2011 European Tour

2011 European Tour season
Duration9 December 2010 (2010-12-09) – 11 December 2011 (2011-12-11)
Number of official events52
Most winsDenmark Thomas Bjørn (3)
England Luke Donald (3)
Race to DubaiEngland Luke Donald
Golfer of the YearEngland Luke Donald
Players' Player of the YearEngland Luke Donald
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearEngland Tom Lewis
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The 2011 European Tour was the 40th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse Winner[a] OWGR
points 		Other
tours[b] 		Notes
12 Dec Alfred Dunhill Championship South Africa €1,000,000 Spain Pablo Martín (3) 20 AFR
19 Dec South African Open Championship South Africa €1,000,000 South Africa Ernie Els (26) 32 AFR[c]
9 Jan Africa Open South Africa €1,000,000 South Africa Louis Oosthuizen (3) 22 AFR
16 Jan Joburg Open South Africa €1,300,000 South Africa Charl Schwartzel (6) 20 AFR
23 Jan Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship UAE US$2,700,000 Germany Martin Kaymer (9) 56
30 Jan Volvo Golf Champions Bahrain €1,700,000 England Paul Casey (11) 38 New tournament
6 Feb Commercialbank Qatar Masters Qatar US$2,500,000 Denmark Thomas Bjørn (11) 50
13 Feb Omega Dubai Desert Classic UAE US$2,500,000 Spain Álvaro Quirós (5) 50
20 Feb Avantha Masters India €1,800,000 India Shiv Chawrasia (2) 20 ASA
27 Feb WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship United States US$8,500,000 England Luke Donald (4) 76 World Golf Championship
13 Mar WGC-Cadillac Championship United States US$8,500,000 United States Nick Watney (n/a) 74 World Golf Championship
21 Mar Sicilian Open Italy €1,000,000 France Raphaël Jacquelin (3) 24 New tournament
27 Mar Open de Andalucía de Golf Spain €1,000,000 Scotland Paul Lawrie (6) 24
3 Apr Trophée Hassan II Morocco €1,500,000 England David Horsey (2) 24
10 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$8,000,000 South Africa Charl Schwartzel (7) 100 Major championship
17 Apr Maybank Malaysian Open Malaysia US$2,500,000 Italy Matteo Manassero (2) 42 ASA
24 Apr Volvo China Open China CN¥20,000,000 Belgium Nicolas Colsaerts (1) 28 ONE
1 May Ballantine's Championship South Korea €2,205,000 England Lee Westwood (21) 42 ASA, KOR
8 May Open de España Spain €2,000,000 South Africa Thomas Aiken (1) 24
15 May Iberdrola Open Spain €1,000,000 Northern Ireland Darren Clarke (13) 24
22 May Volvo World Match Play Championship Spain €3,400,000 England Ian Poulter (11) 52 Limited-field event
22 May Madeira Islands Open Portugal €700,000 Northern Ireland Michael Hoey (2) 18 CHA
29 May BMW PGA Championship England €4,500,000 England Luke Donald (5) 64 Flagship event
5 Jun Saab Wales Open Wales £1,800,000 Sweden Alex Norén (2) 30
12 Jun BMW Italian Open Italy €1,500,000 England Robert Rock (1) 24
19 Jun U.S. Open United States US$7,850,000 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (2) 100 Major championship
19 Jun Saint-Omer Open France €600,000 Australia Matthew Zions (1) 18 CHA
26 Jun BMW International Open Germany €2,000,000 Spain Pablo Larrazábal (2) 38
3 Jul Alstom Open de France France €3,000,000 France Thomas Levet (6) 40
10 Jul Barclays Scottish Open Scotland £3,000,000 England Luke Donald (6) 52
17 Jul The Open Championship England £5,000,000 Northern Ireland Darren Clarke (14) 100 Major championship
24 Jul Nordea Masters Sweden €1,500,000 Sweden Alex Norén (3) 24
31 Jul Irish Open Ireland €1,500,000 England Simon Dyson (5) 28
7 Aug WGC-Bridgestone Invitational United States US$8,500,000 Australia Adam Scott (8) 76 World Golf Championship
14 Aug PGA Championship United States US$8,000,000 United States Keegan Bradley (n/a) 100 Major championship
21 Aug Czech Open Czech Republic €1,500,000 England Oliver Fisher (1) 24
28 Aug Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles Scotland £1,400,000 Denmark Thomas Bjørn (12) 24
4 Sep Omega European Masters Switzerland €2,000,000 Denmark Thomas Bjørn (13) 44 ASA
11 Sep KLM Open Netherlands €1,800,000 England Simon Dyson (6) 40
25 Sep Austrian Golf Open Austria €1,000,000 England Kenneth Ferrie (3) 24
2 Oct Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Scotland US$5,000,000 Northern Ireland Michael Hoey (3) 54 Pro-Am
9 Oct Bankia Madrid Masters Spain €1,000,000 England Lee Slattery (1) 28
16 Oct Portugal Masters Portugal €2,500,000 England Tom Lewis (1) 34
23 Oct Castelló Masters Spain €2,000,000 Spain Sergio García (9) 24
30 Oct Andalucía Masters Spain €3,000,000 Spain Sergio García (10) 38
6 Nov WGC-HSBC Champions China US$7,000,000 Germany Martin Kaymer (10) 62 World Golf Championship
14 Nov Barclays Singapore Open Singapore US$6,000,000 Spain Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (5) 46 ASA
20 Nov Iskandar Johor Open Malaysia US$2,000,000 Netherlands Joost Luiten (1) 24 ASA New to European Tour
20 Nov Alfred Dunhill Championship South Africa €1,000,000 South Africa Garth Mulroy (1) 20 AFR
27 Nov SA Open Championship South Africa €1,000,000 South Africa Hennie Otto (2) 32 AFR[c]
4 Dec UBS Hong Kong Open Hong Kong US$2,750,000 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (3) 38 ASA
11 Dec Dubai World Championship UAE US$7,500,000 Spain 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 Team event
27 Nov Omega Mission Hills World Cup China US$7,500,000 United States Matt Kuchar and
United States Gary Woodland 		n/a Team event

