The 2018 European Tour was the 47th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Changes for 2018 There were changes to membership criteria with the reversal of some of the changes introduced for the 2017 season; the number of players gaining exemption from the final Race to Dubai standings reverted to the top 110 and the Access List was scrapped, largely replaced by a re-ranking system.
The Race to Dubai points system was adjusted, with all prize money being converted into U.S. dollars before translating into points (1 point = 1 dollar) having previously been calculated after converting into euro. The points for all tournaments were also fixed prior to the start of the season, having previously been set during each tournament week, thereby negating any fluctuation in exchange rates.
Tournament changes New tournaments: Oman Open. Returning tournaments (not part of the 2017 season): Open de España, AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open (missing from the 2017 schedule due to date change), Belgian Knockout (formerly the Belgian Open). No longer part of the schedule: Alfred Dunhill Championship (not held due to course renovations; returned for the 2019 season), Open de Portugal (dropped down to the Challenge Tour), Shenzhen International, Paul Lawrie Matchplay. Format change: the Lyoness Open (Austrian Open) became the Shot Clock Masters, with all shots subject to a strict time limit before incurring penalty strokes.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes26 NovUBS Hong Kong OpenHong KongUS$2,000,000 Wade Ormsby (1)34ASA3 DecAustralian PGA ChampionshipAustraliaA$1,500,000 Cameron Smith (n/a)23ANZ3 DecAfrAsia Bank Mauritius OpenMauritius€1,000,000 Dylan Frittelli (2) 17AFR, ASA11 DecJoburg OpenSouth AfricaR16,500,000 Shubhankar Sharma (1) 17AFR, ASA14 JanBMW SA OpenSouth AfricaR15,000,000 Chris Paisley (1)32AFR21 JanAbu Dhabi HSBC ChampionshipUAEUS$3,000,000 Tommy Fleetwood (4)5228 JanOmega Dubai Desert ClassicUAEUS$3,000,000 Li Haotong (2)484 FebMaybank ChampionshipMalaysiaUS$3,000,000 Shubhankar Sharma (2)38ASA11 FebISPS Handa World Super 6 PerthAustraliaA$1,750,000 Kiradech Aphibarnrat (4)23ANZ, ASA18 FebNBO Oman OpenOmanUS$1,750,000 Joost Luiten (6)24New tournament25 FebCommercial Bank Qatar MastersQatarUS$1,750,000 Eddie Pepperell (1)244 MarWGC-Mexico ChampionshipMexicoUS$10,000,000 Phil Mickelson (n/a)72World Golf Championship4 MarTshwane OpenSouth AfricaR15,000,000 George Coetzee (4)19AFR11 MarHero Indian OpenIndiaUS$1,750,000 Matt Wallace (2)22ASA25 MarWGC-Dell Technologies Match PlayUnited StatesUS$10,000,000 Bubba Watson (n/a)74World Golf Championship8 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$11,000,000 Patrick Reed (2)100Major championship15 AprOpen de EspañaSpain€1,500,000 Jon Rahm (3)2622 AprTrophée Hassan IIMorocco€2,500,000 Alexander Lévy (5)2429 AprVolvo China OpenChinaCN¥20,000,000 Alexander Björk (1)32ASA13 MayRocco Forte Sicilian OpenItaly€1,000,000 Joakim Lagergren (1)2420 MayBelgian KnockoutBelgium€1,000,000 Adrián Otaegui (2)2427 MayBMW PGA ChampionshipEnglandUS$7,000,000 Francesco Molinari (5)64Flagship event3 JunItalian OpenItalyUS$7,000,000 Thorbjørn Olesen (5)38Rolex Series10 JunShot Clock MastersAustria€1,000,000 Mikko Korhonen (1)2417 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$12,000,000 Brooks Koepka (3)100Major championship24 JunBMW International OpenGermany€2,000,000 Matt Wallace (3)241 JulHNA Open de FranceFranceUS$7,000,000 Alex Norén (10)48Rolex Series8 JulDubai Duty Free Irish OpenIrelandUS$7,000,000 Russell Knox (2)38Rolex