The 2023 European Tour, titled as the 2023 DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 52nd season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
It was the second season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with DP World, that was announced in November 2021.
Changes for 2023 Player Earnings Assurance Programme In November 2022, alongside the schedule release, the tour announced that they would introduce a "Player Earnings Assurance Programme", which would guarantee minimum earnings of US$150,000 for all exempt players from categories 1–17 if they competed in at least 15 tournaments.
Rankings name change In November 2022, the tour announced that the DP World Tour Rankings would be reverted to the Race to Dubai, the name which had been in place between 2009 and 2021.
PGA Tour exemptions As part of the PGA Tour strategic alliance expansion which had been signed in June 2022, the 2023 season saw the beginning of PGA Tour status being awarded to the top 10 players (not otherwise exempt) on the Race to Dubai.
Additions to the schedule The Singapore Classic, SDC Championship, Jonsson Workwear Open (previously a Challenge Tour event) and the Korea Championship were added to the schedule. The ISPS Handa Australian Open was also added to the schedule as a co-sanctioned event with the PGA Tour of Australasia, the first time Australia's national open had gained European Tour status.
The ISPS Handa Championship in Japan returned to the schedule, having been removed in 2022. The Thailand Classic and the Hero Indian Open also returned to the schedule, having not been played since 2016 and 2019, respectively.
A new team event was created and also added to the schedule; the Hero Cup, which was played in January. Similarly to the defunct Seve Trophy, a team from Great Britain & Ireland competed against a team from Continental Europe. The event was used as a warm-up for the Ryder Cup matches in September.
LIV Golf agreement In June 2023, it was announced that the Public Investment Fund, the PGA Tour and the European Tour would create a new entity to serve the best interests of each entity.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2023 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(US$)pointsWinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotesFortinet Australian PGA ChampionshipAustralia A$2,000,0002,000 Cameron Smith (n/a)10.06ANZJoburg OpenSouth AfricaR17,500,0002,000 Dan Bradbury (1)9.24AFRISPS Handa Australian OpenAustralia A$1,700,0002,000 Adrian Meronk (2)10.26ANZNew to European TourInvestec South African Open ChampionshipSouth Africa1,500,000 2,000 Thriston Lawrence (3)12.12AFRAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipSouth Africa€1,500,000 2,000 Ockie Strydom (1)14.59AFRAfrAsia Bank Mauritius OpenMauritius €1,000,000 2,000 Antoine Rozner (3)8.60AFR22 JanAbu Dhabi HSBC Championship UAE9,000,0008,000 Victor Perez (3)25.94Rolex Series30 JanHero Dubai Desert Classic UAE9,000,0008,000 Rory McIlroy (15)29.49Rolex Series5 FebRas Al Khaimah Championship UAE2,000,0002,750 Daniel Gavins (2) 17.5312 FebSingapore ClassicSingapore2,000,0002,750 Ockie Strydom (2)16.49New tournament19 FebThailand ClassicThailand2,000,0002,750 Thorbjørn Olesen (7)15.9726 FebHero Indian OpenIndia2,000,0002,750 Marcel Siem (5)9.29PGTI12 MarMagical Kenya OpenKenya2,000,0002,750 Jorge Campillo (3)14.3419 MarSDC ChampionshipSouth Africa1,500,0002,000 Matthew Baldwin (1)14.81AFRNew tournament26 MarJonsson Workwear OpenSouth Africa1,500,0002,000 Nick Bachem (1)13.85AFRNew to European Tour26 MarWGC-Dell Technologies Match PlayUnited States20,000,0008,000 Sam Burns (n/a) 52.41World Golf Championship9 AprMasters TournamentUnited States18,000,00010,000 Jon Rahm (10) 100Major championship23 AprISPS Handa ChampionshipJapan2,000,0002,750 Lucas Herbert (3) 19.22JPNNew to European Tour30 AprKorea ChampionshipSouth Korea2,000,0002,750 Pablo Larrazábal (8)17.05KORNew tournament7 MayDS Automobiles Italian OpenItaly3,250,0004,250 Adrian Meronk (3)20.4814 MaySoudal OpenBelgium2,000,0002,750 Simon Forsström (1)15.2421 MayPGA ChampionshipUnited States17,500,00010,000 Brooks Koepka (7)100Major championship28 MayKLM OpenNetherlands2,000,0002,750 Pablo Larrazábal (9)18.574 JunPorsche European OpenGermany2,000,0002,750 Tom McKibbin (1)18.1011 JunVolvo Car Scandinavian MixedSweden2,000,0002,750 Dale Whitnell (1)12.25LETMixed event18 JunU.S. OpenUnited States20,000,00010,000 Wyndham Clark (n/a) 100Major championship25 JunBMW International OpenGermany2,000,0002,750 Thriston Lawrence (4)16.772 JulBetfred British MastersEngland3,500,0004,250 Daniel Hillier (1)20.559 JulMade in HimmerLandDenmark3,250,0004,250 Rasmus Højgaard (4)16.5316 JulGenesis Scottish Open Scotland9,000,0008,000 Rory McIlroy (16)62.26PGATRolex Series16 JulBarbasol Championship United States3,800,0004,250 Vincent Norrman (1) 15.95PGAT23 JulThe Open ChampionshipEngland16,500,00010,000 Brian Harman (n/a)100Major championship23 JulBarracuda Championship United States3,800,0004,250 Akshay Bhatia (n/a) 23.76PGAT20 AugISPS Handa World Invitational Northern Ireland1,500,0002,000 Dan Brown (1)11.2327 AugD+D Real Czech Masters Czech Republic2,000,0002,750 Todd Clements (1)20.093 SepOmega European Masters Switzerland€2,500,0003,500 Ludvig Åberg (1)22.7410 SepHorizon Irish Open Ireland6,000,0006,000 Vincent Norrman (2)30.1017 SepBMW PGA Championship England9,000,0008,000 Ryan Fox (4)39.10Rolex Series24 SepCazoo Open de France France3,250,0004,250 Ryo Hisatsune (1)20.719 OctAlfred Dunhill Links Championship Scotland5,000,0005,500 Matt Fitzpatrick (9)26.05Pro-Am15 OctAcciona Open de España Spain3,250,0004,250 Matthieu Pavon (1)21.3722 OctEstrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters Spain3,750,0004,250 Adrian Meronk (4)21.1429 OctCommercial Bank Qatar Masters Qatar3,750,0004,250 Sami Välimäki (2)18.1112 NovNedbank Golf Challenge South Africa6,000,0007,000 Max Homa (n/a)19.44Limited-field event19 NovDP World Tour ChampionshipUAE10,000,00012,000 Nicolai Højgaard (3)27.72Tour Championship
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnersOWGRpointsNotesHero CupUAE€2,000,000 Team Continental Europen/aNew team eventRyder CupItalyn/a Team Europen/aTeam event
Race to Dubai Points distribution The distribution of Race to Dubai points for 2023 European Tour events were as follows:
Finishing position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th20th30th40th50th60thMajor championships 10,000 1,665 1,113 627 500 424 350 300 250 223 200 120 90 68 48 30Rolex Series & WGCs 8,000 1,335 889 500 400 339 280 240 200 178 160 96 72 54 38 24Nedbank Golf Challenge 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 Money12345678(€m)($m) 1 McIlroyCUT0 T7275 2nd1113 T63253rd500• 1st1335 1st1335 T7206 T22131 5,296 10 7.5 2.0 2 N. Højgaard• T5045 • T2398•T10132 T3850 T6212 T6420 1st2000T1033 T598 T5152 3rd172 T5125 2nd780 3,985 17 4.4 1.2 3 Rahm1st1665 T5045 T10179 T2666T3154• • • 4th400 T5429T973 3,511 8 5.3 0.7 4 MeronkCUT0 T4059 CUT0 T2398T1792T10132 CUT0 CUT0 T2872 T321001st335 T4127 1st710 T598 T3130 1st710 2,969 24 2.4 0.6 5 FoxT26102 T23108 T4359 T5242T1792T6520 T2089 T12119 1st1335 T3495T3285 T2411 2,898 19 3.0 0.5 6 HovlandT7275 T2870 19th123 T13151T3154• • T2573 5th339 T2896 2,780 8 3.8 7 Perez• T12162 CUT0 T4159T31541st1335 T2869 T3558 CUT0 8th300T975 T983 2,406 22 2.5 8 Fleetwood33rd84 T18121 T5358 T10185T5232T3852 T5924 T6212 6th280 T2896 2,356 12 2.9 9 Olesen• CUT0 • CUT0•T2088 T16106 T2573 T3365 T26122T4127 1st460 T690 3rd172 T1076 T983 T977 3rd4382,226 24 1.7 10 M. W. LeeCUT0 T18121 T5358 T4159T3154T2695 T13123 T3558 T14115 T15173T492 3rd125 T7139 2,176 15 2.5
PGA Tour exemptions
The top 10 players on the Race to Dubai (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2024 PGA Tour. They were as follows:
Adrian Meronk (4th) Ryan Fox (5th) Victor Perez (7th) Thorbjørn Olesen (9th) Alexander Björk (11th) Sami Välimäki (12th) Robert MacIntyre (13th) Matthieu Pavon (15th) Jorge Campillo (16th) Ryo Hisatsune (17th)
Awards AwardWinner Player of the Year (Seve Ballesteros Award) Adrian Meronk Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Ryo Hisatsune Graduate of the Year Daniel Hillier
See also 2023 Challenge Tour 2023 European Senior Tour
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