2011 European Tour
Golf tour season
Duration | 9 December 2010 (2010-12-09) – 11 December 2011 (2011-12-11) |
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Number of official events | 52 |
Most wins | ![]() ![]() |
Race to Dubai | ![]() |
Golfer of the Year | ![]() |
Players' Player of the Year | ![]() |
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
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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.[1][2]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner[a] | OWGR points | Other tours[b] | Notes |
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12 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 | ![]() | 20 | AFR | |
19 Dec | South African Open Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 | ![]() | 32 | AFR[c] | |
9 Jan | Africa Open | South Africa | €1,000,000 | ![]() | 22 | AFR | |
16 Jan | Joburg Open | South Africa | €1,300,000 | ![]() | 20 | AFR | |
23 Jan | Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship | UAE | US$2,700,000 | ![]() | 56 | ||
30 Jan | Volvo Golf Champions | Bahrain | €1,700,000 | ![]() | 38 | New tournament | |
6 Feb | Commercialbank Qatar Masters | Qatar | US$2,500,000 | ![]() | 50 | ||
13 Feb | Omega Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$2,500,000 | ![]() | 50 | ||
20 Feb | Avantha Masters | India | €1,800,000 | ![]() | 20 | ASA | |
27 Feb | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | United States | US$8,500,000 | ![]() | 76 | World Golf Championship | |
13 Mar | WGC-Cadillac Championship | United States | US$8,500,000 | ![]() | 74 | World Golf Championship | |
21 Mar | Sicilian Open | Italy | €1,000,000 | ![]() | 24 | New tournament | |
27 Mar | Open de Andalucía de Golf | Spain | €1,000,000 | ![]() | 24 | ||
3 Apr | Trophée Hassan II | Morocco | €1,500,000 | ![]() | 24 | ||
10 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$8,000,000 | ![]() | 100 | Major championship | |
17 Apr | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | US$2,500,000 | ![]() | 42 | ASA | |
24 Apr | Volvo China Open | China | CN¥20,000,000 | ![]() | 28 | ONE | |
1 May | Ballantine's Championship | South Korea | €2,205,000 | ![]() | 42 | ASA, KOR | |
8 May | Open de España | Spain | €2,000,000 | ![]() | 24 | ||
15 May | Iberdrola Open | Spain | €1,000,000 | ![]() | 24 | ||
22 May | Volvo World Match Play Championship | Spain | €3,400,000 | ![]() | 52 | Limited-field event | |
22 May | Madeira Islands Open | Portugal | €700,000 | ![]() | 18 | CHA | |
29 May | BMW PGA Championship | England | €4,500,000 | ![]() | 64 | Flagship event | |
5 Jun | Saab Wales Open | Wales | £1,800,000 | ![]() | 30 | ||
12 Jun | BMW Italian Open | Italy | €1,500,000 | ![]() | 24 | ||
19 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$7,850,000 | ![]() | 100 | Major championship | |
19 Jun | Saint-Omer Open | France | €600,000 | ![]() | 18 | CHA | |
26 Jun | BMW International Open | Germany | €2,000,000 | ![]() | 38 | ||
3 Jul | Alstom Open de France | France | €3,000,000 | ![]() | 40 | ||
10 Jul | Barclays Scottish Open | Scotland | £3,000,000 | ![]() | 52 | ||
17 Jul | The Open Championship | England | £5,000,000 | ![]() | 100 | Major championship | |
24 Jul | Nordea Masters | Sweden | €1,500,000 | ![]() | 24 | ||
31 Jul | Irish Open | Ireland | €1,500,000 | ![]() | 28 | ||
7 Aug | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | United States | US$8,500,000 | ![]() | 76 | World Golf Championship | |
14 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$8,000,000 | ![]() | 100 | Major championship | |
21 Aug | Czech Open | Czech Republic | €1,500,000 | ![]() | 24 | ||
28 Aug | Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles | Scotland | £1,400,000 | ![]() | 24 | ||
4 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,000,000 | ![]() | 44 | ASA | |
11 Sep | KLM Open | Netherlands | €1,800,000 | ![]() | 40 | ||
25 Sep | Austrian Golf Open | Austria | €1,000,000 | ![]() | 24 | ||
2 Oct | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | US$5,000,000 | ![]() | 54 | Pro-Am | |
9 Oct | Bankia Madrid Masters | Spain | €1,000,000 | ![]() | 28 | ||
16 Oct | Portugal Masters | Portugal | €2,500,000 | ![]() | 34 | ||
23 Oct | Castelló Masters | Spain | €2,000,000 | ![]() | 24 | ||
30 Oct | Andalucía Masters | Spain | €3,000,000 | ![]() | 38 | ||
6 Nov | WGC-HSBC Champions | China | US$7,000,000 | ![]() | 62 | World Golf Championship | |
14 Nov | Barclays Singapore Open | Singapore | US$6,000,000 | ![]() | 46 | ASA | |
20 Nov | Iskandar Johor Open | Malaysia | US$2,000,000 | ![]() | 24 | ASA | New to European Tour |
20 Nov | Alfred Dunhill Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 | ![]() | 20 | AFR | |
27 Nov | SA Open Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 | ![]() | 32 | AFR[c] | |
4 Dec | UBS Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | US$2,750,000 | ![]() | 38 | ASA | |
11 Dec | Dubai World Championship | UAE | US$7,500,000 | ![]() | 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 |
