2013 European Tour

The 2013 European Tour was the 42nd season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

2013 European Tour season

Duration	6 December 2012 (2012-12-06) – 17 November 2013 (2013-11-17)
Number of official events	45
Most wins	Joost Luiten (2)[a] Graeme McDowell (2) Brett Rumford (2)
Race to Dubai	Henrik Stenson
Golfer of the Year	Henrik Stenson
Players' Player of the Year	Henrik Stenson
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	Peter Uihlein
Graduate of the Year	Justin Walters
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Changes for 2013

New for 2013 was the "Final Series", consisting of the final four tournaments of the season: BMW Masters, WGC-HSBC Champions, Turkish Airlines Open, and DP World Tour Championship, Dubai; with a requirement to play in two of the first three in order to compete in the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai. In addition, participation in the first three events accrued a 20% bonus in the Race to Dubai standings for those events.^[1]

There were several changes from the 2012 season. Additions for 2013 were the season opening Nelson Mandela Championship, the Tshwane Open, the returning Russian Open and the Turkish Airlines Open. Dropped from the schedule were the Sicilian Open and the Barclays Singapore Open; the UBS Hong Kong Open and the South African Open were also missing from the 2013 schedule as they were played in late in the year as part of the 2014 season.

Rule changes

In a change to the European Tour's membership criteria, from 2013 the Ryder Cup, Presidents Cup and Seve Trophy were included in the 13-event minimum requirement. The move was seen as an attempt to retain leading European players based in the United States on the PGA Tour, and attract top Americans to join the tour.^[2]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.^[3]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse	Winner[b]	OWGR points	Other tours[c]	Notes
9 Dec	Nelson Mandela Championship	South Africa	€1,000,000	Scott Jamieson (1)	20	AFR	New tournament
16 Dec	Alfred Dunhill Championship	South Africa	€1,500,000	Charl Schwartzel (8)	28	AFR
13 Jan	Volvo Golf Champions	South Africa	€2,000,000	Louis Oosthuizen (6)	38		Limited-field event
20 Jan	Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship	UAE	US$2,700,000	Jamie Donaldson (2)	54
26 Jan	Commercial Bank Qatar Masters	Qatar	US$2,500,000	Chris Wood (1)	48
3 Feb	Omega Dubai Desert Classic	UAE	US$2,500,000	Stephen Gallacher (2)	36
10 Feb	Joburg Open	South Africa	€1,300,000	Richard Sterne (6)	22	AFR
17 Feb	Africa Open	South Africa	€1,000,000	Darren Fichardt (4)	20	AFR
24 Feb	WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship	United States	US$8,750,000	Matt Kuchar (n/a)	74		World Golf Championship
3 Mar	Tshwane Open	South Africa	€1,500,000	Dawie van der Walt (1)	20	AFR	New tournament
10 Mar	WGC-Cadillac Championship	United States	US$8,750,000	Tiger Woods (n/a)	74		World Golf Championship
17 Mar	Avantha Masters	India	€1,800,000	Thomas Aiken (2)	20	ASA
24 Mar	Maybank Malaysian Open	Malaysia	US$2,750,000	Kiradech Aphibarnrat (1)	38	ASA
31 Mar	Trophée Hassan II	Morocco	€1,500,000	Marcel Siem (3)	24
14 Apr	Masters Tournament	United States	US$8,000,000	Adam Scott (9)	100		Major championship
21 Apr	Open de España	Spain	€1,500,000	Raphaël Jacquelin (4)	24
28 Apr	Ballantine's Championship	South Korea	€2,205,000	Brett Rumford (4)	34	ASA, KOR
5 May	Volvo China Open	China	CN¥20,000,000	Brett Rumford (5)	28	ONE
19 May	Volvo World Match Play Championship	Bulgaria	€3,000,000	Graeme McDowell (8)	32		Limited-field event
19 May	Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI	Portugal	€600,000	Peter Uihlein (1)	18	CHA
26 May	BMW PGA Championship	England	€4,750,000	Matteo Manassero (4)	64		Flagship event
2 Jun	Nordea Masters	Sweden	€1,500,000	Mikko Ilonen (3)	28
9 Jun	Lyoness Open	Austria	€1,000,000	Joost Luiten (2)	24
16 Jun	Najeti Hotels et Golfs Open	France	€500,000	Simon Thornton (1)	18	CHA
16 Jun	U.S. Open	United States	US$8,000,000	Justin Rose (6)	100		Major championship
23 Jun	BMW International Open	Germany	€2,000,000	Ernie Els (28)	32
30 Jun	Irish Open	Ireland	€2,000,000	Paul Casey (12)	32
7 Jul	Alstom Open de France	France	€3,000,000	Graeme McDowell (9)	44
14 Jul	Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open	Scotland	£3,000,000	Phil Mickelson (n/a)	42
21 Jul	The Open Championship	Scotland	£5,250,000	Phil Mickelson (n/a)	100		Major championship
28 Jul	M2M Russian Open	Russia	€1,000,000	Michael Hoey (5)	24
4 Aug	WGC-Bridgestone Invitational	United States	US$8,750,000	Tiger Woods (n/a)	76		World Golf Championship
11 Aug	PGA Championship	United States	US$8,000,000	Jason Dufner (n/a)	100		Major championship
25 Aug	Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles	Scotland	£1,400,000	Tommy Fleetwood (1)	24
1 Sep	ISPS Handa Wales Open	Wales	£1,800,000	Grégory Bourdy (4)	24
8 Sep	Omega European Masters	Switzerland	€2,200,000	Thomas Bjørn (14)	30	ASA
15 Sep	KLM Open	Netherlands	€1,800,000	Joost Luiten (3)	24
22 Sep	Open d'Italia Lindt	Italy	€1,500,000	Julien Quesne (2)	24
29 Sep	Alfred Dunhill Links Championship	Scotland	US$5,000,000	David Howell (5)	36		Pro-Am
13 Oct	Portugal Masters	Portugal	€2,000,000	David Lynn (2)	32
20 Oct	ISPS Handa Perth International	Australia	US$2,000,000	Jin Jeong (1)	20	ANZ
27 Oct	BMW Masters	China	US$7,000,000	Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (7)	50		Race to Dubai finals series
3 Nov	WGC-HSBC Champions	China	US$8,500,000	Dustin Johnson (n/a)	66		World Golf Championship Race to Dubai finals series
10 Nov	Turkish Airlines Open	Turkey	US$7,500,000	Victor Dubuisson (1)	52		New tournament Race to Dubai finals series
17 Nov	DP World Tour Championship, Dubai	UAE	US$8,000,000	Henrik Stenson (8)	54		Race to Dubai finals series

