The 2022 European Tour, titled as the 2022 DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 51st season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
| Duration | 25 November 2021 – 20 November 2022 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 43[a] |
| Most wins |  Ewen Ferguson (2)[b] Ryan Fox (2) Pablo Larrazábal (2) Thriston Lawrence (2) Jon Rahm (2) |
| DP World Tour Rankings |  Rory McIlroy |
| Player of the Year | Ryan Fox |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Thriston Lawrence |
← 2021 2023 → | |
DP World title sponsorship
editIn November 2021, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with DP World, being renamed as the DP World Tour.[1] The agreement was reported to be worth US$400,000,000 over 10 years.[2]
Changes for 2022
editMany tournaments had been confirmed independently ahead of the official announcement in November 2021, when the majority of the tournaments were confirmed along with the DP World title sponsorship agreement. The schedule included the four major championships as usual; however the World Golf Championships were downgraded to just two events. The Rolex Series had risen to five events, seeing the inclusion of the Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic for the first time.[1][3]
As part of a new "strategic alliance" between the European Tour and PGA Tour,[4] there were three regular tournaments co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour; these events were the Genesis Scottish Open, the Barbasol Championship and the Barracuda Championship.[5] It was also confirmed that the "strategic alliance" would see an increased prize fund for the Horizon Irish Open, rising to US$6,000,000.[6]
Other additions to the schedule included the Ras Al Khaimah Championship, the Ras Al Khaimah Classic, the MyGolfLife Open, the Steyn City Championship, the ISPS Handa Championship in Spain and the Catalunya Championship.
Response to LIV Golf
editFollowing a statement produced by the European Tour on 24 June 2022, they confirmed that players who competed in the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational Series event in London would be fined £100,000 as well as being prohibited from competing in events co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour (which prohibits members from participating in the LIV series). These events were the Genesis Scottish Open, the Barbasol Championship and the Barracuda Championship.[7]
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2022 season.[8]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | DPWTR points |
Winner[c] | OWGR points |
Other tours[d] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Nov | Joburg Open | South Africa | R17,500,000 | 2,000[e] | Thriston Lawrence (1)
|
19 | AFR | |
| SA Open Championship | South Africa | – | – | Removed[f] | – | |||
| Alfred Dunhill Championship | South Africa | – | – | Cancelled[11] | – | AFR | ||
| 23 Jan | Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship | UAE | US$8,000,000 | 8,000 |  Thomas Pieters (6)
|
46 | Rolex Series | |
| 30 Jan | Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$8,000,000 | 8,000 |  Viktor Hovland (2)
|
48 | Rolex Series | |
| 6 Feb | Ras Al Khaimah Championship | UAE | US$2,000,000 | 2,750 |  Nicolai Højgaard (2)
|
24 | New tournament | |
| 13 Feb | Ras Al Khaimah Classic | UAE | US$2,000,000 | 2,750 | Ryan Fox (2)
|
24 | New tournament[h] | |
| Hero Indian Open | India | – | – | Cancelled[i] | – | |||
| 6 Mar | Magical Kenya Open | Kenya | €1,750,000 | 2,750 |  Wu Ashun (4)
|
24 | ||
| 13 Mar | MyGolfLife Open | South Africa | US$1,500,000 | 2,000 | Pablo Larrazábal (6)
|
23 | AFR | New tournament |
