2007 European Tour

Golf tour season October 2023 2007 European Tour 2006 11 9 y – 2007 11 4 y 52 ZAF Ernie Els (2)Tiger Woods won three events, but was not a European Tour member.IRL Pádraig Harrington (2)FIN Mikko Ilonen (2)ENG Justin Rose (2)SWE Henrik Stenson (2)ENG Lee Westwood (2) Order of Merit ENG Justin Rose Golfer of the Year IRL Pádraig Harrington Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year GER Martin Kaymer 2006 2008 The 2007 European Tour was the 36th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972. Changes for 2007 There were three new tournaments, the Joburg Open in South Africa, the Open de Andalucía in Spain and the Portugal Masters. In addition, the long-established Australian Masters joined the tour schedule and two tournaments returned after missing the 2006 season; the New Zealand Open skipped a season due to date changes,http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/european_tour/4849584.stm Shanghai kicks off 2007 Euro Tour BBC Sport 27 March 2006 6 May 2020 and the German Masters having not been held in 2006, came back with a new sponsor and was re-titled as the Mercedes-Benz Championship. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.2007 Tournament schedule https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/schedule/2007/ European Tour 16 October 2023http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/european_tour/6236755.stm European Tour 2007 BBC Sport 6 January 2007 6 May 2020http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/6035469.stm Euro Tour breaks 50 events mark BBC Sport 9 October 2006 6 May 2020 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; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.Notes12 NovHSBC ChampionsChinaUS$5,000,000KOR 1997 Yang Yong-eun (1)52AFR,Sunshine Tour unofficial event ANZ,PGA Tour of Australasia unofficial event ASAAsian Tour unofficial eventLimited-field event19 NovUBS Hong Kong OpenHong KongUS$2,000,000ESP José Manuel Lara (1)32ASA26 NovMasterCard MastersAustraliaA$1,500,000ENG Justin Rose (3)30ANZNew to European Tour3 DecBlue Chip New Zealand OpenNew ZealandNZ$1,500,000AUS Nathan Green (1)20ANZ10 DecAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipSouth Africa€1,000,000ESP Álvaro Quirós (1)18AFR17 DecSouth African Airways OpenSouth Africa€1,000,000ZAF Ernie Els (23)32AFRSunshine Tour flagship event14 JanJoburg OpenSouth Africa€1,000,000ARG Ariel Cañete (1)20AFRNew tournament21 JanAbu Dhabi Golf ChampionshipUAEUS$2,000,000ENG Paul Casey (8)4428 JanCommercialbank Qatar MastersQatarUS$2,200,000ZAF Retief Goosen (14)48ASA4 FebDubai Desert ClassicUAEUS$2,400,000SWE Henrik Stenson (5)5011 FebMaybank Malaysian OpenMalaysiaUS$1,290,000SWE Peter Hedblom (2)26ASA18 FebEnjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia OpenIndonesiaUS$1,000,000FIN Mikko Ilonen (1)20ASA25 FebWGC-Accenture Match Play ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$8,000,000SWE Henrik Stenson (6)76World Golf Championship 4 MarJohnnie Walker ClassicThailand£1,250,000ZAF Anton Haig (1)40ANZ, ASA11 MarClariden Leu Singapore MastersSingaporeUS$1,100,000CHN Liang Wenchong (1)30ASA18 MarTCL ClassicChinaUS$1,000,000THA Chapchai Nirat (1)20ASA25 MarMadeira Islands Open BPIPortugal€700,000ARG Daniel Vancsik (1)2425 MarWGC-CA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$8,000,000USA Tiger Woods (n/a)76World Golf Championship1 AprEstoril Open de PortugalPortugal€1,250,000ESP Pablo Martín (a) (1)248 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$7,000,000USA Zach Johnson (n/a)100Major championship15 AprVolvo China OpenChinaUS$2,000,000AUT Markus Brier (2)20ASA22 AprBMW Asian OpenChinaUS$2,300,000FRA Raphaël Jacquelin (2)32ASA29 AprOpen de EspañaSpain€2,000,000ZAF Charl Schwartzel (2)246 MayTelecom Italia OpenItaly€1,700,000ESP Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (3)2413 MayValle Romano Open de AndalucíaSpain€1,000,000ENG Lee Westwood (17)24New tournament20 MayIrish