2014 European Tour


The 2014 European Tour was the sixth edition of the Race to Dubai and the 43rd season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972.
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy won the Race to Dubai for the second time, having won two majors, a WGC and the European Tour's flagship event, the BMW PGA Championship, during the season. He was also named Golfer of the Year. Brooks Koepka of the United States was the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year.
Miguel Ángel Jiménez twice broke his own record as the oldest winner in the history of the European Tour as he defended the Hong Kong Open title in December and won the Open de España the following May. With victory in his national open, he also became the tour's only winner over the age of 50.

Schedule

The table below shows the 2014 European Tour schedule, which began with five events in late 2013. The schedule comprised 49 tournaments counting for the Race to Dubai, including the four major championships and four World Golf Championships, and concluded with four Final Series events culminating at the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai at the end of November.
New tournaments for the 2014 season were the Made in Denmark, D+D Real Czech Masters tournaments and the EurAsia Cup team event between the Europe Tour and the Asian Tour. Lost from the schedule were the Avantha Masters and the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles, with the venue hosting the 2014 Ryder Cup. In addition, the Ballantine's Championship moved from South Korea to Singapore and was renamed as The Championship at Laguna National. A third new tournament, the NH Collection Open, a dual-ranking event with the second-tier Challenge Tour, was later added to the schedule.
DatesTournamentHost countryWinnerOWGR
points		Notes
21–24 NovSouth African Open ChampionshipSouth Africa Morten Ørum Madsen 32Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
28 Nov – 1 DecAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipSouth Africa Charl Schwartzel 22Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
5–8 DecNedbank Golf ChallengeSouth Africa Thomas Bjørn 46Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
5–8 DecHong Kong OpenHong Kong Miguel Ángel Jiménez 20Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
11–14 DecThe Nelson Mandela ChampionshipSouth Africa Dawie van der Walt 20Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
9–12 JanVolvo Golf ChampionsSouth Africa Louis Oosthuizen 34
16–19 JanAbu Dhabi HSBC Golf ChampionshipUnited Arab Emirates Pablo Larrazábal 48
22–25 JanCommercial Bank Qatar MastersQatar Sergio García 44
30 Jan – 2 FebOmega Dubai Desert ClassicUnited Arab Emirates Stephen Gallacher 48
6–9 FebJoburg OpenSouth Africa George Coetzee 20Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
13–16 FebAfrica OpenSouth Africa Thomas Aiken 20Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
19–23 FebWGC-Accenture Match Play ChampionshipUnited States Jason Day 72World Golf Championships
27 Feb – 2 MarTshwane OpenSouth Africa Ross Fisher 20Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
6–9 MarWGC-Cadillac ChampionshipUnited States Patrick Reed 76World Golf Championships
13–16 MarTrophée Hassan IIMorocco Alejandro Cañizares 24
27–29 MarEurAsia CupMalaysiaTiedn/aTeam event; approved special event
3–6 AprNH Collection OpenSpain Marco Crespi 18New tournament; dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour
10–13 AprMasters TournamentUnited States Bubba Watson 100Major championship
17–20 AprMaybank Malaysian OpenMalaysia Lee Westwood 32Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
24–27 AprVolvo China OpenChina Alexander Lévy 32Co-sanctioned with the OneAsia Tour
1–4 MayThe Championship at Laguna NationalSingapore Felipe Aguilar 22Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
8–11 MayMadeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPIPortugal Daniel Brooks 18Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour
15–18 MayOpen de EspañaSpain Miguel Ángel Jiménez 30
22–25 MayBMW PGA ChampionshipEngland Rory McIlroy 64Flagship event
29 May – 1 JunNordea MastersSweden Thongchai Jaidee 36
5–8 JunLyoness OpenAustria Mikael Lundberg 24
12–15 JunU.S. OpenUnited States Martin Kaymer 100Major championship
19–22 JunThe Irish OpenIreland Mikko Ilonen 26
26–29 JunBMW International OpenGermany Fabrizio Zanotti 42
3–6 JulAlstom Open de FranceFrance Graeme McDowell 36
10–13 JulAberdeen Asset Management Scottish OpenScotland Justin Rose 52
17–20 JulThe Open ChampionshipEngland Rory McIlroy 100Major championship
24–27 JulM2M Russian OpenRussia David Horsey 24
31 Jul – 3 AugWGC-Bridgestone InvitationalUnited States Rory McIlroy 76World Golf Championships
7–10 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited States Rory McIlroy 100Major championship
14–17 AugMade in DenmarkDenmark Marc Warren 24New tournament
21–24 AugD+D Real Czech MastersCzech Republic Jamie Donaldson 24New tournament
28–31 AugOpen d'ItaliaItaly Hennie Otto 24
4–7 SepOmega European MastersSwitzerland David Lipsky 30Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
11–14 SepKLM OpenNetherlands Paul Casey 28
18–21 SepISPS Handa Wales OpenWales Joost Luiten 30
26–28 SepRyder CupScotland Team Europen/aTeam event; approved special event
2–5 OctAlfred Dunhill Links ChampionshipScotland Oliver Wilson 44Celebrity pro-am
9–12 OctPortugal MastersPortugal Alexander Lévy 24
15–19 OctVolvo World Match Play ChampionshipEngland Mikko Ilonen 28
16–19 OctHong Kong OpenHong Kong Scott Hend 19Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
23–26 OctPerth InternationalAustralia Thorbjørn Olesen 22Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia
30 Oct – 2 NovBMW MastersChina Marcel Siem 46Final Series event
6–9 NovWGC-HSBC ChampionsChina Bubba Watson 68World Golf Championships; Final Series event
13–16 NovTurkish Airlines OpenTurkey Brooks Koepka 48Final Series event
20–23 NovDP World Tour Championship, DubaiUnited Arab Emirates Henrik Stenson 56Tour Championship; Final Series event

Location of tournaments

Race to Dubai

Since 2009, the European Tour's money list has been known as the "Race to Dubai". It is based on money earned during the season and is calculated in euro, with earnings from tournaments that award prize money in other currencies being converted at the exchange rate available the week of the event. The following table shows the final top-10 in the 2014 standings and includes the bonus pool and bonus points from the "Final Series".
RankPlayerCountryEventsPoints
1Rory McIlroy157,149,503
2Henrik Stenson204,981,093
3Justin Rose143,180,388
4Jamie Donaldson253,058,166
5Victor Dubuisson232,966,524
6Sergio García172,861,930
7Marcel Siem222,739,373
8Brooks Koepka152,631,873
9Alexander Lévy302,452,757
10Shane Lowry272,173,864

Golfer of the Month

The winners of the European Tour Golfer of the Month award:
MonthPlayerCountry
DecemberMiguel Ángel Jiménez
JanuaryStephen Gallacher
FebruaryVictor Dubuisson
MarchJamie Donaldson
AprilAlexander Lévy
MayRory McIlroy
JuneMartin Kaymer
JulyRory McIlroy
AugustRory McIlroy
SeptemberPaul McGinley
OctoberOliver Wilson
NovemberHenrik Stenson