2011 European Tour
The 2011 European Tour was the third edition of the Race to Dubai and the 40th season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972.
| Duration | 9 December 2010 – 11 December 2011 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 52 |
| Most wins | 3: Thomas Bjørn Luke Donald |
| Race to Dubai | Luke Donald |
| Golfer of the Year | Luke Donald |
| Players' Player of the Year | Luke Donald |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Tom Lewis |
← 2010 2012 → | |
The Race to Dubai was won by Englishman Luke Donald, who also collected the Golfer of the Year award having also headed the PGA Tour money list and ascended to the top of the Official World Golf Ranking during 2011.[1] Compatriot Tom Lewis was Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.[2] The season began in December 2010 with the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa, and culminated with the Dubai World Championship the following December.[3] The full schedule included the four major championships and four World Golf Championships.[4]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points |
Other tours[lower-alpha 2] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 |  Pablo Martín (3) |
20 | AFR | |
| 19 Dec | South African Open Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 |  Ernie Els (26) |
32 | AFR[lower-alpha 3] | |
| 9 Jan | Africa Open | South Africa | €1,000,000 | Louis Oosthuizen (3) |
22 | AFR | |
| 16 Jan | Joburg Open | South Africa | €1,300,000 | Charl Schwartzel (6) |
20 | AFR | |
| 23 Jan | Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship | UAE | US$2,700,000 |  Martin Kaymer (9) |
56 | ||
| 30 Jan | Volvo Golf Champions | Bahrain | €1,700,000 | Paul Casey (11) |
38 | New tournament | |
| 6 Feb | Commercialbank Qatar Masters | Qatar | US$2,500,000 | Thomas Bjørn (11) |
50 | ||
| 13 Feb | Omega Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$2,500,000 | Álvaro Quirós (5) |
50 | ||
| 20 Feb | Avantha Masters | India | €1,800,000 |  Shiv Chawrasia (2) |
20 | ASA | |
| 27 Feb | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | United States | US$8,500,000 | Luke Donald (4) |
76 | World Golf Championship | |
| 13 Mar | WGC-Cadillac Championship | United States | US$8,500,000 |  Nick Watney (n/a) |
74 | World Golf Championship | |
| 21 Mar | Sicilian Open | Italy | €1,000,000 |  Raphaël Jacquelin (3) |
24 | New tournament | |
| 27 Mar | Open de Andalucía de Golf | Spain | €1,000,000 |  Paul Lawrie (6) |
24 | ||
| 3 Apr | Trophée Hassan II | Morocco | €1,500,000 | David Horsey (2) |
24 | ||
| 10 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$8,000,000 | Charl Schwartzel (7) |
100 | Major championship | |
| 17 Apr | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | US$2,500,000 |  Matteo Manassero (2) |
42 | ASA | |
| 24 Apr | Volvo China Open | China | CN¥20,000,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Nicolas Colsaerts (1) |
28 | ONE | |
| 1 May | Ballantine's Championship | South Korea | €2,205,000 | Lee Westwood (21) |
42 | ASA, KOR | |
| 8 May | Open de España | Spain | €2,000,000 | Thomas Aiken (1) |
24 | ||
| 15 May | Iberdrola Open | Spain | €1,000,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Darren Clarke (13) |
24 | ||
| 22 May | Volvo World Match Play Championship | Spain | €3,400,000 | Ian Poulter (11) |
52 | ||
| 22 May | Madeira Islands Open | Portugal | €700,000 | Michael Hoey (2) |
18 | CHA | |
| 29 May | BMW PGA Championship | England | €4,500,000 | Luke Donald (5) |
64 | Flagship event | |
| 5 Jun | Saab Wales Open | Wales | £1,800,000 |  Alex Norén (2) |
30 | ||
| 12 Jun | BMW Italian Open | Italy | €1,500,000 | Robert Rock (1) |
24 | ||
| 19 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$7,850,000 | Rory McIlroy (2) |
100 | Major championship | |
| 19 Jun | Saint-Omer Open | France | €600,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Matthew Zions (1) |
18 | CHA | |
| 26 Jun | BMW International Open | Germany | €2,000,000 | Pablo Larrazábal (2) |
38 | ||
| 3 Jul | Alstom Open de France | France | €3,000,000 | Thomas Levet (6) |
40 | ||
| 10 Jul | Barclays Scottish Open | Scotland | £3,000,000 | Luke Donald (6) |
52 | ||
| 17 Jul | The Open Championship | England | £5,000,000 | Darren Clarke (14) |
100 | Major championship | |
| 24 Jul | Nordea Masters | Sweden | €1,500,000 | Alex Norén (3) |
24 | ||
| 31 Jul | Irish Open | Ireland | €1,500,000 | Simon Dyson (5) |
28 | ||
| 7 Aug | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | United States | US$8,500,000 | Adam Scott (8) |
