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.
Dates | Tournament | Host country | Winner | OWGR points | Notes |
21–24 Nov | South African Open Championship | South Africa | ![]() | 32 | Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour |
28 Nov – 1 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | South Africa | ![]() | 22 | Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour |
5–8 Dec | Nedbank Golf Challenge | South Africa | ![]() | 46 | Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour |
5–8 Dec | Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | ![]() | 20 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
11–14 Dec | The Nelson Mandela Championship | South Africa | ![]() | 20 | Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour |
9–12 Jan | Volvo Golf Champions | South Africa | ![]() | 34 | |
16–19 Jan | Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship | United Arab Emirates | ![]() | 48 | |
22–25 Jan | Commercial Bank Qatar Masters | Qatar | ![]() | 44 | |
30 Jan – 2 Feb | Omega Dubai Desert Classic | United Arab Emirates | ![]() | 48 | |
6–9 Feb | Joburg Open | South Africa | ![]() | 20 | Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour |
13–16 Feb | Africa Open | South Africa | ![]() | 20 | Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour |
19–23 Feb | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | United States | ![]() | 72 | World Golf Championships |
27 Feb – 2 Mar | Tshwane Open | South Africa | ![]() | 20 | Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour |
6–9 Mar | WGC-Cadillac Championship | United States | ![]() | 76 | World Golf Championships |
13–16 Mar | Trophée Hassan II | Morocco | ![]() | 24 | |
27–29 Mar | EurAsia Cup | Malaysia | Tied | n/a | Team event; approved special event |
3–6 Apr | NH Collection Open | Spain | ![]() | 18 | New tournament; dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour |
10–13 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | ![]() | 100 | Major championship |
17–20 Apr | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | ![]() | 32 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
24–27 Apr | Volvo China Open | China | ![]() | 32 | Co-sanctioned with the OneAsia Tour |
1–4 May | The Championship at Laguna National | Singapore | ![]() | 22 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
8–11 May | Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI | Portugal | ![]() | 18 | Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour |
15–18 May | Open de España | Spain | ![]() | 30 | |
22–25 May | BMW PGA Championship | England | ![]() | 64 | Flagship event |
29 May – 1 Jun | Nordea Masters | Sweden | ![]() | 36 | |
5–8 Jun | Lyoness Open | Austria | ![]() | 24 | |
12–15 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | ![]() | 100 | Major championship |
19–22 Jun | The Irish Open | Ireland | ![]() | 26 | |
26–29 Jun | BMW International Open | Germany | ![]() | 42 | |
3–6 Jul | Alstom Open de France | France | ![]() | 36 | |
10–13 Jul | Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open | Scotland | ![]() | 52 | |
17–20 Jul | The Open Championship | England | ![]() | 100 | Major championship |
24–27 Jul | M2M Russian Open | Russia | ![]() | 24 | |
31 Jul – 3 Aug | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | United States | ![]() | 76 | World Golf Championships |
7–10 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | ![]() | 100 | Major championship |
14–17 Aug | Made in Denmark | Denmark | ![]() | 24 | New tournament |
21–24 Aug | D+D Real Czech Masters | Czech Republic | ![]() | 24 | New tournament |
28–31 Aug | Open d'Italia | Italy | ![]() | 24 | |
4–7 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | ![]() | 30 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
11–14 Sep | KLM Open | Netherlands | ![]() | 28 | |
18–21 Sep | ISPS Handa Wales Open | Wales | ![]() | 30 | |
26–28 Sep | Ryder Cup | Scotland | ![]() | n/a | Team event; approved special event |
2–5 Oct | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | ![]() | 44 | Celebrity pro-am |
9–12 Oct | Portugal Masters | Portugal | ![]() | 24 | |
15–19 Oct | Volvo World Match Play Championship | England | ![]() | 28 | |
16–19 Oct | Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | ![]() | 19 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
23–26 Oct | Perth International | Australia | ![]() | 22 | Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia |
30 Oct – 2 Nov | BMW Masters | China | ![]() | 46 | Final Series event |
6–9 Nov | WGC-HSBC Champions | China | ![]() | 68 | World Golf Championships; Final Series event |
13–16 Nov | Turkish Airlines Open | Turkey | ![]() | 48 | Final Series event |
20–23 Nov | DP World Tour Championship, Dubai | United Arab Emirates | ![]() | 56 | Tour 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".Rank | Player | Country | Events | Points |
1 | Rory McIlroy | 15 | 7,149,503 | |
2 | Henrik Stenson | 20 | 4,981,093 | |
3 | Justin Rose | 14 | 3,180,388 | |
4 | Jamie Donaldson | 25 | 3,058,166 | |
5 | Victor Dubuisson | 23 | 2,966,524 | |
6 | Sergio García | 17 | 2,861,930 | |
7 | Marcel Siem | 22 | 2,739,373 | |
8 | Brooks Koepka | 15 | 2,631,873 | |
9 | Alexander Lévy | 30 | 2,452,757 | |
10 | Shane Lowry | 27 | 2,173,864 |
- Full list can be found .
Awards
Golfer of the Month
The winners of the European Tour Golfer of the Month award:Month | Player | Country |
December | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | |
January | Stephen Gallacher | |
February | Victor Dubuisson | |
March | Jamie Donaldson | |
April | Alexander Lévy | |
May | Rory McIlroy | |
June | Martin Kaymer | |
July | Rory McIlroy | |
August | Rory McIlroy | |
September | Paul McGinley | |
October | Oliver Wilson | |
November | Henrik Stenson |