2014 European Tour
The 2014 European Tour was the sixth edition of the Race to Dubai and the 43rd season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972.
| Duration | 24 November 2013 – 23 November 2014 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 49 |
| Most wins | 4:.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Rory McIlroy |
| Race to Dubai | Rory McIlroy |
| Golfer of the Year | Rory McIlroy |
| Players' Player of the Year | Rory McIlroy |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |  Brooks Koepka |
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Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy won the Race to Dubai for the second time, having won two majors, a WGC and the European Tour's flagship event, the BMW PGA Championship, during the season. He was also named Golfer of the Year. Brooks Koepka of the United States was the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year.[1]
Miguel Ángel Jiménez twice broke his own record as the oldest winner in the history of the European Tour as he defended the Hong Kong Open title in December and won the Open de España the following May. With victory in his national open, he also became the tour's only winner over the age of 50.[2]
Changes for 2014
New tournaments for the 2014 season were the Made in Denmark, D+D Real Czech Masters tournaments and the EurAsia Cup team event between the Europe Tour and the Asian Tour.[3] Lost from the schedule were the Avantha Masters[4] and the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles, with the venue hosting the 2014 Ryder Cup. In addition, the Ballantine's Championship moved from South Korea to Singapore and was renamed as The Championship at Laguna National.[5] A third new tournament, the NH Collection Open, a dual-ranking event with the second-tier Challenge Tour, was later added to the schedule.[6]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2014 season.[7] The schedule comprised 49 tournaments counting for the Race to Dubai, including the four major championships and four World Golf Championships, and concluded with four Final Series events culminating at the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai at the end of November.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points |
Other tours[lower-alpha 2] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov | South African Open Championship | South Africa | €1,100,000 |  Morten Ørum Madsen (1) |
32 | AFR[lower-alpha 3] | |
| 1 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | South Africa | €1,500,000 |  Charl Schwartzel (9) |
22 | AFR | |
| 8 Dec | Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | US$1,300,000 |  Miguel Ángel Jiménez (20) |
20 | ASA | |
| 8 Dec | Nedbank Golf Challenge | South Africa | US$6,500,000 | Thomas Bjørn (15) |
46 | AFR | New to European Tour |
| 14 Dec | Nelson Mandela Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 | Dawie van der Walt (2) |
20 | AFR | |
| 12 Jan | Volvo Golf Champions | South Africa | US$4,000,000 | Louis Oosthuizen (7) |
34 | ||
| 19 Jan | Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship | UAE | US$2,700,000 | Pablo Larrazábal (3) |
48 | ||
| 25 Jan | Commercial Bank Qatar Masters | Qatar | US$2,500,000 | Sergio García (11) |
44 | ||
| 2 Feb | Omega Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$2,500,000 |  Stephen Gallacher (3) |
48 | ||
| 9 Feb | Joburg Open | South Africa | €1,300,000 | George Coetzee (1) |
20 | AFR | |
| 16 Feb | Africa Open | South Africa | €1,000,000 | Thomas Aiken (3) |
20 | AFR | |
| 23 Feb | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | United States | US$9,000,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jason Day (n/a) |
72 | World Golf Championship | |
| 2 Mar | Tshwane Open | South Africa | €1,500,000 |  Ross Fisher (5) |
20 | AFR | |
| 9 Mar | WGC-Cadillac Championship | United States | US$9,000,000 | Patrick Reed (1) |
76 | World Golf Championship | |
| 16 Mar | Trophée Hassan II | Morocco | €1,500,000 | Alejandro Cañizares (2) |
24 | ||
| 6 Apr | NH Collection Open | Spain | €600,000 |  Marco Crespi (1) |
18 | CHA | New tournament |
| 13 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$9,000,000 | Bubba Watson (n/a) |
100 | Major championship | |
| 20 Apr | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | US$2,750,000 | Lee Westwood (23) |
32 | ASA | |
| 27 Apr | Volvo China Open | China | CN¥20,000,000 |  Alexander Lévy (1) |
32 | ONE | |
| 4 May | The Championship at Laguna National | Singapore | US$1,500,000 |  Felipe Aguilar (2) |
22 | ASA | |
| 11 May | Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI | Portugal | €600,000 | Daniel Brooks (1) |
18 | CHA | |
| 18 May | Open de España | Spain | €1,500,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (21) |
30 | ||
| 25 May | BMW PGA Championship | England | €4,750,000 | Rory McIlroy (6) |
64 | Flagship event | |
| 1 Jun | Nordea Masters | Sweden | €1,500,000 |  Thongchai Jaidee (6) |
36 | ||
| 8 Jun | Lyoness Open | Austria | €1,000,000 |  Mikael Lundberg (3) |
24 | ||
| 15 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$9,000,000 |  Martin Kaymer (11) |
100 | Major championship | |
| 22 Jun | Irish Open | Ireland | €2,000,000 |  Mikko Ilonen (4) |
26 | ||
| 29 Jun | BMW International Open | Germany | €2,000,000 |  Fabrizio Zanotti (1) |
42 | ||
| 6 Jul | Alstom Open de France | France | €3,000,000 | Graeme McDowell (10) |
36 | ||
| 13 Jul | Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open | Scotland | £3,000,000 | Justin Rose (7) |
52 | ||
| 20 Jul | The Open Championship | England | £5,400,000 | Rory McIlroy (7) |
