The 2010 European Tour was the 39th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Duration | 10 December 2009 | – 28 November 2010
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Number of official events | 48 |
Most wins | Martin Kaymer (4) |
Race to Dubai | Martin Kaymer |
Golfer of the Year | Martin Kaymer and Graeme McDowell (shared) |
Players' Player of the Year | Martin Kaymer |
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Matteo Manassero |
← 2009 2011 → |
There were many changes from the 2009 season, including six new tournaments; they were the Africa Open in South Africa,[1] the returning Avantha Masters in India which had been cancelled in 2009,[a] the Trophée Hassan II in Morocco,[1] the Iberdrola Open Cala Millor Mallorca and the Andalucía Valderrama Masters in Spain, and the Vivendi Cup in France.[2] Lost from the schedule were the European Open, the Mercedes-Benz Championship, the Johnnie Walker Classic, the Australian Masters, the Indonesia Open and the Volvo World Match Play Championship.[3] There were also three fewer tournaments due to a partial realignment of the schedule with the calendar.
The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.[4][5]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner[b] | OWGR points |
Other tours[c] |
Notes |
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13 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 | Pablo Martín (2) | 20 | AFR | |
20 Dec | South African Open Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 | Richie Ramsay (1) | 32 | AFR[d] | |
10 Jan | Africa Open | South Africa | €1,000,000 | Charl Schwartzel (4) | 20 | AFR | New to European Tour |
17 Jan | Joburg Open | South Africa | €1,300,000 | Charl Schwartzel (5) | 22 | AFR | |
24 Jan | Abu Dhabi Golf Championship | UAE | US$2,000,000 | Martin Kaymer (5) | 54 | ||
31 Jan | Commercialbank Qatar Masters | Qatar | US$2,500,000 | Robert Karlsson (10) | 54 | ||
7 Feb | Omega Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$2,500,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (16) | 50 | ||
14 Feb | Avantha Masters | India | €1,500,000 | Andrew Dodt (1) | 20 | ASA | Returning tournament[a] |
21 Feb | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | United States | US$8,500,000 | Ian Poulter (9) | 74 | World Golf Championship | |
7 Mar | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | US$2,000,000 | Noh Seung-yul (1) | 24 | ASA | |
14 Mar | WGC-CA Championship | United States | US$8,500,000 | Ernie Els (25) | 74 | World Golf Championship | |
21 Mar | Trophée Hassan II | Morocco | €1,300,000 | Rhys Davies (1) | 24 | New to European Tour | |
28 Mar | Open de Andalucía de Golf | Spain | €1,000,000 | Louis Oosthuizen (1) | 24 | ||
11 Apr | Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal | Portugal | €700,000 | James Morrison (1) | 24 | ||
11 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$7,500,000 | Phil Mickelson (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | |
18 Apr | Volvo China Open | China | US$2,500,000 | Yang Yong-eun (3) | 28 | ONE | |
25 Apr | Ballantine's Championship | South Korea | €2,200,000 | Marcus Fraser (2) | 38 | ASA, KOR | |
2 May | Open de España | Spain | €2,000,000 | Álvaro Quirós (4) | 24 | ||
9 May | BMW Italian Open | Italy | €1,300,000 | Fredrik Andersson Hed (1) | 24 | ||
16 May | Iberdrola Open Cala Millor Mallorca | Spain | €800,000 | Peter Hanson (3) | 24 | New tournament | |
23 May | BMW PGA Championship | England | €4,500,000 | Simon Khan (2) | 64 | Flagship event | |
30 May | Madrid Masters | Spain | €1,500,000 | Luke Donald (3) | 36 | ||
6 Jun | Celtic Manor Wales Open | Wales | £1,800,000 | Graeme McDowell (5) | 38 | ||
13 Jun | Estoril Open de Portugal | Portugal | €1,000,000 | Thomas Bjørn (10) | 24 | ||
20 Jun | Saint-Omer Open | France | €600,000 | Martin Wiegele (1) | 18 | CHA | |
20 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$7,500,000 | Graeme McDowell (6) | 100 | Major championship | |
27 Jun | BMW International Open | Germany | €2,000,000 | David Horsey (1) | 38 | ||
4 Jul | Alstom Open de France | France | €3,000,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (17) | 50 | ||
11 Jul | Barclays Scottish Open | Scotland | £3,000,000 | Edoardo Molinari (1) | 52 | ||
18 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £4,800,000 | Louis Oosthuizen (2) | 100 | Major championship | |
25 Jul | Nordea Scandinavian Masters | Sweden | €1,600,000 | Richard S. Johnson (2) | 26 | ||
1 Aug | 3 Irish Open | Ireland | €3,000,000 | Ross Fisher (4) | 32 | ||
8 Aug | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | United States | US$8,500,000 | Hunter Mahan (n/a) | 76 | World Golf Championship | |
15 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$7,500,000 | Martin Kaymer (6) | 100 | Major championship | |
