2015 European Tour

Golf tour season October 2023 2015 European Tour 2014 12 4 y – 2015 11 22 y 48 NIR Rory McIlroy (3)ENG Andy Sullivan (3) Race to Dubai NIR Rory McIlroy Golfer of the Year NIR Rory McIlroy Players' Player of the Year NIR Rory McIlroy Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year KOR An Byeong-hun Graduate of the Year KOR An Byeong-hun 2014 2016 The 2015 European Tour was the 44th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972. Changes for 2015 There were many changes from the previous season. There were six additions to the schedule, made up of four new tournaments: the True Thailand Classic, the Shenzhen International, the Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play, and the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open; the Hero Indian Open, which was co-sanctioned by the European Tour for the first time; and the return of the European Open, which was last played in 2009.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/30170469 European Tour 2015: New events in Scotland, Germany, Thailand BBC Sport 23 November 2014 21 June 2020 Seven events were lost from the schedule: the Volvo World Match Play Championship and Volvo Golf Champions, as a result of Volvo reducing their sponsorship commitments;https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12040/9509318/european-tour-volvo-withdraw-sponsorship-of-two-events European Tour: Volvo withdraw sponsorship of two events Sky Sports 8 October 2014 21 June 2020 the Nelson Mandela Championship; the NH Collection Open; The Championship at Laguna National; the Wales Open, as a 15-year deal with Celtic Manor Resort came to an end;https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/europeantour/11110305/Wales-Open-becomes-latest-professional-tournament-to-bite-the-dust-after-being-handed-last-rites-by-Celtic-Manor.html Wales Open becomes latest professional tournament to bite the dust after being handed last rites by Celtic Manor The Telegraph 19 September 2014 James Corrigan 10 June 2020 subscription and the Perth International, which wasn't played in 2015 due to rescheduling from October to February. In March, the tour confirmed that the British Masters, last held in 2008, was also being revived and added to the schedule.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/31736543 European Tour: British Masters returns after seven-year absence BBC Sport 4 March 2015 21 June 2020 Later in the month, the Madeira Islands Open was cancelled due to persistent heavy rain; it was later rescheduled to the end of July, opposite the Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play.Lavner Ryan https://www.golfchannel.com/article/golf-central-blog/canceled-euro-tour-event-rescheduled-july Canceled Euro Tour event rescheduled for July Golf Channel 24 March 2015 4 December 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20200622162032/https://www.golfchannel.com/article/golf-central-blog/canceled-euro-tour-event-rescheduled-july 22 June 2020 Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2015 season.2015 Tournament schedule https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/schedule/2015/ European Tour 14 October 2023 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.OWGRpointsOthertoursAFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.Notes7 DecNedbank Golf ChallengeSouth AfricaUS$6,500,000ENG Danny Willett (2)38AFRLimited-field event14 DecAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipSouth Africa€1,500,000ZAF Branden Grace (5)22AFR11 JanSouth African Open