# 2007 European Tour

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, 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.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 12 Nov | HSBC Champions | China | US$5,000,000 | Yang Yong-eun (1) | 52 | AFR, ANZ, ASA | Limited-field event |
| 19 Nov | UBS Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | US$2,000,000 | José Manuel Lara (1) | 32 | ASA | |
| 26 Nov | MasterCard Masters | Australia | A$1,500,000 | Justin Rose (3) | 30 | ANZ | New to European Tour |
| 3 Dec | Blue Chip New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$1,500,000 | Nathan Green (1) | 20 | ANZ | |
| 10 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 | Álvaro Quirós (1) | 18 | AFR | |
| 17 Dec | South African Airways Open | South Africa | €1,000,000 | Ernie Els (23) | 32 | AFR | |
| 14 Jan | Joburg Open | South Africa | €1,000,000 | Ariel Cañete (1) | 20 | AFR | New tournament |
| 21 Jan | Abu Dhabi Golf Championship | UAE | US$2,000,000 | Paul Casey (8) | 44 | | |
| 28 Jan | Commercialbank Qatar Masters | Qatar | US$2,200,000 | Retief Goosen (14) | 48 | ASA | |
| 4 Feb | Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$2,400,000 | Henrik Stenson (5) | 50 | | |
| 11 Feb | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | US$1,290,000 | Peter Hedblom (2) | 26 | ASA | |
| 18 Feb | Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open | Indonesia | US$1,000,000 | Mikko Ilonen (1) | 20 | ASA | |
| 25 Feb | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | United States | US$8,000,000 | Henrik Stenson (6) | 76 | | World Golf Championship |
| 4 Mar | Johnnie Walker Classic | Thailand | £1,250,000 | Anton Haig (1) | 40 | ANZ, ASA | |
| 11 Mar | Clariden Leu Singapore Masters | Singapore | US$1,100,000 | Liang Wenchong (1) | 30 | ASA | |
| 18 Mar | TCL Classic | China | US$1,000,000 | Chapchai Nirat (1) | 20 | ASA | |
| 25 Mar | Madeira Islands Open BPI | Portugal | €700,000 | Daniel Vancsik (1) | 24 | | |
| 25 Mar | WGC-CA Championship | United States | US$8,000,000 | Tiger Woods (n/a) | 76 | | World Golf Championship |
| 1 Apr | Estoril Open de Portugal | Portugal | €1,250,000 | Pablo Martín (a) (1) | 24 | | |
| 8 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$7,000,000 | Zach Johnson (n/a) | 100 | | Major championship |
| 15 Apr | Volvo China Open | China | US$2,000,000 | Markus Brier (2) | 20 | ASA | |
| 22 Apr | BMW Asian Open | China | US$2,300,000 | Raphaël Jacquelin (2) | 32 | ASA | |
| 29 Apr | Open de España | Spain | €2,000,000 | Charl Schwartzel (2) | 24 | | |
| 6 May | Telecom Italia Open | Italy | €1,700,000 | Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (3) | 24 | | |
| 13 May | Valle Romano Open de Andalucía | Spain | €1,000,000 | Lee Westwood (17) | 24 | | New tournament |
| 20 May | Irish Open | Ireland | €2,500,000 | Pádraig Harrington (11) | 28 | | |
| 27 May | BMW PGA Championship | England | €4,350,000 | Anders Hansen (2) | 64 | | Flagship event |
| 3 Jun | Celtic Manor Wales Open | Wales | £1,500,000 | Richard Sterne (2) | 26 | | |
| 10 Jun | BA-CA Golf Open | Austria | €1,300,000 | Richard Green (2) | 24 | | |
| 17 Jun | Open de Saint-Omer | France | €500,000 | Carl Suneson (1) | 18 | CHA | |
| 17 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$7,000,000 | Ángel Cabrera (4) | 100 | | Major championship |
| 24 Jun | BMW International Open | Germany | €2,000,000 | Niclas Fasth (6) | 34 | | |
| 1 Jul | Open de France Alstom | France | €4,000,000 | Graeme Storm (1) | 30 | | |
| 8 Jul | Smurfit Kappa European Open | Ireland | £2,400,000 | Colin Montgomerie (31) | 32 | | |
| 15 Jul | Barclays Scottish Open | Scotland | £3,000,000 | Grégory Havret (2) | 50 | | |
| 22 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £4,200,000 | Pádraig Harrington (12) | 100 | | Major championship |
| 29 Jul | Deutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe | Germany | €3,600,000 | Andrés Romero (1) | 40 | | |
| 5 Aug | Russian Open Golf Championship | Russia | US$2,000,000 | Per-Ulrik Johansson (6) | 24 | | |
| 5 Aug | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | United States | US$8,000,000 | Tiger Woods (n/a) | 76 | | World Golf Championship |
| 12 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$7,000,000 | Tiger Woods (n/a) | 100 | | Major championship |
| 19 Aug | Scandinavian Masters | Sweden | €1,600,000 | Mikko Ilonen (2) | 24 | | |
| 26 Aug | KLM Open | Netherlands | €1,600,000 | Ross Fisher (1) | 24 | | |
| 2 Sep | Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles | Scotland | £1,400,000 | Marc Warren (2) | 24 | | |
| 9 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,000,000 | Brett Rumford (3) | 30 | | |
| 16 Sep | Mercedes-Benz Championship | Germany | €2,000,000 | Søren Hansen (2) | 40 | | Limited-field event |
| 23 Sep | Quinn Direct British Masters | England | £1,800,000 | Lee Westwood (18) | 32 | | |
| 7 Oct | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | US$5,000,000 | Nick Dougherty (2) | 48 | | Pro-Am |
| 14 Oct | HSBC World Match Play Championship | England | £1,660,000 | Ernie Els (24) | 40 | | Limited-field event |
| 14 Oct | Open de Madrid Valle Romano | Spain | €900,000 | Mads Vibe-Hastrup (1) | 24 | | |
| 21 Oct | Portugal Masters | Portugal | €3,000,000 | Steve Webster (2) | 34 | | New tournament |
| 28 Oct | Mallorca Classic | Spain | €2,000,000 | Grégory Bourdy (1) | 24 | | |
| 4 Nov | Volvo Masters | Spain | €4,000,000 | Justin Rose (4) | 46 | | 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 |
| 30 Sep | Seve Trophy | Ireland | n/a | Team GB&I | n/a | Team event |
| 25 Nov | Omega Mission Hills World Cup | China | US$5,000,000 | Colin Montgomerie and Marc Warren | n/a | Team event |

## Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.
| Position | Player | Prize money (€) |
| 1 | Justin Rose | 2,944,945 |
| 2 | Ernie Els | 2,496,237 |
| 3 | Pádraig Harrington | 2,463,742 |
| 4 | Henrik Stenson | 2,014,841 |
| 5 | Niclas Fasth | 1,919,339 |
| 6 | Ángel Cabrera | 1,753,024 |
| 7 | Andrés Romero | 1,741,707 |
| 8 | Søren Hansen | 1,692,054 |
| 9 | Retief Goosen | 1,478,245 |
| 10 | Lee Westwood | 1,420,327 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Ref. |
| Golfer of the Year | Pádraig Harrington | |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Martin Kaymer | |