2023_European_Tour

2023 European Tour

2023 European Tour

Golf tour season

The 2023 European Tour, titled as the 2023 DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 52nd season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

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It was the second season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with DP World, that was announced in November 2021.[1]

Changes for 2023

Player Earnings Assurance Programme

In November 2022, alongside the schedule release, the tour announced that they would introduce a "Player Earnings Assurance Programme", which would guarantee minimum earnings of US$150,000 for all exempt players from categories 1–17 if they competed in at least 15 tournaments.[2][3]

Rankings name change

In November 2022, the tour announced that the DP World Tour Rankings would be reverted back to the Race to Dubai, the name which had been in place between 2009 and 2021.[4]

PGA Tour exemptions

As part of the PGA Tour strategic alliance expansion which had been signed in June 2022,[5] the 2023 season saw the beginning of PGA Tour status being awarded to the top 10 players (not otherwise exempt) on the Race to Dubai.[6]

Additions to the schedule

The Singapore Classic,[7] SDC Championship, Jonsson Workwear Open (previously a Challenge Tour event) and the Korea Championship were added to the schedule. The ISPS Handa Australian Open was also added to the schedule as co-sanctioned event with the PGA Tour of Australasia, the first time Australia's national open had gained European Tour status.[8]

The ISPS Handa Championship in Japan returned to the schedule, having been removed in 2022.[9] The Thailand Classic and the Hero Indian Open also returned to the schedule, having not been played since 2016 and 2019, respectively.[10][11]

A new team event was created and also added to the schedule; the Hero Cup, which was played in January. Similarly to the defunct Seve Trophy, a team from Great Britain & Ireland competed against a team from Continental Europe. The event was used as a warm-up for the Ryder Cup matches in September.[12]

LIV Golf agreement

In June 2023, it was announced that the Public Investment Fund, the PGA Tour and the European Tour would create a new entity to serve the best interests of each entity.[13]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2023 season.[14]

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Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

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Race to Dubai

The Race to Dubai was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[15][16]

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  Made cut
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PGA Tour exemptions

The top 10 players on the Race to Dubai (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2024 PGA Tour. They were as follows:[17][18]

Awards

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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.
  2. AFR − Sunshine Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; LET − Ladies European Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India.
  3. Tournament's debut on European Tour delayed from 2022.
  4. 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.
  5. Also a Rolex Series tournament.
  6. Meronk became ineligible for the 2024 PGA Tour season, having joined LIV Golf in January 2024.[19]

References

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    "The DP World Tour Rankings to become the Race to Dubai Rankings in Partnership with Rolex for the 2023 season". European Tour. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
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    Carter, Iain (28 June 2022). "LIV Golf: DP World & PGA Tours strengthen partnership to combat Saudi-funded series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
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    Morfit, Cameron (24 December 2022). "Five things to know about the PGA Tour for 2023". PGA Tour. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
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    Chia, Laura (21 June 2022). "Golf: European Tour to return to Singapore in 2023 after nine-year hiatus". The Straits Times. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
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    Hytner, Mike (29 April 2022). "Australian Open to make golf history with equal billing and prize money for men and women". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
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    Fraser, Lewis (14 April 2023). "ISPS Handa Japan: Preview, betting tips, how to watch". Bunkered. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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    "Hero Cup stars set for Thailand Classic". Irish Golfer. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
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    "Hero Indian Open returns with record prize fund". European Tour. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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    McAuley, John (6 September 2022). "DP World Tour announce new match-play team event to take place in Abu Dhabi". The National. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
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    "PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Golf agree to stunning merger". Sky Sports. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
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    "2023 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
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    "2023 Race to Dubai". European Tour. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
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    "Rory McIlroy secures fifth Race to Dubai title after Max Homa's Nedbank Golf Challenge win". Sky Sports. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
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    Hodowanic, Paul (20 November 2023). "Meet the 10: Adrian Meronk leads DP World Tour players to earn dual membership on PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
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    Roberts, Andy (19 November 2023). "Which 10 DP World Tour players have earned PGA Tour cards". GolfMagic. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
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    Leighfield, Jonny (31 January 2024). "Adrian Meronk Becomes Latest Big European Name To Sign With LIV Golf". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
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    "Adrian Meronk wins the 2023 Seve Ballesteros Award". European Tour. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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    "Ryo Hisatsune wins Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Award". European Tour. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  22. [22]
    "Hillier credits Challenge Tour after being named Graduate of the Year". European Tour. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
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