Location of tournaments

Race to Dubai

The Race to Dubai was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[3][4][5][6]

Pos. Player Majors WGCs Principal events Top 10s in other ET events Tmts Money
Mas USO Opn PGA WGC
MP 		WGC
Cad 		WGC
Inv 		WGC
Cha 		BMW
PGA 		Dub 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Reg.
(€) 		Bon.
($) 		Total
(€)
1 England Donald T4 T45 CUT T8 1st T6 T2 • 1st 3rd 2nd 1st T9 13 4,216,226 1,500,000 5,323,400
2 Northern Ireland McIlroy T15 1st T25 T64 T17 T10 T6 T4 T24 T11 2nd T10 3rd T9 T3 3rd 2nd 1st 19 3,171,787 1,125,000 4,002,168
3 Germany Kaymer CUT T39 T12 CUT 2nd T24 T29 1st T31 T11 1st T9 T3 4th 2nd T8 22 2,935,446 750,000 3,489,033
4 South Africa Schwartzel 1st T9 T16 T12 T17 T24 T53 T4 CUT 5th T2 4th T4 1st T8 T5 T9 18 2,486,959 600,000 2,929,829
5 England Westwood T11 T3 CUT T8 T17 T18 T9 T29 2nd 1st T9 T6 5th 19 2,052,090 525,000 2,439,601
6 Spain Quirós T27 T54 CUT CUT T33 T64 T53 T49 T18 1st T8 2nd 1st T5 T7 23 1,927,090 450,000 2,259,242
7 Denmark A. Hansen CUT • T22 T3 T33 T3 T29 T11 T18 T44 T2 2nd T2 22 1,769,893 412,500 2,074,366
8 Spain García T35 T7 T9 T12 • • T53 • • T11 T9 2nd 1st 1st 13 1,685,930 375,000 1,962,723
9 Denmark Bjørn • • 4th CUT • • T68 T42 • T29 1st 1st 1st T8 23 1,565,001 337,500 1,814,115
10 England Dyson • • T9 T51 • • T33 T16 3rd T46 T5 7th T5 1st 1st T9 29 1,473,344 300,000 1,694,779
11 Northern Ireland Clarke • • 1st CUT • • T68 T38 T45 57th T8 1st 22 1,396,659 262,500 1,590,415
12 Spain Jiménez T27 CUT T25 T64 T5 T55 72nd T38 CUT T44 T2 2nd T9 2nd 29 1,390,539 243,750 1,570,454
13 Sweden Hanson CUT T7 CUT T64 T33 T55 T21 T33 T18 4th T2 9th T4 T10 T9 T6 T10 3rd 24 1,334,514 225,000 1,500,590
14 Sweden Norén • T51 CUT T34 • • T53 T49 CUT T37 T8 T4 T5 1st 1st T9 T3 28 1,274,018 206,250 1,427,643
15 South Africa Oosthuizen CUT T9 T54 CUT T33 T18 T37 T7 CUT T6 3rd 1st T5 T3 T8 22 1,270,730 187,500 1,409,126
  Win
  Top 10
  Made cut
  Missed cut
• Did not play

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Golfer of the Year England Luke Donald [7]
Players' Player of the Year England Luke Donald [8]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year England Tom Lewis [9]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 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 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.
  2. ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; ASA − Asian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.
  3. ^ a b Sunshine Tour flagship event

References

  1. ^ "2011 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  2. ^ "European Tour unveils 2011 Race to Dubai schedule". BBC Sport. 28 November 2010. Archived from the original on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  3. ^ "The European Tour Race to Dubai Ranking". Worldwide Golf. No. 130. Worldwide Sporting Publications. October 2011. p. 53. Retrieved 9 February 2021 – via Issuu.
  4. ^ "European Tour Race to Dubai". European Tour. 11 December 2011. Archived from the original on 14 December 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Golf-European Tour Race to Dubai final money list". Reuters. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Donald makes golf history with Race to Dubai success". CNN. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  7. ^ Garrod, Mark (15 December 2011). "Luke Donald named European Tour Golfer of the Year". The Independent. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Players' Awards Dinner launches BMW week". European Tour. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2023. Luke Donald, of course, scooped the biggest haul of the night, though, in recognition of a magnificent and prolifically successful 2011 season, as Germany's Martin Kaymer awarded his Ryder Cup team mate with the Harry Vardon Trophy as the 2011 European Number One, the Golfer of the Year Award, and the Players' Player Award as voted for by Donald's contemporaries.
  9. ^ "Open star Tom Lewis wins rookie prize". BBC Sport. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2023.