2017 European Tour
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The 2017 European Tour was the 46th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Changes for 2017
For the 2017 season, the European Tour created the Rolex Series; a group of selected tournaments with a minimum purse of US$7,000,000. Seven tournaments were initially announced: the BMW PGA Championship, the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open, the Italian Open and the three former Final Series events; the Turkish Airlines Open, the Nedbank Golf Challenge and the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai. The HNA Open de France was later announced as the eighth Rolex Series event.
There were changes to membership criteria with the creation of a new "Access List", a season-long money list excluding the Masters Tournament, PGA Championship, the four World Golf Championships and the Rolex Series events. The top three players in the Access List standings would be invited to play in Rolex Series events, and the top 10 players in the Access List final standings not otherwise exempt would gain full European Tour membership for the following season. There was a corresponding reduction in numbers from the Race to Dubai final standings gaining cards, down from the top 110 to the top 100.
Tournament changes
- New tournaments: GolfSixes.
- Returning tournaments (not part of the 2016 season): Hong Kong Open, Sicilian Open, Andalucía Masters, Open de Portugal.
- No longer part of the schedule: True Thailand Classic, King's Cup, AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open (due to date change from May to December; returned for the 2018 season).
- Format change: the Perth International became the ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth, with the top-24 players after 54-hole stroke play competing in a 6-hole knockout match play tournament on the final day.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winners | OWGR points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May | GolfSixes | England | €1,000,000 | Denmark Lucas Bjerregaard and Denmark Thorbjørn Olesen | n/a | New tournament Team event |
Location of tournaments
| Location of official tournaments of the 2017 European Tour in Europe. Major Championship Rolex Series event Regular event | Location of official tournaments of the 2017 European Tour outside Europe. Major Championship World Golf Championship Rolex Series event Regular event South Africa United Arab Emirates |
| South Africa | United Arab Emirates |
Race to Dubai
The Race to Dubai was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.
| Pos. | Player | Majors | WGCs | Rolex Series | Top 10s in other ET events | Tmts | Points and money | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mas | USO | Opn | PGA | WGC Mex | WGC MP | WGC Inv | WGC Cha | BMW PGA | Fra | Ire | Sco | Ita | Tur | Ned | DPW TC | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Reg. points | Bon. ($) | Total points | |||
| 1 | England Fleetwood | CUT | 4th | T27 | T61 | 2nd | T39 | T28 | T20 | CUT | 1st | T10 | • | T6 | T23 | T10 | T21 | T3 | 1st | 2nd | T6 | 24 | 4,316,566 | 1,250,000 | 5,420,530 |
| 2 | England Rose | 2nd | CUT | T54 | CUT | T38 | • | T63 | 1st | T12 | • | T4 | • | • | 1st | • | T4 | 12 | 4,252,135 | 750,000 | 4,921,062 | ||||
| 3 | Spain Rahm | T27 | CUT | T44 | T58 | T3 | 2nd | T28 | T36 | • | T10 | 1st | • | T15 | • | • | 1st | 13 | 4,040,202 | 600,000 | 4,602,281 | ||||
| 4 | Spain García | 1st | T21 | T37 | CUT | T12 | T30 | T39 | • | • | • | • | • | T30 | • | • | T4 | 1st | 1st | 13 | 3,457,467 | 500,000 | 3,906,072 | ||
| 5 | England Hatton | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T10 | T17 | T36 | T11 | T30 | CUT | CUT | CUT | 1st | T16 | T19 | T8 | T3 | T3 | T8 | 1st | 21 | 2,879,918 | 400,000 | 3,237,346 |
| 6 | England R. Fisher | T41 | CUT | T44 | CUT | T3 | T5 | T44 | T58 | T9 | T7 | • | T35 | T2 | • | T34 | T17 | T3 | T6 | 2nd | 23 | 2,631,633 | 350,000 | 2,942,728 | |
| 7 | Spain Cabrera-Bello | • | T42 | T4 | CUT | T38 | T17 | 72nd | T5 | • | • | CUT | 1st | • | • | T42 | T21 | 2nd | T6 | T5 | 19 | 2,481,527 | 325,000 | 2,770,297 | |
| 8 | Sweden Norén | CUT | CUT | T6 | T67 | T55 | T5 | T28 | T31 | 1st | T10 | • | CUT | T38 | • | T12 | T45 | T6 | 20 | 2,218,368 | 300,000 | 2,483,867 | |||
| 9 | Italy F. Molinari | T33 | CUT | CUT | T2 | T20 | T58 | T24 | T46 | 2nd | T38 | • | • | T6 | • | T27 | T17 | 13 | 2,037,707 | 275,000 | 2,282,706 | ||||
| 10 | South Africa Grace | T27 | T50 | T6 | CUT | T32 | T39 | T28 | T15 | T9 | • | • | T15 | • | • | 1st | T31 | 15 | 2,030,137 | 250,000 | 2,252,135 |