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2010 European Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2010 |
| tour | European Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 48 |
| most_wins | GER Martin Kaymer (4) |
| honor1 | Race to Dubai |
| honoree1 | GER Martin Kaymer |
| honor2 | Golfer of the Year |
| honoree2 | GER Martin Kaymer and |
| NIR Graeme McDowell | |
| honor3 | Players' Player of the Year |
| honoree3 | GER Martin Kaymer |
| honor4 | Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
| honoree4 | ITA Matteo Manassero |
| prevseason | [2009](2009-european-tour) |
| nextseason | [2011](2011-european-tour) |
NIR Graeme McDowell The 2010 European Tour was the 39th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Changes for 2010
There were many changes from the 2009 season, including six new tournaments; they were the Africa Open in South Africa, the returning Avantha Masters in India which had been cancelled in 2009, the Trophée Hassan II in Morocco, Lost from the schedule were the European Open, the Mercedes-Benz Championship, the Johnnie Walker Classic, the Australian Masters, the Indonesia Open and the Volvo World Match Play Championship. There were also three fewer tournaments due to a partial realignment of the schedule with the calendar.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner | OWGR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| points | Other | ||||||
| tours | Notes | ||||||
| 13 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 | ESP Pablo Martín (2) | 20 | [AFR](2009-sunshine-tour) | |
| 20 Dec | South African Open Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 | SCO Richie Ramsay (1) | 32 | [AFR](2009-sunshine-tour) | |
| 10 Jan | Africa Open | South Africa | €1,000,000 | ZAF Charl Schwartzel (4) | 20 | [AFR](2010-sunshine-tour) | New to European Tour |
| 17 Jan | Joburg Open | South Africa | €1,300,000 | ZAF Charl Schwartzel (5) | 22 | [AFR](2010-sunshine-tour) | |
| 24 Jan | Abu Dhabi Golf Championship | UAE | US$2,000,000 | DEU Martin Kaymer (5) | 54 | ||
| 31 Jan | Commercialbank Qatar Masters | Qatar | US$2,500,000 | SWE Robert Karlsson (10) | 54 | ||
| 7 Feb | Omega Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$2,500,000 | ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez (16) | 50 | ||
| 14 Feb | Avantha Masters | India | €1,500,000 | AUS Andrew Dodt (1) | 20 | [ASA](2010-asian-tour) | Returning tournament |
| 21 Feb | [WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship](2010-wgc-accenture-match-play-championship) | United States | US$8,500,000 | ENG Ian Poulter (9) | 74 | World Golf Championship | |
| 7 Mar | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | US$2,000,000 | KOR Noh Seung-yul (1) | 24 | [ASA](2010-asian-tour) | |
| 14 Mar | [WGC-CA Championship](2010-wgc-ca-championship) | United States | US$8,500,000 | ZAF Ernie Els (25) | 74 | World Golf Championship | |
| 21 Mar | Trophée Hassan II | Morocco | €1,300,000 | WAL Rhys Davies (1) | 24 | New to European Tour | |
| 28 Mar | Open de Andalucía de Golf | Spain | €1,000,000 | ZAF Louis Oosthuizen (1) | 24 | ||
| 11 Apr | Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal | Portugal | €700,000 | ENG James Morrison (1) | 24 | ||
| 11 Apr | **[Masters Tournament](2010-masters-tournament)** | United States | US$7,500,000 | USA **Phil Mickelson** (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 18 Apr | Volvo China Open | China | US$2,500,000 | KOR Yang Yong-eun (3) | 28 | [ONE](2010-oneasia-tour) | |
| 25 Apr | Ballantine's Championship | South Korea | €2,200,000 | AUS Marcus Fraser (2) | 38 | [ASA](2010-asian-tour), [KOR](2010-korean-tour) | |
| 2 May | Open de España | Spain | €2,000,000 | ESP Álvaro Quirós (4) | 24 | ||
