The 2015 European Tour was the 44th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

Changes for 2015 There were many changes from the previous season. There were six additions to the schedule, made up of four new tournaments: the True Thailand Classic, the Shenzhen International, the Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play, and the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open; the Hero Indian Open, which was co-sanctioned by the European Tour for the first time; and the return of the European Open, which was last played in 2009.

Seven events were lost from the schedule: the Volvo World Match Play Championship and Volvo Golf Champions, as a result of Volvo reducing their sponsorship commitments; the Nelson Mandela Championship; the NH Collection Open; The Championship at Laguna National; the Wales Open, as a 15-year deal with Celtic Manor Resort came to an end; and the Perth International, which wasn't played in 2015 due to rescheduling from October to February.

In March, the tour confirmed that the British Masters, last held in 2008, was also being revived and added to the schedule. Later in the month, the Madeira Islands Open was cancelled due to persistent heavy rain; it was later rescheduled to the end of July, opposite the Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play.

Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2015 season.

DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes7 DecNedbank Golf ChallengeSouth AfricaUS$6,500,000 Danny Willett (2)38AFRLimited-field event14 DecAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipSouth Africa€1,500,000 Branden Grace (5)22AFR11 JanSouth African Open ChampionshipSouth AfricaR14,000,000 Andy Sullivan (1)32AFR18 JanAbu Dhabi HSBC Golf ChampionshipUAEUS$2,700,000 Gary Stal (1)5024 JanCommercial Bank Qatar MastersQatarUS$2,500,000 Branden Grace (6)421 FebOmega Dubai Desert ClassicUAEUS$2,650,000 Rory McIlroy (10)508 FebMaybank Malaysian OpenMalaysiaUS$3,000,000 Anirban Lahiri (1)38ASA15 FebTrue Thailand ClassicThailandUS$2,000,000 Andrew Dodt (2)28ASANew tournament22 FebHero Indian OpenIndiaUS$1,500,000 Anirban Lahiri (2)19ASANew to European Tour1 MarJoburg OpenSouth Africa€1,300,000 Andy Sullivan (2)19AFR8 MarAfrica OpenSouth AfricaR14,500,000 Trevor Fisher Jnr (1)19AFR8 MarWGC-Cadillac ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$9,250,000 Dustin Johnson (n/a)76World Golf Championship15 MarTshwane OpenSouth AfricaR18,500,000 George Coetzee (2)19AFR29 MarTrophée Hassan IIMorocco€1,500,000 Richie Ramsay (3)2412 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$10,000,000 Jordan Spieth (n/a)100Major championship19 AprShenzhen InternationalChinaUS$2,500,000 Kiradech Aphibarnrat (2)24New tournament26 AprVolvo China OpenChinaCN¥20,000,000 Wu Ashun (1)26ONE3 MayWGC-Cadillac Match PlayUnited StatesUS$9,250,000 Rory McIlroy (11)76World Golf Championship10 MayAfrAsia Bank Mauritius OpenMauritius€1,000,000 George Coetzee (3)17AFR, ASANew tournament17 MayOpen de EspañaSpain€1,500,000 James Morrison (2)2624 MayBMW PGA ChampionshipEngland€5,000,000 An Byeong-hun (1)64Flagship event31 MayDubai Duty Free Irish OpenNorthern Ireland€2,500,000 Søren Kjeldsen (4)487 JunNordea MastersSweden€1,500,000 Alex Norén (4)2614 JunLyoness OpenAustria€1,500,000 Chris Wood (2)2421 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$9,000,000 Jordan Spieth (n/a)100Major championship28 JunBMW International OpenGermany€2,000,000 Pablo Larrazábal (4)325 JulAlstom Open de FranceFrance€3,000,000 Bernd Wiesberger (3)3612 JulAberdeen Asset Management Scottish OpenScotland£3,250,000 Rickie Fowler (n/a)5020 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland£6,300,000 Zach Johnson (n/a)100Major championship26 JulOmega European MastersSwitzerland€2,700,000 Danny Willett (3)32ASA2 AugSaltire Energy Paul Lawrie Match PlayScotland€1,000,000 Kiradech Aphibarnrat (3)24New tournamentLimited-field event2 Aug22 MarMadeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPIPortugal€600,000 Roope Kakko (1)18CHA9 AugWGC-Bridgestone InvitationalUnited StatesUS$9,250,000 Shane Lowry (3)74World Golf Championship16 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$10,000,000 Jason Day (n/a)100Major championship23 AugMade in DenmarkDenmark€1,500,000 David Horsey (4)2430 AugD+D Real Czech MastersCzech Republic€1,000,000 Thomas Pieters (1)246 SepM2M Russian OpenRussia€1,000,000 Lee Slattery (2)2413 SepKLM OpenNetherlands€1,800,000 Thomas Pieters (2)2420 SepOpen d'ItaliaItaly€1,500,000 Rikard Karlberg (1)2427 SepPorsche European OpenGermany€2,000,000 Thongchai Jaidee (7)304 OctAlfred Dunhill Links ChampionshipScotlandUS$5,000,000 Thorbjørn Olesen (3)44Pro-Am11 OctBritish MastersEngland£3,000,000 Matt Fitzpatrick (1)3618 OctPortugal MastersPortugal€2,000,000 Andy Sullivan (3)2425 OctUBS Hong Kong OpenHong KongUS$2,000,000 Justin Rose (8)34ASA1 NovTurkish Airlines OpenTurkeyUS$7,000,000 Victor Dubuisson (2)44Race to Dubai finals series8 NovWGC-HSBC ChampionsChinaUS$8,500,000 Russell Knox (1)66World Golf ChampionshipRace to Dubai finals series15 NovBMW MastersChinaUS$7,000,000 Kristoffer Broberg (1)50Race to Dubai finals series22 NovDP World Tour Championship, DubaiUAEUS$8,000,000 Rory McIlroy (12)52Race to Dubai finals series

