# 2011 European Tour

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.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 12 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 | Pablo Martín (3) | 20 | AFR | |
| 19 Dec | South African Open Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 | Ernie Els (26) | 32 | AFR | |
| 9 Jan | Africa Open | South Africa | €1,000,000 | Louis Oosthuizen (3) | 22 | AFR | |
| 16 Jan | Joburg Open | South Africa | €1,300,000 | Charl Schwartzel (6) | 20 | AFR | |
| 23 Jan | Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship | UAE | US$2,700,000 | Martin Kaymer (9) | 56 | | |
| 30 Jan | Volvo Golf Champions | Bahrain | €1,700,000 | Paul Casey (11) | 38 | | New tournament |
| 6 Feb | Commercialbank Qatar Masters | Qatar | US$2,500,000 | Thomas Bjørn (11) | 50 | | |
| 13 Feb | Omega Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$2,500,000 | Álvaro Quirós (5) | 50 | | |
| 20 Feb | Avantha Masters | India | €1,800,000 | Shiv Chawrasia (2) | 20 | ASA | |
| 27 Feb | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | United States | US$8,500,000 | Luke Donald (4) | 76 | | World Golf Championship |
| 13 Mar | WGC-Cadillac Championship | United States | US$8,500,000 | Nick Watney (n/a) | 74 | | World Golf Championship |
| 21 Mar | Sicilian Open | Italy | €1,000,000 | Raphaël Jacquelin (3) | 24 | | New tournament |
| 27 Mar | Open de Andalucía de Golf | Spain | €1,000,000 | Paul Lawrie (6) | 24 | | |
| 3 Apr | Trophée Hassan II | Morocco | €1,500,000 | David Horsey (2) | 24 | | |
| 10 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$8,000,000 | Charl Schwartzel (7) | 100 | | Major championship |
| 17 Apr | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | US$2,500,000 | Matteo Manassero (2) | 42 | ASA | |
| 24 Apr | Volvo China Open | China | CN¥20,000,000 | Nicolas Colsaerts (1) | 28 | ONE | |
| 1 May | Ballantine's Championship | South Korea | €2,205,000 | Lee Westwood (21) | 42 | ASA, KOR | |
| 8 May | Open de España | Spain | €2,000,000 | Thomas Aiken (1) | 24 | | |
| 15 May | Iberdrola Open | Spain | €1,000,000 | Darren Clarke (13) | 24 | | |
| 22 May | Volvo World Match Play Championship | Spain | €3,400,000 | Ian Poulter (11) | 52 | | Limited-field event |
| 22 May | Madeira Islands Open | Portugal | €700,000 | Michael Hoey (2) | 18 | CHA | |
| 29 May | BMW PGA Championship | England | €4,500,000 | Luke Donald (5) | 64 | | Flagship event |
| 5 Jun | Saab Wales Open | Wales | £1,800,000 | Alex Norén (2) | 30 | | |
| 12 Jun | BMW Italian Open | Italy | €1,500,000 | Robert Rock (1) | 24 | | |
| 19 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$7,850,000 | Rory McIlroy (2) | 100 | | Major championship |
| 19 Jun | Saint-Omer Open | France | €600,000 | Matthew Zions (1) | 18 | CHA | |
| 26 Jun | BMW International Open | Germany | €2,000,000 | Pablo Larrazábal (2) | 38 | | |
| 3 Jul | Alstom Open de France | France | €3,000,000 | Thomas Levet (6) | 40 | | |
| 10 Jul | Barclays Scottish Open | Scotland | £3,000,000 | Luke Donald (6) | 52 | | |
| 17 Jul | The Open Championship | England | £5,000,000 | Darren Clarke (14) | 100 | | Major championship |
| 24 Jul | Nordea Masters | Sweden | €1,500,000 | Alex Norén (3) | 24 | | |
| 31 Jul | Irish Open | Ireland | €1,500,000 | Simon Dyson (5) | 28 | | |
| 7 Aug | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | United States | US$8,500,000 | Adam Scott (8) | 76 | | World Golf Championship |
| 14 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$8,000,000 | Keegan Bradley (n/a) | 100 | | Major championship |
| 21 Aug | Czech Open | Czech Republic | €1,500,000 | Oliver Fisher (1) | 24 | | |
| 28 Aug | Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles | Scotland | £1,400,000 | Thomas Bjørn (12) | 24 | | |
| 4 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,000,000 | Thomas Bjørn (13) | 44 | ASA | |
| 11 Sep | KLM Open | Netherlands | €1,800,000 | Simon Dyson (6) | 40 | | |
| 25 Sep | Austrian Golf Open | Austria | €1,000,000 | Kenneth Ferrie (3) | 24 | | |
| 2 Oct | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | US$5,000,000 | Michael Hoey (3) | 54 | | Pro-Am |
| 9 Oct | Bankia Madrid Masters | Spain | €1,000,000 | Lee Slattery (1) | 28 | | |
| 16 Oct | Portugal Masters | Portugal | €2,500,000 | Tom Lewis (1) | 34 | | |
| 23 Oct | Castelló Masters | Spain | €2,000,000 | Sergio García (9) | 24 | | |
| 30 Oct | Andalucía Masters | Spain | €3,000,000 | Sergio García (10) | 38 | | |
| 6 Nov | WGC-HSBC Champions | China | US$7,000,000 | Martin Kaymer (10) | 62 | | World Golf Championship |
| 14 Nov | Barclays Singapore Open | Singapore | US$6,000,000 | Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (5) | 46 | ASA | |
| 20 Nov | Iskandar Johor Open | Malaysia | US$2,000,000 | Joost Luiten (1) | 24 | ASA | New to European Tour |
| 20 Nov | Alfred Dunhill Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 | Garth Mulroy (1) | 20 | AFR | |
| 27 Nov | SA Open Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 | Hennie Otto (2) | 32 | AFR | |
| 4 Dec | UBS Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | US$2,750,000 | Rory McIlroy (3) | 38 | ASA | |
| 11 Dec | Dubai World Championship | UAE | US$7,500,000 | Álvaro Quirós (6) | 58 | | Tour Championship |

