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2007 European Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2007 |
| tour | European Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 52 |
| most_wins | ZAF Ernie Els (2) |
| IRL Pádraig Harrington (2) | |
| FIN Mikko Ilonen (2) | |
| ENG Justin Rose (2) | |
| SWE Henrik Stenson (2) | |
| ENG Lee Westwood (2) | |
| honor1 | Order of Merit |
| honoree1 | ENG Justin Rose |
| honor2 | Golfer of the Year |
| honoree2 | IRL Pádraig Harrington |
| honor3 | Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
| honoree3 | GER Martin Kaymer |
| prevseason | [2006](2006-european-tour) |
| nextseason | [2008](2008-european-tour) |
IRL Pádraig Harrington (2) FIN Mikko Ilonen (2) ENG Justin Rose (2) SWE Henrik Stenson (2) ENG Lee Westwood (2) The 2007 European Tour was the 36th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Changes for 2007
There were three new tournaments, the Joburg Open in South Africa, the Open de Andalucía in Spain and the Portugal Masters. and the German Masters having not been held in 2006, came back with a new sponsor and was re-titled as the Mercedes-Benz Championship.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner | OWGR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| points | Other | ||||||
| tours | Notes | ||||||
| 12 Nov | HSBC Champions | China | US$5,000,000 | KOR Yang Yong-eun (1) | 52 | [AFR](2006-07-sunshine-tour), [ANZ](2006-pga-tour-of-australasia), [ASA](2006-asian-tour) | Limited-field event |
| 19 Nov | UBS Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | US$2,000,000 | ESP José Manuel Lara (1) | 32 | [ASA](2006-asian-tour) | |
| 26 Nov | MasterCard Masters | Australia | A$1,500,000 | ENG Justin Rose (3) | 30 | [ANZ](2006-pga-tour-of-australasia) | New to European Tour |
| 3 Dec | Blue Chip New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$1,500,000 | AUS Nathan Green (1) | 20 | [ANZ](2006-pga-tour-of-australasia) | |
| 10 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 | ESP Álvaro Quirós (1) | 18 | [AFR](2006-07-sunshine-tour) | |
| 17 Dec | South African Airways Open | South Africa | €1,000,000 | ZAF Ernie Els (23) | 32 | [AFR](2006-07-sunshine-tour) | |
| 14 Jan | Joburg Open | South Africa | €1,000,000 | ARG Ariel Cañete (1) | 20 | [AFR](2007-sunshine-tour) | New tournament |
| 21 Jan | Abu Dhabi Golf Championship | UAE | US$2,000,000 | ENG Paul Casey (8) | 44 | ||
| 28 Jan | Commercialbank Qatar Masters | Qatar | US$2,200,000 | ZAF Retief Goosen (14) | 48 | [ASA](2007-asian-tour) | |
| 4 Feb | Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$2,400,000 | SWE Henrik Stenson (5) | 50 | ||
| 11 Feb | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | US$1,290,000 | SWE Peter Hedblom (2) | 26 | [ASA](2007-asian-tour) | |
| 18 Feb | Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open | Indonesia | US$1,000,000 | FIN Mikko Ilonen (1) | 20 | [ASA](2007-asian-tour) | |
| 25 Feb | [WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship](2007-wgc-accenture-match-play-championship) | United States | US$8,000,000 | SWE Henrik Stenson (6) | 76 | World Golf Championship | |
| 4 Mar | Johnnie Walker Classic | Thailand | £1,250,000 | ZAF Anton Haig (1) | 40 | [ANZ](2007-pga-tour-of-australasia), [ASA](2007-asian-tour) | |
| 11 Mar | Clariden Leu Singapore Masters | Singapore | US$1,100,000 | CHN Liang Wenchong (1) | 30 | [ASA](2007-asian-tour) | |
| 18 Mar | TCL Classic | China | US$1,000,000 | THA Chapchai Nirat (1) | 20 | [ASA](2007-asian-tour) | |
| 25 Mar | Madeira Islands Open BPI | Portugal | €700,000 | ARG Daniel Vancsik (1) | 24 | ||
| 25 Mar | [WGC-CA Championship](2007-wgc-ca-championship) | United States | US$8,000,000 | USA Tiger Woods (n/a) | 76 | World Golf Championship | |
| 1 Apr | Estoril Open de Portugal | Portugal | €1,250,000 | ESP Pablo Martín (a) (1) | 24 | ||
| 8 Apr | **[Masters Tournament](2007-masters-tournament)** | United States | US$7,000,000 | USA **Zach Johnson** (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 15 Apr | Volvo China Open | China | US$2,000,000 | AUT Markus Brier (2) | 20 | [ASA](2007-asian-tour) | |
| 22 Apr | BMW Asian Open | China | US$2,300,000 | FRA Raphaël Jacquelin (2) | 32 | [ASA](2007-asian-tour) | |
| 29 Apr | Open de España | Spain | €2,000,000 | ZAF Charl Schwartzel (2) | 24 | ||
| 6 May | Telecom Italia Open | Italy | €1,700,000 | ESP Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (3) | 24 | ||
| 13 May | Valle Romano Open de Andalucía | Spain | €1,000,000 | ENG Lee Westwood (17) | 24 | New tournament | |