100 | Major championship | |
| 27 Jul | M2M Russian Open | Russia | €1,000,000 | David Horsey (3) |
24 | ||
| 3 Aug | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | United States | US$9,000,000 | Rory McIlroy (8) |
76 | World Golf Championship | |
| 10 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$10,000,000 | Rory McIlroy (9) |
100 | Major championship | |
| 17 Aug | Made in Denmark | Denmark | €1,500,000 | Marc Warren (3) |
24 | New tournament | |
| 24 Aug | D+D Real Czech Masters | Czech Republic | €1,000,000 |  Jamie Donaldson (3) |
24 | New tournament | |
| 31 Aug | Open d'Italia | Italy | €1,500,000 | Hennie Otto (3) |
24 | ||
| 7 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,300,000 | David Lipsky (1) |
30 | ASA | |
| 14 Sep | KLM Open | Netherlands | €1,800,000 | Paul Casey (13) |
28 | ||
| 21 Sep | ISPS Handa Wales Open | Wales | £1,800,000 |  Joost Luiten (4) |
30 | ||
| 5 Oct | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | US$5,000,000 | Oliver Wilson (1) |
44 | ||
| 12 Oct | Portugal Masters | Portugal | €2,000,000 | Alexander Lévy (2) |
24 | ||
| 19 Oct | Volvo World Match Play Championship | England | €2,250,000 | Mikko Ilonen (5) |
28 | ||
| 19 Oct | Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | US$1,300,000 | Scott Hend (1) |
19 | ASA | |
| 26 Oct | Perth International | Australia | A$1,750,000 | Thorbjørn Olesen (2) |
22 | ANZ | |
| 2 Nov | BMW Masters | China | US$7,000,000 | Marcel Siem (4) |
46 | Race to Dubai finals series | |
| 9 Nov | WGC-HSBC Champions | China | US$8,500,000 | Bubba Watson (n/a) |
68 | World Golf Championship Race to Dubai finals series | |
| 16 Nov | Turkish Airlines Open | Turkey | US$7,000,000 | Brooks Koepka (1) |
48 | Race to Dubai finals series | |
| 23 Nov | DP World Tour Championship, Dubai | UAE | US$8,000,000 | Henrik Stenson (9) |
56 | Race 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.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winners | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar | EurAsia Cup | Malaysia | n/a | Tied | n/a | New tournament Two 12-man teams |
| 28 Sep | Ryder Cup | Scotland | n/a |  Team Europe |
n/a | Two 12-man teams |
Location of tournaments
     Location of official tournaments of the 2014 European Tour in Europe. Major Championship Flagship event Final Series event Regular event |
.svg.png.webp)  x2   Location of official tournaments of the 2014 European Tour outside Europe. Major Championship World Golf Championship Final Series event Regular event
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Race to Dubai
Since 2009, the European Tour's money list has been known as the "Race to Dubai". It is based on money earned during the season and is calculated in euro, with earnings from tournaments that award prize money in other currencies being converted at the exchange rate available the week of the event. The following table shows the final top-10 in the 2014 standings and includes the bonus pool and bonus points from the "Final Series" (earnings converted to points before the Final Series).[8]
| Rank | Player | Events | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 15 | 7,149,503 |
| 2 | Henrik Stenson | 20 | 4,981,093 |
| 3 | Justin Rose | 14 | 3,180,388 |
| 4 | Jamie Donaldson | 25 | 3,058,166 |
| 5 | Victor Dubuisson | 23 | 2,966,524 |
| 6 | Sergio García | 17 | 2,861,930 |
| 7 | Marcel Siem | 22 | 2,739,373 |
| 8 | Brooks Koepka | 15 | 2,631,873 |
| 9 | Alexander Lévy | 30 | 2,452,757 |
| 10 |  Shane Lowry | 27 | 2,173,864 |
- Full list can be found here.
Awards
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| European Tour Golfer of the Year | Rory McIlroy |
| European Tour Players' Player of the Year | Rory McIlroy |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Brooks Koepka |
Golfer of the Month
The winners of the European Tour Golfer of the Month award:
| Month | Player |
|---|---|
| December | Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
| January | Stephen Gallacher |
| February | Victor Dubuisson |
| March | Jamie Donaldson |
| April | Alexander Lévy |
| May | Rory McIlroy |
| June | Martin Kaymer |
| July | Rory McIlroy |
| August | Rory McIlroy |
| September | Paul McGinley |
| October | Oliver Wilson |
| November | Henrik Stenson |
Notes
- The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names show the number of official career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. Totals are only shown for members of the European Tour and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins. Victories in "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.
- AFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.
- Sunshine Tour flagship event
References
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- Corrigan, James (18 May 2014). "Miguel Ángel Jiménez becomes oldest man to win on European Tour at Spanish Open". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- "The European Tour schedule for the coming year has been unveiled". Sky Sports. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- "India loses top golf event Avantha Masters due to falling rupee". Times of India. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- "Laguna National to host 'The Championship'". PGA European Tour. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- "La Reserva de Sotogrande to host 2014 European Tour event". Golf Monthly. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- "2014 European Tour Schedule". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- "The Race Is On". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 24 November 2014.