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2012 European Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2012 |
| tour | European Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 45 |
| most_wins | ZAF Branden Grace (4) |
| honor1 | Race to Dubai |
| honoree1 | NIR Rory McIlroy |
| honor2 | Golfer of the Year |
| honoree2 | NIR Rory McIlroy |
| honor3 | Players' Player of the Year |
| honoree3 | NIR Rory McIlroy |
| honor4 | Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
| honoree4 | POR Ricardo Santos |
| prevseason | [2011](2011-european-tour) |
| nextseason | [2013](2013-european-tour) |
The 2012 European Tour was the 41st season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Changes for 2012
Prior to the start of the 2011 season, the tour had announced their intention to realign the schedule with the calendar. As a result, in 2012 there were several changes from the previous season. There was initially one new tournament in 2012, the ISPS Handa Perth International, and several tournaments were dropped: the Castelló Masters, the Iskandar Johor Open, and the Alfred Dunhill Championship, which was played in December as part of the 2013 season.
During the season, the BMW Masters in China was added to the schedule, the Czech Open was cancelled, and three tournaments in Spain were also cancelled: the Iberdrola Open, the Madrid Masters, and the Andalucía Masters.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner | OWGR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| points | Other | ||||||
| tours | Notes | ||||||
| 8 Jan | Africa Open | South Africa | €1,000,000 | ZAF Louis Oosthuizen (4) | 20 | [AFR](2012-sunshine-tour) | |
| 15 Jan | Joburg Open | South Africa | €1,300,000 | ZAF Branden Grace (1) | 22 | [AFR](2012-sunshine-tour) | |
| 22 Jan | Volvo Golf Champions | South Africa | €2,000,000 | ZAF Branden Grace (2) | 32 | Limited-field event | |
| 29 Jan | Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship | UAE | US$2,700,000 | ENG Robert Rock (2) | 58 | ||
| 5 Feb | Commercialbank Qatar Masters | Qatar | US$2,500,000 | SCO Paul Lawrie (7) | 48 | ||
| 12 Feb | Omega Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$2,500,000 | ESP Rafa Cabrera-Bello (2) | 48 | ||
| 19 Feb | Avantha Masters | India | €1,800,000 | ZAF Jbe' Kruger (1) | 20 | [ASA](2012-asian-tour) | |
| 26 Feb | [WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship](2012-wgc-accenture-match-play-championship) | United States | US$8,500,000 | USA Hunter Mahan (n/a) | 76 | World Golf Championship | |
| 11 Mar | [WGC-Cadillac Championship](2012-wgc-cadillac-championship) | United States | US$8,500,000 | ENG Justin Rose (5) | 78 | World Golf Championship | |
| 18 Mar | Open de Andalucía Costa del Sol | Spain | €1,000,000 | FRA Julien Quesne (1) | 24 | ||
| 25 Mar | Trophée Hassan II | Morocco | €1,500,000 | NIR Michael Hoey (4) | 24 | ||
| 1 Apr | Sicilian Open | Italy | €1,000,000 | DNK Thorbjørn Olesen (1) | 24 | ||
| 8 Apr | **[Masters Tournament](2012-masters-tournament)** | United States | US$8,000,000 | USA **Bubba Watson** (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 15 Apr | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | US$2,500,000 | ZAF Louis Oosthuizen (5) | 36 | [ASA](2012-asian-tour) | |
| 22 Apr | Volvo China Open | China | CN¥20,000,000 | ZAF Branden Grace (3) | 32 | [ONE](2012-oneasia-tour) | |
| 29 Apr | Ballantine's Championship | South Korea | €2,205,000 | AUT Bernd Wiesberger (1) | 32 | [ASA](2012-asian-tour), [KOR](2012-korean-tour) | |
| 6 May | Reale Seguros Open de España | Spain | €2,000,000 | ITA Francesco Molinari (3) | 30 | ||
| 13 May | Iberdrola Open | Spain | – | *Cancelled* | – | ||
| 13 May | Madeira Islands Open - Portugal | Portugal | €675,000 | POR Ricardo Santos (1) | 18 | [CHA](2012-challenge-tour) | |