| 20 Mar | Steyn City Championship | South Africa | US$1,500,000 | 2,000 | Shaun Norris (1)
|
19 | AFR | New tournament |
| 27 Mar |
Commercial Bank Qatar Masters | Qatar | US$2,000,000 | 2,750 | Ewen Ferguson (1)
|
24 | ||
| 27 Mar | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | United States | US$12,000,000 | 8,000 |  Scottie Scheffler (n/a)
|
74 | World Golf Championship | |
| 10 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$15,000,000 | 10,000 | Scottie Scheffler (n/a)
|
100 | Major championship | |
| ISPS Handa Championship in Japan | Japan | – | – | Removed[j] | – | New tournament | ||
| 24 Apr | ISPS Handa Championship in Spain | Spain | US$2,000,000 | 2,750 | Pablo Larrazábal (7)
|
24 | New tournament[j] | |
| Volvo China Open | China | – | – | Postponed | – | |||
| 1 May | Catalunya Championship | Spain | US$2,000,000 | 2,750 | Adri Arnaus (1)
|
24 | New tournament[j] | |
| 8 May | Betfred British Masters | England | £1,850,000 | 3,500 | Thorbjørn Olesen (6)
|
24 | ||
| 15 May | Soudal Open | Belgium | US$2,000,000 | 2,750 |  Sam Horsfield (3)
|
24 | ||
| 22 May | PGA Championship | United States | US$15,000,000 | 10,000 | Justin Thomas (4)
|
100 | Major championship | |
| 29 May | Dutch Open | Netherlands | €1,750,000 | 2,750 |  Victor Perez (2)
|
24 | ||
| 5 Jun | Porsche European Open | Germany | €1,750,000 | 2,750 |  Kalle Samooja (1)
|
24 | ||
| 12 Jun | Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed | Sweden | US$2,000,000 | 2,750 |  Linn Grant (n/a)
|
24[k] | LET | Mixed event[l] |
| 19 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$17,500,000 | 10,000 | Matt Fitzpatrick (8)
|
100 | Major championship | |
| 26 Jun | BMW International Open | Germany | €2,000,000 | 2,750 | Li Haotong (3)
|
24 | ||
| 3 Jul | Horizon Irish Open | Ireland | US$6,000,000 | 6,000 |  Adrian Meronk (1)
|
28 | ||
| 10 Jul | Genesis Scottish Open | Scotland | US$8,000,000 | 8,000 | Xander Schauffele (2)
|
70 | PGAT | Rolex Series |
| 10 Jul | Barbasol Championship | United States | US$3,700,000 | 4,250 | Trey Mullinax (n/a)
|
24 | PGAT | New to European Tour |
| 17 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | US$14,000,000 | 10,000 |  Cameron Smith (n/a)
|
100 | Major championship | |
| 17 Jul | Barracuda Championship | United States | US$3,700,000 | 4,250 | Chez Reavie (1)
|
24 | PGAT | New to European Tour |
| 24 Jul | Cazoo Classic | England | €1,750,000 | 2,750 | Richie Ramsay (4)
|
24 | ||
| 31 Jul | Hero Open | Scotland | €1,750,000 | 2,750 | Sean Crocker (1)
|
24 | ||
| 7 Aug | Cazoo Open | Wales | €1,750,000 | 2,750 | Callum Shinkwin (2)
|
24 | ||
| 14 Aug | ISPS Handa World Invitational | Northern Ireland | US$1,500,000 | 2,000 | Ewen Ferguson (2)
|
8.17 | ||
| 21 Aug | D+D Real Czech Masters | Czech Republic | €1,750,000 | 2,750 |  Maximilian Kieffer (1)
|
10.34 | ||
| 28 Aug | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,000,000 | 2,750 | Thriston Lawrence (2)
|
16.02 | ||
| 4 Sep | Made in HimmerLand | Denmark | €3,000,000 | 4,250 | Oliver Wilson (2)
|
16.25 | ||
| 11 Sep | BMW PGA Championship | England | US$8,000,000 | 8,000 |  Shane Lowry (6)
|
38.04 | Rolex Series | |
| 18 Sep | DS Automobiles Italian Open | Italy | €3,000,000 | 4,250 | Robert MacIntyre (2)
|
24.28 | ||
| 25 Sep | Cazoo Open de France | France | €3,000,000 | 4,250 |  Guido Migliozzi (3)
|
18.55 | ||
| 2 Oct | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | US$5,000,000 | 5,500 | Ryan Fox (3)
|
32.14 | Pro-Am | |
| 9 Oct | Acciona Open de España | Spain | €1,750,000 | 2,750 | Jon Rahm (8)
|
14.20 | ||
| 16 Oct | Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters | Spain | €3,000,000 | 4,250 | Adrián Otaegui (4)
|
20.18 | ||
