The 2013 European Tour was the 42nd season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Changes for 2013 New for 2013 was the "Final Series", consisting of the final four tournaments of the season: BMW Masters, WGC-HSBC Champions, Turkish Airlines Open, and DP World Tour Championship, Dubai; with a requirement to play in two of the first three in order to compete in the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai. In addition, participation in the first three events accrued a 20% bonus in the Race to Dubai standings for those events.
There were several changes from the 2012 season. Additions for 2013 were the season opening Nelson Mandela Championship, the Tshwane Open, the returning Russian Open and the Turkish Airlines Open. Dropped from the schedule were the Sicilian Open and the Barclays Singapore Open; the UBS Hong Kong Open and the South African Open were also missing from the 2013 schedule as they were played in late in the year as part of the 2014 season.
Rule changes In a change to the European Tour's membership criteria, from 2013 the Ryder Cup, Presidents Cup and Seve Trophy were included in the 13-event minimum requirement. The move was seen as an attempt to retain leading European players based in the United States on the PGA Tour, and attract top Americans to join the tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes9 DecNelson Mandela ChampionshipSouth Africa€1,000,000 Scott Jamieson (1)20AFRNew tournament16 DecAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipSouth Africa€1,500,000 Charl Schwartzel (8)28AFR13 JanVolvo Golf ChampionsSouth Africa€2,000,000 Louis Oosthuizen (6)38Limited-field event20 JanAbu Dhabi HSBC Golf ChampionshipUAEUS$2,700,000 Jamie Donaldson (2)5426 JanCommercial Bank Qatar MastersQatarUS$2,500,000 Chris Wood (1)483 FebOmega Dubai Desert ClassicUAEUS$2,500,000 Stephen Gallacher (2)3610 FebJoburg OpenSouth Africa€1,300,000 Richard Sterne (6)22AFR17 FebAfrica OpenSouth Africa€1,000,000 Darren Fichardt (4)20AFR24 FebWGC-Accenture Match Play ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$8,750,000 Matt Kuchar (n/a)74World Golf Championship3 MarTshwane OpenSouth Africa€1,500,000 Dawie van der Walt (1)20AFRNew tournament10 MarWGC-Cadillac ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$8,750,000 Tiger Woods (n/a)74World Golf Championship17 MarAvantha MastersIndia€1,800,000 Thomas Aiken (2)20ASA24 MarMaybank Malaysian OpenMalaysiaUS$2,750,000 Kiradech Aphibarnrat (1)38ASA31 MarTrophée Hassan IIMorocco€1,500,000 Marcel Siem (3)2414 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$8,000,000 Adam Scott (9)100Major championship21 AprOpen de EspañaSpain€1,500,000 Raphaël Jacquelin (4)2428 AprBallantine's ChampionshipSouth Korea€2,205,000 Brett Rumford (4)34ASA, KOR5 MayVolvo China OpenChinaCN¥20,000,000 Brett Rumford (5)28ONE19 MayVolvo World Match Play ChampionshipBulgaria€3,000,000 Graeme McDowell (8)32Limited-field event19 MayMadeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPIPortugal€600,000 Peter Uihlein (1)18CHA26 MayBMW PGA ChampionshipEngland€4,750,000 Matteo Manassero (4)64Flagship event2 JunNordea MastersSweden€1,500,000 Mikko Ilonen (3)289 JunLyoness OpenAustria€1,000,000 Joost Luiten (2)2416 JunNajeti Hotels et Golfs OpenFrance€500,000 Simon Thornton (1)18CHA16 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$8,000,000 Justin Rose (6)100Major championship23 