ChampionshipSouth AfricaR14,000,000ENG Andy Sullivan (1)32AFRSunshine Tour flagship event18 JanAbu Dhabi HSBC Golf ChampionshipUAEUS$2,700,000FRA Gary Stal (1)5024 JanCommercial Bank Qatar MastersQatarUS$2,500,000ZAF Branden Grace (6)421 FebOmega Dubai Desert ClassicUAEUS$2,650,000NIR Rory McIlroy (10)508 FebMaybank Malaysian OpenMalaysiaUS$3,000,000IND Anirban Lahiri (1)38ASA15 FebTrue Thailand ClassicThailandUS$2,000,000AUS Andrew Dodt (2)28ASANew tournament22 FebHero Indian OpenIndiaUS$1,500,000IND Anirban Lahiri (2)19ASANew to European Tour1 MarJoburg OpenSouth Africa€1,300,000ENG Andy Sullivan (2)19AFR8 MarAfrica OpenSouth AfricaR14,500,000ZAF Trevor Fisher Jnr (1)19AFR8 MarWGC-Cadillac ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$9,250,000USA Dustin Johnson (n/a)76World Golf Championship15 MarTshwane OpenSouth AfricaR18,500,000ZAF George Coetzee (2)19AFR29 MarTrophée Hassan IIMorocco€1,500,000SCO Richie Ramsay (3)2412 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$10,000,000USA Jordan Spieth (n/a)100Major championship19 AprShenzhen InternationalChinaUS$2,500,000THA Kiradech Aphibarnrat (2)24New tournament26 AprVolvo China OpenChinaCN¥20,000,000CHN Wu Ashun (1)26ONE3 MayWGC-Cadillac Match PlayUnited StatesUS$9,250,000NIR Rory McIlroy (11)76World Golf Championship10 MayAfrAsia Bank Mauritius OpenMauritius€1,000,000ZAF George Coetzee (3)17AFR, ASANew tournament17 MayOpen de EspañaSpain€1,500,000ENG James Morrison (2)2624 MayBMW PGA ChampionshipEngland€5,000,000KOR An Byeong-hun (1)64Flagship event31 MayDubai Duty Free Irish OpenNorthern Ireland€2,500,000DNK Søren Kjeldsen (4)487 JunNordea MastersSweden€1,500,000SWE Alex Norén (4)2614 JunLyoness OpenAustria€1,500,000ENG Chris Wood (2)2421 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$9,000,000USA Jordan Spieth (n/a)100Major championship28 JunBMW International OpenGermany€2,000,000ESP Pablo Larrazábal (4)325 JulAlstom Open de FranceFrance€3,000,000AUT Bernd Wiesberger (3)3612 JulAberdeen Asset Management Scottish OpenScotland£3,250,000USA Rickie Fowler (n/a)5020 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland£6,300,000USA Zach Johnson (n/a)100Major championship26 JulOmega European MastersSwitzerland€2,700,000ENG Danny Willett (3)32ASA2 AugSaltire Energy Paul Lawrie Match PlayScotland€1,000,000THA Kiradech Aphibarnrat (3)24New tournamentLimited-field event2 AugRescheduled due to persistent bad weather.22 MarMadeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPIPortugal€600,000FIN Roope Kakko (1)18CHA9 AugWGC-Bridgestone InvitationalUnited StatesUS$9,250,000IRL Shane Lowry (3)74World Golf Championship16 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$10,000,000AUS Jason Day (n/a)100Major championship23 AugMade in DenmarkDenmark€1,500,000ENG David Horsey (4)2430 AugD+D Real Czech MastersCzech Republic€1,000,000BEL Thomas Pieters (1)246 SepM2M Russian OpenRussia€1,000,000ENG Lee Slattery (2)2413 SepKLM OpenNetherlands€1,800,000BEL Thomas Pieters (2)2420 SepOpen d'ItaliaItaly€1,500,000SWE Rikard Karlberg (1)2427 SepPorsche European OpenGermany€2,000,000THA Thongchai Jaidee (7)304 OctAlfred Dunhill Links ChampionshipScotlandUS$5,000,000DNK Thorbjørn Olesen (3)44Pro-Am11 OctBritish MastersEngland£3,000,000ENG Matt Fitzpatrick (1)3618 OctPortugal MastersPortugal€2,000,000ENG Andy Sullivan (3)2425 OctUBS Hong Kong OpenHong KongUS$2,000,000ENG Justin Rose (8)34ASA1 NovTurkish Airlines OpenTurkeyUS$7,000,000FRA Victor Dubuisson (2)44Race to Dubai finals series8 NovWGC-HSBC ChampionsChinaUS$8,500,000SCO Russell Knox (1)66World