The 2019 European Tour was the 48th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

Changes for 2019 Rule changes From 1 January 2019 onwards, tournaments followed the new rules released by the USGA and The R&A which were designed to simplify the rule book and speed up the pace of play. The most noticeable changes included golfers being able to putt on the green with the flag remaining in, and drops being made from knee rather than shoulder height.

Scheduling changes As announced in 2017, the PGA Championship was moved from August to May, starting in 2019. The PGA of America cited the addition of golf to the Summer Olympics, as well as cooler weather enabling a wider array of options for host courses, as reasoning for the change. It was also believed that the PGA Tour wished to re-align its season so that its FedEx Cup Playoffs would not have to compete with the start of the NFL season in early September, since both United States broadcast partners (CBS and NBC) are NFL broadcast partners.

Consequently, the European Tour moved their flagship event; the BMW PGA Championship, from the congested May date to late September, four weeks after the end of the 2018–19 PGA Tour season. It was hoped the date would attract more top names.

Changes to the Race to Dubai The number of Race to Dubai points available in the Final Series (last three events of the season) was increased, and the field size reduced. The aim was to make more players still have a chance of winning the Race to Dubai entering the Final Series. In addition, although the prize money was not increased, the bonus pool of would now be split among the top five players rather than the top ten. The money saved from restricting field sizes was used solely to increase the first prizes, which means that the tournaments would not have the standard prize fund distribution, and the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai would have the largest tournament first prize in golf of .

Tournament changes New tournament: Saudi International. Returning tournament: Alfred Dunhill Championship (not held during the 2018 season due to course renovations) Tournaments on the European Tour schedule for the first time: ISPS Handa Vic Open, Kenya Open. Changes to the Rolex Series: the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship replaced the Open de France. No longer part of the schedule: Joburg Open, Tshwane Open, Sicilian Open, Fiji International, Shot Clock Masters.

Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2019 season.

DateTournamentHost countryPursepointsWinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes25 NovHonma Hong Kong OpenHong KongUS$2,000,0002,750 Aaron Rai (1) 30ASA2 DecAustralian PGA ChampionshipAustraliaA$1,500,0002,000 Cameron Smith (n/a) 20ANZ2 DecAfrAsia Bank Mauritius OpenMauritius€1,000,0002,000 Kurt Kitayama (1)17AFR, ASA9 DecSouth African OpenSouth AfricaR17,500,0002,000 Louis Oosthuizen (9)32AFR, ASA16 DecAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipSouth Africa€1,500,0002,750 David Lipsky (2)23AFR19 JanAbu Dhabi HSBC ChampionshipUAEUS$7,000,0007,000 Shane Lowry (4)48Rolex Series27 JanOmega Dubai Desert ClassicUAEUS$3,250,0004,250 Bryson DeChambeau (1)463 FebSaudi InternationalSaudi ArabiaUS$3,500,0004,250 Dustin Johnson (n/a)48New tournament10 FebISPS Handa Vic OpenAustraliaA$1,500,0002,000 David Law (1)20ANZNew to European Tour17 FebISPS Handa World Super 6 PerthAustraliaA$1,600,0002,000 Ryan Fox (1)20ANZ, ASA24 FebWGC-Mexico ChampionshipMexicoUS$10,250,0009,000 Dustin Johnson (n/a)72World Golf Championship3 MarOman OpenOmanUS$1,750,0002,750 Kurt Kitayama (2)2410 MarCommercial Bank Qatar MastersQatarUS$1,750,0002,750 Justin Harding (1)2417 MarMagical Kenya OpenKenya€1,100,0002,000 Guido Migliozzi (1)24New to European Tour24 MarMaybank ChampionshipMalaysiaUS$3,000,0003,500 Scott Hend (3)24ASA31 MarWGC-Dell Technologies Match PlayUnited StatesUS$10,250,0009,000 Kevin Kisner (1)76World Golf Championship31 MarHero Indian OpenIndiaUS$1,750,0002,750 Stephen Gallacher (4)19ASA14 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$11,000,00010,000 Tiger Woods (n/a)100Major championship28 AprTrophée Hassan IIMorocco€2,500,0003,500 Jorge Campillo (1)245 MayVolvo China OpenChinaCN¥20,000,0003,500 Mikko Korhonen (2)24ASA12 MayBetfred British MastersEngland£3,000,0004,250 Marcus Kinhult (1)2619 MayPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$11,000,00010,000 Brooks Koepka (5)100Major championship26 MayMade in DenmarkDenmark€3,000,0004,250 Bernd Wiesberger (5)242 JunBelgian KnockoutBelgium€1,000,0002,000 Guido Migliozzi (2)2416 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$12,500,00010,000 Gary Woodland (n/a) 100Major championship23 JunBMW International OpenGermany€2,000,0002,750 Andrea Pavan (2)2630 JunEstrella Damm N.A. Andalucía MastersSpain€3,000,0004,250 Christiaan Bezuidenhout (1)247 JulDubai Duty Free Irish OpenIrelandUS$7,000,0007,000 Jon Rahm (4)42Rolex Series14 JulAberdeen Standard Investments Scottish OpenScotlandUS$7,000,0007,000 Bernd Wiesberger (6)48Rolex Series21 JulThe Open ChampionshipNorthern IrelandUS$10,750,00010,000 Shane Lowry (5) 100Major championship28 JulWGC-FedEx St. Jude InvitationalUnited StatesUS$10,250,0009,000 Brooks Koepka (6)72World Golf Championship18 AugD+D Real Czech MastersCzech Republic€1,000,0002,000 Thomas Pieters (4)2425 AugScandinavian InvitationSweden€1,500,0002,750 Erik van Rooyen (1)241 SepOmega European MastersSwitzerland€2,500,0003,500 Sebastian Söderberg (1)388 SepPorsche European OpenGermany€2,000,0002,750 Paul Casey (14)2615 SepKLM OpenNetherlands€2,000,0002,750 Sergio García (16)2422 SepBMW PGA ChampionshipEnglandUS$7,000,0007,000 Danny Willett (7)64Flagship event29 SepAlfred Dunhill Links ChampionshipScotlandUS$5,000,0005,500 Victor Perez (1)50Pro-Am6 OctMutuactivos Open de EspañaSpain€1,500,0002,750 Jon Rahm (5)2413 OctItalian OpenItalyUS$7,000,0007,000 Bernd Wiesberger (7)44Rolex Series20 OctAmundi Open de FranceFrance€1,600,0002,750 Nicolas Colsaerts (3)2427 OctPortugal MastersPortugal€1,500,0002,750 Steven Brown (1)243 NovWGC-HSBC ChampionsChinaUS$10,250,0009,000 Rory McIlroy (14)60World Golf Championship10 NovTurkish Airlines OpenTurkeyUS$7,000,0009,000 Tyrrell Hatton (4)42Rolex SeriesLimited-field event17 NovNedbank Golf ChallengeSouth AfricaUS$7,500,00010,000 Tommy Fleetwood (5)36AFRRolex SeriesLimited-field event24 NovDP World Tour Championship, DubaiUAEUS$8,000,00012,000 Jon Rahm (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 countryPurseWinnersOWGRpointsNotes8 JunGolfSixes CascaisPortugal€1,000,000 Thongchai Jaidee and Phachara Khongwatmain/aTeam event