| 9 May | BMW Italian Open | Italy | €1,300,000 | SWE Fredrik Andersson Hed (1) | 24 | ||
| 16 May | Iberdrola Open Cala Millor Mallorca | Spain | €800,000 | SWE Peter Hanson (3) | 24 | New tournament | |
| 23 May | [BMW PGA Championship](2010-bmw-pga-championship) | England | €4,500,000 | ENG Simon Khan (2) | 64 | Flagship event | |
| 30 May | Madrid Masters | Spain | €1,500,000 | ENG Luke Donald (3) | 36 | ||
| 6 Jun | Celtic Manor Wales Open | Wales | £1,800,000 | NIR Graeme McDowell (5) | 38 | ||
| 13 Jun | Estoril Open de Portugal | Portugal | €1,000,000 | DNK Thomas Bjørn (10) | 24 | ||
| 20 Jun | Saint-Omer Open | France | €600,000 | AUT Martin Wiegele (1) | 18 | [CHA](2010-challenge-tour) | |
| 20 Jun | **[U.S. Open](2010-u-s-open-golf)** | United States | US$7,500,000 | NIR **Graeme McDowell** (6) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 27 Jun | BMW International Open | Germany | €2,000,000 | ENG David Horsey (1) | 38 | ||
| 4 Jul | Alstom Open de France | France | €3,000,000 | ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez (17) | 50 | ||
| 11 Jul | Barclays Scottish Open | Scotland | £3,000,000 | ITA Edoardo Molinari (1) | 52 | ||
| 18 Jul | **[The Open Championship](2010-open-championship)** | Scotland | £4,800,000 | ZAF **Louis Oosthuizen** (2) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 25 Jul | Nordea Scandinavian Masters | Sweden | €1,600,000 | SWE Richard S. Johnson (2) | 26 | ||
| 1 Aug | [3 Irish Open](3-irish-open) | Ireland | €3,000,000 | ENG Ross Fisher (4) | 32 | ||
| 8 Aug | [WGC-Bridgestone Invitational](2010-wgc-bridgestone-invitational) | United States | US$8,500,000 | USA Hunter Mahan (n/a) | 76 | World Golf Championship | |
| 15 Aug | **[PGA Championship](2010-pga-championship)** | United States | US$7,500,000 | DEU **Martin Kaymer** (6) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 22 Aug | Czech Open | Czech Republic | €2,000,000 | SWE Peter Hanson (4) | 24 | ||
| 29 Aug | Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles | Scotland | £1,400,000 | ITA Edoardo Molinari (2) | 30 | ||
| 5 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,000,000 | ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez (18) | 30 | [ASA](2010-asian-tour) | |
| 12 Sep | KLM Open | Netherlands | €1,800,000 | DEU Martin Kaymer (7) | 32 | ||
| 19 Sep | Austrian Golf Open | Austria | €750,000 | ESP José Manuel Lara (2) | 24 | ||
| 26 Sep | Vivendi Cup | France | €1,250,000 | ENG John Parry (1) | 24 | New tournament | |
| 10 Oct | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | US$5,000,000 | DEU Martin Kaymer (8) | 48 | Pro-Am | |
| 17 Oct | Portugal Masters | Portugal | €3,000,000 | AUS Richard Green (3) | 34 | ||
| 24 Oct | Castelló Masters Costa Azahar | Spain | €2,000,000 | ITA Matteo Manassero (1) | 24 | ||
| 31 Oct | Andalucía Valderrama Masters | Spain | €3,000,000 | NIR Graeme McDowell (7) | 38 | New tournament | |
| 7 Nov | [WGC-HSBC Champions](2010-wgc-hsbc-champions) | China | US$7,000,000 | ITA Francesco Molinari (2) | 68 | World Golf Championship | |
| 14 Nov | Barclays Singapore Open | Singapore | US$6,000,000 | AUS Adam Scott (7) | 48 | [ASA](2010-asian-tour) | |
| 21 Nov | UBS Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | US$2,500,000 | ENG Ian Poulter (10) | 38 | [ASA](2010-asian-tour) | |
| 28 Nov | Dubai World Championship | UAE | US$7,500,000 | SWE Robert Karlsson (11) | 58 | Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner(s) | OWGR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| points | Notes | |||||
| 6 Jul | J. P. McManus Pro-Am | Ireland | n/a | NIR Darren Clarke | n/a | Pro-Am |
| 4 Oct | [Ryder Cup](2010-ryder-cup) | Wales | n/a | EUR Team Europe | n/a | Team event |
Location of tournaments
Race to Dubai
The Race to Dubai was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.