| 23 Oct[m] | Mallorca Golf Open | Spain | US$2,000,000 | 2,750 | Yannik Paul (1)
|
13.48 | ||
| WGC-HSBC Champions | China | – | – | Cancelled[19] | – | World Golf Championship | ||
| 30 Oct[m] | Portugal Masters | Portugal | US$2,000,000 | 2,750 | Jordan Smith (2)
|
13.27 | ||
| Cyprus Open | Cyprus | – | – | Cancelled[m] | – | |||
| 13 Nov | Nedbank Golf Challenge | South Africa | US$6,000,000 | 7,000 | Tommy Fleetwood (6)
|
14.92 | AFR[n] | Limited-field event |
| 20 Nov | DP World Tour Championship | UAE | US$10,000,000 | 12,000 | Jon Rahm (9)
|
21.82 | Tour Championship[o] |
Unofficial events
editThe following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul | J. P. McManus Pro-Am | Ireland | £1,000,000 | Xander Schauffele
|
n/a | Pro-Am |
Location of tournaments
edit
     Location of tournaments in Europe.  Major championship Flagship event Rolex Series event Regular event |
.svg)     Location of tournaments outside Europe. Major championship World Golf Championships Rolex Series event Regular event
|
DP World Tour Rankings
editThe DP World Tour Rankings were based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[20][21]
| Pos. | Player | Majors | WGCs | Rolex Series | Top 10s in other ET events | Total pts |
Tmts | Money[p] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mas | PGA | USO | Opn | WGC MP |
WGC Cha |
Abu | Dub | Sco | BMW PGA |
DPW TC |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Reg. (€m) |
Bon. ($m) | |||||||||||
| 1 | McIlroy
|
2nd 1113 |
8th 250 |
T5 387 |
3rd 627 |
• | C A N C E L L E D |
T12 116 |
3rd 500 |
• | T2 695 |
4th 600 |
4th 212 |
T4 255 |
4,754 | 10 | 5.5 | 2.0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Fox
|
• | 54th 40 |
CUT 0 |
CUT 0 |
• | 61st 24 |
T26 78 |
T47 38 |
WD 0 |
19th 148 |
1st 460 |
T9 53 |
T8 65 |
T2 239 |
2nd 305 |
3rd 172 |
2nd 667 |
1st 915 |
T4 127 |
2nd 780 |
4,174 | 24 | 3.4 | 1.2 | ||||||||
| 3 | Rahm
|
T27 96 |
T48 47 |
T12 167 |
T34 73 |
T9 138 |
• | • | T55 28 |
T2 695 |
1st 2000 |
1st 460 |
3,703 | 9 | 4.6 | 0.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Fitzpatrick
|
T14 131 |
T5 358 |
1st 1665 |
T21 108 |
T18 93 |
• | • | T6 225 |
T42 46 |
T5 465 |
2nd 472 |
3,620 | 11 | 4.9 | 0.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Fleetwood
|
T14 131 |
T5 358 |
CUT 0 |
T4 462 |
T35 45 |
T48 38 |
T12 121 |
T4 370 |
T57 24 |
T5 465 |
T10 47 |
1st 1165 |
3,301 | 14 | 3.4 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Hovland
|
T27 96 |
T41 60 |
CUT 0 |
T4 462 |
T18 93 |
T4 370 |
1st 1335 |
CUT 0 |
T5 265 |
T23 126 |
2,837 | 11 | 2.8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Zalatoris
|
T6 325 |
2nd 1113 |
T2 920 |
T28 89 |
T5 265 |
• | • | CUT 0 |
• | • | 2,662 | 6 | 3.9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Meronk
|
• | • | • | T42 60 |
• | WD 0 |
T4 292 |
CUT 0 |
T32 60 |
T7 330 |
T6 83 |
T3 155 |
T3 142 |
6th 97 |
3rd 172 |
1st 1000 |
2,648 | 23 | 2.2 | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Lowry
|
T3 564 |
T23 102 |
CUT 0 |
T21 108 |
T35 45 |
T12 116 |
T24 85 |
• | 1st 1335 |
T23 126 |
T9 117 |
2,597 | 11 | 2.8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Pieters
|
CUT 0 |
T71 18 |
T27 95 |
T28 89 |
T26 72 |
1st 1335 |
T12 121 |
• | T23 79 |
• | T9 50 |
T10 49 |
2nd 305 |
T8 57 |
T3 219 |
2,576 | 15 | 2.3 | ||||||||||||||
Win
Top 10
Made cut
Missed cut
Withdrew
• Did not play
Awards
edit| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year (Seve Ballesteros Award) | Ryan Fox |
[23] |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Thriston Lawrence |
[24] |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ A further seven tournaments were scheduled but were either cancelled, postponed or otherwise removed from the schedule.