22 Aug | Czech Open | Czech Republic | €2,000,000 | Peter Hanson (4) | 24 | ||
29 Aug | Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles | Scotland | £1,400,000 | Edoardo Molinari (2) | 30 | ||
5 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,000,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (18) | 30 | ASA | |
12 Sep | KLM Open | Netherlands | €1,800,000 | Martin Kaymer (7) | 32 | ||
19 Sep | Austrian Golf Open | Austria | €750,000 | José Manuel Lara (2) | 24 | ||
26 Sep | Vivendi Cup | France | €1,250,000 | John Parry (1) | 24 | New tournament | |
10 Oct | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | US$5,000,000 | Martin Kaymer (8) | 48 | Pro-Am | |
17 Oct | Portugal Masters | Portugal | €3,000,000 | Richard Green (3) | 34 | ||
24 Oct | Castelló Masters Costa Azahar | Spain | €2,000,000 | Matteo Manassero (1) | 24 | ||
31 Oct | Andalucía Valderrama Masters | Spain | €3,000,000 | Graeme McDowell (7) | 38 | New tournament | |
7 Nov | WGC-HSBC Champions | China | US$7,000,000 | Francesco Molinari (2) | 68 | World Golf Championship | |
14 Nov | Barclays Singapore Open | Singapore | US$6,000,000 | Adam Scott (7) | 48 | ASA | |
21 Nov | UBS Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | US$2,500,000 | Ian Poulter (10) | 38 | ASA | |
28 Nov | Dubai World Championship | UAE | US$7,500,000 | Robert Karlsson (11) | 58 | Tour Championship |
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner(s) | OWGR points |
Notes |
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6 Jul | J. P. McManus Pro-Am | Ireland | n/a | Darren Clarke | n/a | Pro-Am |
4 Oct | Ryder Cup | Wales | n/a | Team Europe | n/a | Team event |
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The Race to Dubai was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[6][7][8]
Pos. | Player | Majors | WGCs | Principal events | Top 10s in other ET events | Tmts | Money | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mas | USO | Opn | PGA | WGC MP |
WGC CA |
WGC Inv |
WGC Cha |
BMW PGA |
Dub | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Reg. (€) |
Bon. ($) |
Total (€) | |||||||||
1 | Kaymer | CUT | T8 | T7 | 1st | T17 | T3 | T22 | T30 | CUT | T13 | 1st | T4 | T6 | 1st | 1st | T10 | 22 | 3,368,592 | 1,500,000 | 4,461,011 | |||||||||
2 | McDowell | CUT | 1st | T23 | CUT | T33 | T6 | T22 | T34 | T28 | T13 | T8 | T4 | 1st | T3 | 1st | T3 | 5th | 24 | 3,077,682 | 1,125,000 | 3,896,996 | ||||||||
3 | Westwood | 2nd | T16 | 2nd | • | T17 | T30 | WD | 2nd | T10 | T3 | T3 | 2nd | 14 | 2,676,213 | 750,000 | 3,222,423 | |||||||||||||
4 | Poulter | T10 | T47 | T60 | WD | 1st | T37 | T65 | T13 | CUT | 2nd | 2nd | T6 | 1st | 15 | 2,590,041 | 600,000 | 3,027,008 | ||||||||||||
5 | F. Molinari | T30 | CUT | CUT | T33 | T33 | T14 | T39 | 1st | T17 | T6 | T10 | T4 | 3rd | T2 | T4 | 8th | T3 | T8 | T2 | 27 | 2,417,346 | 525,000 | 2,799,692 | ||||||
6 | Karlsson | T43 | T27 | T14 | T16 | T17 | 2nd | T65 | T34 | T13 | 1st | 1st | 7th | T2 | 21 | 1,968,760 | 450,000 | 2,296,486 | ||||||||||||
7 | Els | T18 | 3rd | CUT | T18 | T17 | 1st | T22 | T6 | T34 | T28 | T9 | 15 | 1,961,192 | 412,500 | 2,261,607 | ||||||||||||||
8 | Schwartzel | T30 | T16 | T14 | T18 | T9 | 2nd | T58 | T16 | T17 | T21 | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 8th | T5 | T9 | 24 | 1,934,861 | 375,000 | 2,207,965 | |||||||||
9 | Jiménez | T12 | CUT | T27 | CUT | T33 | T63 | T22 | T41 | CUT | T48 | 1st | 8th | 1st | T7 | T3 | 1st | T7 | T8 | 29 | 1,933,624 | 337,500 | 2,179,418 | |||||||
10 | Oosthuizen | CUT | CUT | 1st | CUT | • | • | T9 | T72 | CUT | T13 | 5th | 2nd | 1st | T4 | T4 | 22 | 1,852,279 | 300,000 | 2,070,763 | ||||||||||
11 | E. Molinari | CUT | T47 | T27 | T33 | T33 | 61st | T55 | T41 | CUT | T41 | T4 | T4 | T4 | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 28 | 1,818,164 | 262,500 | 2,009,337 | ||||||||
12 | Casey | CUT | T40 | T3 | T12 | 2nd | T6 | T22 | T6 | T17 | T6 | T5 | 14 | 1,711,332 | 243,750 | 1,888,850 | ||||||||||||||
13 | McIlroy | CUT | CUT | T3 | T3 | T17 | T65 | T9 | 5th | T48 | 5th | 3rd | T6 | 4th | 6th | 16 | 1,657,187 | 225,000 | 1,821,050 | |||||||||||
14 | Quirós | CUT | CUT | T11 | CUT | T33 | T6 | T39 | T53 | CUT | T3 | 2nd | T6 | 1st | T10 | T5 | 25 | 1,600,048 | 206,250 | 1,750,255 | ||||||||||
15 | Donald | CUT | T47 | T11 | CUT | T9 | T26 | T46 | T3 | T2 | T9 | 1 | 3rd | 13 | 1,541,520 | 187,500 | 1,678,072 |
Award | Winner(s) | Ref. |
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Golfer of the Year[e] | Martin Kaymer Graeme McDowell |
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Players' Player of the Year | Martin Kaymer | [10] |
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Matteo Manassero | [11] |