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2023 European Tour season
Duration24 November 2022 (2022-11-24) – 19 November 2023 (2023-11-19)
Number of official events45
Most winsPoland Adrian Meronk (3)
Race to DubaiNorthern Ireland Rory McIlroy
Player of the YearPoland Adrian Meronk
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearJapan Ryo Hisatsune
Graduate of the YearNew Zealand Daniel Hillier
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The 2023 European Tour, titled as the 2023 DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 52nd season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

It was the second season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with DP World, that was announced in November 2021.[1]

Changes for 2023

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Player Earnings Assurance Programme

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In November 2022, alongside the schedule release, the tour announced that they would introduce a "Player Earnings Assurance Programme", which would guarantee minimum earnings of US$150,000 for all exempt players from categories 1–17 if they competed in at least 15 tournaments.[2][3]

Rankings name change

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In November 2022, the tour announced that the DP World Tour Rankings would be reverted back to the Race to Dubai, the name which had been in place between 2009 and 2021.[4]

PGA Tour exemptions

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As part of the PGA Tour strategic alliance expansion which had been signed in June 2022,[5] the 2023 season saw the beginning of PGA Tour status being awarded to the top 10 players (not otherwise exempt) on the Race to Dubai.[6]

Additions to the schedule

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The Singapore Classic,[7] SDC Championship, Jonsson Workwear Open (previously a Challenge Tour event) and the Korea Championship were added to the schedule. The ISPS Handa Australian Open was also added to the schedule as a co-sanctioned event with the PGA Tour of Australasia, the first time Australia's national open had gained European Tour status.[8]

The ISPS Handa Championship in Japan returned to the schedule, having been removed in 2022.[9] The Thailand Classic and the Hero Indian Open also returned to the schedule, having not been played since 2016 and 2019, respectively.[10][11]

A new team event was created and also added to the schedule; the Hero Cup, which was played in January. Similarly to the defunct Seve Trophy, a team from Great Britain & Ireland competed against a team from Continental Europe. The event was used as a warm-up for the Ryder Cup matches in September.[12]

LIV Golf agreement

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In June 2023, it was announced that the Public Investment Fund, the PGA Tour and the European Tour would create a new entity to serve the best interests of each entity.[13]

