The 2010 European Tour was the 39th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Changes for 2010 There were many changes from the 2009 season, including six new tournaments; they were the Africa Open in South Africa, the returning Avantha Masters in India which had been cancelled in 2009, the Trophée Hassan II in Morocco, the Iberdrola Open Cala Millor Mallorca and the Andalucía Valderrama Masters in Spain, and the Vivendi Cup in France. Lost from the schedule were the European Open, the Mercedes-Benz Championship, the Johnnie Walker Classic, the Australian Masters, the Indonesia Open and the Volvo World Match Play Championship. There were also three fewer tournaments due to a partial realignment of the schedule with the calendar.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes13 DecAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipSouth Africa€1,000,000 Pablo Martín (2)20AFR20 DecSouth African Open ChampionshipSouth Africa€1,000,000 Richie Ramsay (1)32AFR10 JanAfrica OpenSouth Africa€1,000,000 Charl Schwartzel (4)20AFRNew to European Tour17 JanJoburg OpenSouth Africa€1,300,000 Charl Schwartzel (5)22AFR24 JanAbu Dhabi Golf ChampionshipUAEUS$2,000,000 Martin Kaymer (5)5431 JanCommercialbank Qatar MastersQatarUS$2,500,000 Robert Karlsson (10)547 FebOmega Dubai Desert ClassicUAEUS$2,500,000 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (16)5014 FebAvantha MastersIndia€1,500,000 Andrew Dodt (1)20ASAReturning tournament21 FebWGC-Accenture Match Play ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$8,500,000 Ian Poulter (9)74World Golf Championship 7 MarMaybank Malaysian OpenMalaysiaUS$2,000,000 Noh Seung-yul (1)24ASA14 MarWGC-CA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$8,500,000 Ernie Els (25)74World Golf Championship21 MarTrophée Hassan IIMorocco€1,300,000 Rhys Davies (1)24New to European Tour28 MarOpen de Andalucía de GolfSpain€1,000,000 Louis Oosthuizen (1)2411 AprMadeira Islands Open BPI - PortugalPortugal€700,000 James Morrison (1)2411 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$7,500,000 Phil Mickelson (n/a)100Major championship18 AprVolvo China OpenChinaUS$2,500,000 Yang Yong-eun (3)28ONE25 AprBallantine's ChampionshipSouth Korea€2,200,000 Marcus Fraser (2)38ASA, KOR2 MayOpen de EspañaSpain€2,000,000 Álvaro Quirós (4)249 MayBMW Italian OpenItaly€1,300,000 Fredrik Andersson Hed (1)2416 MayIberdrola Open Cala Millor MallorcaSpain€800,000 Peter Hanson (3)24New tournament23 MayBMW PGA ChampionshipEngland€4,500,000 Simon Khan (2)64Flagship event30 MayMadrid MastersSpain€1,500,000 Luke Donald (3)366 JunCeltic Manor Wales OpenWales£1,800,000 Graeme McDowell (5)3813 JunEstoril Open de PortugalPortugal€1,000,000 Thomas Bjørn (10)2420 JunSaint-Omer OpenFrance€600,000 Martin Wiegele (1)18CHA20 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$7,500,000 Graeme McDowell (6)100Major championship27 JunBMW International OpenGermany€2,000,000 David Horsey (1)384 JulAlstom Open de FranceFrance€3,000,000 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (17)5011 JulBarclays Scottish OpenScotland£3,000,000 Edoardo Molinari (1)5218 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland£4,800,000 Louis Oosthuizen (2)100Major championship25 JulNordea Scandinavian MastersSweden€1,600,000 Richard S. Johnson (2)261 Aug3 Irish