The 2014 European Tour was the 43rd season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
| Duration | 21 November 2013 – 23 November 2014 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 49 |
| Most wins |  Rory McIlroy (4) |
| Race to Dubai | Rory McIlroy |
| Golfer of the Year | Rory McIlroy |
| Players' Player of the Year | Rory McIlroy |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |  Brooks Koepka |
| Graduate of the Year | Brooks Koepka |
← 2013 2015 → | |
Changes for 2014
editNew tournaments for the 2014 season were the Made in Denmark, D+D Real Czech Masters tournaments and the EurAsia Cup team event between the European Tour and the Asian Tour.[1] Lost from the schedule were the Avantha Masters[2] 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.[3] A third new tournament, the NH Collection Open, a dual-ranking event with the second-tier Challenge Tour, was later added to the schedule.[4]
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2014 season.[5]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov | South African Open Championship | South Africa | €1,100,000 | Morten Ørum Madsen (1) | 32 | AFR[c] | |
| 1 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | South Africa | €1,500,000 | Charl Schwartzel (9) | 22 | AFR | |
| 8 Dec | Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | US$1,300,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (20) | 20 | ASA | |
| 8 Dec | Nedbank Golf Challenge | South Africa | US$6,500,000 | Thomas Bjørn (15) | 46 | AFR | New to European Tour Limited-field event |
| 14 Dec | Nelson Mandela Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 | Dawie van der Walt (2) | 20 | AFR | |
| 12 Jan | Volvo Golf Champions | South Africa | US$4,000,000 | Louis Oosthuizen (7) | 34 | Limited-field event | |
| 19 Jan | Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship | UAE | US$2,700,000 | Pablo Larrazábal (3) | 48 | ||
| 25 Jan | Commercial Bank Qatar Masters | Qatar | US$2,500,000 | Sergio García (11) | 44 | ||
| 2 Feb | Omega Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$2,500,000 | Stephen Gallacher (3) | 48 | ||
| 9 Feb | Joburg Open | South Africa | €1,300,000 | George Coetzee (1) | 20 | AFR | |
| 16 Feb | Africa Open | South Africa | €1,000,000 | Thomas Aiken (3) | 20 | AFR | |
| 23 Feb | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | United States | US$9,000,000 | Jason Day (n/a) | 72 | World Golf Championship | |
| 2 Mar | Tshwane Open | South Africa | €1,500,000 | Ross Fisher (5) | 20 | AFR | |
| 9 Mar | WGC-Cadillac Championship | United States | US$9,000,000 | Patrick Reed (1) | 76 | World Golf Championship | |
| 16 Mar | Trophée Hassan II | Morocco | €1,500,000 | Alejandro Cañizares (2) | 24 | ||
| 6 Apr | NH Collection Open | Spain | €600,000 | Marco Crespi (1) | 18 | CHA | New tournament |
| 13 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$9,000,000 | Bubba Watson (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 20 Apr | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | US$2,750,000 | Lee Westwood (23) | 32 | ASA | |
| 27 Apr | Volvo China Open | China | CN¥20,000,000 | Alexander Lévy (1) | 32 | ONE | |
| 4 May | The Championship at Laguna National | Singapore | US$1,500,000 | Felipe Aguilar (2) | 22 | ASA | |
| 11 May | Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI | Portugal | €600,000 | Daniel Brooks (1) | 18 | CHA | |
| 18 May | Open de España | Spain | €1,500,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (21) | 30 | ||
| 25 May | BMW PGA Championship | England | €4,750,000 | Rory McIlroy (6) | 64 | Flagship event | |
| 1 Jun | Nordea Masters | Sweden | €1,500,000 | Thongchai Jaidee (6) | 36 | ||
| 8 Jun | Lyoness Open | Austria | €1,000,000 | Mikael Lundberg (3) | 24 | ||
| 15 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$9,000,000 | Martin Kaymer (11) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 22 Jun | Irish Open | Ireland | €2,000,000 | Mikko Ilonen (4) | 26 | ||
| 29 Jun | BMW International Open | Germany | €2,000,000 | Fabrizio Zanotti (1) | 42 | ||
| 6 Jul | Alstom Open de France | France | €3,000,000 | Graeme McDowell (10) | 36 | ||
