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2011 European Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2011 |
| tour | European Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 52 |
| most_wins | DEN Thomas Bjørn (3) |
| ENG Luke Donald (3) | |
| honor1 | Race to Dubai |
| honoree1 | ENG Luke Donald |
| honor2 | Golfer of the Year |
| honoree2 | ENG Luke Donald |
| honor3 | Players' Player of the Year |
| honoree3 | ENG Luke Donald |
| honor4 | Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
| honoree4 | ENG Tom Lewis |
| prevseason | [2010](2010-european-tour) |
| nextseason | [2012](2012-european-tour) |
ENG Luke Donald (3) The 2011 European Tour was the 40th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner | OWGR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| points | Other | ||||||
| tours | Notes | ||||||
| 12 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 | ESP Pablo Martín (3) | 20 | [AFR](2010-sunshine-tour) | |
| 19 Dec | South African Open Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 | ZAF Ernie Els (26) | 32 | [AFR](2010-sunshine-tour) | |
| 9 Jan | Africa Open | South Africa | €1,000,000 | ZAF Louis Oosthuizen (3) | 22 | [AFR](2011-sunshine-tour) | |
| 16 Jan | Joburg Open | South Africa | €1,300,000 | ZAF Charl Schwartzel (6) | 20 | [AFR](2011-sunshine-tour) | |
| 23 Jan | Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship | UAE | US$2,700,000 | DEU Martin Kaymer (9) | 56 | ||
| 30 Jan | Volvo Golf Champions | Bahrain | €1,700,000 | ENG Paul Casey (11) | 38 | New tournament | |
| 6 Feb | Commercialbank Qatar Masters | Qatar | US$2,500,000 | DNK Thomas Bjørn (11) | 50 | ||
| 13 Feb | Omega Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$2,500,000 | ESP Álvaro Quirós (5) | 50 | ||
| 20 Feb | Avantha Masters | India | €1,800,000 | IND Shiv Chawrasia (2) | 20 | [ASA](2011-asian-tour) | |
| 27 Feb | [WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship](2011-wgc-accenture-match-play-championship) | United States | US$8,500,000 | ENG Luke Donald (4) | 76 | World Golf Championship | |
| 13 Mar | [WGC-Cadillac Championship](2011-wgc-cadillac-championship) | United States | US$8,500,000 | USA Nick Watney (n/a) | 74 | World Golf Championship | |
| 21 Mar | Sicilian Open | Italy | €1,000,000 | FRA Raphaël Jacquelin (3) | 24 | New tournament | |
| 27 Mar | Open de Andalucía de Golf | Spain | €1,000,000 | SCO Paul Lawrie (6) | 24 | ||
| 3 Apr | Trophée Hassan II | Morocco | €1,500,000 | ENG David Horsey (2) | 24 | ||
| 10 Apr | **[Masters Tournament](2011-masters-tournament)** | United States | US$8,000,000 | ZAF **Charl Schwartzel** (7) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 17 Apr | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | US$2,500,000 | ITA Matteo Manassero (2) | 42 | [ASA](2011-asian-tour) | |
| 24 Apr | Volvo China Open | China | CN¥20,000,000 | BEL Nicolas Colsaerts (1) | 28 | [ONE](2011-oneasia-tour) | |
| 1 May | Ballantine's Championship | South Korea | €2,205,000 | ENG Lee Westwood (21) | 42 | [ASA](2011-asian-tour), [KOR](2011-korean-tour) | |
| 8 May | Open de España | Spain | €2,000,000 | ZAF Thomas Aiken (1) | 24 | ||
| 15 May | Iberdrola Open | Spain | €1,000,000 | NIR Darren Clarke (13) | 24 | ||
| 22 May | [Volvo World Match Play Championship](2011-volvo-world-match-play-championship) | Spain | €3,400,000 | ENG Ian Poulter (11) | 52 | Limited-field event | |
| 22 May | Madeira Islands Open | Portugal | €700,000 | NIR Michael Hoey (2) | 18 | [CHA](2011-challenge-tour) | |
| 29 May | [BMW PGA Championship](2011-bmw-pga-championship) | England | €4,500,000 | ENG Luke Donald (5) | 64 | Flagship event | |
| 5 Jun | Saab Wales Open | Wales | £1,800,000 | SWE Alex Norén (2) | 30 | ||