- ^ Scottie Scheffler also won 2 events, but was not a European Tour member.
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members.
- ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; LET − Ladies European Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour.
- ^ Event reduced to 36 holes due to weather and impending COVID-19 related travel restrictions.[9] Due to the shortening of the event, only 75% of the full DP World Tour Ranking points were awarded.[10]
- ^ With impending COVID-19 related travel restrictions in and out of South Africa affecting the makeup of the field, the event was removed from the European Tour schedule. It proceeded as a sole-sanctioned Sunshine Tour event.[11]
- ^ Sunshine Tour flagship event
- ^ In January, the tour announced the postponement of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters; the Ras Al Khaimah Classic was added to the schedule as a replacement.[12]
- ^ The Hero Indian Open was originally scheduled for 24–27 February 2022; in December 2021 it was brought forward a week to fill the space originally reserved for a fifth consecutive tournament in the Middle East.[13] In February 2022, it was announced that the tournament had been postponed to a later date.[14] Just a week before the event was scheduled to start, it was cancelled.[15]
- ^ a b c On 18 February 2022, the tour announced the addition of two new tournaments in Spain, the ISPS Handa Championship in Spain and the Catalunya Championship, to replace the ISPS Handa Championship in Japan, which proceeded as a sole-sanctioned Japan Golf Tour event, and the postponed Volvo China Open.[16]
- ^ OWGR points at the Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed were awarded based on men's scores only. Henrik Stenson and Marc Warren tied for the lowest men's score and split the assigned points for first and second places, each earning 19.2 points.[17]
- ^ Field of 78 men and 78 women playing from different sets of tees. Tour ranking and world ranking points based on finish among men's field only.
- ^ a b c On 12 August 2022, the tour announced the addition of the Mallorca Golf Open and the Portugal Masters, as well as the cancellation of the Cyprus Open.[18]
- ^ Sunshine Tour unofficial event
- ^ Also a Rolex Series tournament.
- ^ In addition to tournament prize money, the top five point scorers received a share of a $5m bonus pool.[22]
References
edit- ^ a b Murray, Ewan (9 November 2021). "'A new era in global golf': European Tour to be renamed DP World Tour". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ Glendinning, Matthew (11 November 2021). "DP World to invest more than $400m in European Tour over next decade". SportBusiness. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "DP World Tour: Tournaments, dates, venues and Rolex Series event for historic 2022 season". Sky Sports. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ Carter, Iain (27 November 2020). "PGA Tour and European Tour reach agreement on closer working alliance". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ Casey, Phil (3 August 2021). "Three tournaments next year to be co-sanctioned by European Tour and PGA Tour". The Independent. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "The Irish Open prize money will increase to €5 million from 2022". the42. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "DP World Tour confirms member sanctions". European Tour. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "2022 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Joberg Open: Thriston Lawrence wins 36-hole event amid increasing Covid-19 concerns". BBC Sport. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ Butler, Lynn (27 November 2021). "SA's Thriston Lawrence records maiden win at chaotic Joburg Open". News18. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Irish golfers battling travel chaos to get back from South Africa after pulling out of Joburg Open". Irish Independent. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "DP World Tour: Ras Al Khaimah given second event as Qatar Masters postponed". Gulf News. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Date change for The Hero Indian Open". European Tour. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Indian Open postponed again". India Golf Weekly. 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Updates to 2022 schedule". European Tour. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Two new Spanish events added to the 2022 DP World Tour schedule". GolfMagic. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed Hosted by Henrik & Annika". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "Mallorca and Portugal events added to DP World Tour's 2022 schedule". European Tour. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ Hibbitt, James (6 July 2022). "World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions Cancelled For 2022". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "2022 DP World Tour Rankings". European Tour. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Rory McIlroy finishes top of DP World Tour rankings for fourth time". RTÉ. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ Ballengee, Ryan (20 November 2022). "2022 Race to Dubai bonus pool, purse, winner's share, prize money payout". Golf News Net. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Ryan Fox wins the 2022 Seve Ballesteros Award". European Tour. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ Kilvington, Ross (24 November 2022). "Thriston Lawrence Named DP World Tour Rookie Of The Year". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 11 October 2023.