Location of tournaments

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

Player Majors Flagship event and finals series Top 10s in other events Points and money12345678Totalpoints($)($) 1 McIlroy4th T9 • •T9 1st • T11CUT T6 • 1st2nd 1st 12 4,727,253 1,250,000 625,000 2 WillettT38 CUT T6 T54T12 3rd T17 T3T38 T11 T28 T41st T4 T6 1st T3 23 3,670,310 800,000 200,000 3 GraceCUT T4 T20 3rd54th T9 T17 T5T11 • T22 3rd1st 1st 18 3,056,948 530,000 132,500 4 RoseT2 T27 T6 4th55th T17 T3 •T38 • T7 T221st 14 2,827,024 400,000 100,000 5 LowryCUT T9 CUT CUTT17 T34 1st T68T6 8th T56 T48T2 18 2,729,144 350,000 87,500 6 OosthuizenT19 T2 T2 T306th T5 T42 T44• • T37 T38T7 2nd 12 2,711,457 300,000 45,000 7 An • CUT CUT CUT• • T57 T191st 4th T3 T4T5 T7 T8 26 2,417,356 250,000 37,500 8 Sullivan• CUT T30 CUT• T34 • T6417th T60 T17 2nd1st T4 1st T6 T6 1st 28 2,263,573 200,000 30,000 9 WiesbergerT22 CUT T68 CUTT31 T34 T25 T17CUT T50 T24 T17T6 3rd T4 2nd T2 1st T4 25 2,163,181 170,000 25,500 10 Jaidee55th CUT T65 CUT69th T34 T57 T11T2 T26 T3 T31T7 T2 T10 1st 25 2,150,076 150,000 22,500 11 DubuissonCUT CUT CUT T18T62 T52 T50 •T63 1st T17 T13T4 T10 21 2,132,753 140,000 14,000 12 Fitzpatrick• • • •• • • T7• T26 T13 T4T5 T8 T3 2nd 3rd T3 1st T3 32 2,094,933 130,000 13,000 13 Aphibarnrat• • CUT T68• • • T30T27 3rd T31 T225th T4 1st T4 1st T4 T5 25 2,055,618 120,000 12,000 14 Broberg• • • •• • • •CUT T50 1st T17T10 T6 T10 T2 T8 32 2,003,321 110,000 11,000 15 Kjeldsen• • CUT CUT• • T12 T46T18 T11 T9 T10T9 1st 2nd T2 T9 T9 T2 31 1,996,684 100,000 10,000

Awards AwardWinner Golfer of the Year Rory McIlroy Players' Player of the Year Rory McIlroy Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year An Byeong-hun Graduate of the Year An Byeong-hun

See also 2014 in golf 2015 in golf 2015 European Senior Tour

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