Location of tournaments

Race to Dubai Points distribution The distribution of Race to Dubai points for 2019 European Tour events were as follows:

Finishing position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th20th30th40th50th60thMajor championships & Nedbank Golf Challenge 10,000 1,665 1,113 627 500 424 350 300 250 223 200 120 90 68 48 30World Golf Championships & Turkish Airlines Open 9,000 1,500 1,000 565 450 381 315 270 225 201 180 108 81 61 43 27Rolex Series 7,000 1,165 780 438 350 297 245 210 175 156 140 84 63 47 33 21Regular tournament (Band 6) 5,500 915 612 345 275 234 192 165 138 123 110 66 50 37 28 17Regular tournament (Band 4) 4,250 710 472 266 212 180 149 128 106 95 85 51 38 29 20 13Regular tournament (Band 3) 3,500 585 389 218 175 148 123 105 88 78 70 42 32 24 17 11Regular tournament (Band 2) 2,750 460 305 172 137 116 97 83 69 61 55 33 25 19 13 8Regular tournament (Band 1) 2,000 335 222 125 100 84 70 60 50 44 40 24 18 14 10 6DP World Tour Championship 12,000 2,000 1,335 752 600 509 420 359 300 267 240 144 108 82 58 36

Final standings 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 Money12345(€m)($m) 1 Rahm T9202 CUT0 T3475 T11163 T4549 T2479 7th270 •• 1st1165• 2nd780 • • • 1st2000T2256 1st460 5,898136.22.02 FleetwoodT3673 T4847 T6525 2nd1113 T19104 T2478 T4382 T5335 T4241 T2375 • T6020 • • 1st1665 2nd1335T881 T875 T5170 5,415185.21.23 Wiesberger• • 76th17 T3276• • • T4942T4241 T2609 1st1165 T1789 1st116549th45 T3517 T281041st7108th50 5th116 4,906294.00.74 Lowry CUT0 T8198 T2894 1st1665T6224 T2479 • T43541st1165 T3452 • T11120 CUT0 62nd24 • T12200 3,614143.60.65 FitzpatrickT21107 T4160 T12162 T20107T1982 T2425 T4382 7th270• • T1497 T4636 2nd780 • T10185 9th2672nd305 2nd305 2nd305 3,588202.80.56 McIlroy T21107 T8198 T9202 CUT02nd1000 T9155 T4382 1st1500• • T3450 T9148 • • • 4th600T2233 3,364133.17 Wallace CUT0 T3517 T12162 T5141 T3372 T4048 T2776 T6025 T1689 T5524 T1496 T4143 T7180 50th41 T4457 T281042nd472 T2317 T3105 3rd172 T855 2,851272.4 8 OosthuizenT2990 T6028 T7275 T20106T2593 T5298 T20104 3rd5654th350 T4637 • • • • T6325 T201311st335T776 2,814142.3 9 HattonT5641 T4847 T21111 T6281T19104 T9155 T4352 T14143 CUT0 CUT0 T1497 CUT0 T1883 1st1500 • 46th67 2,799182.910 van Rooyen• T8198 T4361 T20107T3667 • • T3861T3253 CUT0 T1497 T14103 T10122 T2542 T3080 T28104T2122 T677 T2261 T562 1st460 2,766292.0

Awards AwardWinner Golfer of the Year Jon Rahm Players' Player of the Year (Seve Ballesteros Award) Jon Rahm Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Robert MacIntyre Graduate of the Year Robert MacIntyre

See also 2018 in golf 2019 in golf 2019 Challenge Tour 2019 European Senior Tour 2019 Ladies European Tour

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