Golf ChampionshipRace to Dubai finals series15 NovBMW MastersChinaUS$7,000,000SWE Kristoffer Broberg (1)50Race to Dubai finals series22 NovDP World Tour Championship, DubaiUAEUS$8,000,000NIR Rory McIlroy (12)52Race to Dubai finals series Location of tournaments Europe center 550 Location of official tournaments of the 2015 European Tour in Europe.8px Major Championship8px Flagship event8px Final Series event8px Regular event Europe 56.15 -3.12 Blue pog.svg Europe 41.572 2.056 Europe 51.40 -0.59 Orange pog.svg Europe 54.218 -5.884 Europe 55.567 13.184 Europe 48.315 15.907 Europe 48.276 11.775 Europe 48.7522 2.0851 Europe 56.033 -2.835 Europe 46.18 7.28 Europe 57.201 -2.073 Europe 56.873 9.395 Europe 49.995 14.201 Europe 55.695 37.38 Europe 52.37 4.553 Europe 45.616 9.293 Europe 48.409 13.193 Europe 56.15 -3.12 Blue pog.svg &8px Europe 51.991 -0.666 Europe 37.103 -8.143 Europe 36.851 31.069 Yellow pog.svg World center 550 Location of official tournaments of the 2015 European Tour outside Europe.8px Major Championship8px World Golf Championship8px Final Series event8px Regular event World 25.815 -80.34 Green pog.svg World 33.503 -82.020 Blue pog.svg World 37.724 -122.493 Green pog.svg World 47.200 -122.571 Blue pog.svg World 41.008 -81.508 Green pog.svg World 43.851 -87.735 Blue pog.svg World 31.109 121.216 Green pog.svg World 22.492 114.115 World 25.384 51.507 World 3.139 101.64 World 12.614 99.892 World 28.598 77.236 World 30.376 -9.6 World 22.33 114.06 World 31.22 121.581 World -20.503 57.408 World 32.722 -16.804 World 22.492 114.115 World 31.404 121.37 Yellow pog.svg 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 -25.339 27.106 South Africa -25.444 31.534 South Africa -26.158 28.142 South Africa -26.154 28.107 South Africa -32.996 27.936 South Africa -25.784 28.252 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 tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12230/9589874/new-points-system-announced-for-european-tour-race-to-dubai-in-2015 New points system announced for European Tour Race to Dubai in 2015 Sky Sports 2 December 2014 21 June 2020Golf-Race to Dubai rankings https://www.reuters.com/article/golf-dubai-rankings-idINISS02043820151123 Reuters 11 February 2021 23 November 2015DP World Tour Championship: Rory McIlroy wins to wrap up Race to Dubai https://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/22/golf/golf-race-to-dubai-mcilroy-sullivan/ CNN Paul Gittings 14 October 2023 23 November 2015 Pos. Ranking position Player Majors WGCs World Golf Championships Flagship event and R2D Race to Dubai finals seriesThe WGC-HSBC Champions was also a Race to Dubai finals series event. Top 10s in other ET European Tour events Tmts Official tournaments played Points and moneyIn addition to tournament prize money, the top 15 point scorers received a share of a $5m bonus pool. Those inside the top 15 who participated in at least 3 of the 4 Final Series events received an additional shared of a $1,365,500 bonus pool.Race to Dubai enhanced by additional bonus pool scheme https://www.europeantour.com/european-tour/news/articles/detail/race-to-dubai-enhanced-by-additional-bonus-pool-scheme/ European Tour 8 February 2021 6 July 2015Mas Masters TournamentUSO U.S. OpenOpn Open ChampionshipPGA PGA ChampionshipWGCCad WGC-Cadillac ChampionshipWGCMP WGC-Cadillac Match PlayWGCInv WGC-Bridgestone InvitationalWGCCha WGC-HSBC ChampionsBMWPGA BMW PGA ChampionshipTur Turkish Airlines OpenBMWMas BMW MastersDPWTC DP World Tour Championship, Dubai12345678TotalpointsBon. Bonus($)FSbonus Finals series participation