### 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 |
| 18 Sep | Vivendi Seve Trophy | France | n/a | Team GB&I | n/a | Team event |
| 27 Nov | Omega Mission Hills World Cup | China | US$7,500,000 | Matt Kuchar and Gary Woodland | n/a | Team event |

## Race to Dubai

The Race to Dubai was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.
| Pos. | Player | Majors | Majors | Majors | Majors | WGCs | WGCs | WGCs | WGCs | Principal events | Principal events | Top 10s in other ET events | Top 10s in other ET events | Top 10s in other ET events | Top 10s in other ET events | Top 10s in other ET events | Top 10s in other ET events | Top 10s in other ET events | Top 10s in other ET events | Tmts | Money | Money | Money |
| Pos. | Player | Mas | USO | Opn | PGA | WGC MP | WGC Cad | WGC Inv | WGC Cha | BMW PGA | Dub | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Tmts | Reg. (€) | Bon. ($) | Total (€) |
| 1 | Donald | T4 | T45 | CUT | T8 | 1st | T6 | T2 | • | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | T9 | | | | | | 13 | 4,216,226 | 1,500,000 | 5,323,400 |
| 2 | McIlroy | T15 | 1st | T25 | T64 | T17 | T10 | T6 | T4 | T24 | T11 | 2nd | T10 | 3rd | T9 | T3 | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 19 | 3,171,787 | 1,125,000 | 4,002,168 |
| 3 | Kaymer | CUT | T39 | T12 | CUT | 2nd | T24 | T29 | 1st | T31 | T11 | 1st | T9 | T3 | 4th | 2nd | T8 | | | 22 | 2,935,446 | 750,000 | 3,489,033 |
| 4 | Schwartzel | 1st | T9 | T16 | T12 | T17 | T24 | T53 | T4 | CUT | 5th | T2 | 4th | T4 | 1st | T8 | T5 | T9 | | 18 | 2,486,959 | 600,000 | 2,929,829 |
| 5 | Westwood | T11 | T3 | CUT | T8 | T17 | T18 | T9 | T29 | 2nd | | 1st | T9 | T6 | 5th | | | | | 19 | 2,052,090 | 525,000 | 2,439,601 |
| 6 | Quirós | T27 | T54 | CUT | CUT | T33 | T64 | T53 | T49 | T18 | 1st | T8 | 2nd | 1st | T5 | T7 | | | | 23 | 1,927,090 | 450,000 | 2,259,242 |
| 7 | A. Hansen | CUT | • | T22 | T3 | T33 | T3 | T29 | T11 | T18 | T44 | T2 | 2nd | T2 | | | | | | 22 | 1,769,893 | 412,500 | 2,074,366 |
| 8 | García | T35 | T7 | T9 | T12 | • | • | T53 | • | • | T11 | T9 | 2nd | 1st | 1st | | | | | 13 | 1,685,930 | 375,000 | 1,962,723 |
| 9 | Bjørn | • | • | 4th | CUT | • | • | T68 | T42 | • | T29 | 1st | 1st | 1st | T8 | | | | | 23 | 1,565,001 | 337,500 | 1,814,115 |
| 10 | Dyson | • | • | T9 | T51 | • | • | T33 | T16 | 3rd | T46 | T5 | 7th | T5 | 1st | 1st | T9 | | | 29 | 1,473,344 | 300,000 | 1,694,779 |
| 11 | Clarke | • | • | 1st | CUT | • | • | T68 | T38 | T45 | 57th | T8 | 1st | | | | | | | 22 | 1,396,659 | 262,500 | 1,590,415 |
| 12 | Jiménez | T27 | CUT | T25 | T64 | T5 | T55 | 72nd | T38 | CUT | T44 | T2 | 2nd | T9 | 2nd | | | | | 29 | 1,390,539 | 243,750 | 1,570,454 |
| 13 | Hanson | CUT | T7 | CUT | T64 | T33 | T55 | T21 | T33 | T18 | 4th | T2 | 9th | T4 | T10 | T9 | T6 | T10 | 3rd | 24 | 1,334,514 | 225,000 | 1,500,590 |
| 14 | Norén | • | T51 | CUT | T34 | • | • | T53 | T49 | CUT | T37 | T8 | T4 | T5 | 1st | 1st | T9 | T3 | | 28 | 1,274,018 | 206,250 | 1,427,643 |
| 15 | Oosthuizen | CUT | T9 | T54 | CUT | T33 | T18 | T37 | T7 | CUT | T6 | 3rd | 1st | T5 | T3 | T8 | | | | 22 | 1,270,730 | 187,500 | 1,409,126 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner |
| Golfer of the Year | Luke Donald |
| Players' Player of the Year | Luke Donald |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Tom Lewis |