2011 European Tour
Year2011
TourEuropean Tour
Regular season9 December 2010 – 11 December 2011
No of events52
Most winsThomas Bjørn (3)
Luke Donald (3)
Honor 1Race to Dubai
Honoree 1Luke Donald
Honor 2Golfer of the Year
Honoree 2Luke Donald
Honor 3Players' Player of the Year
Honoree 3Luke Donald
Honor 4Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year
Honoree 4Tom Lewis
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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]

DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinner[a]OWGR
points		Other
tours[b]		Notes
12 DecAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipSouth Africa€1,000,000Pablo Martín (3)20AFR
19 DecSouth African Open ChampionshipSouth Africa€1,000,000Ernie Els (26)32AFR[c]
9 JanAfrica OpenSouth Africa€1,000,000Louis Oosthuizen (3)22AFR
16 JanJoburg OpenSouth Africa€1,300,000Charl Schwartzel (6)20AFR
23 JanAbu Dhabi HSBC Golf ChampionshipUAEUS$2,700,000Martin Kaymer (9)56
30 JanVolvo Golf ChampionsBahrain€1,700,000Paul Casey (11)38New tournament
6 FebCommercialbank Qatar MastersQatarUS$2,500,000Thomas Bjørn (11)50
13 FebOmega Dubai Desert ClassicUAEUS$2,500,000Álvaro Quirós (5)50
20 FebAvantha MastersIndia€1,800,000Shiv Chawrasia (2)20ASA
27 FebWGC-Accenture Match Play ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$8,500,000Luke Donald (4)76World Golf Championship
13 MarWGC-Cadillac ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$8,500,000Nick Watney (n/a)74World Golf Championship
21 MarSicilian OpenItaly€1,000,000Raphaël Jacquelin (3)24New tournament
27 MarOpen de Andalucía de GolfSpain€1,000,000Paul Lawrie (6)24
3 AprTrophée Hassan IIMorocco€1,500,000David Horsey (2)24
10 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$8,000,000Charl Schwartzel (7)100Major championship
17 AprMaybank Malaysian OpenMalaysiaUS$2,500,000Matteo Manassero (2)42ASA
24 AprVolvo China OpenChinaCN¥20,000,000Nicolas Colsaerts (1)28ONE
1 MayBallantine's ChampionshipSouth Korea€2,205,000Lee Westwood (21)42ASA, KOR
8 MayOpen de EspañaSpain€2,000,000Thomas Aiken (1)24
15 MayIberdrola OpenSpain€1,000,000Darren Clarke (13)24
22 MayVolvo World Match Play ChampionshipSpain€3,400,000Ian Poulter (11)52Limited-field event
22 MayMadeira Islands OpenPortugal€700,000Michael Hoey (2)18CHA
29 MayBMW PGA ChampionshipEngland€4,500,000Luke Donald (5)64Flagship event
5 JunSaab Wales OpenWales£1,800,000Alex Norén (2)30
12 JunBMW Italian OpenItaly€1,500,000Robert Rock (1)24
19 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$7,850,000Rory McIlroy (2)100Major championship
19 JunSaint-Omer OpenFrance€600,000Matthew Zions (1)18CHA
26 JunBMW International OpenGermany€2,000,000Pablo Larrazábal (2)38
3 JulAlstom Open de FranceFrance€3,000,000Thomas Levet (6)40
10 JulBarclays Scottish OpenScotland£3,000,000Luke Donald (6)52
17 JulThe Open ChampionshipEngland£5,000,000Darren Clarke (14)100Major championship
24 JulNordea MastersSweden€1,500,000Alex Norén (3)24
31 JulIrish OpenIreland€1,500,000Simon Dyson (5)28
7 AugWGC-Bridgestone InvitationalUnited StatesUS$8,500,000Adam Scott (8)76World Golf Championship
14 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$8,000,000Keegan Bradley (n/a)100Major championship
21 AugCzech OpenCzech Republic€1,500,000Oliver Fisher (1)24
28 AugJohnnie Walker Championship at GleneaglesScotland£1,400,000Thomas Bjørn (12)24
4 SepOmega European MastersSwitzerland€2,000,000Thomas Bjørn (13)44ASA
11 SepKLM OpenNetherlands€1,800,000Simon Dyson (6)40
25 SepAustrian Golf OpenAustria€1,000,000Kenneth Ferrie (3)24
2 OctAlfred Dunhill Links ChampionshipScotlandUS$5,000,000Michael Hoey (3)54Pro-Am
9 OctBankia Madrid MastersSpain€1,000,000Lee Slattery (1)28
16 OctPortugal MastersPortugal€2,500,000Tom Lewis (1)34
23 OctCastelló MastersSpain€2,000,000Sergio García (9)24
30 OctAndalucía MastersSpain€3,000,000Sergio García (10)38
6 NovWGC-HSBC ChampionsChinaUS$7,000,000Martin Kaymer (10)62World Golf Championship
14 NovBarclays Singapore OpenSingaporeUS$6,000,000Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (5)46ASA
20 NovIskandar Johor OpenMalaysiaUS$2,000,000Joost Luiten (1)24ASANew to European Tour
20 NovAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipSouth Africa€1,000,000Garth Mulroy (1)20AFR
27 NovSA Open ChampionshipSouth Africa€1,000,000Hennie Otto (2)32AFR[c]
4 DecUBS Hong Kong OpenHong KongUS$2,750,000Rory McIlroy (3)38ASA
11 DecDubai World ChampionshipUAEUS$7,500,000Álvaro Quirós (6)58Tour Championship