OpenIreland€2,500,000IRL Pádraig Harrington (11)28 27 MayBMW PGA ChampionshipEngland€4,350,000DNK Anders Hansen (2)64Flagship event3 JunCeltic Manor Wales OpenWales£1,500,000ZAF Richard Sterne (2)2610 JunBA-CA Golf OpenAustria€1,300,000AUS Richard Green (2)2417 JunOpen de Saint-OmerFrance€500,000ESP Carl Suneson (1)18CHA17 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$7,000,000ARG Ángel Cabrera (4)100Major championship24 JunBMW International OpenGermany€2,000,000SWE Niclas Fasth (6)34 1 JulOpen de France AlstomFrance€4,000,000ENG Graeme Storm (1)30 8 JulSmurfit Kappa European OpenIreland£2,400,000SCO Colin Montgomerie (31)3215 JulBarclays Scottish OpenScotland£3,000,000FRA Grégory Havret (2)5022 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland£4,200,000IRL Pádraig Harrington (12)100Major championship29 JulDeutsche Bank Players Championship of EuropeGermany€3,600,000ARG Andrés Romero (1)405 AugRussian Open Golf ChampionshipRussiaUS$2,000,000SWE Per-Ulrik Johansson (6)245 AugWGC-Bridgestone InvitationalUnited StatesUS$8,000,000USA Tiger Woods (n/a)76World Golf Championship12 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$7,000,000USA Tiger Woods (n/a)100Major championship19 AugScandinavian MastersSweden€1,600,000FIN Mikko Ilonen (2)24 26 AugKLM OpenNetherlands€1,600,000ENG Ross Fisher (1)242 SepJohnnie Walker Championship at GleneaglesScotland£1,400,000SCO Marc Warren (2)249 SepOmega European MastersSwitzerland€2,000,000AUS Brett Rumford (3)30 16 SepMercedes-Benz ChampionshipGermany€2,000,000DNK Søren Hansen (2)40Limited-field event23 SepQuinn Direct British MastersEngland£1,800,000ENG Lee Westwood (18)327 OctAlfred Dunhill Links ChampionshipScotlandUS$5,000,000ENG Nick Dougherty (2)48Pro-Am14 OctHSBC World Match Play ChampionshipEngland£1,660,000ZAF Ernie Els (24)40Limited-field event14 OctOpen de Madrid Valle RomanoSpain€900,000DNK Mads Vibe-Hastrup (1)2421 OctPortugal MastersPortugal€3,000,000ENG Steve Webster (2)34New tournament28 OctMallorca ClassicSpain€2,000,000FRA Grégory Bourdy (1)244 NovVolvo MastersSpain€4,000,000ENG Justin Rose (4)46Tour Championship Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnersOWGRpointsNotes30 SepSeve TrophyIrelandn/aGBRIRL Team GB&In/aTeam event25 NovOmega Mission Hills World CupChinaUS$5,000,000SCO Colin Montgomerie andSCO Marc Warrenn/aTeam event Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.http://www.europeantour.com/publish.sps?syndicatorguid=&rmasiteinstanceguid=&pagegid=%7B7E944807-48EC-411A-B82A-D56203FDC915%7D&seasonid=76 2007 Order of Merit European Tour https://web.archive.org/web/20080612095901/http://www.europeantour.com/publish.sps?syndicatorguid=&rmasiteinstanceguid=&pagegid=%7B7E944807-48EC-411A-B82A-D56203FDC915%7D&seasonid=76 12 June 2008 24 April 2023https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/nov/04/golf Rose wins Volvo Masters - and Order of Merit The Guardian 4 November 2007 16 October 2023 Position Player Prize money (€)1 ENG Justin Rose 2,944,9452 ZAF Ernie Els 2,496,2373 IRL Pádraig Harrington 2,463,7424 SWE Henrik Stenson 2,014,8415 SWE Niclas Fasth 1,919,3396 ARG Ángel Cabrera 1,753,0247 ARG Andrés Romero 1,741,7078 DEN Søren Hansen 1,692,0549 ZAF Retief Goosen 1,478,24510 ENG Lee Westwood 1,420,327 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) Golfer of the Year IRL Pádraig Harrington https://www.todays-golfer.com/uncategorised-articles/news/dec12-harrington-voted-golfer-fo-teh-year/ Harrington voted golfer for the year Today's Golfer 12 December 2007 24 April 2023 Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year GER Martin Kaymer https://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/golf/11/06/rookie.kaymer/index.html Kaymer named Rookie of the Year CNN 6 November 2007 24 April 2023 See also 2007 in golf 2007 European Seniors Tour Notes References External links https://www.europeantour.com/ Category:European Tour seasons European Tour European Tour European Tour European Tour