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2023 season.[14]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$) 		R2D
points 		Winner[a] OWGR
points 		Other
tours[b] 		Notes
27 Nov Fortinet Australian PGA Championship Australia A$2,000,000 2,000 Australia Cameron Smith (n/a) 10.06 ANZ
27 Nov Joburg Open South Africa R17,500,000 2,000 England Dan Bradbury (1) 9.24 AFR
4 Dec ISPS Handa Australian Open Australia A$1,700,000 2,000 Poland Adrian Meronk (2) 10.26 ANZ New to European Tour
4 Dec Investec South African Open Championship South Africa 1,500,000 2,000 South Africa Thriston Lawrence (3) 12.12 AFR
11 Dec Alfred Dunhill Championship South Africa €1,500,000 2,000 South Africa Ockie Strydom (1) 14.59 AFR
18 Dec AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Mauritius €1,000,000 2,000 France Antoine Rozner (3) 8.60 AFR
22 Jan Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship UAE 9,000,000 8,000 France Victor Perez (3) 25.94 Rolex Series
30 Jan Hero Dubai Desert Classic UAE 9,000,000 8,000 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (15) 29.49 Rolex Series
5 Feb Ras Al Khaimah Championship UAE 2,000,000 2,750 England Daniel Gavins (2) 17.53
12 Feb Singapore Classic Singapore 2,000,000 2,750 South Africa Ockie Strydom (2) 16.49 New tournament
19 Feb Thailand Classic Thailand 2,000,000 2,750 Denmark Thorbjørn Olesen (7) 15.97
26 Feb Hero Indian Open India 2,000,000 2,750 Germany Marcel Siem (5) 9.29 PGTI
12 Mar Magical Kenya Open Kenya 2,000,000 2,750 Spain Jorge Campillo (3) 14.34
19 Mar SDC Championship South Africa 1,500,000 2,000 England Matthew Baldwin (1) 14.81 AFR New tournament
26 Mar Jonsson Workwear Open South Africa 1,500,000 2,000 Germany Nick Bachem (1) 13.85 AFR New to European Tour
26 Mar WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play United States 20,000,000 8,000 United States Sam Burns (n/a) 52.41 World Golf Championship
9 Apr Masters Tournament United States 18,000,000 10,000 Spain Jon Rahm (10) 100 Major championship
23 Apr ISPS Handa Championship Japan 2,000,000 2,750 Australia Lucas Herbert (3) 19.22 JPN New to European Tour[c]
30 Apr Korea Championship South Korea 2,000,000 2,750 Spain Pablo Larrazábal (8) 17.05 KOR New tournament
7 May DS Automobiles Italian Open Italy 3,250,000 4,250 Poland Adrian Meronk (3) 20.48
14 May Soudal Open Belgium 2,000,000 2,750 Sweden Simon Forsström (1) 15.24
21 May PGA Championship United States 17,500,000 10,000 United States Brooks Koepka (7) 100 Major championship
28 May KLM Open Netherlands 2,000,000 2,750 Spain Pablo Larrazábal (9) 18.57
4 Jun Porsche European Open Germany 2,000,000 2,750 Northern Ireland Tom McKibbin (1) 18.10
11 Jun Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed Sweden 2,000,000 2,750 England Dale Whitnell (1) 12.25 LET Mixed event[d]
18 Jun U.S. Open United States 20,000,000 10,000 United States Wyndham Clark (n/a) 100 Major championship
25 Jun BMW International Open Germany 2,000,000 2,750 South Africa Thriston Lawrence (4) 16.77
2 Jul Betfred British Masters England 3,500,000 4,250 New Zealand Daniel Hillier (1) 20.55
9 Jul Made in HimmerLand Denmark 3,250,000 4,250 Denmark Rasmus Højgaard (4) 16.53
16 Jul Genesis Scottish Open Scotland 9,000,000 8,000 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (16) 62.26 PGAT Rolex Series
16 Jul Barbasol Championship United States 3,800,000 4,250 Sweden Vincent Norrman (1) 15.95 PGAT
23 Jul The Open Championship England 16,500,000 10,000 United States Brian Harman (n/a) 100 Major championship
23 Jul Barracuda Championship United States 3,800,000 4,250 United States Akshay Bhatia (n/a) 23.76 PGAT
20 Aug ISPS Handa World Invitational Northern Ireland 1,500,000 2,000 England Dan Brown (1) 11.23
27 Aug D+D Real Czech Masters Czech Republic 2,000,000 2,750 England Todd Clements (1) 20.09
3 Sep Omega European Masters Switzerland €2,500,000 3,500 Sweden Ludvig Åberg (1) 22.74
10 Sep Horizon Irish Open Ireland 6,000,000 6,000 Sweden Vincent Norrman (2) 30.10
17 Sep BMW PGA Championship England 9,000,000 8,000 New Zealand Ryan Fox (4) 39.10 Rolex Series
24 Sep Cazoo Open de France France 3,250,000 4,250 Japan Ryo Hisatsune (1) 20.71
9 Oct Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Scotland 5,000,000 5,500 England Matt Fitzpatrick (9) 26.05 Pro-Am
15 Oct Acciona Open de España Spain 3,250,000 4,250 France Matthieu Pavon (1) 21.37
22 Oct Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters Spain 3,750,000 4,250 Poland Adrian Meronk (4) 21.14
29 Oct Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Qatar 3,750,000 4,250 Finland Sami Välimäki (2) 18.11
12 Nov Nedbank Golf Challenge South Africa 6,000,000 7,000 United States Max Homa (n/a) 19.44 Limited-field event
19 Nov DP World Tour Championship UAE 10,000,000 12,000 Denmark Nicolai Højgaard (3) 27.72 Tour Championship[e]

Unofficial events

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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
15 Jan Hero Cup UAE €2,000,000 Team Continental Europe n/a New team event
1 Oct Ryder Cup Italy n/a Team Europe n/a Team event

Race to Dubai

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The Race to Dubai was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[15][16]

Pos. Player Majors WGCs Rolex Series Top 10s in other ET events Total
pts 		Tmts Money[f]
Mas PGA USO Opn WGC
MP 		Abu Dub Sco BMW
PGA 		DPW
TC 		1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Reg.
(€m) 		Bon.
($m)
1 Northern Ireland McIlroy CUT
0		 T7
275		 2nd
1113		 T6
325 		3rd
500 		• 1st
1335		 1st
1335		 T7
206		 T22
131 		5,296 10 7.5 2.0
2 Denmark N. Højgaard • T50
45		 • T23
98 		• T10
132		 T38
50		 T6
212		 T64
20		 1st
2000 		T10
33		 T5
98		 T5
152		 3rd
172		 T5
125		 2nd
780		 3,985 17 4.4 1.2
3 Spain Rahm 1st
1665		 T50
45		 T10
179		 T2
666 		T31
54 		• • • 4th
400		 T5
429 		T9
73		 3,511 8 5.3 0.7
4 Poland Meronk CUT
0		 T40
59		 CUT
0		 T23
98 		T17
92 		T10
132		 CUT
0		 CUT
0		 T28
72		 T32
100 		1st
335		 T4
127		 1st
710		 T5
98		 T3
130		 1st
710		 2,969 24 2.4 0.6
5 New Zealand Fox T26
102		 T23
108		 T43
59		 T52
42 		T17
92 		T65
20		 T20
89		 T12
119		 1st
1335		 T34
95 		T3
285		 T2
411		 2,898 19 3.0 0.5
6 Norway Hovland T7
275		 T2
870		 19th
123		 T13
151 		T31
54 		• • T25
73		 5th
339		 T2
896 		2,780 8 3.8
7 France Perez • T12
162		 CUT
0		 T41
59 		T31
54 		1st
1335		 T28
69		 T35
58		 CUT
0		 8th
300 		T9
75		 T9
83		 2,406 22 2.5
8 England Fleetwood 33rd
84		 T18
121		 T5
358		 T10
185 		T52
32 		T38
52		 T59
24		 T6
212		 6th
280		 T2
896 		2,356 12 2.9
9 Denmark Olesen • CUT
0		 • CUT
0 		• T20
88		 T16
106		 T25
73		 T33
65		 T26
122 		T4
127		 1st
460		 T6
90		 3rd
172		 T10
76		 T9
83		 T9
77		 3rd
438 		2,226 24 1.7
10 Australia Lee CUT
0		 T18
121		 T5
358		 T41
59 		T31
54 		T2
695		 T13
123		 T35
58		 T14
115		 T15
173 		T4
92		 3rd
125		 T7
139		 2,176 15 2.5
  Win
  Top 10
  Made cut
  Missed cut
• Did not play