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnersOWGR
points		Notes
18 SepVivendi Seve TrophyFrancen/aTeam GB&In/aTeam event
27 NovOmega Mission Hills World CupChinaUS$7,500,000Matt Kuchar and
Gary Woodland		n/aTeam event

Race to Dubai

The Race to Dubai was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[3][4][5][6]

Pos.rowspan="2";| PlayerMajorsWGCsPrincipal eventsTop 10s in other ET eventsTmtsMoney
MasUSOOpnPGAWGC
MP		WGC
Cad		WGC
Inv		WGC
Cha		BMW
PGA		Dub12345678Reg.
(€)		Bon.
($)		Total
(€)
1DonaldT4T45CUTT81stT6T2•1st3rd2nd1stT9134,216,2261,500,0005,323,400
2McIlroyT151stT25T64T17T10T6T4T24T112ndT103rdT9T33rd2nd1st193,171,7871,125,0004,002,168
3KaymerCUTT39T12CUT2ndT24T291stT31T111stT9T34th2ndT8222,935,446750,0003,489,033
4Schwartzel1stT9T16T12T17T24T53T4CUT5thT24thT41stT8T5T9182,486,959600,0002,929,829
5WestwoodT11T3CUTT8T17T18T9T292nd1stT9T65th192,052,090525,0002,439,601
6QuirósT27T54CUTCUTT33T64T53T49T181stT82nd1stT5T7231,927,090450,0002,259,242
7A. HansenCUT•T22T3T33T3T29T11T18T44T22ndT2221,769,893412,5002,074,366
8GarcíaT35T7T9T12••T53••T11T92nd1st1st131,685,930375,0001,962,723
9Bjørn••4thCUT••T68T42•T291st1st1stT8231,565,001337,5001,814,115
10Dyson••T9T51••T33T163rdT46T57thT51st1stT9291,473,344300,0001,694,779
11Clarke••1stCUT••T68T38T4557thT81st221,396,659262,5001,590,415
12JiménezT27CUTT25T64T5T5572ndT38CUTT44T22ndT92nd291,390,539243,7501,570,454
13HansonCUTT7CUTT64T33T55T21T33T184thT29thT4T10T9T6T103rd241,334,514225,0001,500,590
14Norén•T51CUTT34••T53T49CUTT37T8T4T51st1stT9T3281,274,018206,2501,427,643
15OosthuizenCUTT9T54CUTT33T18T37T7CUTT63rd1stT5T3T8221,270,730187,5001,409,126

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Golfer of the YearLuke Donald[7]
Players' Player of the YearLuke Donald[8]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearTom Lewis[9]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; ASA − Asian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.
  3. ^ Sunshine Tour flagship event

References

  1. ^ "2011 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  2. ^ "European Tour unveils 2011 Race to Dubai schedule". BBC Sport. 28 November 2010. Archived 2 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
  3. ^ "The European Tour Race to Dubai Ranking". Worldwide Golf. No. 130. Worldwide Sporting Publications. October 2011. p. 53. Retrieved 9 February 2021. – via Issuu.
  4. ^ "European Tour Race to Dubai". European Tour. 11 December 2011. Archived 14 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Golf-European Tour Race to Dubai final money list". Reuters. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Donald makes golf history with Race to Dubai success". CNN. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  7. ^ Garrod, Mark (15 December 2011). "Luke Donald named European Tour Golfer of the Year". The Independent. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Open star Tom Lewis wins rookie prize". BBC Sport. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2023.