The 2017 European Tour was the 46th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Changes for 2017 For the 2017 season, the European Tour created the Rolex Series; a group of selected tournaments with a minimum purse of . Seven tournaments were initially announced: the BMW PGA Championship, the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open, the Italian Open and the three former Final Series events; the Turkish Airlines Open, the Nedbank Golf Challenge and the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai. The HNA Open de France was later announced as the eighth Rolex Series event.
There were changes to membership criteria with the creation of a new "Access List", a season-long money list excluding the Masters Tournament, PGA Championship, the four World Golf Championships and the Rolex Series events. The top three players in the Access List standings would be invited to play in Rolex Series events, and the top 10 players in the Access List final standings not otherwise exempt would gain full European Tour membership for the following season. There was a corresponding reduction in numbers from the Race to Dubai final standings gaining cards, down from the top 110 to the top 100.
Tournament changes New tournaments: GolfSixes. Returning tournaments (not part of the 2016 season): Hong Kong Open, Sicilian Open, Andalucía Masters, Open de Portugal. No longer part of the schedule: True Thailand Classic, King's Cup, AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open (due to date change from May to December; returned for the 2018 season). Format change: the Perth International became the ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth, with the top-24 players after 54-hole stroke play competing in a 6-hole knockout match play tournament on the final day.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes4 DecAustralian PGA ChampionshipAustraliaA$1,500,000 Harold Varner III (1)22ANZ4 DecAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipSouth Africa€1,200,000 Brandon Stone (2)32AFR11 DecUBS Hong Kong OpenHong KongUS$2,000,000 Sam Brazel (1)32ASA15 JanBMW SA OpenSouth AfricaR15,000,000 Graeme Storm (2)26AFR22 JanAbu Dhabi HSBC Golf ChampionshipUAEUS$2,700,000 Tommy Fleetwood (2)5029 JanCommercial Bank Qatar MastersQatarUS$2,500,000 Wang Jeung-hun (3)325 FebOmega Dubai Desert ClassicUAEUS$2,650,000 Sergio García (12)4612 FebMaybank ChampionshipMalaysiaUS$3,000,000 Fabrizio Zanotti (2)36ASA19 FebISPS Handa World Super 6 PerthAustraliaA$1,750,000 Brett Rumford (6)23ANZ, ASA26 FebJoburg OpenSouth AfricaR16,500,000 Darren Fichardt (5)19AFR5 MarTshwane OpenSouth AfricaR16,500,000 Dean Burmester (1)19AFR5 MarWGC-Mexico ChampionshipMexicoUS$9,750,000 Dustin Johnson (n/a)76World Golf Championship12 MarHero Indian OpenIndiaUS$1,750,000 Shiv Chawrasia (4)21ASA26 MarWGC-Dell Technologies Match PlayUnited StatesUS$9,750,000 Dustin Johnson (n/a)74World Golf Championship9 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$11,000,000 Sergio García (13)100Major championship16 AprTrophée Hassan IIMorocco€2,500,000 Edoardo Molinari (3)2423 AprShenzhen InternationalChinaUS$2,800,000 Bernd Wiesberger (4)2630 AprVolvo China OpenChinaCN¥20,000,000 Alexander Lévy (4)24ONE14 MayOpen de PortugalPortugal€500,000 Matt Wallace (1)18CHA21 MayRocco Forte OpenItaly€1,000,000 Álvaro Quirós (7)2428 MayBMW PGA ChampionshipEnglandUS$7,000,000 Alex Norén (9)64Flagship event4 JunNordea MastersSweden€1,500,000 Renato Paratore (1)3211 JunLyoness OpenAustria€1,000,000 Dylan Frittelli (1)2418 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$12,000,000 