
17–20 Oct ISPS Handa Perth International Australia Jin Jeong (1) 20 Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia
24–27 Oct BMW Masters China Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (7) 50 Final Series event
31 Oct – 3 Nov WGC-HSBC Champions China Dustin Johnson (n/a) 66 World Golf Championships; Final Series event
7–10 Nov Turkish Airlines Open Turkey Victor Dubuisson (1) 52 New tournament; Final Series event
14–17 Nov DP World Tour Championship, Dubai United Arab Emirates Henrik Stenson (8) 54 Tour Championship; Final Series event
  1. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names show the number of official career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. Totals are only shown for members of the European Tour and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins. Victories in "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.

Location of tournaments

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 2013 standings and includes the bonus pool and bonus points from the "Final Series" (earnings converted to points before DP World Tour Championship, Dubai).[5]

RankPlayerCountryEventsPoints
1Henrik Stenson Sweden174,103,796
2Ian Poulter England143,172,729
3Justin Rose England132,665,376
4Graeme McDowell Northern Ireland142,420,306
5Jamie Donaldson Wales232,181,113
6Victor Dubuisson France212,031,675
7Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño Spain221,767,156
8Richard Sterne South Africa221,687,014
9Thongchai Jaidee Thailand251,585,521
10Thomas Bjørn Denmark261,546,736
  • Full list can be found here.

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
European Tour Golfer of the YearHenrik Stenson Sweden
European Tour Players' Player of the YearHenrik Stenson Sweden
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearPeter Uihlein United States

Golfer of the Month

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

MonthPlayerCountry
JanuaryChris Wood England
FebruaryDarren Fichardt South Africa
MarchMarcel Siem Germany
AprilRaphaël Jacquelin France
MayMatteo Manassero Italy
JuneJustin Rose England
JulyGraeme McDowell Northern Ireland
AugustHenrik Stenson Sweden
SeptemberHenrik Stenson Sweden
OctoberGonzalo Fernández-Castaño Spain
NovemberHenrik Stenson Sweden

See also

References
  1. Hoggard, Rex (10 October 2012). "Pres. Cup, Ryder Cup, Seve Trophy to count for Euro Tour". Golf Channel. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. "2013 European Tour Schedule". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  3. O'Reilly, Jake (27 November 2012). "European Tour Announce 2013 Schedule Including New £19 Million 'Final Series'". Today's Golfer. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  4. "Events | European Tour | 2013". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  5. "The Race To Dubai – European Tour Final Series Summary". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
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