2019 European Tour
The 2019 European Tour was the 48th season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972 and the 11th edition of the Race to Dubai.
The Race to Dubai was won by Spain's Jon Rahm, who was also named Golfer of the Year. Scotland's Robert MacIntyre was the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year.
Changes from the previous season
Rule changes
From January 1, 2019 onwards, tournaments followed the new rules released by the USGA and the R&A which were designed to simplify the rule book and speed up the pace of play. The most noticeable changes included golfers being able to putt on the green with the flag remaining in, and drops being made from knee rather than shoulder height.Scheduling changes
As announced in 2017, the US PGA Championship was moved from August to May, starting in 2019. The PGA of America cited the addition of golf to the Summer Olympics, as well as cooler weather enabling a wider array of options for host courses, as reasoning for the change. It was also believed that the PGA Tour wished to re-align its season so that its FedEx Cup Playoffs would not have to compete with the start of the NFL season in early September, since both United States broadcast partners are NFL broadcast partners.Consequently, the European Tour moved the flagship event, the BMW PGA Championship, from the congested May date to late September, four weeks after the end of the 2019 PGA Tour season. It was hoped the date would attract more top names.
Changes to the Race to Dubai
The number of Race to Dubai points available in the Final Series was increased, and the field size reduced. The aim was to make more players still have a chance of winning the Race to Dubai entering the Final Series. In addition, although the prize money was not increased, the bonus pool of US$5m would now be split among the top five players rather than the top ten. The money saved from restricting field sizes was used solely to increase the first prizes, which means that the tournaments would not have the standard prize fund distribution, and the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai would have the largest tournament first prize in golf of US$3m.Tournament changes
- New tournament: Saudi International.
- Returning tournament: Alfred Dunhill Championship
- Tournaments on the European Tour schedule for the first time: ISPS Handa Vic Open, Kenya Open.
- Changes to the Rolex Series: the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship replaced the Open de France.
- No longer part of the schedule: Joburg Open, Tshwane Open, Sicilian Open, Fiji International, Shot Clock Masters.
Schedule
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Winner | OWGR points | Race to Dubai points | Purse | Other tours | Notes |
| 25 Nov | Honma Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong |  Aaron Rai | 30 | 2,750 | $2,000,000 | ASA | |
| 2 Dec | Australian PGA Championship | Australia |  Cameron Smith | 20 | 2,000 | A$1,500,000 | ANZ | |
| 2 Dec | AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open | Mauritius |  Kurt Kitayama | 17 | 2,000 | €1,000,000 | AFR, ASA | |
| 9 Dec | South African Open | South Africa |  Louis Oosthuizen | 32 | 2,000 | R17,500,000 | AFR, ASA | |
| 16 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | South Africa | David Lipsky | 23 | 2,750 | €1,500,000 | AFR | |
| 19 Jan | Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship | UAE |  Shane Lowry | 48 | 7,000 | $7,000,000 | Rolex Series event | |
| 27 Jan | Omega Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | Bryson DeChambeau | 46 | 4,250 | $3,250,000 | ||
| 3 Feb | Saudi International | Saudi Arabia | Dustin Johnson | 48 | 4,250 | $3,500,000 | New tournament | |
| 10 Feb | ISPS Handa Vic Open | Australia |  David Law | 20 | 2,000 | A$1,500,000 | ANZ | New to European Tour; held concurrently with the Women's Victorian Open |
| 17 Feb | ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth | Australia |  Ryan Fox | 20 | 2,000 | A$1,600,000 | ANZ, ASA | |
| 24 Feb | WGC-Mexico Championship | Mexico | Dustin Johnson | 72 | 9,000 | $10,250,000 | World Golf Championships | |
| 3 Mar | Oman Open | Oman | Kurt Kitayama | 24 | 2,750 | $1,750,000 | ||
| 10 Mar | Commercial Bank Qatar Masters | Qatar | Justin Harding | 24 | 2,750 | $1,750,000 | ||
