# 2010 European Tour

The 2010 European Tour was the 39th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

## Changes for 2010

There were many changes from the 2009 season, including six new tournaments; they were the Africa Open in South Africa, the returning Avantha Masters in India which had been cancelled in 2009, the Trophée Hassan II in Morocco, the Iberdrola Open Cala Millor Mallorca and the Andalucía Valderrama Masters in Spain, and the Vivendi Cup in France. Lost from the schedule were the European Open, the Mercedes-Benz Championship, the Johnnie Walker Classic, the Australian Masters, the Indonesia Open and the Volvo World Match Play Championship. There were also three fewer tournaments due to a partial realignment of the schedule with the calendar.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 13 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 | Pablo Martín (2) | 20 | AFR | |
| 20 Dec | South African Open Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 | Richie Ramsay (1) | 32 | AFR | |
| 10 Jan | Africa Open | South Africa | €1,000,000 | Charl Schwartzel (4) | 20 | AFR | New to European Tour |
| 17 Jan | Joburg Open | South Africa | €1,300,000 | Charl Schwartzel (5) | 22 | AFR | |
| 24 Jan | Abu Dhabi Golf Championship | UAE | US$2,000,000 | Martin Kaymer (5) | 54 | | |
| 31 Jan | Commercialbank Qatar Masters | Qatar | US$2,500,000 | Robert Karlsson (10) | 54 | | |
| 7 Feb | Omega Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$2,500,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (16) | 50 | | |
| 14 Feb | Avantha Masters | India | €1,500,000 | Andrew Dodt (1) | 20 | ASA | Returning tournament |
| 21 Feb | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | United States | US$8,500,000 | Ian Poulter (9) | 74 | | World Golf Championship |
| 7 Mar | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | US$2,000,000 | Noh Seung-yul (1) | 24 | ASA | |
| 14 Mar | WGC-CA Championship | United States | US$8,500,000 | Ernie Els (25) | 74 | | World Golf Championship |
| 21 Mar | Trophée Hassan II | Morocco | €1,300,000 | Rhys Davies (1) | 24 | | New to European Tour |
| 28 Mar | Open de Andalucía de Golf | Spain | €1,000,000 | Louis Oosthuizen (1) | 24 | | |
| 11 Apr | Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal | Portugal | €700,000 | James Morrison (1) | 24 | | |
| 11 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$7,500,000 | Phil Mickelson (n/a) | 100 | | Major championship |
| 18 Apr | Volvo China Open | China | US$2,500,000 | Yang Yong-eun (3) | 28 | ONE | |
| 25 Apr | Ballantine's Championship | South Korea | €2,200,000 | Marcus Fraser (2) | 38 | ASA, KOR | |
| 2 May | Open de España | Spain | €2,000,000 | Álvaro Quirós (4) | 24 | | |
| 9 May | BMW Italian Open | Italy | €1,300,000 | Fredrik Andersson Hed (1) | 24 | | |
| 16 May | Iberdrola Open Cala Millor Mallorca | Spain | €800,000 | Peter Hanson (3) | 24 | | New tournament |
| 23 May | BMW PGA Championship | England | €4,500,000 | Simon Khan (2) | 64 | | Flagship event |
| 30 May | Madrid Masters | Spain | €1,500,000 | Luke Donald (3) | 36 | | |
| 6 Jun | Celtic Manor Wales Open | Wales | £1,800,000 | Graeme McDowell (5) | 38 | | |
| 13 Jun | Estoril Open de Portugal | Portugal | €1,000,000 | Thomas Bjørn (10) | 24 | | |
| 20 Jun | Saint-Omer Open | France | €600,000 | Martin Wiegele (1) | 18 | CHA | |
| 20 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$7,500,000 | Graeme McDowell (6) | 100 | | Major championship |
| 27 Jun | BMW International Open | Germany | €2,000,000 | David Horsey (1) | 38 | | |
| 4 Jul | Alstom Open de France | France | €3,000,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (17) | 50 | | |
| 11 Jul | Barclays Scottish Open | Scotland | £3,000,000 | Edoardo Molinari (1) | 52 | | |
| 18 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £4,800,000 | Louis Oosthuizen (2) | 100 | | Major championship |
| 25 Jul | Nordea Scandinavian Masters | Sweden | €1,600,000 | Richard S. Johnson (2) | 26 | | |
| 1 Aug | 3 Irish Open | Ireland | €3,000,000 | Ross Fisher (4) | 32 | | |
| 8 Aug | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | United States | US$8,500,000 | Hunter Mahan (n/a) | 76 | | World Golf Championship |
| 15 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$7,500,000 | Martin Kaymer (6) | 100 | | Major championship |
| 22 Aug | Czech Open | Czech Republic | €2,000,000 | Peter Hanson (4) | 24 | | |