| 20 May | Irish Open | Ireland | €2,500,000 | IRL Pádraig Harrington (11) | 28 | ||
| 27 May | [BMW PGA Championship](2007-bmw-pga-championship) | England | €4,350,000 | DNK Anders Hansen (2) | 64 | Flagship event | |
| 3 Jun | Celtic Manor Wales Open | Wales | £1,500,000 | ZAF Richard Sterne (2) | 26 | ||
| 10 Jun | BA-CA Golf Open | Austria | €1,300,000 | AUS Richard Green (2) | 24 | ||
| 17 Jun | Open de Saint-Omer | France | €500,000 | ESP Carl Suneson (1) | 18 | [CHA](2007-challenge-tour) | |
| 17 Jun | **[U.S. Open](2007-u-s-open-golf)** | United States | US$7,000,000 | **ARG Ángel Cabrera** (4) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 24 Jun | BMW International Open | Germany | €2,000,000 | SWE Niclas Fasth (6) | 34 | ||
| 1 Jul | Open de France Alstom | France | €4,000,000 | ENG Graeme Storm (1) | 30 | ||
| 8 Jul | Smurfit Kappa European Open | Ireland | £2,400,000 | SCO Colin Montgomerie (31) | 32 | ||
| 15 Jul | Barclays Scottish Open | Scotland | £3,000,000 | FRA Grégory Havret (2) | 50 | ||
| 22 Jul | **[The Open Championship](2007-open-championship)** | Scotland | £4,200,000 | IRL **Pádraig Harrington** (12) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 29 Jul | Deutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe | Germany | €3,600,000 | ARG Andrés Romero (1) | 40 | ||
| 5 Aug | Russian Open Golf Championship | Russia | US$2,000,000 | SWE Per-Ulrik Johansson (6) | 24 | ||
| 5 Aug | [WGC-Bridgestone Invitational](2007-wgc-bridgestone-invitational) | United States | US$8,000,000 | USA Tiger Woods (n/a) | 76 | World Golf Championship | |
| 12 Aug | **[PGA Championship](2007-pga-championship)** | United States | US$7,000,000 | USA **Tiger Woods** (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 19 Aug | Scandinavian Masters | Sweden | €1,600,000 | FIN Mikko Ilonen (2) | 24 | ||
| 26 Aug | KLM Open | Netherlands | €1,600,000 | ENG Ross Fisher (1) | 24 | ||
| 2 Sep | Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles | Scotland | £1,400,000 | SCO Marc Warren (2) | 24 | ||
| 9 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,000,000 | AUS Brett Rumford (3) | 30 | ||
| 16 Sep | Mercedes-Benz Championship | Germany | €2,000,000 | DNK Søren Hansen (2) | 40 | Limited-field event | |
| 23 Sep | Quinn Direct British Masters | England | £1,800,000 | ENG Lee Westwood (18) | 32 | ||
| 7 Oct | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | US$5,000,000 | ENG Nick Dougherty (2) | 48 | Pro-Am | |
| 14 Oct | [HSBC World Match Play Championship](2007-hsbc-world-match-play-championship) | England | £1,660,000 | ZAF Ernie Els (24) | 40 | Limited-field event | |
| 14 Oct | Open de Madrid Valle Romano | Spain | €900,000 | DNK Mads Vibe-Hastrup (1) | 24 | ||
| 21 Oct | Portugal Masters | Portugal | €3,000,000 | ENG Steve Webster (2) | 34 | New tournament | |
| 28 Oct | Mallorca Classic | Spain | €2,000,000 | FRA Grégory Bourdy (1) | 24 | ||
| 4 Nov | Volvo Masters | Spain | €4,000,000 | ENG Justin Rose (4) | 46 | Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winners | OWGR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| points | Notes | |||||
| 30 Sep | [Seve Trophy](2007-seve-trophy) | Ireland | n/a | GBRIRL Team GB&I | n/a | Team event |
| 25 Nov | [Omega Mission Hills World Cup](2007-world-cup-men-s-golf) | China | US$5,000,000 | SCO Colin Montgomerie and | ||
| SCO Marc Warren | n/a | Team event |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.
| Position | Player | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG Justin Rose | 2,944,945 |
| 2 | ZAF Ernie Els | 2,496,237 |
| 3 | IRL Pádraig Harrington | 2,463,742 |
| 4 | SWE Henrik Stenson | 2,014,841 |
| 5 | SWE Niclas Fasth | 1,919,339 |
| 6 | ARG Ángel Cabrera | 1,753,024 |
| 7 | ARG Andrés Romero | 1,741,707 |
| 8 | DEN Søren Hansen | 1,692,054 |
| 9 | ZAF Retief Goosen | 1,478,245 |
| 10 | ENG Lee Westwood | 1,420,327 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Golfer of the Year | IRL Pádraig Harrington | |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | GER Martin Kaymer |
Notes
References
References
- (27 March 2006). "Shanghai kicks off 2007 Euro Tour". BBC Sport.
- "2007 Tournament schedule". European Tour.
- (6 January 2007). "European Tour 2007". BBC Sport.
- (9 October 2006). "Euro Tour breaks 50 events mark". BBC Sport.
- "2007 Order of Merit". European Tour.
- (4 November 2007). "Rose wins Volvo Masters - and Order of Merit". The Guardian.
- (12 December 2007). "Harrington voted golfer for the year".
- (6 November 2007). "Kaymer named Rookie of the Year". CNN.
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