2016 European Tour

The 2016 European Tour will be the eighth edition of the Race to Dubai and the 45th season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972.

Schedule

The table below shows the 2016 European Tour schedule which begins with three events in late 2015.[1][2]

Dates Tournament Host country Winner OWGR
points		 Notes
26–29 Nov Alfred Dunhill Championship South Africa South Africa Charl Schwartzel (10) 22 Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
3–6 Dec Nedbank Golf Challenge South Africa Australia Marc Leishman (n/a) 44 Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
3–6 Dec Australian PGA Championship Australia Australia Nathan Holman (1) 20 New to European Tour
Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia
7–10 Jan BMW SA Open South Africa South Africa Brandon Stone (1) 32 Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
14–17 Jan Joburg Open South Africa South Africa Haydn Porteous (1) 19 Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
15–17 Jan EurAsia Cup Malaysia Team Europe n/a Team event
21–24 Jan Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship United Arab Emirates United States Rickie Fowler (n/a) 52
27–30 Jan Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Qatar South Africa Branden Grace (7) 36
4–7 Feb Omega Dubai Desert Classic United Arab Emirates England Danny Willett (4) 48
11–14 Feb Tshwane Open South Africa South Africa Charl Schwartzel (11) 19 Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
18–21 Feb Maybank Championship Malaysia Malaysia Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
25–28 Feb ISPS Handa Perth International Australia Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia
and the Asian Tour
3–6 Mar WGC-Cadillac Championship United States World Golf Championships
10–13 Mar True Thailand Classic Thailand Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
17–20 Mar Hero Indian Open India Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
23–27 Mar WGC-Dell Match Play Championship United States World Golf Championships
31 Mar – 3 Apr TBA
7–10 Apr Masters Tournament United States 100 Major championship
14–17 Apr Real Club Valderrama Open de España Spain
21–24 Apr Shenzhen International China
28 Apr – 1 May Volvo China Open China Co-sanctioned with the OneAsia Tour
5–8 May Trophée Hassan II Morocco
12–15 May AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Mauritius Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
and the Asian Tour
19–22 May Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Ireland
26–29 May BMW PGA Championship England 64 The European Tour's flagship event
2–5 Jun Nordea Masters Sweden
9–12 Jun Lyoness Open Austria
16–19 Jun U.S. Open United States 100 Major championship
23–26 Jun BMW International Open Germany
30 Jun – 3 Jul Alstom Open de France France
7–10 Jul AAM Scottish Open Scotland
14–17 Jul The Open Championship Scotland 100 Major championship
21–24 Jul TBA
28–31 Jul PGA Championship United States 100 Major championship
4–7 Aug Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Matchplay Scotland
11–14 Aug Olympic Men's Golf Competition Brazil Unofficial event
18–21 Aug D+D Real Czech Masters Czech Republic
25–28 Aug Made in Denmark Denmark
1–4 Sep Omega European Masters Switzerland Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
8–11 Sep KLM Open Netherlands
15–18 Sep Italian Open Italy
22–25 Sep Porsche European Open Germany
30 Sep – 2 Oct Ryder Cup United States n/a Team event
6–9 Oct Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Scotland Celebrity pro-am
13–16 Oct British Masters England
20–23 Oct Portugal Masters Portugal
27–30 Oct WGC-HSBC Champions China World Golf Championships
3–6 Nov Turkish Airlines Open Turkey Final Series
10–13 Nov Nedbank Golf Challenge South Africa Final Series
Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
17–20 Nov DP World Tour Championship, Dubai United Arab Emirates Final Series

Golfer of the Month

The winners of the European Tour Golfer of the Month award:

Month Player Country
January Nathan Holman  Australia
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2016 European Tour Schedule". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "European Tour's Final Series to have three tournaments from 2016". Sky Sports. 17 November 2015.
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