| 29 Aug | Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles | Scotland | £1,400,000 | Edoardo Molinari (2) | 30 | | |
| 5 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,000,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (18) | 30 | ASA | |
| 12 Sep | KLM Open | Netherlands | €1,800,000 | Martin Kaymer (7) | 32 | | |
| 19 Sep | Austrian Golf Open | Austria | €750,000 | José Manuel Lara (2) | 24 | | |
| 26 Sep | Vivendi Cup | France | €1,250,000 | John Parry (1) | 24 | | New tournament |
| 10 Oct | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | US$5,000,000 | Martin Kaymer (8) | 48 | | Pro-Am |
| 17 Oct | Portugal Masters | Portugal | €3,000,000 | Richard Green (3) | 34 | | |
| 24 Oct | Castelló Masters Costa Azahar | Spain | €2,000,000 | Matteo Manassero (1) | 24 | | |
| 31 Oct | Andalucía Valderrama Masters | Spain | €3,000,000 | Graeme McDowell (7) | 38 | | New tournament |
| 7 Nov | WGC-HSBC Champions | China | US$7,000,000 | Francesco Molinari (2) | 68 | | World Golf Championship |
| 14 Nov | Barclays Singapore Open | Singapore | US$6,000,000 | Adam Scott (7) | 48 | ASA | |
| 21 Nov | UBS Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | US$2,500,000 | Ian Poulter (10) | 38 | ASA | |
| 28 Nov | Dubai World Championship | UAE | US$7,500,000 | Robert Karlsson (11) | 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 | Winner(s) | OWGR points | Notes |
| 6 Jul | J. P. McManus Pro-Am | Ireland | n/a | Darren Clarke | n/a | Pro-Am |
| 4 Oct | Ryder Cup | Wales | n/a | Team Europe | 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 | Top 10s in other ET events | Tmts | Money | Money | Money |
| Pos. | Player | Mas | USO | Opn | PGA | WGC MP | WGC CA | WGC Inv | WGC Cha | BMW PGA | Dub | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Tmts | Reg. (€) | Bon. ($) | Total (€) |
| 1 | Kaymer | CUT | T8 | T7 | 1st | T17 | T3 | T22 | T30 | CUT | T13 | 1st | T4 | T6 | 1st | 1st | T10 | | | | 22 | 3,368,592 | 1,500,000 | 4,461,011 |
| 2 | McDowell | CUT | 1st | T23 | CUT | T33 | T6 | T22 | T34 | T28 | T13 | T8 | T4 | 1st | T3 | 1st | T3 | 5th | | | 24 | 3,077,682 | 1,125,000 | 3,896,996 |
| 3 | Westwood | 2nd | T16 | 2nd | • | T17 | T30 | WD | 2nd | T10 | T3 | T3 | 2nd | | | | | | | | 14 | 2,676,213 | 750,000 | 3,222,423 |
| 4 | Poulter | T10 | T47 | T60 | WD | 1st | T37 | T65 | T13 | CUT | 2nd | 2nd | T6 | 1st | | | | | | | 15 | 2,590,041 | 600,000 | 3,027,008 |
| 5 | F. Molinari | T30 | CUT | CUT | T33 | T33 | T14 | T39 | 1st | T17 | T6 | T10 | T4 | 3rd | T2 | T4 | 8th | T3 | T8 | T2 | 27 | 2,417,346 | 525,000 | 2,799,692 |
| 6 | Karlsson | T43 | T27 | T14 | T16 | T17 | 2nd | T65 | T34 | T13 | 1st | 1st | 7th | T2 | | | | | | | 21 | 1,968,760 | 450,000 | 2,296,486 |
| 7 | Els | T18 | 3rd | CUT | T18 | T17 | 1st | T22 | T6 | T34 | T28 | T9 | | | | | | | | | 15 | 1,961,192 | 412,500 | 2,261,607 |
| 8 | Schwartzel | T30 | T16 | T14 | T18 | T9 | 2nd | T58 | T16 | T17 | T21 | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 8th | T5 | T9 | | | | 24 | 1,934,861 | 375,000 | 2,207,965 |
| 9 | Jiménez | T12 | CUT | T27 | CUT | T33 | T63 | T22 | T41 | CUT | T48 | 1st | 8th | 1st | T7 | T3 | 1st | T7 | T8 | | 29 | 1,933,624 | 337,500 | 2,179,418 |
| 10 | Oosthuizen | CUT | CUT | 1st | CUT | • | • | T9 | T72 | CUT | T13 | 5th | 2nd | 1st | T4 | T4 | | | | | 22 | 1,852,279 | 300,000 | 2,070,763 |
| 11 | E. Molinari | CUT | T47 | T27 | T33 | T33 | 61st | T55 | T41 | CUT | T41 | T4 | T4 | T4 | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | | | 28 | 1,818,164 | 262,500 | 2,009,337 |
| 12 | Casey | CUT | T40 | T3 | T12 | 2nd | T6 | T22 | T6 | T17 | T6 | T5 | | | | | | | | | 14 | 1,711,332 | 243,750 | 1,888,850 |
| 13 | McIlroy | CUT | CUT | T3 | T3 | T17 | T65 | T9 | 5th | T48 | 5th | 3rd | T6 | 4th | 6th | | | | | | 16 | 1,657,187 | 225,000 | 1,821,050 |
| 14 | Quirós | CUT | CUT | T11 | CUT | T33 | T6 | T39 | T53 | CUT | T3 | 2nd | T6 | 1st | T10 | T5 | | | | | 25 | 1,600,048 | 206,250 | 1,750,255 |
| 15 | Donald | CUT | T47 | T11 | CUT | T9 | T26 | T46 | T3 | T2 | T9 | 1 | 3rd | | | | | | | | 13 | 1,541,520 | 187,500 | 1,678,072 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner(s) |
| Golfer of the Year | Martin Kaymer Graeme McDowell |
| Players' Player of the Year | Martin Kaymer |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Matteo Manassero |