Brooks Koepka (2)100Major championship25 JunBMW International OpenGermany€2,000,000 Andrés Romero (2)322 JulHNA Open de FranceFranceUS$7,000,000 Tommy Fleetwood (3)46Rolex Series9 JulDubai Duty Free Irish OpenNorthern IrelandUS$7,000,000 Jon Rahm (1)48Rolex Series16 JulAberdeen Asset Management Scottish OpenScotlandUS$7,000,000 Rafa Cabrera-Bello (3)50Rolex Series23 JulThe Open ChampionshipEnglandUS$10,250,000 Jordan Spieth (n/a) 100Major championship30 JulPorsche European OpenGermany€2,000,000 Jordan Smith (1)246 AugWGC-Bridgestone InvitationalUnited StatesUS$9,750,000 Hideki Matsuyama (n/a)76World Golf Championship13 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$10,500,000 Justin Thomas (1) 100Major championship20 AugFiji InternationalFijiA$1,500,000 Jason Norris (1)15ANZ, ASA20 AugSaltire Energy Paul Lawrie Match PlayGermany€1,000,000 Adrián Otaegui (1)24Limited-field event27 AugMade in DenmarkDenmark€1,800,000 Julian Suri (1)243 SepD+D Real Czech MastersCzech Republic€1,000,000 Haydn Porteous (2)2410 SepOmega European MastersSwitzerland€2,700,000 Matt Fitzpatrick (4)32ASA17 SepKLM OpenNetherlands€1,800,000 Romain Wattel (1)2424 SepPortugal MastersPortugal€2,000,000 Lucas Bjerregaard (1)241 OctBritish MastersEngland£3,000,000 Paul Dunne (1)388 OctAlfred Dunhill Links ChampionshipScotlandUS$5,000,000 Tyrrell Hatton (2)34Pro-Am15 OctItalian OpenItalyUS$7,000,000 Tyrrell Hatton (3)42Rolex Series22 OctAndalucía Valderrama MastersSpain€2,000,000 Sergio García (14)2429 OctWGC-HSBC ChampionsChinaUS$9,750,000 Justin Rose (9) 64World Golf Championship5 NovTurkish Airlines OpenTurkeyUS$7,000,000 Justin Rose (10)40Rolex SeriesLimited-field event12 NovNedbank Golf ChallengeSouth AfricaUS$7,500,000 Branden Grace (8)44Rolex SeriesLimited-field event19 NovDP World Tour Championship, DubaiUAEUS$8,000,000 Jon Rahm (2)50Tour Championship
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnersOWGRpointsNotes7 MayGolfSixesEngland€1,000,000 Lucas Bjerregaard and Thorbjørn Olesenn/aNew tournamentTeam event
Location of tournaments
Race to Dubai The Race to Dubai was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.
Player Majors Rolex Series Top 10s in other events Points and money1234points($)Totalpoints 1 FleetwoodCUT 4th T27 T612nd T39 T28 T20CUT 1st T10 • T6 T23 T10 T21T3 1st 2nd T6 24 4,316,566 1,250,0005,420,530 2 Rose2nd CUT T54 CUTT38 • T63 1stT12 • T4 • • 1st • T4 12 4,252,135 750,0004,921,062 3 RahmT27 CUT T44 T58T3 2nd T28 T36• T10 1st • T15 • • 1st 13 4,040,202 600,0004,602,281 4 García1st T21 T37 CUTT12 T30 T39 •• • • • T30 • • T4 1st 1st 13 3,457,467 500,0003,906,072 5 HattonCUT CUT CUT CUT T10 T17 T36 T11 T30 CUT CUT CUT 1st T16 T19 T8T3 T3 T8 1st 21 2,879,918 400,0003,237,346 6 R. FisherT41 CUT T44 CUTT3 T5 T44 T58T9 T7 • T35 T2 • T34 T17 T3 T6 2nd 23 2,631,633 350,0002,942,728 7 Cabrera-Bello• T42 T4 CUTT38 T17 72nd T5• • CUT 1st • • T42 T212nd T6 T5 19 2,481,527 325,0002,770,297 8 NorénCUT CUT T6 T67T55 T5 T28 T311st T10 • CUT T38 • T12 T45T6 20 2,218,368 300,0002,483,867 9 F. MolinariT33 CUT CUT T2 T20 T58 T24 T46 2nd T38 • • T6 • T27 T17 13 2,037,707 275,0002,282,706 10 GraceT27 T50 T6 CUTT32 T39 T28 T15T9 • • T15 • • 1st T31 15 2,030,137 250,0002,252,135
Awards AwardWinner Golfer of the Year Sergio García Players' Player of the Year (Seve Ballesteros Award) Tommy Fleetwood Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Jon Rahm Graduate of the Year Dylan Frittelli
See also 2016 in golf 2017 in golf 2017 European Senior Tour
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