| 20 May | [Volvo World Match Play Championship](2012-volvo-world-match-play-championship) | Spain | €2,750,000 | BEL Nicolas Colsaerts (2) | 34 | Limited-field event | |
| 27 May | [BMW PGA Championship](2012-bmw-pga-championship) | England | €4,500,000 | ENG Luke Donald (7) | 64 | Flagship event | |
| 3 Jun | ISPS Handa Wales Open | Wales | £1,800,000 | THA Thongchai Jaidee (5) | 28 | ||
| 9 Jun | Nordea Masters | Sweden | €1,500,000 | ENG Lee Westwood (22) | 26 | ||
| 17 Jun | Saint-Omer Open | France | €500,000 | ZAF Darren Fichardt (3) | 18 | [CHA](2012-challenge-tour) | |
| 17 Jun | **[U.S. Open](2012-u-s-open-golf)** | United States | US$8,000,000 | USA **Webb Simpson** (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 24 Jun | BMW International Open | Germany | €2,000,000 | ENG Danny Willett (1) | 30 | ||
| 1 Jul | Irish Open | Northern Ireland | €2,000,000 | WAL Jamie Donaldson (1) | 38 | ||
| 8 Jul | Alstom Open de France | France | €3,000,000 | DEU Marcel Siem (2) | 46 | ||
| 15 Jul | Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open | Scotland | £2,500,000 | IND Jeev Milkha Singh (4) | 48 | ||
| 22 Jul | **[The Open Championship](2012-open-championship)** | England | £5,000,000 | ZAF **Ernie Els** (27) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 28 Jul | Lyoness Open | Austria | €1,000,000 | AUT Bernd Wiesberger (2) | 24 | ||
| 5 Aug | [WGC-Bridgestone Invitational](2012-wgc-bridgestone-invitational) | United States | US$8,500,000 | USA Keegan Bradley (n/a) | 76 | World Golf Championship | |
| 12 Aug | **[PGA Championship](2012-pga-championship)** | United States | US$8,000,000 | NIR **Rory McIlroy** (4) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 19 Aug | Czech Open | Czech Republic | – | *Cancelled* | – | ||
| 26 Aug | Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles | Scotland | £1,400,000 | SCO Paul Lawrie (8) | 30 | ||
| 2 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,100,000 | SCO Richie Ramsay (2) | 32 | [ASA](2012-asian-tour) | |
| 9 Sep | KLM Open | Netherlands | €1,800,000 | SWE Peter Hanson (5) | 30 | ||
| 16 Sep | BMW Italian Open | Italy | €1,500,000 | ESP Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (6) | 28 | ||
| 23 Sep | Madrid Masters | Spain | – | *Cancelled* | – | ||
| 7 Oct | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | US$5,000,000 | ZAF Branden Grace (4) | 46 | Pro-Am | |
| 14 Oct | Portugal Masters | Portugal | €2,200,000 | IRL Shane Lowry (2) | 34 | ||
| 21 Oct | Andalucía Masters | Spain | – | *Cancelled* | – | ||
| 21 Oct | ISPS Handa Perth International | Australia | US$2,000,000 | USA Bo Van Pelt (n/a) | 22 | [ANZ](2012-pga-tour-of-australasia) | New tournament |
| 28 Oct | BMW Masters | China | US$7,000,000 | SWE Peter Hanson (6) | 56 | New to European Tour | |
| Limited-field event | |||||||
| 4 Nov | [WGC-HSBC Champions](2012-wgc-hsbc-champions) | China | US$7,000,000 | ENG Ian Poulter (12) | 64 | World Golf Championship | |
| 11 Nov | Barclays Singapore Open | Singapore | US$6,000,000 | ITA Matteo Manassero (3) | 48 | [ASA](2012-asian-tour) | |
| 18 Nov | UBS Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | US$2,750,000 | ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez (19) | 32 | [ASA](2012-asian-tour) | |
| 18 Nov | SA Open Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 | SWE Henrik Stenson (7) | 32 | [AFR](2012-sunshine-tour) | |
| 25 Nov | DP World Tour Championship, Dubai | UAE | US$8,000,000 | NIR Rory McIlroy (5) | 58 | Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winners | OWGR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| points | Notes | |||||
| 30 Sep | [Ryder Cup](2012-ryder-cup) | United States | n/a | EUR Team Europe | n/a | Team event |
Location of tournaments
Race to Dubai
The Race to Dubai was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.