OpenIreland€3,000,000 Ross Fisher (4)328 AugWGC-Bridgestone InvitationalUnited StatesUS$8,500,000 Hunter Mahan (n/a)76World Golf Championship15 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$7,500,000 Martin Kaymer (6)100Major championship22 AugCzech OpenCzech Republic€2,000,000 Peter Hanson (4)2429 AugJohnnie Walker Championship at GleneaglesScotland£1,400,000 Edoardo Molinari (2)305 SepOmega European MastersSwitzerland€2,000,000 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (18)30ASA12 SepKLM OpenNetherlands€1,800,000 Martin Kaymer (7)3219 SepAustrian Golf OpenAustria€750,000 José Manuel Lara (2)2426 SepVivendi CupFrance€1,250,000 John Parry (1)24New tournament10 OctAlfred Dunhill Links ChampionshipScotlandUS$5,000,000 Martin Kaymer (8)48Pro-Am17 OctPortugal MastersPortugal€3,000,000 Richard Green (3)3424 OctCastelló Masters Costa AzaharSpain€2,000,000 Matteo Manassero (1)2431 OctAndalucía Valderrama MastersSpain€3,000,000 Graeme McDowell (7)38New tournament7 NovWGC-HSBC ChampionsChinaUS$7,000,000 Francesco Molinari (2)68World Golf Championship14 NovBarclays Singapore OpenSingaporeUS$6,000,000 Adam Scott (7)48ASA21 NovUBS Hong Kong OpenHong KongUS$2,500,000 Ian Poulter (10)38ASA28 NovDubai World ChampionshipUAEUS$7,500,000 Robert Karlsson (11)58Tour Championship
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinner(s)OWGRpointsNotes6 JulJ. P. McManus Pro-AmIrelandn/a Darren Clarken/aPro-Am4 OctRyder CupWalesn/a Team Europen/aTeam event
Location of tournaments
Race to Dubai The Race to Dubai was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.
Player Majors Principal events Top 10s in other events Money123456789(€)($)Total(€) 1 KaymerCUT T8 T7 1stT17 T3 T22 T30CUT T131st T4 T6 1st 1st T10 22 3,368,592 1,500,0004,461,011 2 McDowellCUT 1st T23 CUTT33 T6 T22 T34T28 T13T8 T4 1st T3 1st T3 5th 24 3,077,682 1,125,0003,896,996 3 Westwood2nd T16 2nd •T17 T30 WD 2ndT10 T3T3 2nd 14 2,676,213 750,0003,222,423 4 PoulterT10 T47 T60 WD1st T37 T65 T13CUT 2nd2nd T6 1st 15 2,590,041 600,0003,027,008 5 F. MolinariT30 CUT CUT T33T33 T14 T39 1stT17 T6T10 T4 3rd T2 T4 8th T3 T8 T2 27 2,417,346 525,0002,799,692 6 KarlssonT43 T27 T14 T16T17 2nd T65 T34T13 1st1st 7th T2 21 1,968,760 450,0002,296,486 7 ElsT18 3rd CUT T18T17 1st T22 T6T34 T28T9 15 1,961,192 412,5002,261,607 8 SchwartzelT30 T16 T14 T18T9 2nd T58 T16T17 T212nd 1st 1st 8th T5 T9 24 1,934,861 375,0002,207,965 9 JiménezT12 CUT T27 CUTT33 T63 T22 T41CUT T481st 8th 1st T7 T3 1st T7 T8 29 1,933,624 337,5002,179,418 10 OosthuizenCUT CUT 1st CUT• • T9 T72CUT T135th 2nd 1st T4 T4 22 1,852,279 300,0002,070,763 11 E. MolinariCUT T47 T27 T33T33 61st T55 T41CUT T41T4 T4 T4 1st 3rd 1st 2nd 28 1,818,164 262,5002,009,337 12 CaseyCUT T40 T3 T122nd T6 T22 T6T17 T6T5 14 1,711,332 243,7501,888,850 13 McIlroyCUT CUT T3 T3T17 T65 T9 5thT48 5th3rd T6 4th 6th 16 1,657,187 225,0001,821,050 14 QuirósCUT CUT T11 CUTT33 T6 T39 T53CUT T32nd T6 1st T10 T5 25 1,600,048 206,2501,750,255 15 DonaldCUT T47 T11 CUTT9 T26 T46 T3T2 T91 3rd 13 1,541,520 187,5001,678,072
Awards AwardWinner(s) Golfer of the Year Martin Kaymer Graeme McDowell Players' Player of the Year Martin Kaymer Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Matteo Manassero
See also 2010 in golf 2010 European Senior Tour
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