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18 Sep | Vivendi Seve Trophy | France | n/a | ![]() ![]() | n/a | Team event |
27 Nov | Omega Mission Hills World Cup | China | US$7,500,000 | ![]() ![]() | n/a | Team event |
Location of tournaments
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Race to Dubai
The Race to Dubai was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[3][4][5][6]
Pos. | Player | Majors | WGCs | Principal events | Top 10s in other ET events | Tmts | Money | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mas | USO | Opn | PGA | WGC MP | WGC Cad | WGC Inv | WGC Cha | BMW PGA | Dub | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Reg. (€) | Bon. ($) | Total (€) | |||||||||
1 | ![]() | T4 | T45 | CUT | T8 | 1st | T6 | T2 | • | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | T9 | 13 | 4,216,226 | 1,500,000 | 5,323,400 | |||||||||||
2 | ![]() | T15 | 1st | T25 | T64 | T17 | T10 | T6 | T4 | T24 | T11 | 2nd | T10 | 3rd | T9 | T3 | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 19 | 3,171,787 | 1,125,000 | 4,002,168 | ||||||
3 | ![]() | CUT | T39 | T12 | CUT | 2nd | T24 | T29 | 1st | T31 | T11 | 1st | T9 | T3 | 4th | 2nd | T8 | 22 | 2,935,446 | 750,000 | 3,489,033 | ||||||||
4 | ![]() | 1st | T9 | T16 | T12 | T17 | T24 | T53 | T4 | CUT | 5th | T2 | 4th | T4 | 1st | T8 | T5 | T9 | 18 | 2,486,959 | 600,000 | 2,929,829 | |||||||
5 | ![]() | T11 | T3 | CUT | T8 | T17 | T18 | T9 | T29 | 2nd | 1st | T9 | T6 | 5th | 19 | 2,052,090 | 525,000 | 2,439,601 | |||||||||||
6 | ![]() | T27 | T54 | CUT | CUT | T33 | T64 | T53 | T49 | T18 | 1st | T8 | 2nd | 1st | T5 | T7 | 23 | 1,927,090 | 450,000 | 2,259,242 | |||||||||
7 | ![]() | CUT | • | T22 | T3 | T33 | T3 | T29 | T11 | T18 | T44 | T2 | 2nd | T2 | 22 | 1,769,893 | 412,500 | 2,074,366 | |||||||||||
8 | ![]() | T35 | T7 | T9 | T12 | • | • | T53 | • | • | T11 | T9 | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 13 | 1,685,930 | 375,000 | 1,962,723 | ||||||||||
9 | ![]() | • | • | 4th | CUT | • | • | T68 | T42 | • | T29 | 1st | 1st | 1st | T8 | 23 | 1,565,001 | 337,500 | 1,814,115 | ||||||||||
10 | ![]() | • | • | T9 | T51 | • | • | T33 | T16 | 3rd | T46 | T5 | 7th | T5 | 1st | 1st | T9 | 29 | 1,473,344 | 300,000 | 1,694,779 | ||||||||
11 | ![]() | • | • | 1st | CUT | • | • | T68 | T38 | T45 | 57th | T8 | 1st | 22 | 1,396,659 | 262,500 | 1,590,415 | ||||||||||||
12 | ![]() | T27 | CUT | T25 | T64 | T5 | T55 | 72nd | T38 | CUT | T44 | T2 | 2nd | T9 | 2nd | 29 | 1,390,539 | 243,750 | 1,570,454 | ||||||||||
13 | ![]() | CUT | T7 | CUT | T64 | T33 | T55 | T21 | T33 | T18 | 4th | T2 | 9th | T4 | T10 | T9 | T6 | T10 | 3rd | 24 | 1,334,514 | 225,000 | 1,500,590 | ||||||
14 | ![]() | • | T51 | CUT | T34 | • | • | T53 | T49 | CUT | T37 | T8 | T4 | T5 | 1st | 1st | T9 | T3 | 28 | 1,274,018 | 206,250 | 1,427,643 | |||||||
15 | ![]() | CUT | T9 | T54 | CUT | T33 | T18 | T37 | T7 | CUT | T6 | 3rd | 1st | T5 | T3 | T8 | 22 | 1,270,730 | 187,500 | 1,409,126 |
Win
Top 10
Made cut
Missed cut
• Did not play
Awards
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Golfer of the Year | ![]() | [7] |
Players' Player of the Year | ![]() | [8] |
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | ![]() | [9] |
See also
Notes
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members 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.
- ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; ASA − Asian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.
- ^ a b Sunshine Tour flagship event
References
- ^ "2011 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "European Tour unveils 2011 Race to Dubai schedule". BBC Sport. 28 November 2010. Archived from the original on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- ^ "The European Tour Race to Dubai Ranking". Worldwide Golf. No. 130. Worldwide Sporting Publications. October 2011. p. 53. Retrieved 9 February 2021 – via Issuu.
- ^ "European Tour Race to Dubai". European Tour. 11 December 2011. Archived from the original on 14 December 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Golf-European Tour Race to Dubai final money list". Reuters. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Donald makes golf history with Race to Dubai success". CNN. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ Garrod, Mark (15 December 2011). "Luke Donald named European Tour Golfer of the Year". The Independent. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Players' Awards Dinner launches BMW week". European Tour. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
Luke Donald, of course, scooped the biggest haul of the night, though, in recognition of a magnificent and prolifically successful 2011 season, as Germany's Martin Kaymer awarded his Ryder Cup team mate with the Harry Vardon Trophy as the 2011 European Number One, the Golfer of the Year Award, and the Players' Player Award as voted for by Donald's contemporaries.
- ^ "Open star Tom Lewis wins rookie prize". BBC Sport. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
External links
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