2011 European Tour

Golf tour season October 2023 2011 European Tour 2010 12 9 y – 2011 12 11 y 52 DEN Thomas Bjørn (3)ENG Luke Donald (3) Race to Dubai ENG Luke Donald Golfer of the Year ENG Luke Donald Players' Player of the Year ENG Luke Donald Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year ENG Tom Lewis 2010 2012 The 2011 European Tour was the 40th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.2011 Tournament schedule https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/schedule/2011/ European Tour 14 October 2023https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/9235927.stm European Tour unveils 2011 Race to Dubai schedule BBC Sport 28 November 2010 2010-11-28 live https://web.archive.org/web/20101202055831/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/9235927.stm 2 December 2010 DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnertotals 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 and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins.OWGRpointsOthertoursAFR − Sunshine Tour; ASA − Asian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.Notes12 DecAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipSouth Africa€1,000,000ESP Pablo Martín (3)20AFR19 DecSouth African Open ChampionshipSouth Africa€1,000,000ZAF Ernie Els (26)32AFRsunflagship Sunshine Tour flagship event9 JanAfrica OpenSouth Africa€1,000,000ZAF Louis Oosthuizen (3)22AFR16 JanJoburg OpenSouth Africa€1,300,000ZAF Charl Schwartzel (6)20AFR23 JanAbu Dhabi HSBC Golf ChampionshipUAEUS$2,700,000DEU Martin Kaymer (9)5630 JanVolvo Golf ChampionsBahrain€1,700,000ENG Paul Casey (11)38New tournament6 FebCommercialbank Qatar MastersQatarUS$2,500,000DNK Thomas Bjørn (11) 5013 FebOmega Dubai Desert ClassicUAEUS$2,500,000ESP Álvaro Quirós (5) 5020 FebAvantha MastersIndia€1,800,000IND Shiv Chawrasia (2) 20ASA27 FebWGC-Accenture Match Play ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$8,500,000ENG Luke Donald (4)76World Golf Championship13 MarWGC-Cadillac ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$8,500,000USA Nick Watney (n/a)74World Golf Championship21 MarSicilian OpenItaly€1,000,000FRA Raphaël Jacquelin (3) 24New tournament27 MarOpen de Andalucía de GolfSpain€1,000,000SCO Paul Lawrie (6)243 AprTrophée Hassan IIMorocco€1,500,000ENG David Horsey (2) 2410 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$8,000,000ZAF Charl Schwartzel (7)100Major championship17 AprMaybank Malaysian OpenMalaysiaUS$2,500,000ITA Matteo Manassero (2) 42ASA24 AprVolvo China OpenChinaCN¥20,000,000BEL Nicolas Colsaerts (1)28ONE1 MayBallantine's ChampionshipSouth Korea€2,205,000ENG Lee Westwood (21)42ASA, KOR8 MayOpen de EspañaSpain€2,000,000ZAF Thomas Aiken (1)2415 MayIberdrola OpenSpain€1,000,000NIR Darren Clarke (13)2422 MayVolvo World Match Play ChampionshipSpain€3,400,000ENG Ian Poulter (11) 52Limited-field event22 MayMadeira Islands OpenPortugal€700,000NIR Michael Hoey (2) 18CHA29 MayBMW PGA ChampionshipEngland€4,500,000ENG Luke Donald (5) 64Flagship event5 JunSaab Wales OpenWales£1,800,000SWE Alex Norén (2) 3012 JunBMW Italian OpenItaly€1,500,000ENG Robert Rock (1) 2419 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$7,850,000NIR Rory McIlroy (2)100Major championship19 JunSaint-Omer OpenFrance€600,000AUS Matthew Zions (1) 18CHA26 JunBMW International OpenGermany€2,000,000ESP Pablo Larrazábal (2)383 JulAlstom Open de FranceFrance€3,000,000FRA Thomas Levet (6)4010 JulBarclays Scottish OpenScotland£3,000,000ENG Luke Donald (6) 5217 JulThe Open ChampionshipEngland£5,000,000NIR Darren Clarke (14) 100Major championship24 JulNordea MastersSweden€1,500,000SWE Alex Norén (3) 2431 JulIrish OpenIreland€1,500,000ENG Simon Dyson (5)287 AugWGC-Bridgestone InvitationalUnited StatesUS$8,500,000AUS Adam Scott (8) 76World Golf Championship14 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$8,000,000USA