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	Winner(s)	OWGR points	Notes
6 Oct	Seve Trophy	France	€1,750,000	Team Continental Europe	n/a	Team event
24 Nov	ISPS Handa World Cup of Golf	Australia	US$1,000,000	Jason Day and Adam Scott	n/a	Team event
	World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy		US$7,000,000	Jason Day	40

Location of tournaments

Location of official tournaments of the 2013 European Tour in Europe. Major Championship Flagship event Final Series event Regular event

Location of official tournaments of the 2013 European Tour outside Europe. Major Championship World Golf Championship Final Series event Regular event South Africa United Arab Emirates

Race to Dubai

The Race to Dubai was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.^[4][5][6]

Pos.	Player		Majors					WGCs					Flagship event and R2D finals series[d]					Top 10s in other ET events							Tmts		Points and money
			Mas	USO	Opn	PGA		WGC MP	WGC Cad	WGC Inv	WGC Cha		BMW PGA	BMW Mas	Tur	DPW TC		1	2	3	4	5	6				Reg. points	FS bonus ($)	Bon. ($)	Total points
1	Stenson		T18	T21	2nd	3rd		T33	•	T2	T31		•	T34	T7	1st									17		3,321,298	43,372	1,000,000	4,103,796
2	Poulter		CUT	T21	T3	T61		4th	T28	T19	2nd		CUT	T15	T5	2nd									14		2,515,369	176,929	650,000	2,969,469
3	Rose		T25	1st	CUT	T33		T17	T8	T17	5th		T50	•	T3	T10		T2							13		2,295,813	–	500,000	2,776,244
4	McDowell		CUT	CUT	T58	T12		T5	T3	T40	3rd		CUT	T53	•	T17		1st	1st						14		2,143,134	–	375,000	2,512,696
5	Donaldson		CUT	T32	T32	WD		T33	T63	T17	T8		T37	T34	2nd	T8		1st	T6	T6					23		1,796,974	143,924	325,000	2,181,113
6	Dubuisson		•	•	•	•		•	•	•	•		CUT	T44	1st	3rd		T9	T9	T9	T4	3rd	3rd		21		1,828,415	–	275,000	1,920,805
7	F'dez-Castaño		T20	T10	T54	CUT		T9	T43	T38	T39		T62	1st	•	T37		T9	T9	T8					22		1,600,853	–	225,000	1,804,112
8	Sterne		T25	•	T21	CUT		T17	T12	T9	T39		T57	T31	T36	T14		T7	2nd	1st	T9	2nd			22		1,533,902	23,765	175,000	1,687,014
9	Jaidee		•	CUT	T32	T47		T33	•	•	T46		T40	T2	T29	T47		3rd	T9	T9	T6	2nd	T9		25		1,388,018	105,112	125,000	1,659,433
10	Bjørn		T46	•	T73	CUT		T33	•	•	T39		T40	T5	T18	T21		T9	T8	2nd	2nd	T8	1st		26		1,415,529	57,295	100,000	1,546,735

  Win

  Top 10

  Made cut

  Missed cut

  Withdrew

• Did not play

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Golfer of the Year	Henrik Stenson	[7]
Players' Player of the Year	Henrik Stenson	[8]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	Peter Uihlein	[9]
Graduate of the Year	Justin Walters	[10]

See also

• 2013 in golf
• 2013 Challenge Tour
• 2013 European Senior Tour

Notes

1. Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods also won two events, but were not European Tour members.
2. 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.
3. AFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.
4. The WGC-HSBC Champions was also a Race to Dubai finals series event.