2018 European Tour


The 2018 European Tour is the 47th season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972 and the 10th edition of the Race to Dubai.
The Race to Dubai was won by Italian Francesco Molinari, who was also named Golfer of the Year. India's Shubhankar Sharma was named Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year.

Changes for 2018

There were changes to membership criteria with the reversal of some of the changes introduced for the 2017 season; the number of players gaining exemption from the final Race to Dubai standings reverted to the top 110 and the Access List was scrapped, largely replaced by a re-ranking system.
The Race to Dubai points system was adjusted, with all prize money being converted into US dollars before translating into points having previously been calculated after converting into euro. The points for all tournaments were also fixed prior to the start of the season, having previously been set during each tournament week, thereby negating any fluctuation in exchange rates.

Tournament changes

The table below shows the tournaments in the 2018 European Tour schedule, which began in late 2017.

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 points based on US dollars with 1 dollar = 1 point, and prize money for all tournaments being converted into points at the beginning of the season. The following table shows the final top-10 in the 2018 standings.
RankPlayerCountryEventsPoints
1Francesco Molinari126,041,521
2Patrick Reed114,713,351
3Tommy Fleetwood194,399,755
4Xander Schauffele93,607,488
5Justin Rose113,431,616
6Alex Norén123,351,488
7Rory McIlroy133,315,654
8Thorbjørn Olesen243,223,149
9Li Haotong263,118,291
10Matt Wallace302,887,527

Golfer of the Month

The winners of the European Tour Golfer of the Month award:
MonthPlayerCountry
JanuaryChris Paisley
FebruaryJoost Luiten
MarchKiradech Aphibarnrat
AprilAlexander Björk
MayFrancesco Molinari
JuneTommy Fleetwood
JulyFrancesco Molinari
AugustThorbjørn Olesen
SeptemberMatt Wallace
OctoberEddie Pepperell
NovemberLee Westwood