| 12 Jun | BMW Italian Open | Italy | €1,500,000 | ENG Robert Rock (1) | 24 | ||
| 19 Jun | **[U.S. Open](2011-u-s-open-golf)** | United States | US$7,850,000 | NIR **Rory McIlroy** (2) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 19 Jun | Saint-Omer Open | France | €600,000 | AUS Matthew Zions (1) | 18 | [CHA](2011-challenge-tour) | |
| 26 Jun | BMW International Open | Germany | €2,000,000 | ESP Pablo Larrazábal (2) | 38 | ||
| 3 Jul | Alstom Open de France | France | €3,000,000 | FRA Thomas Levet (6) | 40 | ||
| 10 Jul | Barclays Scottish Open | Scotland | £3,000,000 | ENG Luke Donald (6) | 52 | ||
| 17 Jul | **[The Open Championship](2011-open-championship)** | England | £5,000,000 | NIR **Darren Clarke** (14) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 24 Jul | Nordea Masters | Sweden | €1,500,000 | SWE Alex Norén (3) | 24 | ||
| 31 Jul | Irish Open | Ireland | €1,500,000 | ENG Simon Dyson (5) | 28 | ||
| 7 Aug | [WGC-Bridgestone Invitational](2011-wgc-bridgestone-invitational) | United States | US$8,500,000 | AUS Adam Scott (8) | 76 | World Golf Championship | |
| 14 Aug | **[PGA Championship](2011-pga-championship)** | United States | US$8,000,000 | USA **Keegan Bradley** (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 21 Aug | Czech Open | Czech Republic | €1,500,000 | ENG Oliver Fisher (1) | 24 | ||
| 28 Aug | Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles | Scotland | £1,400,000 | DNK Thomas Bjørn (12) | 24 | ||
| 4 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,000,000 | DNK Thomas Bjørn (13) | 44 | [ASA](2011-asian-tour) | |
| 11 Sep | KLM Open | Netherlands | €1,800,000 | ENG Simon Dyson (6) | 40 | ||
| 25 Sep | Austrian Golf Open | Austria | €1,000,000 | ENG Kenneth Ferrie (3) | 24 | ||
| 2 Oct | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | US$5,000,000 | NIR Michael Hoey (3) | 54 | Pro-Am | |
| 9 Oct | Bankia Madrid Masters | Spain | €1,000,000 | ENG Lee Slattery (1) | 28 | ||
| 16 Oct | Portugal Masters | Portugal | €2,500,000 | ENG Tom Lewis (1) | 34 | ||
| 23 Oct | Castelló Masters | Spain | €2,000,000 | ESP Sergio García (9) | 24 | ||
| 30 Oct | Andalucía Masters | Spain | €3,000,000 | ESP Sergio García (10) | 38 | ||
| 6 Nov | [WGC-HSBC Champions](2011-wgc-hsbc-champions) | China | US$7,000,000 | DEU Martin Kaymer (10) | 62 | World Golf Championship | |
| 14 Nov | Barclays Singapore Open | Singapore | US$6,000,000 | ESP Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (5) | 46 | [ASA](2011-asian-tour) | |
| 20 Nov | Iskandar Johor Open | Malaysia | US$2,000,000 | NLD Joost Luiten (1) | 24 | [ASA](2011-asian-tour) | New to European Tour |
| 20 Nov | Alfred Dunhill Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 | ZAF Garth Mulroy (1) | 20 | [AFR](2011-sunshine-tour) | |
| 27 Nov | SA Open Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 | ZAF Hennie Otto (2) | 32 | [AFR](2011-sunshine-tour) | |
| 4 Dec | UBS Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | US$2,750,000 | NIR Rory McIlroy (3) | 38 | [ASA](2011-asian-tour) | |
| 11 Dec | Dubai World Championship | UAE | US$7,500,000 | ESP Álvaro Quirós (6) | 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 | Winners | OWGR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| points | Notes | |||||
| 18 Sep | [Vivendi Seve Trophy](2011-vivendi-seve-trophy) | France | n/a | GBRIRL Team GB&I | n/a | Team event |
| 27 Nov | [Omega Mission Hills World Cup](2011-world-cup-men-s-golf) | China | US$7,500,000 | USA Matt Kuchar and | ||
| USA Gary Woodland | n/a | Team event |
Location of tournaments
Race to Dubai
The Race to Dubai was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.