| Pos. | Player | Majors | WGCs | Principal events | Top 10s in other ET events | Tmts | Money | [Mas](2012-masters-tournament) | [USO](2012-u-s-open-golf) | [Opn](2012-open-championship) | [PGA](2012-pga-championship) | [WGC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MP](2012-wgc-accenture-match-play-championship) | [WGC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cad](2012-wgc-cadillac-championship) | [WGC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inv](2012-wgc-bridgestone-invitational) | [WGC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cha](2012-wgc-hsbc-champions) | [BMW | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PGA](2012-bmw-pga-championship) | DPW | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TC | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Reg. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (€) | Bon. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ($) | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (€) | 5,519,118 | 3,768,345 | 3,187,364 | 3,022,916 | 2,581,257 | 2,502,501 | 2,373,540 | 2,215,229 | 1,945,056 | 1,910,381 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | NIR McIlroy | T40 | CUT | T60 | **1st** | 2nd | 3rd | T5 | • | CUT | **1st** | 2nd | T5 | T10 | 2nd | 3rd | 15 | 4,738,027 | 1,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | ENG Rose | T8 | T21 | CUT | T3 | T33 | **1st** | T5 | T24 | T2 | 2nd | [T9](2012-volvo-world-match-play-championship) | T9 | T6 | 13 | 3,260,635 | 650,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | ZAF Oosthuizen | 2nd | CUT | T19 | T21 | T17 | T60 | 4th | T6 | • | 5th | **1st** | T7 | **1st** | T6 | 16 | 2,796,819 | 500,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | SWE Hanson | T3 | CUT | T23 | T7 | T5 | T4 | T63 | T24 | CUT | T16 | T2 | T3 | **1st** | **1st** | 21 | 2,730,006 | 375,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | ENG Poulter | 7th | T41 | T9 | T3 | T33 | T60 | T29 | **1st** | T10 | T26 | [T9](2012-volvo-world-match-play-championship) | T4 | 4th | 15 | 2,327,402 | 325,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | ZAF Grace | • | T51 | T77 | CUT | • | T35 | T36 | T62 | 5th | 6th | **1st** | **1st** | **1st** | **1st** | 26 | 2,287,701 | 275,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | ENG Donald | T32 | CUT | T5 | T32 | T33 | T6 | T8 | T18 | **1st** | T3 | 3rd | 13 | 2,197,794 | 225,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | ITA F. Molinari | T19 | T29 | T39 | T54 | T17 | T13 | T40 | T39 | T7 | T34 | T8 | T6 | **1st** | 2nd | 2nd | T6 | T5 | 25 | 2,078,538 | 175,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | NIR McDowell | T12 | T2 | T5 | T11 | T33 | T13 | T24 | T42 | CUT | T52 | T3 | [2nd](2012-volvo-world-match-play-championship) | 16 | 1,847,420 | 125,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | SCO Lawrie | T24 | • | T34 | T48 | T9 | T60 | T50 | T36 | T2 | T48 | T10 | T8 | **1st** | [T3](2012-volvo-world-match-play-championship) | **1st** | T6 | T10 | 25 | 1,832,272 | 100,000 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golfer of the Year | NIR Rory McIlroy | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/20774121 | title=Rory McIlroy named European Tour golfer of the year | work=BBC Sport | date=18 December 2012 | access-date=22 April 2023}} |
| Players' Player of the Year | NIR Rory McIlroy | |||||
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | POR Ricardo Santos |
Notes
References
References
- (28 November 2010). "European Tour unveils 2011 Race to Dubai schedule". BBC Sport.
- (19 December 2011). "European Tour releases complete 2012 schedule". Golf Channel.
- (23 April 2012). "European Tour adds BMW Masters in Shanghai to schedule". BBC Sport.
- (18 May 2012). "Czech Open canceled for 2012". Golf Channel.
- (20 March 2012). "Lacking a sponsor, Iberdrola Open cancels".
- (10 July 2012). "Madrid Open wiped from calendar". ESPN.
- (12 September 2012). "Andalucia Masters canceled". ESPN.
- "2012 Tournament schedule". European Tour.
- (5 January 2012). "Race to Dubai bonus pool slashed in half for 2012".
- (25 November 2012). "European Race to Dubai". European Tour.
- (December 2012). "The final 2012 Race to Dubai Ranking". Worldwide Sporting Publications.
- (25 November 2012). "Rory McIlroy wins DP World Tour Championship in Dubai". BBC Sport.
- (18 December 2012). "Rory McIlroy named European Tour golfer of the year". BBC Sport.
- (22 May 2013). "Celebrations at the Players' Awards dinner". European Tour.
- (28 November 2012). "Ricardo Santos named European Tour Rookie of the Year". Sky Sports.
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