| Pos. | Player | Majors | WGCs | Principal events | Top 10s in other ET events | Tmts | Money | [Mas](2010-masters-tournament) | [USO](2010-u-s-open-golf) | [Opn](2010-open-championship) | [PGA](2010-pga-championship) | [WGC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MP](2010-wgc-accenture-match-play-championship) | [WGC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CA](2010-wgc-ca-championship) | [WGC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inv](2010-wgc-bridgestone-invitational) | [WGC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cha](2010-wgc-hsbc-champions) | [BMW | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PGA](2010-bmw-pga-championship) | Dub | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Reg. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (€) | Bon. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ($) | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (€) | 4,461,011 | 3,896,996 | 3,222,423 | 3,027,008 | 2,799,692 | 2,296,486 | 2,261,607 | 2,207,965 | 2,179,418 | 2,070,763 | 2,009,337 | 1,888,850 | 1,821,050 | 1,750,255 | 1,678,072 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | DEU Kaymer | CUT | T8 | T7 | **1st** | T17 | T3 | T22 | T30 | CUT | T13 | **1st** | T4 | T6 | **1st** | **1st** | T10 | 22 | 3,368,592 | 1,500,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | NIR McDowell | CUT | **1st** | T23 | CUT | T33 | T6 | T22 | T34 | T28 | T13 | T8 | T4 | **1st** | T3 | **1st** | T3 | 5th | 24 | 3,077,682 | 1,125,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | ENG Westwood | 2nd | T16 | 2nd | • | T17 | T30 | WD | 2nd | T10 | T3 | T3 | 2nd | 14 | 2,676,213 | 750,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | ENG Poulter | T10 | T47 | T60 | WD | **1st** | T37 | T65 | T13 | CUT | 2nd | 2nd | T6 | **1st** | 15 | 2,590,041 | 600,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | ITA F. Molinari | T30 | CUT | CUT | T33 | T33 | T14 | T39 | **1st** | T17 | T6 | T10 | T4 | 3rd | T2 | T4 | [8th](3-irish-open) | T3 | T8 | T2 | 27 | 2,417,346 | 525,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | SWE Karlsson | T43 | T27 | T14 | T16 | T17 | 2nd | T65 | T34 | T13 | **1st** | **1st** | 7th | T2 | 21 | 1,968,760 | 450,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | ZAF Els | T18 | 3rd | CUT | T18 | T17 | **1st** | T22 | T6 | T34 | T28 | T9 | 15 | 1,961,192 | 412,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | ZAF Schwartzel | T30 | T16 | T14 | T18 | T9 | 2nd | T58 | T16 | T17 | T21 | 2nd | **1st** | **1st** | 8th | T5 | T9 | 24 | 1,934,861 | 375,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | ESP Jiménez | T12 | CUT | T27 | CUT | T33 | T63 | T22 | T41 | CUT | T48 | **1st** | 8th | **1st** | T7 | T3 | **1st** | T7 | T8 | 29 | 1,933,624 | 337,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | ZAF Oosthuizen | CUT | CUT | **1st** | CUT | • | • | T9 | T72 | CUT | T13 | 5th | 2nd | **1st** | T4 | T4 | 22 | 1,852,279 | 300,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | ITA E. Molinari | CUT | T47 | T27 | T33 | T33 | 61st | T55 | T41 | CUT | T41 | T4 | T4 | T4 | **1st** | 3rd | **1st** | 2nd | 28 | 1,818,164 | 262,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | ENG Casey | CUT | T40 | T3 | T12 | 2nd | T6 | T22 | T6 | T17 | T6 | T5 | 14 | 1,711,332 | 243,750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | NIR McIlroy | CUT | CUT | T3 | T3 | T17 | T65 | T9 | 5th | T48 | 5th | 3rd | T6 | 4th | 6th | 16 | 1,657,187 | 225,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | ESP Quirós | CUT | CUT | T11 | CUT | T33 | T6 | T39 | T53 | CUT | T3 | 2nd | T6 | **1st** | T10 | T5 | 25 | 1,600,048 | 206,250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | ENG Donald | CUT | T47 | T11 | CUT | T9 | T26 | T46 | T3 | T2 | T9 | **1** | 3rd | 13 | 1,541,520 | 187,500 |
Awards
| Award | Winner(s) | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golfer of the Year | GER Martin Kaymer | ||||||
| NIR Graeme McDowell | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/golf/graeme-mcdowell-and-martin-kaymer-joint-winners-of-european-tour-golfer-of-the-year-2153488.html | title=Graeme McDowell and Martin Kaymer joint winners of European Tour Golfer of the Year | newspaper=The Independent | first=Mark | last=Garrod | date=7 December 2010 | access-date=23 April 2023}} |
| Players' Player of the Year | GER Martin Kaymer | ||||||
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | ITA Matteo Manassero |
Notes
References
References
- (19 October 2009). "European Tour reveal early schedule". RTÉ Sport.
- (7 December 2009). "The 2010 Race to Dubai announced". European Tour.
- (23 May 2010). "World Match Play shelved for 2010". BBC Sport.
- "2010 Tournament schedule". European Tour.
- (19 October 2009). "The 2010 Race to Dubai to start in South Africa". European Tour.
- (September 2010). "The European Tour Race to Dubai 2010". Worldwide Sporting Publications.
- (28 November 2010). "European Tour Race to Dubai". European Tour.
- (28 November 2010). "Germany's Martin Kaymer wins European Tour money title". BBC Sport.
- Garrod, Mark. (7 December 2010). "Graeme McDowell and Martin Kaymer joint winners of European Tour Golfer of the Year". The Independent.
- (25 May 2011). "Kaymer wins Players' Player Award". European Tour.
- (30 November 2010). "Manassero wins Euro Tour's Rookie of the Year".
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