| 13 Jul | Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open | Scotland | £3,000,000 | Justin Rose (7) | 52 | ||
| 20 Jul | The Open Championship | England | £5,400,000 | Rory McIlroy (7) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 27 Jul | M2M Russian Open | Russia | €1,000,000 | David Horsey (3) | 24 | ||
| 3 Aug | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | United States | US$9,000,000 | Rory McIlroy (8) | 76 | World Golf Championship | |
| 10 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$10,000,000 | Rory McIlroy (9) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 17 Aug | Made in Denmark | Denmark | €1,500,000 | Marc Warren (3) | 24 | New tournament | |
| 24 Aug | D+D Real Czech Masters | Czech Republic | €1,000,000 | Jamie Donaldson (3) | 24 | New tournament | |
| 31 Aug | Open d'Italia | Italy | €1,500,000 | Hennie Otto (3) | 24 | ||
| 7 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,300,000 | David Lipsky (1) | 30 | ASA | |
| 14 Sep | KLM Open | Netherlands | €1,800,000 | Paul Casey (13) | 28 | ||
| 21 Sep | ISPS Handa Wales Open | Wales | £1,800,000 | Joost Luiten (4) | 30 | ||
| 5 Oct | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | US$5,000,000 | Oliver Wilson (1) | 44 | Pro-Am | |
| 12 Oct | Portugal Masters | Portugal | €2,000,000 | Alexander Lévy (2) | 24 | ||
| 19 Oct | Volvo World Match Play Championship | England | €2,250,000 | Mikko Ilonen (5) | 28 | Limited-field event | |
| 19 Oct | Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | US$1,300,000 | Scott Hend (1) | 19 | ASA | |
| 26 Oct | Perth International | Australia | A$1,750,000 | Thorbjørn Olesen (2) | 22 | ANZ | |
| 2 Nov | BMW Masters | China | US$7,000,000 | Marcel Siem (4) | 46 | Race to Dubai finals series | |
| 9 Nov | WGC-HSBC Champions | China | US$8,500,000 | Bubba Watson (n/a) | 68 | World Golf Championship Race to Dubai finals series | |
| 16 Nov | Turkish Airlines Open | Turkey | US$7,000,000 | Brooks Koepka (1) | 48 | Race to Dubai finals series | |
| 23 Nov | DP World Tour Championship, Dubai | UAE | US$8,000,000 | Henrik Stenson (9) | 56 | Race to Dubai finals series |
Unofficial events
editThe following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winners | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar | EurAsia Cup | Malaysia | n/a | Tied | n/a | New team event |
| 28 Sep | Ryder Cup | Scotland | n/a | Team Europe | n/a | Team event |
Location of tournaments
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Location of official tournaments of the 2014 European Tour in Europe. Major Championship Flagship event Final Series event Regular event |
Location of official tournaments of the 2014 European Tour outside Europe. Major Championship World Golf Championship Final Series event Regular event
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Race to Dubai
editThe Race to Dubai was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[6][7][8][9]
| Pos. | Player | Majors | WGCs | Flagship event and R2D finals series[d] | Top 10s in other ET events | Tmts | Points and money[e] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mas | USO | Opn | PGA | WGC MP |
WGC Cad |
WGC Inv |
WGC Cha |
BMW PGA |
BMW Mas |
Tur | DPW TC |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Reg. points |
Bon. ($) |
Total points | |||||||||
| 1 | McIlroy | T8 | T23 | 1st | 1st | T17 | T25 | 1st | • | 1st | • | • | T2 | T2 | T9 | T2 | 15 | 6,149,023 | 1,250,000 | 7,149,503 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Stenson | T14 | T4 | T39 | T3 | T17 | T16 | T19 | T24 | T7 | • | T3 | 1st | 4th | T5 | 5th | T2 | 2nd | 20 | 4,340,786 | 800,000 | 4,981,093 | |||||||||
| 3 | Rose | T14 | T12 | T23 | T24 | T17 | T34 | T4 | T48 | 25th | T4 | • | T2 | T7 | 1st | 14 | 2,756,185 | 530,000 | 3,180,388 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Donaldson | T14 | CUT | CUT | T24 | T33 | T2 | T37 | T24 | T30 | T4 | T19 | T12 | T2 | T5 | T5 | 1st | 7th | T4 | 25 | 2,738,012 | 400,000 | 3,058,166 | ||||||||
| 5 | Dubuisson | CUT | T28 | T9 | T7 | 2nd | T62 | T31 | WD | • | T21 | T15 | T2 | T5 | T2 | T5 | 2nd | 23 | 2,686,390 | 350,000 | 2,966,524 | ||||||||||
