2010 European Tour


The 2010 European Tour was the second edition of the Race to Dubai and the 39th season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972.
The Race to Dubai was won by Germany's Martin Kaymer. Kaymer and U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell from Northern Ireland shared the Golfer of the Year award.

Schedule

The table below shows the 2010 European Tour schedule. The season consisted of 47 tournaments, beginning with two events in December 2009 and culminating with the Dubai World Championship the following November. The schedule included the four major championships, four World Golf Championships and the Ryder Cup.
There were many changes from the 2009 season, including six new tournaments; they were the Africa Open in South Africa, the returning Avantha Masters in India which had been cancelled in 2009, the Hassan II Golf Trophy in Morocco, the Open Calla Millor Mallorca and the Andalucía Valderrama Masters in Spain, and the Vivendi Cup in France. Lost from the schedule were the European Open, the Johnnie Walker Classic, the Indonesia Open and the Volvo World Match Play Championship. There were also three fewer tournaments due to a partial realignment of the schedule with the calendar.
DatesTournamentHost countryWinnerOWGR
points		Notes
10–13 DecAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipSouth Africa Pablo Martín 20Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
17–20 DecSouth African OpenSouth Africa Richie Ramsay 32Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
7–10 JanAfrica OpenSouth Africa Charl Schwartzel 20New to the European Tour; co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
14–17 JanJoburg OpenSouth Africa Charl Schwartzel 22Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
21–24 JanAbu Dhabi Golf ChampionshipUnited Arab Emirates Martin Kaymer 54
28–31 JanCommercialbank Qatar MastersQatar Robert Karlsson 54
4–7 FebOmega Dubai Desert ClassicUnited Arab Emirates Miguel Ángel Jiménez 50
11–14 FebAvantha MastersIndia Andrew Dodt 20Returning tournament; co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
18–21 FebWGC-Accenture Match Play ChampionshipUnited States Ian Poulter 74World Golf Championships
4–7 MarMaybank Malaysian OpenMalaysia Noh Seung-yul 24Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
11–14 MarWGC-CA ChampionshipUnited States Ernie Els 74World Golf Championships
18–21 MarTrophée Hassan IIMorocco Rhys Davies 24New to the European Tour
25–28 MarOpen de Andalucia de GolfSpain Louis Oosthuizen 24
8–11 AprMasters TournamentUnited States Phil Mickelson 100Major championship
8–11 AprMadeira Islands Open BPI - PortugalPortugal James Morrison 24Alternate event
15–18 AprVolvo China OpenChina Yang Yong-eun 28Co-sanctioned with the OneAsia Tour
22–25 AprBallantine's ChampionshipSouth Korea Marcus Fraser 38Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
29 Apr – 2 MayOpen de EspañaSpain Álvaro Quirós 24
6–9 MayBMW Italian OpenItaly Fredrik Andersson Hed 24
13–16 MayIberdrola Open Cala Millor MallorcaSpain Peter Hanson 24New tournament
20–23 MayBMW PGA ChampionshipEngland Simon Khan 64Flagship event
27–30 MayMadrid MastersSpain Luke Donald 36
3–6 JunCeltic Manor Wales OpenWales Graeme McDowell 38
10–13 JunEstoril Open de PortugalPortugal Thomas Bjørn 24
17–20 JunU.S. OpenUnited States Graeme McDowell 100Major championship
17–20 JunSaint-Omer OpenFrance Martin Wiegele 18Alternate event; dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour
24–27 JunBMW International OpenGermany David Horsey 38
1–4 JulAlstom Open de FranceFrance Miguel Ángel Jiménez 50
8–11 JulBarclays Scottish OpenScotland Edoardo Molinari 52
15–18 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland Louis Oosthuizen 100Major championship
22–25 JulNordea Scandinavian MastersSweden Richard S. Johnson 26
29 Jul – 1 Aug3 Irish OpenIreland Ross Fisher 32
5–8 AugWGC-Bridgestone InvitationalUnited States Hunter Mahan 76World Golf Championships
12–15 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited States Martin Kaymer 100Major championship
19–22 AugCzech OpenCzech Republic Peter Hanson 24
26–29 AugJohnnie Walker Championship at GleneaglesScotland Edoardo Molinari 30
2–5 SepOmega European MastersSwitzerland Miguel Ángel Jiménez 30Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
9–12 SepKLM OpenNetherlands Martin Kaymer 32
16–19 SepAustrian Golf OpenAustria José Manuel Lara 24
23–26 SepVivendi CupFrance John Parry 24New tournament
1–4 OctRyder CupWales Team Europen/aApproved special event; team event
7–10 OctAlfred Dunhill Links ChampionshipScotland Martin Kaymer 48
14–17 OctPortugal MastersPortugal Richard Green 34
21–24 OctCastelló Masters Costa AzaharSpain Matteo Manassero 24
28–31 OctAndalucía Valderrama MastersSpain Graeme McDowell 38New tournament
4–7 NovWGC-HSBC ChampionsChina Francesco Molinari 68World Golf Championships
11–14 NovBarclays Singapore OpenSingapore Adam Scott 48Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
18–21 NovUBS Hong Kong OpenHong Kong Ian Poulter 38Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
25–28 NovDubai World ChampionshipUnited Arab Emirates Robert Karlsson 58

Location of tournaments

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 top 15 in the 2010 standings following the Dubai World Championship and distribution of the bonus pool.
RankPlayerCountryEventsPrize money
1Martin Kaymer224,461,011
2Graeme McDowell243,896,996
3Lee Westwood143,222,423
4Ian Poulter153,027,008
5Francesco Molinari272,799,692
6Robert Karlsson212,296,486
7Ernie Els152,261,607
8Charl Schwartzel242,207,965
9Miguel Ángel Jiménez292,179,418
10Louis Oosthuizen232,070,763
11Edoardo Molinari282,009,337
12Paul Casey141,888,850
13Rory McIlroy161,821,050
14Álvaro Quirós251,750,255
15Luke Donald131,678,072

Awards

Golfer of the Month

The winners of the European Tour Golfer of the Month Award were as follows:
MonthPlayerCountry
JanuaryCharl Schwartzel
FebruaryIan Poulter
MarchErnie Els
AprilRory McIlroy
MayLuke Donald
JuneGraeme McDowell
JulyLouis Oosthuizen
AugustMartin Kaymer
SeptemberJohn Parry
OctoberMatteo Manassero
NovemberIan Poulter