bonus($) 1NIR McIlroy4th T9 • •T9 1st • T11CUT T6 • 1st2nd 1st 12 4,727,253 1,250,000 625,000 2ENG WillettT38 CUT T6 T54T12 3rd T17 T3T38 T11 T28 T41st T4 T6 1st T3 23 3,670,310 800,000 200,000 3ZAF GraceCUT T4 T20 3rd54th T9 T17 T5T11 • T22 3rd1st 1st 18 3,056,948 530,000 132,500 4ENG RoseT2 T27 T6 4th55th T17 T3 •T38 • T7 T221st 14 2,827,024 400,000 100,000Having only played two Race to Dubai finals series events, Rose was not eligible for the additional finals series bonus.https://www.golfpunkhq.com/news/article/the-race-to-dubai-2015 The Race to Dubai 2015 Golf Punk 29 October 2015 15 August 2024 This is to allow for the operation of an additional bonus scheme that will be paid out only to those players who participate in 3 out of 4 of the Final Series events... 5IRL LowryCUT T9 CUT CUTT17 T34 1st T68T6 8th T56 T48T2 18 2,729,144 350,000 87,500 6ZAF OosthuizenT19 T2 T2 T306th T5 T42 T44• • T37 T38T7 2nd 12 2,711,457 300,000 45,000 7KOR An • CUT CUT CUT• • T57 T191st 4th T3 T4T5 T7 T8 26 2,417,356 250,000 37,500 8ENG Sullivan• CUT T30 CUT• T34 • T6417th T60 T17 2nd1st T4 1st T6 T6 1st 28 2,263,573 200,000 30,000 9AUT WiesbergerT22 CUT T68 CUTT31 T34 T25 T17CUT T50 T24 T17T6 3rd T4 2nd T2 1st T4 25 2,163,181 170,000 25,500 10THA Jaidee55th CUT T65 CUT69th T34 T57 T11T2 T26 T3 T31T7 T2 T10 1st 25 2,150,076 150,000 22,500 11FRA DubuissonCUT CUT CUT T18T62 T52 T50 •T63 1st T17 T13T4 T10 21 2,132,753 140,000 14,000 12ENG Fitzpatrick• • • •• • • T7• T26 T13 T4T5 T8 T3 2nd 3rd T3 1st T3 32 2,094,933 130,000 13,000 13THA Aphibarnrat• • CUT T68• • • T30T27 3rd T31 T225th T4 1st T4 1st T4 T5 25 2,055,618 120,000 12,000 14SWE Broberg• • • •• • • •CUT T50 1st T17T10 T6 T10 T2 T8 32 2,003,321 110,000 11,000 15DEN Kjeldsen• • CUT CUT• • T12 T46T18 T11 T9 T10T9 1st 2nd T2 T9 T9 T2 31 1,996,684 100,000 10,000 lime Win yellow Top 10 #afeeee Made cut pink Missed cut transparent Did not play • Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) Golfer of the Year NIR Rory McIlroy https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12230/10100695/rory-mcilroy-named-the-european-tours-2015-player-of-the-year Rory McIlroy named European Tour Golfer of the Year for 2015 Sky Sports Ali Stafford 15 December 2015 19 April 2023 Players' Player of the Year NIR Rory McIlroy https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/news/articles/detail/mcilroy-gunning-for-more-glory/ McIlroy gunning for more glory European Tour 18 May 2016 23 April 2023 The Northern Irishman overcame an injury-plagued 2015 season to win his third Harry Vardon Trophy and was then honoured by his peers as he was voted Players' Player of the year for the second season in succession. Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year KOR An Byeong-hun https://www.todays-golfer.com/news-and-events/tour-news/2015/december/byeong-hun-an-is-the-european-tour-rookie-of-the-year/ Byeong Hun An is the European Tour Rookie of the Year Today's Golfer Rob McGarr 4 December 2015 19 April 2023 Much like American Brooks Koepka last year, An's remarkable rise through The European Tour's developmental system was recognised by a second prestigious title, the Graduate of the Year Award, given to the highest-ranked player in The Race to Dubai to have graduated directly from the Challenge Tour the previous season. Graduate of the Year KOR An Byeong-hun See also 2014 in golf 2015 in golf 2015 European Senior Tour Notes References External links https://www.europeantour.com/ Category:European Tour seasons European Tour European Tour European Tour European Tour