| 6 | García | CUT | T35 | T2 | T35 | T9 | T16 | 2nd | T28 | WD | • | T25 | T12 | T2 | 1st | 17 | 2,621,814 | 300,000 | 2,861,930 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Siem | • | T12 | • | • | • | • | • | T48 | T7 | 1st | T8 | T39 | 22 | 2,539,276 | 250,000 | 2,739,373 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Koepka | • | T4 | T67 | T15 | • | • | • | • | CUT | T48 | 1st | T42 | T3 | T3 | T9 | 15 | 2,471,796 | 200,000 | 2,631,873 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Lévy | • | • | • | T30 | • | • | T58 | T14 | T12 | T2 | T11 | T26 | 1st | 1st | 30 | 2,316,692 | 170,000 | 2,452,757 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Lowry | • | CUT | T9 | T46 | • | • | • | 34th | 2nd | T16 | T25 | 5th | T4 | T2 | T6 | T9 | 27 | 2,053,806 | 150,000 | 2,173,864 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Luiten | T26 | CUT | CUT | 26th | T33 | T13 | T56 | T28 | T12 | T13 | T25 | T9 | T3 | 6th | 4th | 3rd | T4 | T5 | 1st | 3rd | 27 | 2,046,118 | 140,000 | 2,158,172 | ||||||
| 12 | Bjørn | T8 | • | T26 | CUT | T17 | T44 | T15 | T41 | T3 | T24 | • | T36 | 1st | T10 | T10 | T8 | T4 | 26 | 2,018,352 | 130,000 | 2,122,402 | |||||||||
| 13 | Poulter | T20 | T17 | CUT | T58 | T33 | T52 | T52 | T6 | T26 | T48 | 2nd | T21 | T5 | 15 | 1,996,523 | 120,000 | 2,092,569 | |||||||||||||
| 14 | McDowell | CUT | T28 | T9 | T46 | T5 | T9 | T8 | T3 | • | T16 | • | T47 | T6 | 1st | T9 | 15 | 1,961,314 | 110,000 | 2,049,356 | |||||||||||
| 15 | Kaymer | T31 | 1st | 70th | CUT | T33 | T58 | T56 | T6 | T12 | • | T60 | T39 | 18 | 1,960,512 | 100,000 | 2,040,550 | ||||||||||||||
Win
Top 10
Made cut
Missed cut
Withdrew
• Did not play
Awards
edit| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Golfer of the Year | Rory McIlroy | [10] |
| Players' Player of the Year | Rory McIlroy | [11] |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Brooks Koepka | [12] |
| Graduate of the Year | Brooks Koepka | [11] |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.
- ^ Sunshine Tour flagship event
- ^ The WGC-HSBC Champions was also a Race to Dubai finals series event.
- ^ In addition to tournament prize money, the top 15 point scorers received a share of a $5m bonus pool.
References
edit- ^ "The European Tour schedule for the coming year has been unveiled". Sky Sports. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "India loses top golf event Avantha Masters due to falling rupee". The Times of India. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ "Laguna National to host 'The Championship'". European Tour. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "La Reserva de Sotogrande to host 2014 European Tour event". Golf Monthly. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "2014 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ Roberts, Andy (18 March 2014). "European Tour freshens up 2014 Race to Dubai". GolfMagic. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ Jones, Matt (23 November 2014). "Race to Dubai 2014 Standings: Final Rankings and Prize Money Payouts". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Facts & stats | European Tour Race to Dubai 2014 final rankings". Par Golf. January 2015. p. 16. Retrieved 11 February 2021 – via Issuu.
- ^ Butler, Michael (16 November 2014). "Rory McIlroy wins Race to Dubai after Brooks Koepka wins in Turkey". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "Rory McIlroy wins European Tour Player of Year award". BBC Sport. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ a b "McIlroy wins Golfer of the Year, Player of the Year". The Irish Times. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
American Brooks Koepka was another double winner as he received the Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Award and the Challenge Tour Graduate of the Year Award, after winning November's Turkish Airlines Open to go with four other top-10 finishes.
- ^ "European Tour: Brooks Koepka named Rookie of the Year". Sky Sports. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2023.