2010 European Tour
The 2010 European Tour is the second edition of the Race to Dubai and the 39th season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972.
The Race to Dubai was won by Germany's Martin Kaymer.[1] Kaymer and Graeme McDowell from Northern Ireland shared the Golfer of the Year award.[2]
Schedule
The table below shows the 2010 European Tour schedule.[3] The season consists of 47 tournaments and begins in December 2009 with the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa, and culminates with the Dubai World Championship the following November.[4] The schedule includes the four major championships, four World Golf Championships and the Ryder Cup. There are six new tournaments, the Africa Open in South Africa, the returning Avantha Masters in India which was cancelled in 2009, the Hassan II Golf Trophy in Morocco, the Open Calla Millor Mallorca and the Andalucía Valderrama Masters, both held in Spain, and the Vivendi Cup in France.[5]
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 top 15 in the 2010 standings following the Dubai World Championship and distribution of the bonus pool.[6]
| Rank | Player | Country | Events | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Kaymer |  Germany | 22 | 4,461,011 |
| 2 | Graeme McDowell |  Northern Ireland | 24 | 3,896,996 |
| 3 | Lee Westwood |  England | 14 | 3,222,423 |
| 4 | Ian Poulter | England | 15 | 3,027,008 |
| 5 | Francesco Molinari |  Italy | 27 | 2,799,692 |
| 6 | Robert Karlsson |  Sweden | 21 | 2,296,486 |
| 7 | Ernie Els |  South Africa | 15 | 2,261,607 |
| 8 | Charl Schwartzel | South Africa | 24 | 2,207,965 |
| 9 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez |  Spain | 29 | 2,179,418 |
| 10 | Louis Oosthuizen | South Africa | 23 | 2,070,763 |
| 11 | Edoardo Molinari | Italy | 28 | 2,009,337 |
| 12 | Paul Casey | England | 14 | 1,888,850 |
| 13 | Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland | 16 | 1,821,050 |
| 14 | Álvaro Quirós | Spain | 25 | 1,750,255 |
| 15 | Luke Donald | England | 13 | 1,678,072 |
Golfer of the Month
The winners of the European Tour Golfer of the Month Award were as follows:[7]
| Month | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|
| January | Charl Schwartzel | South Africa |
| February | Ian Poulter | England |
| March | Ernie Els | South Africa |
| April | Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland |
| May | Luke Donald | England |
| June | Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland |
| July | Louis Oosthuizen | South Africa |
| August | Martin Kaymer | Germany |
| September | John Parry | England |
| October | Matteo Manassero | Italy |
| November | Ian Poulter | England |
See also
- 2010 in golf
- 2010 Challenge Tour
- 2010 European Senior Tour
- 2010 PGA Tour
- List of golfers with most European Tour wins
References
- ↑ "Germany's Martin Kaymer wins European Tour money title". BBC Sport. 28 November 2010. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- ↑ "Graeme McDowell & Martin Kaymer share European award". BBC Sport. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
- ↑ "European Tour schedule". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ↑ "The 2010 Race to Dubai to start in South Africa". PGA European Tour. 19 October 2009. Archived from the original on 24 October 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ↑ "The 2010 Race to Dubai announced". PGA European Tour. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
- ↑ "European Tour Race To Dubai". europeantour.com. 28 November 2010. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- ↑ "Golfer of the Month". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
External links
- 2010 season results on the PGA European Tour website
- 2010 Order of Merit on the PGA European Tour website