76 | World Golf Championship | |
| 14 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$8,000,000 | Keegan Bradley (n/a) |
100 | Major championship | |
| 21 Aug | Czech Open | Czech Republic | €1,500,000 | Oliver Fisher (1) |
24 | ||
| 28 Aug | Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles | Scotland | £1,400,000 | Thomas Bjørn (12) |
24 | ||
| 4 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,000,000 | Thomas Bjørn (13) |
44 | ASA | |
| 11 Sep | KLM Open | Netherlands | €1,800,000 | Simon Dyson (6) |
40 | ||
| 25 Sep | Austrian Golf Open | Austria | €1,000,000 | Kenneth Ferrie (3) |
24 | ||
| 2 Oct | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | US$5,000,000 | Michael Hoey (3) |
54 | ||
| 9 Oct | Bankia Madrid Masters | Spain | €1,000,000 | Lee Slattery (1) |
28 | ||
| 16 Oct | Portugal Masters | Portugal | €2,500,000 | Tom Lewis (1) |
34 | ||
| 23 Oct | Castelló Masters | Spain | €2,000,000 | Sergio García (9) |
24 | ||
| 30 Oct | Andalucía Masters | Spain | €3,000,000 | Sergio García (10) |
38 | ||
| 6 Nov | WGC-HSBC Champions | China | US$7,000,000 | Martin Kaymer (10) |
62 | World Golf Championship | |
| 14 Nov | Barclays Singapore Open | Singapore | US$6,000,000 | Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (5) |
46 | ASA | |
| 20 Nov | Iskandar Johor Open | Malaysia | US$2,000,000 |  Joost Luiten (1) |
24 | ASA | New to European Tour |
| 20 Nov | Alfred Dunhill Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 | Garth Mulroy (1) |
20 | AFR | |
| 27 Nov | SA Open Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 | Hennie Otto (2) |
32 | AFR[lower-alpha 3] | |
| 4 Dec | UBS Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | US$2,750,000 | Rory McIlroy (3) |
38 | ASA | |
| 11 Dec | Dubai World Championship | UAE | US$7,500,000 | Álvaro Quirós (6) |
58 | Tour Championship |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep | Vivendi Seve Trophy | France | n/a |   Team GB&I |
n/a | Two 10-man teams |
| 27 Nov | Omega Mission Hills World Cup | China | US$7,500,000 | Matt Kuchar and Gary Woodland |
n/a | Team event |
Location of tournaments
    Location of official tournaments of the 2011 European Tour in Europe. Major Championship Flagship event Regular event |
.svg.png.webp)    Location of official tournaments of the 2011 European Tour outside Europe. Major Championship World Golf Championship Tour Championship 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 2011 standings and includes the bonus pool.[5]
| Rank | Player | Events | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Donald | 13 | 5,323,400 |
| 2 | Rory McIlroy | 19 | 4,002,168 |
| 3 | Martin Kaymer | 22 | 3,489,033 |
| 4 | Charl Schwartzel | 18 | 2,929,829 |
| 5 | Lee Westwood | 19 | 2,439,601 |
| 6 | Álvaro Quirós | 23 | 2,259,242 |
| 7 | Anders Hansen | 22 | 2,074,366 |
| 8 | Sergio García | 13 | 1,962,723 |
| 9 | Thomas Bjørn | 23 | 1,814,115 |
| 10 | Simon Dyson | 29 | 1,694,779 |
Awards
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| European Tour Golfer of the Year | Luke Donald |
| European Tour Players' Player of the Year | Luke Donald |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Tom Lewis |
Golfer of the Month
The winners of the European Tour Golfer of the Month Award were as follows:
| Month | Player |
|---|---|
| January | Martin Kaymer |
| February | Luke Donald |
| March | Paul Lawrie |
| April | Charl Schwartzel |
| May | Luke Donald |
| June | Rory McIlroy |
| July | Darren Clarke |
| August | Thomas Bjørn |
| September | Michael Hoey |
| October | Sergio García |
| November | Martin Kaymer |
See also
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; ASA − Asian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.
- Sunshine Tour flagship event
References
- "Luke Donald lands European & PGA Tour awards". BBC Sport. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- "European Tour schedule". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 12 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
- "European Tour unveils 2011 Race to Dubai schedule". BBC Sport. 28 November 2010. Archived from the original on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- "The 2011 European Tour International Schedule – Initial Sector". PGA European Tour. 26 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
- "European Tour Race To Dubai". europeantour.com. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
External links
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