| Pos. | Player | Majors | WGCs | Principal events | Top 10s in other ET events | Tmts | Money | [Mas](2011-masters-tournament) | [USO](2011-u-s-open-golf) | [Opn](2011-open-championship) | [PGA](2011-pga-championship) | [WGC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MP](2011-wgc-accenture-match-play-championship) | [WGC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cad](2011-wgc-cadillac-championship) | [WGC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inv](2011-wgc-bridgestone-invitational) | [WGC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cha](2011-wgc-hsbc-champions) | [BMW | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PGA](2011-bmw-pga-championship) | Dub | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Reg. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (€) | Bon. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ($) | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (€) | 5,323,400 | 4,002,168 | 3,489,033 | 2,929,829 | 2,439,601 | 2,259,242 | 2,074,366 | 1,962,723 | 1,814,115 | 1,694,779 | 1,590,415 | 1,570,454 | 1,500,590 | 1,427,643 | 1,409,126 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | ENG Donald | T4 | T45 | CUT | T8 | **1st** | T6 | T2 | • | **1st** | 3rd | [2nd](2011-volvo-world-match-play-championship) | **1st** | T9 | 13 | 4,216,226 | 1,500,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | NIR McIlroy | T15 | **1st** | T25 | T64 | T17 | T10 | T6 | T4 | T24 | T11 | 2nd | T10 | 3rd | [T9](2011-volvo-world-match-play-championship) | T3 | 3rd | 2nd | **1st** | 19 | 3,171,787 | 1,125,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | DEU Kaymer | CUT | T39 | T12 | CUT | 2nd | T24 | T29 | **1st** | T31 | T11 | **1st** | T9 | [T3](2011-volvo-world-match-play-championship) | 4th | 2nd | T8 | 22 | 2,935,446 | 750,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | ZAF Schwartzel | **1st** | T9 | T16 | T12 | T17 | T24 | T53 | T4 | CUT | 5th | T2 | 4th | T4 | **1st** | T8 | [T5](2011-volvo-world-match-play-championship) | T9 | 18 | 2,486,959 | 600,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | ENG Westwood | T11 | T3 | CUT | T8 | T17 | T18 | T9 | T29 | 2nd | **1st** | [T9](2011-volvo-world-match-play-championship) | T6 | 5th | 19 | 2,052,090 | 525,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | ESP Quirós | T27 | T54 | CUT | CUT | T33 | T64 | T53 | T49 | T18 | **1st** | T8 | 2nd | **1st** | [T5](2011-volvo-world-match-play-championship) | T7 | 23 | 1,927,090 | 450,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | DEN A. Hansen | CUT | • | T22 | T3 | T33 | T3 | T29 | T11 | T18 | T44 | T2 | 2nd | T2 | 22 | 1,769,893 | 412,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | ESP García | T35 | T7 | T9 | T12 | • | • | T53 | • | • | T11 | T9 | 2nd | **1st** | **1st** | 13 | 1,685,930 | 375,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | DEN Bjørn | • | • | 4th | CUT | • | • | T68 | T42 | • | T29 | **1st** | **1st** | **1st** | T8 | 23 | 1,565,001 | 337,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | ENG Dyson | • | • | T9 | T51 | • | • | T33 | T16 | 3rd | T46 | T5 | 7th | T5 | **1st** | **1st** | T9 | 29 | 1,473,344 | 300,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | NIR Clarke | • | • | **1st** | CUT | • | • | T68 | T38 | T45 | 57th | T8 | **1st** | 22 | 1,396,659 | 262,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | ESP Jiménez | T27 | CUT | T25 | T64 | T5 | T55 | 72nd | T38 | CUT | T44 | T2 | 2nd | T9 | 2nd | 29 | 1,390,539 | 243,750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | SWE Hanson | CUT | T7 | CUT | T64 | T33 | T55 | T21 | T33 | T18 | 4th | T2 | 9th | T4 | T10 | T9 | T6 | T10 | 3rd | 24 | 1,334,514 | 225,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | SWE Norén | • | T51 | CUT | T34 | • | • | T53 | T49 | CUT | T37 | T8 | T4 | T5 | **1st** | **1st** | T9 | T3 | 28 | 1,274,018 | 206,250 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | ZAF Oosthuizen | CUT | T9 | T54 | CUT | T33 | T18 | T37 | T7 | CUT | T6 | 3rd | **1st** | T5 | T3 | T8 | 22 | 1,270,730 | 187,500 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Golfer of the Year | ENG Luke Donald | |
| Players' Player of the Year | ENG Luke Donald | |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | ENG Tom Lewis |
Notes
References
References
- "2011 Tournament schedule". European Tour.
- (28 November 2010). "European Tour unveils 2011 Race to Dubai schedule". BBC Sport.
- (October 2011). "The European Tour Race to Dubai Ranking". Worldwide Sporting Publications.
- (11 December 2011). "European Tour Race to Dubai". European Tour.
- (12 December 2011). "Golf-European Tour Race to Dubai final money list".
- (11 December 2011). "Donald makes golf history with Race to Dubai success". CNN.
- Garrod, Mark. (15 December 2011). "Luke Donald named European Tour Golfer of the Year". The Independent.
- (22 May 2012). "Players' Awards Dinner launches BMW week". European Tour.
- (19 December 2011). "Open star Tom Lewis wins rookie prize". BBC Sport.
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