The 2011 European Tour was the 40th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes12 DecAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipSouth Africa€1,000,000 Pablo Martín (3)20AFR19 DecSouth African Open ChampionshipSouth Africa€1,000,000 Ernie Els (26)32AFR9 JanAfrica OpenSouth Africa€1,000,000 Louis Oosthuizen (3)22AFR16 JanJoburg OpenSouth Africa€1,300,000 Charl Schwartzel (6)20AFR23 JanAbu Dhabi HSBC Golf ChampionshipUAEUS$2,700,000 Martin Kaymer (9)5630 JanVolvo Golf ChampionsBahrain€1,700,000 Paul Casey (11)38New tournament6 FebCommercialbank Qatar MastersQatarUS$2,500,000 Thomas Bjørn (11) 5013 FebOmega Dubai Desert ClassicUAEUS$2,500,000 Álvaro Quirós (5) 5020 FebAvantha MastersIndia€1,800,000 Shiv Chawrasia (2) 20ASA27 FebWGC-Accenture Match Play ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$8,500,000 Luke Donald (4)76World Golf Championship13 MarWGC-Cadillac ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$8,500,000 Nick Watney (n/a)74World Golf Championship21 MarSicilian OpenItaly€1,000,000 Raphaël Jacquelin (3) 24New tournament27 MarOpen de Andalucía de GolfSpain€1,000,000 Paul Lawrie (6)243 AprTrophée Hassan IIMorocco€1,500,000 David Horsey (2) 2410 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$8,000,000 Charl Schwartzel (7)100Major championship17 AprMaybank Malaysian OpenMalaysiaUS$2,500,000 Matteo Manassero (2) 42ASA24 AprVolvo China OpenChinaCN¥20,000,000 Nicolas Colsaerts (1)28ONE1 MayBallantine's ChampionshipSouth Korea€2,205,000 Lee Westwood (21)42ASA, KOR8 MayOpen de EspañaSpain€2,000,000 Thomas Aiken (1)2415 MayIberdrola OpenSpain€1,000,000 Darren Clarke (13)2422 MayVolvo World Match Play ChampionshipSpain€3,400,000 Ian Poulter (11) 52Limited-field event22 MayMadeira Islands OpenPortugal€700,000 Michael Hoey (2) 18CHA29 MayBMW PGA ChampionshipEngland€4,500,000 Luke Donald (5) 64Flagship event5 JunSaab Wales OpenWales£1,800,000 Alex Norén (2) 3012 JunBMW Italian OpenItaly€1,500,000 Robert Rock (1) 2419 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$7,850,000 Rory McIlroy (2)100Major championship19 JunSaint-Omer OpenFrance€600,000 Matthew Zions (1) 18CHA26 JunBMW International OpenGermany€2,000,000 Pablo Larrazábal (2)383 JulAlstom Open de FranceFrance€3,000,000 Thomas Levet (6)4010 JulBarclays Scottish OpenScotland£3,000,000 Luke Donald (6) 5217 JulThe Open ChampionshipEngland£5,000,000 Darren Clarke (14) 100Major championship24 JulNordea MastersSweden€1,500,000 Alex Norén (3) 2431 JulIrish OpenIreland€1,500,000 Simon Dyson (5)287 AugWGC-Bridgestone InvitationalUnited StatesUS$8,500,000 Adam Scott (8) 76World Golf Championship14 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$8,000,000 Keegan Bradley (n/a) 100Major championship21 AugCzech OpenCzech Republic€1,500,000 Oliver Fisher (1)2428 AugJohnnie Walker Championship at GleneaglesScotland£1,400,000 Thomas Bjørn (12)244 SepOmega European MastersSwitzerland€2,000,000 Thomas Bjørn (13)44ASA11 SepKLM OpenNetherlands€1,800,000 Simon Dyson (6)4025 SepAustrian Golf OpenAustria€1,000,000 Kenneth Ferrie (3) 242 OctAlfred Dunhill Links ChampionshipScotlandUS$5,000,000 Michael Hoey (3)54Pro-Am9 OctBankia Madrid MastersSpain€1,000,000 Lee Slattery (1)2816 OctPortugal MastersPortugal€2,500,000 Tom Lewis (1)3423 OctCastelló MastersSpain€2,000,000 Sergio García (9) 2430 OctAndalucía MastersSpain€3,000,000 Sergio García (10) 386 NovWGC-HSBC ChampionsChinaUS$7,000,000 Martin Kaymer (10)62World Golf Championship14 NovBarclays Singapore OpenSingaporeUS$6,000,000 Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (5)46ASA20 NovIskandar Johor OpenMalaysiaUS$2,000,000 Joost Luiten (1) 24ASANew to European Tour20 NovAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipSouth Africa€1,000,000 Garth Mulroy (1)20AFR27 NovSA Open ChampionshipSouth Africa€1,000,000 Hennie Otto (2)32AFR4 DecUBS Hong Kong OpenHong KongUS$2,750,000 Rory McIlroy (3)38ASA11 DecDubai World ChampionshipUAEUS$7,500,000 Álvaro Quirós (6)58Tour Championship
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnersOWGRpointsNotes18 SepVivendi Seve TrophyFrancen/a Team GB&In/aTeam event27 NovOmega Mission Hills World CupChinaUS$7,500,000 Matt Kuchar and Gary Woodlandn/aTeam event
Location of tournaments
Race to Dubai The Race to Dubai was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.
Player Majors Principal events Top 10s in other events Money12345678(€)($)Total(€) 1 DonaldT4 T45 CUT T81st T6 T2 •1st 3rd2nd 1st T9 13 4,216,226 1,500,0005,323,400 2 McIlroyT15 1st T25 T64T17 T10 T6 T4T24 T112nd T10 3rd T9 T3 3rd 2nd 1st 19 3,171,787 1,125,0004,002,168 3 KaymerCUT T39 T12 CUT2nd T24 T29 1stT31 T111st T9 T3 4th 2nd T8 22 2,935,446 750,0003,489,033 4 Schwartzel1st T9 T16 T12T17 T24 T53 T4CUT 5thT2 4th T4 1st T8 T5 T9 18 2,486,959 600,0002,929,829 5 WestwoodT11 T3 CUT T8T17 T18 T9 T292nd 1st T9 T6 5th 19 2,052,090 525,0002,439,601 6 QuirósT27 T54 CUT CUTT33 T64 T53 T49T18 1stT8 2nd 1st T5 T7 23 1,927,090 450,0002,259,242 7 A. HansenCUT • T22 T3T33 T3 T29 T11T18 T44T2 2nd T2 22 1,769,893 412,5002,074,366 8 GarcíaT35 T7 T9 T12• • T53 •• T11T9 2nd 1st 1st 13 1,685,930 375,0001,962,723 9 Bjørn• • 4th CUT• • T68 T42• T291st 1st 1st T8 23 1,565,001 337,5001,814,115 10 Dyson• • T9 T51• • T33 T163rd T46T5 7th T5 1st 1st T9 29 1,473,344 300,0001,694,779 11 Clarke• • 1st CUT• • T68 T38T45 57thT8 1st 22 1,396,659 262,5001,590,415 12 JiménezT27 CUT T25 T64T5 T55 72nd T38CUT T44T2 2nd T9 2nd 29 1,390,539 243,7501,570,454 13 HansonCUT T7 CUT T64T33 T55 T21 T33T18 4thT2 9th T4 T10 T9 T6 T10 3rd 24 1,334,514 225,0001,500,590 14 Norén• T51 CUT T34• • T53 T49CUT T37T8 T4 T5 1st 1st T9 T3 28 1,274,018 206,2501,427,643 15 OosthuizenCUT T9 T54 CUTT33 T18 T37 T7CUT T63rd 1st T5 T3 T8 22 1,270,730 187,5001,409,126
Awards AwardWinner Golfer of the Year Luke Donald Players' Player of the Year Luke Donald Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Tom Lewis
See also 2011 in golf 2011 European Senior Tour
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