Keegan Bradley (n/a) 100Major championship21 AugCzech OpenCzech Republic€1,500,000ENG Oliver Fisher (1)2428 AugJohnnie Walker Championship at GleneaglesScotland£1,400,000DNK Thomas Bjørn (12)244 SepOmega European MastersSwitzerland€2,000,000DNK Thomas Bjørn (13)44ASA11 SepKLM OpenNetherlands€1,800,000ENG Simon Dyson (6)4025 SepAustrian Golf OpenAustria€1,000,000ENG Kenneth Ferrie (3) 242 OctAlfred Dunhill Links ChampionshipScotlandUS$5,000,000NIR Michael Hoey (3)54Pro-Am9 OctBankia Madrid MastersSpain€1,000,000ENG Lee Slattery (1)2816 OctPortugal MastersPortugal€2,500,000ENG Tom Lewis (1)3423 OctCastelló MastersSpain€2,000,000ESP Sergio García (9) 2430 OctAndalucía MastersSpain€3,000,000ESP Sergio García (10) 386 NovWGC-HSBC ChampionsChinaUS$7,000,000DEU Martin Kaymer (10)62World Golf Championship14 NovBarclays Singapore OpenSingaporeUS$6,000,000ESP Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (5)46ASA20 NovIskandar Johor OpenMalaysiaUS$2,000,000NLD Joost Luiten (1) 24ASANew to European Tour20 NovAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipSouth Africa€1,000,000ZAF Garth Mulroy (1)20AFR27 NovSA Open ChampionshipSouth Africa€1,000,000ZAF Hennie Otto (2)32AFRsunflagship4 DecUBS Hong Kong OpenHong KongUS$2,750,000NIR Rory McIlroy (3)38ASA11 DecDubai World ChampionshipUAEUS$7,500,000ESP Álvaro Quirós (6)58Tour Championship Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnersOWGRpointsNotes18 SepVivendi Seve TrophyFrancen/aGBRIRL Team GB&In/aTeam event27 NovOmega Mission Hills World CupChinaUS$7,500,000USA Matt Kuchar andUSA Gary Woodlandn/aTeam event Location of tournaments Europe center 550 Location of official tournaments of the 2011 European Tour in Europe.8px Major Championship8px Flagship event8px Regular event Europe 51.274 1.367 Blue pog.svg Europe 36.87 14.488 Europe 36.651 -4.474 Europe 41.572 2.056 Europe 39.646 3.377 Europe 36.398 -5.223 Europe 51.40 -0.59 Orange pog.svg Europe 51.603 -2.933 Europe 45.186 7.55 Europe 50.712 2.088 Europe 48.276 11.775 Europe 48.7522 2.0851 Europe 57.529 -4.103 Europe 59.495 17.625 Europe 52.067 -9.552 Europe 49.531 18.326 Europe 56.284 -3.748 Europe 46.18 7.28 Europe 52.206 5.209 Europe 48.315 15.907 Europe 56.15 -3.12 Europe 40.522 -3.312 Europe 37.103 -8.143 Europe 40.031 -0.052 Europe 36.285 -5.330 World center 550 Location of official tournaments of the 2011 European Tour outside Europe.8px Major Championship8px World Golf Championship8px Tour Championship8px Regular event World 32.471 -111.105 Green pog.svg World 25.815 -80.34 Green pog.svg World 33.503 -82.020 Blue pog.svg World 38.996 -77.176 Blue pog.svg World 41.008 -81.508 Green pog.svg World 34.004 -84.193 Blue pog.svg World 31.109 121.216 Green pog.svg World 26.093 50.567 World 25.384 51.507 World 28.455 77.106 World 30.376 -9.6 World 3.139 101.64 World 30.483 104.086 World 37.162 127.623 World 33.05 -16.362 World 1.244 103.83 World 1.449 103.636 World 22.492 114.115 World -25.339 27.106 Point carte.svg World 25.022 55.199 Solid blue.svg South Africa center 200 8px South Africa South Africa -25.444 31.534 x2 South Africa -29.827 31.035 South Africa -32.996 27.936 South Africa -26.154 28.107 South Africa -26.042 28.291 United Arab Emirates center 200 8px United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 24.415 54.529 Red pog.svg United Arab Emirates 25.086 55.161 Red pog.svg United Arab Emirates 25.022 55.199 Yellow pog.svg Race to Dubai The Race to Dubai was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.Worldwide Golf The European Tour Race to Dubai Ranking https://issuu.com/sportingpublications/docs/worldwidegolf_october2011/55 Worldwide Sporting Publications 130 53 9 February 2021 October 2011 IssuuEuropean Tour Race to Dubai http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/racetodubai/rankings/index.html European Tour 