The 2007 European Tour was the 36th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Changes for 2007 There were three new tournaments, the Joburg Open in South Africa, the Open de Andalucía in Spain and the Portugal Masters. In addition, the long-established Australian Masters joined the tour schedule and two tournaments returned after missing the 2006 season; the New Zealand Open skipped a season due to date changes, and the German Masters having not been held in 2006, came back with a new sponsor and was re-titled as the Mercedes-Benz Championship.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes12 NovHSBC ChampionsChinaUS$5,000,000 Yang Yong-eun (1)52AFR, ANZ, ASALimited-field event19 NovUBS Hong Kong OpenHong KongUS$2,000,000 José Manuel Lara (1)32ASA26 NovMasterCard MastersAustraliaA$1,500,000 Justin Rose (3)30ANZNew to European Tour3 DecBlue Chip New Zealand OpenNew ZealandNZ$1,500,000 Nathan Green (1)20ANZ10 DecAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipSouth Africa€1,000,000 Álvaro Quirós (1)18AFR17 DecSouth African Airways OpenSouth Africa€1,000,000 Ernie Els (23)32AFR14 JanJoburg OpenSouth Africa€1,000,000 Ariel Cañete (1)20AFRNew tournament21 JanAbu Dhabi Golf ChampionshipUAEUS$2,000,000 Paul Casey (8)4428 JanCommercialbank Qatar MastersQatarUS$2,200,000 Retief Goosen (14)48ASA4 FebDubai Desert ClassicUAEUS$2,400,000 Henrik Stenson (5)5011 FebMaybank Malaysian OpenMalaysiaUS$1,290,000 Peter Hedblom (2)26ASA18 FebEnjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia OpenIndonesiaUS$1,000,000 Mikko Ilonen (1)20ASA25 FebWGC-Accenture Match Play ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$8,000,000 Henrik Stenson (6)76World Golf Championship 4 MarJohnnie Walker ClassicThailand£1,250,000 Anton Haig (1)40ANZ, ASA11 MarClariden Leu Singapore MastersSingaporeUS$1,100,000 Liang Wenchong (1)30ASA18 MarTCL ClassicChinaUS$1,000,000 Chapchai Nirat (1)20ASA25 MarMadeira Islands Open BPIPortugal€700,000 Daniel Vancsik (1)2425 MarWGC-CA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$8,000,000 Tiger Woods (n/a)76World Golf Championship1 AprEstoril Open de PortugalPortugal€1,250,000 Pablo Martín (a) (1)248 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$7,000,000 Zach Johnson (n/a)100Major championship15 AprVolvo China OpenChinaUS$2,000,000 Markus Brier (2)20ASA22 AprBMW Asian OpenChinaUS$2,300,000 Raphaël Jacquelin (2)32ASA29 AprOpen de EspañaSpain€2,000,000 Charl Schwartzel (2)246 MayTelecom Italia OpenItaly€1,700,000 Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (3)2413 MayValle Romano Open de AndalucíaSpain€1,000,000 Lee Westwood (17)24New tournament20 MayIrish OpenIreland€2,500,000 Pádraig Harrington (11)28 27 MayBMW PGA ChampionshipEngland€4,350,000 Anders Hansen (2)64Flagship event3 JunCeltic Manor Wales OpenWales£1,500,000 Richard Sterne (2)2610 JunBA-CA Golf OpenAustria€1,300,000 Richard Green (2)2417 JunOpen de Saint-OmerFrance€500,000 Carl Suneson (1)18CHA17 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$7,000,000 Ángel Cabrera (4)100Major championship24 JunBMW International OpenGermany€2,000,000 Niclas Fasth (6)34 1 JulOpen de France AlstomFrance€4,000,000 Graeme Storm (1)30 8 JulSmurfit Kappa European OpenIreland£2,400,000 Colin Montgomerie (31)3215 JulBarclays Scottish OpenScotland£3,000,000 Grégory Havret (2)5022 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland£4,200,000 Pádraig Harrington (12)100Major championship29 JulDeutsche Bank Players Championship of EuropeGermany€3,600,000 Andrés Romero (1)405 AugRussian Open Golf ChampionshipRussiaUS$2,000,000 Per-Ulrik Johansson (6)245 AugWGC-Bridgestone InvitationalUnited StatesUS$8,000,000 Tiger Woods (n/a)76World Golf Championship12 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$7,000,000 Tiger Woods (n/a)100Major championship19 AugScandinavian MastersSweden€1,600,000 Mikko Ilonen (2)24 26 AugKLM OpenNetherlands€1,600,000 Ross Fisher (1)242 SepJohnnie Walker Championship at GleneaglesScotland£1,400,000 Marc Warren (2)249 SepOmega European MastersSwitzerland€2,000,000 Brett Rumford (3)30 16 SepMercedes-Benz ChampionshipGermany€2,000,000 Søren Hansen (2)40Limited-field event23 SepQuinn Direct British MastersEngland£1,800,000 Lee Westwood (18)327 OctAlfred Dunhill Links ChampionshipScotlandUS$5,000,000 Nick Dougherty (2)48Pro-Am14 OctHSBC World Match Play ChampionshipEngland£1,660,000 Ernie Els (24)40Limited-field event14 OctOpen de Madrid Valle RomanoSpain€900,000 Mads Vibe-Hastrup (1)2421 OctPortugal MastersPortugal€3,000,000 Steve Webster (2)34New tournament28 OctMallorca ClassicSpain€2,000,000 Grégory Bourdy (1)244 NovVolvo MastersSpain€4,000,000 Justin Rose (4)46Tour Championship
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnersOWGRpointsNotes30 SepSeve TrophyIrelandn/a Team GB&In/aTeam event25 NovOmega Mission Hills World CupChinaUS$5,000,000 Colin Montgomerie and Marc Warrenn/aTeam event
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.
Position Player Prize money (€)1 Justin Rose 2,944,9452 Ernie Els 2,496,2373 Pádraig Harrington 2,463,7424 Henrik Stenson 2,014,8415 Niclas Fasth 1,919,3396 Ángel Cabrera 1,753,0247 Andrés Romero 1,741,7078 Søren Hansen 1,692,0549 Retief Goosen 1,478,24510 Lee Westwood 1,420,327
Awards AwardWinner Golfer of the Year Pádraig Harrington Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Martin Kaymer
See also 2007 in golf 2007 European Seniors Tour
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