JunBMW International OpenGermany€2,000,000 Ernie Els (28)3230 JunIrish OpenIreland€2,000,000 Paul Casey (12)327 JulAlstom Open de FranceFrance€3,000,000 Graeme McDowell (9)4414 JulAberdeen Asset Management Scottish OpenScotland£3,000,000 Phil Mickelson (n/a)4221 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland£5,250,000 Phil Mickelson (n/a)100Major championship28 JulM2M Russian OpenRussia€1,000,000 Michael Hoey (5)244 AugWGC-Bridgestone InvitationalUnited StatesUS$8,750,000 Tiger Woods (n/a)76World Golf Championship11 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$8,000,000 Jason Dufner (n/a)100Major championship25 AugJohnnie Walker Championship at GleneaglesScotland£1,400,000 Tommy Fleetwood (1)241 SepISPS Handa Wales OpenWales£1,800,000 Grégory Bourdy (4)248 SepOmega European MastersSwitzerland€2,200,000 Thomas Bjørn (14)30ASA15 SepKLM OpenNetherlands€1,800,000 Joost Luiten (3)2422 SepOpen d'Italia LindtItaly€1,500,000 Julien Quesne (2)2429 SepAlfred Dunhill Links ChampionshipScotlandUS$5,000,000 David Howell (5)36Pro-Am13 OctPortugal MastersPortugal€2,000,000 David Lynn (2)3220 OctISPS Handa Perth InternationalAustraliaUS$2,000,000 Jin Jeong (1)20ANZ27 OctBMW MastersChinaUS$7,000,000 Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (7)50Race to Dubai finals series3 NovWGC-HSBC ChampionsChinaUS$8,500,000 Dustin Johnson (n/a)66World Golf ChampionshipRace to Dubai finals series10 NovTurkish Airlines OpenTurkeyUS$7,500,000 Victor Dubuisson (1)52New tournamentRace to Dubai finals series17 NovDP World Tour Championship, DubaiUAEUS$8,000,000 Henrik Stenson (8)54Race to Dubai finals series
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 OctSeve TrophyFrance€1,750,000 Team Continental Europen/aTeam event24 NovISPS Handa World Cup of GolfAustraliaUS$1,000,000 Jason Day and Adam Scottn/aTeam eventWorld Cup of Golf Individual TrophyUS$7,000,000 Jason Day40
Location of tournaments
Race to Dubai The Race to Dubai was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.
Player Majors Flagship event and finals series Top 10s in other events Points and money123456points($)($)Totalpoints 1 StensonT18 T21 2nd 3rdT33 • T2 T31• T34 T7 1st 17 3,321,298 43,372 1,000,0004,103,796 2 PoulterCUT T21 T3 T614th T28 T19 2ndCUT T15 T5 2nd 14 2,515,369 176,929 650,0002,969,469 3 RoseT25 1st CUT T33T17 T8 T17 5thT50 • T3 T10T2 13 2,295,813 – 500,0002,776,244 4 McDowellCUT CUT T58 T12T5 T3 T40 3rdCUT T53 • T171st 1st 14 2,143,134 – 375,0002,512,696 5 DonaldsonCUT T32 T32 WDT33 T63 T17 T8T37 T34 2nd T81st T6 T6 23 1,796,974 143,924 325,0002,181,113 6 Dubuisson• • • •• • • •CUT T44 1st 3rdT9 T9 T9 T4 3rd 3rd 21 1,828,415 – 275,0001,920,805 7 F'dez-CastañoT20 T10 T54 CUTT9 T43 T38 T39T62 1st • T37T9 T9 T8 22 1,600,853 – 225,0001,804,112 8 SterneT25 • T21 CUTT17 T12 T9 T39T57 T31 T36 T14T7 2nd 1st T9 2nd 22 1,533,902 23,765 175,0001,687,014 9 Jaidee• CUT T32 T47T33 • • T46T40 T2 T29 T473rd T9 T9 T6 2nd T9 25 1,388,018 105,112 125,0001,659,433 10 BjørnT46 • T73 CUTT33 • • T39T40 T5 T18 T21T9 T8 2nd 2nd T8 1st 26 1,415,529 57,295 100,0001,546,735
Awards AwardWinner Golfer of the Year Henrik Stenson Players' Player of the Year Henrik Stenson Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Peter Uihlein Graduate of the Year Justin Walters
See also 2013 in golf 2013 Challenge Tour 2013 European Senior Tour
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