PGA Tour exemptions

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For more details, see 2023 Race to Dubai dual card winners.

The top 10 players on the Race to Dubai (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2024 PGA Tour. They were as follows:[18][19]

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Seve Ballesteros Award) Poland Adrian Meronk [21]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Japan Ryo Hisatsune [22]
Graduate of the Year New Zealand Daniel Hillier [23]

See also

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Notes

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  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.
  2. ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; LET − Ladies European Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India.
  3. ^ Tournament's debut on European Tour delayed from 2022.
  4. ^ Field of 78 men and 78 women playing from different sets of tees. Tour ranking and world ranking points based on finish among men's field only.
  5. ^ Also a Rolex Series tournament.
  6. ^ In addition to tournament prize money, the top five point scorers received a share of a $5m bonus pool.[17]
  7. ^ Meronk became ineligible for the 2024 PGA Tour season, having joined LIV Golf in January 2024.[20]

References

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  1. ^ Murray, Ewan (9 November 2021). "'A new era in global golf': European Tour to be renamed DP World Tour". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  2. ^ Keogh, Brian (3 November 2022). "DP World Tour to guarantee players $150,000 as 2023 schedule confirmed". Irish Independent. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  3. ^ "DP World Tour announces global 2023 schedule". European Tour. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  4. ^ "The DP World Tour Rankings to become the Race to Dubai Rankings in Partnership with Rolex for the 2023 season". European Tour. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  5. ^ Carter, Iain (28 June 2022). "LIV Golf: DP World & PGA Tours strengthen partnership to combat Saudi-funded series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  6. ^ Morfit, Cameron (24 December 2022). "Five things to know about the PGA Tour for 2023". PGA Tour. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  7. ^ Chia, Laura (21 June 2022). "Golf: European Tour to return to Singapore in 2023 after nine-year hiatus". The Straits Times. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  8. ^ Hytner, Mike (29 April 2022). "Australian Open to make golf history with equal billing and prize money for men and women". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  9. ^ Fraser, Lewis (14 April 2023). "ISPS Handa Japan: Preview, betting tips, how to watch". Bunkered. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Hero Cup stars set for Thailand Classic". Irish Golfer. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Hero Indian Open returns with record prize fund". European Tour. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  12. ^ McAuley, John (6 September 2022). "DP World Tour announce new match-play team event to take place in Abu Dhabi". The National. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  13. ^ "PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Golf agree to stunning merger". Sky Sports. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  14. ^ "2023 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  15. ^ "2023 Race to Dubai". European Tour. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Rory McIlroy secures fifth Race to Dubai title after Max Homa's Nedbank Golf Challenge win". Sky Sports. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  17. ^ Ballengee, Ryan (20 November 2023). "2023 Race to Dubai bonus pool, purse, winner's share, prize money payout". Golf News Net. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  18. ^ Hodowanic, Paul (20 November 2023). "Meet the 10: Adrian Meronk leads DP World Tour players to earn dual membership on PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  19. ^ Roberts, Andy (19 November 2023). "Which 10 DP World Tour players have earned PGA Tour cards". GolfMagic. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  20. ^ Leighfield, Jonny (31 January 2024). "Adrian Meronk Becomes Latest Big European Name To Sign With LIV Golf". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  21. ^ "Adrian Meronk wins the 2023 Seve Ballesteros Award". European Tour. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  22. ^ "Ryo Hisatsune wins Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Award". European Tour. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  23. ^ "Hillier credits Challenge Tour after being named Graduate of the Year". European Tour. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
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