9 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20111214085350/http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/racetodubai/rankings/index.html 14 December 2011 11 December 2011Golf-European Tour Race to Dubai final money list https://www.reuters.com/article/golf-european-money-idINL3E7NC41D20111212 Reuters 9 February 2021 12 December 2011https://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/11/sport/golf/golf-donald-dubai-quiros/index.html Donald makes golf history with Race to Dubai success CNN 11 December 2011 14 October 2023 Pos. Ranking position Player Majors WGCs World Golf Championships Principal events Top 10s in other ET European Tour events Tmts Official tournaments played MoneyMas Masters TournamentUSO U.S. OpenOpn Open ChampionshipPGA PGA ChampionshipWGCMP WGC-Accenture Match Play ChampionshipWGCCad WGC-Cadillac ChampionshipWGCInv WGC-Bridgestone InvitationalWGCCha WGC-HSBC ChampionsBMWPGA BMW PGA ChampionshipDub Dubai World Championship12345678Reg. Regular(€)Bon. Bonus($)Total(€) 1ENG DonaldT4 T45 CUT T81st T6 T2 •1st 3rd2nd 1st T9 13 4,216,226 1,500,0005,323,400 2NIR McIlroyT15 1st T25 T64T17 T10 T6 T4T24 T112nd T10 3rd T9 T3 3rd 2nd 1st 19 3,171,787 1,125,0004,002,168 3DEU KaymerCUT T39 T12 CUT2nd T24 T29 1stT31 T111st T9 T3 4th 2nd T8 22 2,935,446 750,0003,489,033 4ZAF Schwartzel1st T9 T16 T12T17 T24 T53 T4CUT 5thT2 4th T4 1st T8 T5 T9 18 2,486,959 600,0002,929,829 5ENG WestwoodT11 T3 CUT T8T17 T18 T9 T292nd 1st T9 T6 5th 19 2,052,090 525,0002,439,601 6ESP QuirósT27 T54 CUT CUTT33 T64 T53 T49T18 1stT8 2nd 1st T5 T7 23 1,927,090 450,0002,259,242 7DEN A. HansenCUT • T22 T3T33 T3 T29 T11T18 T44T2 2nd T2 22 1,769,893 412,5002,074,366 8ESP GarcíaT35 T7 T9 T12• • T53 •• T11T9 2nd 1st 1st 13 1,685,930 375,0001,962,723 9DEN Bjørn• • 4th CUT• • T68 T42• T291st 1st 1st T8 23 1,565,001 337,5001,814,115 10ENG Dyson• • T9 T51• • T33 T163rd T46T5 7th T5 1st 1st T9 29 1,473,344 300,0001,694,779 11NIR Clarke• • 1st CUT• • T68 T38T45 57thT8 1st 22 1,396,659 262,5001,590,415 12ESP JiménezT27 CUT T25 T64T5 T55 72nd T38CUT T44T2 2nd T9 2nd 29 1,390,539 243,7501,570,454 13SWE HansonCUT T7 CUT T64T33 T55 T21 T33T18 4thT2 9th T4 T10 T9 T6 T10 3rd 24 1,334,514 225,0001,500,590 14SWE Norén• T51 CUT T34• • T53 T49CUT T37T8 T4 T5 1st 1st T9 T3 28 1,274,018 206,2501,427,643 15ZAF OosthuizenCUT T9 T54 CUTT33 T18 T37 T7CUT T63rd 1st T5 T3 T8 22 1,270,730 187,5001,409,126 lime Win yellow Top 10 #afeeee Made cut pink Missed cut transparent Did not play • Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) Golfer of the Year ENG Luke Donald https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/golf/luke-donald-named-european-tour-golfer-of-the-year-6277454.html Luke Donald named European Tour Golfer of the Year The Independent Mark Garrod 15 December 2011 22 April 2023 Players' Player of the Year ENG Luke Donald https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/news/articles/detail/players-awards-dinner-launches-bmw-week/ Players' Awards Dinner launches BMW week European Tour 22 May 2012 23 April 2023 Luke Donald, of course, scooped the biggest haul of the night, though, in recognition of a magnificent and prolifically successful 2011 season, as Germany's Martin Kaymer awarded his Ryder Cup team mate with the Harry Vardon Trophy as the 2011 European Number One, the Golfer of the Year Award, and the Players' Player Award as voted for by Donald’s contemporaries. Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year ENG Tom Lewis https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/16247842 Open star Tom Lewis wins rookie prize BBC Sport 19 December 2011 22 April 2023 See also 2011 in golf 2011 European Senior Tour Notes References External links https://www.europeantour.com/ Category:European Tour seasons European Tour European Tour European Tour European Tour