Series15 JulAberdeen Standard Investments Scottish OpenScotlandUS$7,000,000 Brandon Stone (3)48Rolex Series22 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotlandUS$10,500,000 Francesco Molinari (6) 100Major championship29 JulPorsche European OpenGermany€2,000,000 Richard McEvoy (1)245 AugFiji InternationalFijiA$1,250,000 Gaganjeet Bhullar (1)15ANZ, ASA5 AugWGC-Bridgestone InvitationalUnited StatesUS$10,000,000 Justin Thomas (2) 74World Golf Championship12 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$10,500,000 Brooks Koepka (4) 100Major championship19 AugNordea MastersSweden€1,500,000 Paul Waring (1)2426 AugD+D Real Czech MastersCzech Republic€1,000,000 Andrea Pavan (1)242 SepMade in DenmarkDenmark€1,500,000 Matt Wallace (4)249 SepOmega European MastersSwitzerland€2,500,000 Matt Fitzpatrick (5)2616 SepKLM OpenNetherlands€1,800,000 Wu Ashun (3)2423 SepPortugal MastersPortugal€2,000,000 Tom Lewis (2)247 OctAlfred Dunhill Links ChampionshipScotlandUS$5,000,000 Lucas Bjerregaard (2)38Pro-Am14 OctSky Sports British MastersEngland£3,000,000 Eddie Pepperell (2)3822 OctAndalucía Valderrama MastersSpain€2,000,000 Sergio García (15)2428 OctWGC-HSBC ChampionsChinaUS$10,000,000 Xander Schauffele (1) 66World Golf Championship4 NovTurkish Airlines OpenTurkeyUS$7,000,000 Justin Rose (11)36Rolex SeriesLimited-field event11 NovNedbank Golf ChallengeSouth AfricaUS$7,500,000 Lee Westwood (24)34Rolex SeriesLimited-field event18 NovDP World Tour Championship, DubaiUAEUS$8,000,000 Danny Willett (6)52Tour Championship
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnersOWGRpointsNotes14 JanEurAsia CupMalaysian/a Team Europen/aTeam event6 MayGolfSixesEngland€1,000,000 Paul Dunne and Gavin Moynihann/aTeam event12 AugEuropean Golf Team ChampionshipsScotland€550,000 Scott Fernández and Pedro Oriol (Men)n/aTeam event Cajsa Persson and Linda Wessberg (Women) (Team)30 SepRyder CupFrancen/a Team Europen/aTeam event25 NovISPS Handa Melbourne World Cup of GolfAustraliaUS$7,000,000 Thomas Detry and Thomas Pietersn/aTeam event
Location of tournaments
Race to Dubai The Race to Dubai was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.
Player Majors Rolex Series Top 10s in other events Points and money12345points($)Totalpoints 1 MolinariT20 T25 1st T6T25 17th T39 T431st 2nd • • • • • T26 12 4,791,521 1,250,0006,041,521 2 Reed1st 4th T28 CUTT37 T9 T28 T7• • • • T23 • • T2T9 11 3,963,351 750,0004,713,351 3 FleetwoodT17 2nd T12 T35T14 T17 T14 T7T20 T23 CUT • • T7 • T166th 1st T6 T2 T9 19 3,799,755 600,0004,399,755 4 SchauffeleT50 T6 T2 T35T18 T17 68th 1st• • • • • • • T16 9 3,207,488 400,0003,607,488 5 RoseT12 T10 T2 T19T37 • • T3• • • • T9 1st • •T10 8th 11 3,431,616 500,0003,431,616 6 NorénCUT T25 T17 CUTT14 3rd T31 T18T3 T23 1st • • • • T9 12 3,001,488 350,0003,351,488 7 McIlroyT5 CUT T2 T50• T36 T6 T54T2 • • T28 • • T21 T20T3 2nd 13 2,990,654 325,0003,315,654 8 Olesen• CUT T12 T56• • T3 T7T60 1st CUT T6 • T7 • T4510th T2 4th 27 2,923,149 300,0003,223,149 9 LiT32 T16 T39 WD63rd T59 T39 T11T43 T19 T21 CUT T23 2nd T5 T301st T5 T9 27 2,843,291 275,0003,118,291 10 Wallace• CUT CUT •• • • T50T20 T51 CUT CUT CUT T47 T5 T21st T3 1st 1st 32 2,637,527 250,0002,887,527
Awards AwardWinner Golfer of the Year Francesco Molinari Players' Player of the Year (Seve Ballesteros Award) Francesco Molinari Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Shubhankar Sharma Graduate of the Year Erik van Rooyen
See also 2017 in golf 2018 in golf 2018 Challenge Tour 2018 European Senior Tour
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