| 17 Mar | Magical Kenya Open | Kenya |  Guido Migliozzi | 24 | 2,000 | €1,100,000 | New to European Tour | |
| 24 Mar | Maybank Championship | Malaysia | Scott Hend | 24 | 3,500 | $3,000,000 | ASA | |
| 31 Mar | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | United States | Kevin Kisner | 76 | 9,000 | $10,250,000 | World Golf Championships | |
| 31 Mar | Hero Indian Open | India | Stephen Gallacher | 19 | 2,750 | $1,750,000 | ASA | |
| 14 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | Tiger Woods | 100 | 10,000 | $11,000,000 | Major championship | |
| 28 Apr | Trophée Hassan II | Morocco |  Jorge Campillo | 24 | 3,500 | €2,500,000 | ||
| 5 May | Volvo China Open | China |  Mikko Korhonen | 24 | 3,500 | ¥20,000,000 | ASA | |
| 12 May | Betfred British Masters | England |  Marcus Kinhult | 26 | 4,250 | £3,000,000 | ||
| 19 May | PGA Championship | United States | Brooks Koepka | 100 | 10,000 | $11,000,000 | Major championship | |
| 26 May | Made in Denmark | Denmark |  Bernd Wiesberger | 24 | 4,250 | €3,000,000 | ||
| 2 Jun | Belgian Knockout | Belgium | Guido Migliozzi | 24 | 2,000 | €1,000,000 | ||
| 8 Jun | GolfSixes Cascais | Portugal | n/a | n/a | €1,000,000 | Approved special event | ||
| 16 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | Gary Woodland | 100 | 10,000 | $12,500,000 | Major championship | |
| 23 Jun | BMW International Open | Germany | Andrea Pavan | 26 | 2,750 | €2,000,000 | ||
| 30 Jun | Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters | Spain | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | 24 | 4,250 | €3,000,000 | ||
| 7 Jul | Dubai Duty Free Irish Open | Ireland | Jon Rahm | 42 | 7,000 | $7,000,000 | Rolex Series event | |
| 14 Jul | Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open | Scotland | Bernd Wiesberger | 48 | 7,000 | $7,000,000 | Rolex Series event | |
| 21 Jul | The Open Championship | Northern Ireland | Shane Lowry | 100 | 10,000 | $10,750,000 | Major championship | |
| 28 Jul | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational | United States | Brooks Koepka | 72 | 9,000 | $10,250,000 | World Golf Championships | |
| 18 Aug | D+D Real Czech Masters | Czech Republic |  Thomas Pieters | 24 | 2,000 | €1,000,000 | ||
| 25 Aug | Scandinavian Invitation | Sweden | Erik van Rooyen | 24 | 2,750 | €1,500,000 | ||
| 1 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | Sebastian Söderberg | 38 | 3,500 | €2,500,000 | ||
| 8 Sep | Porsche European Open | Germany | Paul Casey | 26 | 2,750 | €2,000,000 | ||
| 15 Sep | KLM Open | Netherlands | Sergio García | 24 | 2,750 | €2,000,000 | ||
| 22 Sep | BMW PGA Championship | England | Danny Willett | 64 | 7,000 | $7,000,000 | Flagship event; Rolex Series event | |
| 29 Sep | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland |  Victor Perez | 50 | 5,500 | $5,000,000 | ||
| 6 Oct | Mutuactivos Open de España | Spain | Jon Rahm | 24 | 2,750 | €1,500,000 | ||
| 13 Oct | Italian Open | Italy | Bernd Wiesberger | 44 | 7,000 | $7,000,000 | Rolex Series event | |
| 20 Oct | Amundi Open de France | France | Nicolas Colsaerts | 24 | 2,750 | €1,600,000 | ||
| 27 Oct | Portugal Masters | Portugal | Steven Brown | 24 | 2,750 | €1,500,000 | ||
| 3 Nov | WGC-HSBC Champions | China |  Rory McIlroy | 60 | 9,000 | $10,250,000 | World Golf Championships | |
| 10 Nov | Turkish Airlines Open | Turkey | Tyrrell Hatton | 42 | 9,000 | $7,000,000 | Rolex Series event | |
| 17 Nov | Nedbank Golf Challenge | South Africa | Tommy Fleetwood | 36 | 10,000 | $7,500,000 | AFR | Rolex Series event |
| 24 Nov | DP World Tour Championship, Dubai | UAE | Jon Rahm | 52 | 12,000 | $8,000,000 | Tour Championship; Rolex Series event |
Location of tournaments
Race to Dubai points leaders
Final Race to Dubai standings of top 10 playersNote: Tiger Woods, Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson and Gary Woodland are not European Tour members. Kevin Kisner joined the European Tour after the WGC Match Play, but forfeited his membership in mid-September.
Note2: Rory McIlroy was not a European Tour member during the WGC-Mexico Championship, WGC-Match Play, and The Masters. Points earned in these events do not count towards the Race to Dubai.
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