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.
DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes8 JanAfrica OpenSouth Africa€1,000,000 Louis Oosthuizen (4)20AFR15 JanJoburg OpenSouth Africa€1,300,000 Branden Grace (1)22AFR22 JanVolvo Golf ChampionsSouth Africa€2,000,000 Branden Grace (2)32Limited-field event29 JanAbu Dhabi HSBC Golf ChampionshipUAEUS$2,700,000 Robert Rock (2)585 FebCommercialbank Qatar MastersQatarUS$2,500,000 Paul Lawrie (7)4812 FebOmega Dubai Desert ClassicUAEUS$2,500,000 Rafa Cabrera-Bello (2)4819 FebAvantha MastersIndia€1,800,000 Jbe' Kruger (1)20ASA26 FebWGC-Accenture Match Play ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$8,500,000 Hunter Mahan (n/a)76World Golf Championship11 MarWGC-Cadillac ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$8,500,000 Justin Rose (5)78World Golf Championship18 MarOpen de Andalucía Costa del SolSpain€1,000,000 Julien Quesne (1)2425 MarTrophée Hassan IIMorocco€1,500,000 Michael Hoey (4)241 AprSicilian OpenItaly€1,000,000 Thorbjørn Olesen (1)248 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$8,000,000 Bubba Watson (n/a)100Major championship15 AprMaybank Malaysian OpenMalaysiaUS$2,500,000 Louis Oosthuizen (5)36ASA22 AprVolvo China OpenChinaCN¥20,000,000 Branden Grace (3)32ONE29 AprBallantine's ChampionshipSouth Korea€2,205,000 Bernd Wiesberger (1)32ASA, KOR6 MayReale Seguros Open de EspañaSpain€2,000,000 Francesco Molinari (3)3013 MayIberdrola OpenSpain–Cancelled–13 MayMadeira Islands Open - PortugalPortugal€675,000 Ricardo Santos (1)18CHA20 MayVolvo World Match Play ChampionshipSpain€2,750,000 Nicolas Colsaerts (2)34Limited-field event27 MayBMW PGA ChampionshipEngland€4,500,000 Luke Donald (7)64Flagship event3 JunISPS Handa Wales OpenWales£1,800,000 Thongchai Jaidee (5)289 JunNordea MastersSweden€1,500,000 Lee Westwood (22)2617 JunSaint-Omer OpenFrance€500,000 Darren Fichardt (3)18CHA17 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$8,000,000 Webb Simpson (n/a)100Major championship24 JunBMW International OpenGermany€2,000,000 Danny Willett (1)301 JulIrish OpenNorthern Ireland€2,000,000 Jamie Donaldson (1)388 JulAlstom Open de FranceFrance€3,000,000 Marcel Siem (2)4615 JulAberdeen Asset Management Scottish OpenScotland£2,500,000 Jeev Milkha Singh (4)4822 JulThe Open ChampionshipEngland£5,000,000 Ernie Els (27)100Major championship28 JulLyoness OpenAustria€1,000,000 Bernd Wiesberger (2)245 AugWGC-Bridgestone InvitationalUnited StatesUS$8,500,000 Keegan Bradley (n/a)76World Golf Championship12 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$8,000,000 Rory McIlroy (4)100Major championship19 AugCzech OpenCzech Republic–Cancelled–26 AugJohnnie Walker Championship at GleneaglesScotland£1,400,000 Paul Lawrie (8)302 SepOmega European MastersSwitzerland€2,100,000 Richie Ramsay (2)32ASA9 SepKLM OpenNetherlands€1,800,000 Peter Hanson (5)3016 SepBMW Italian OpenItaly€1,500,000 Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (6)2823 SepMadrid MastersSpain–Cancelled–7 OctAlfred Dunhill Links ChampionshipScotlandUS$5,000,000 Branden Grace (4)46Pro-Am14 OctPortugal MastersPortugal€2,200,000 Shane Lowry (2) 3421 OctAndalucía MastersSpain–Cancelled–21 OctISPS Handa Perth InternationalAustraliaUS$2,000,000 Bo Van Pelt (n/a) 22ANZNew tournament28 OctBMW MastersChinaUS$7,000,000 Peter Hanson (6)56New to European TourLimited-field event4 NovWGC-HSBC ChampionsChinaUS$7,000,000 Ian Poulter (12)64World Golf Championship11 NovBarclays Singapore OpenSingaporeUS$6,000,000 Matteo Manassero (3)48ASA18 NovUBS Hong Kong OpenHong KongUS$2,750,000 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (19)32ASA18 NovSA Open ChampionshipSouth Africa€1,000,000 Henrik Stenson (7)32AFR25 NovDP World Tour Championship, DubaiUAEUS$8,000,000 Rory McIlroy (5)58Tour Championship
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnersOWGRpointsNotes30 SepRyder CupUnited Statesn/a Team Europen/aTeam event
Location of tournaments
Race to Dubai The Race to Dubai was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.
Player Majors Principal events Top 10s in other events Money1234567(€)($)Total(€) 1 McIlroyT40 CUT T60 1st2nd 3rd T5 •CUT 1st2nd T5 T10 2nd 3rd 15 4,738,027 1,000,0005,519,118 2 RoseT8 T21 CUT T3T33 1st T5 T24T2 2ndT9 T9 T6 13 3,260,635 650,0003,768,345 3 Oosthuizen2nd CUT T19 T21T17 T60 4th T6• 5th1st T7 1st T6 16 2,796,819 500,0003,187,364 4 HansonT3 CUT T23 T7T5 T4 T63 T24CUT T16T2 T3 1st 1st 21 2,730,006 375,0003,022,916 5 Poulter7th T41 T9 T3T33 T60 T29 1stT10 T26T9 T4 4th 15 2,327,402 325,0002,581,257 6 Grace• T51 T77 CUT• T35 T36 T625th 6th1st 1st 1st 1st 26 2,287,701 275,0002,502,501 7 DonaldT32 CUT T5 T32T33 T6 T8 T181st T33rd 13 2,197,794 225,0002,373,540 8 F. MolinariT19 T29 T39 T54T17 T13 T40 T39T7 T34T8 T6 1st 2nd 2nd T6 T5 25 2,078,538 175,0002,215,229 9 McDowellT12 T2 T5 T11T33 T13 T24 T42CUT T52T3 2nd 16 1,847,420 125,0001,945,056 10 LawrieT24 • T34 T48T9 T60 T50 T36T2 T48T10 T8 1st T3 1st T6 T10 25 1,832,272 100,0001,910,381
Awards AwardWinner Golfer of the Year Rory McIlroy Players' Player of the Year Rory McIlroy Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Ricardo Santos
See also 2012 in golf 2012 European Senior Tour
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