# 2023 European Tour

The 2023 European Tour, titled as the 2023 DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 52nd season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
It was the second season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with DP World, that was announced in November 2021.

## Changes for 2023
### Player Earnings Assurance Programme

In November 2022, alongside the schedule release, the tour announced that they would introduce a "Player Earnings Assurance Programme", which would guarantee minimum earnings of US$150,000 for all exempt players from categories 1–17 if they competed in at least 15 tournaments.

### Rankings name change

In November 2022, the tour announced that the DP World Tour Rankings would be reverted back to the Race to Dubai, the name which had been in place between 2009 and 2021.

### PGA Tour exemptions

As part of the PGA Tour strategic alliance expansion which had been signed in June 2022, the 2023 season saw the beginning of PGA Tour status being awarded to the top 10 players (not otherwise exempt) on the Race to Dubai.

### Additions to the schedule

The Singapore Classic, SDC Championship, Jonsson Workwear Open (previously a Challenge Tour event) and the Korea Championship were added to the schedule. The ISPS Handa Australian Open was also added to the schedule as a co-sanctioned event with the PGA Tour of Australasia, the first time Australia's national open had gained European Tour status.
The ISPS Handa Championship in Japan returned to the schedule, having been removed in 2022. The Thailand Classic and the Hero Indian Open also returned to the schedule, having not been played since 2016 and 2019, respectively.
A new team event was created and also added to the schedule; the Hero Cup, which was played in January. Similarly to the defunct Seve Trophy, a team from Great Britain & Ireland competed against a team from Continental Europe. The event was used as a warm-up for the Ryder Cup matches in September.

## LIV Golf agreement

In June 2023, it was announced that the Public Investment Fund, the PGA Tour and the European Tour would create a new entity to serve the best interests of each entity.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2023 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) | R2D points | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 27 Nov | Fortinet Australian PGA Championship | Australia | A$2,000,000 | 2,000 | Cameron Smith (n/a) | 10.06 | ANZ | |
| 27 Nov | Joburg Open | South Africa | R17,500,000 | 2,000 | Dan Bradbury (1) | 9.24 | AFR | |
| 4 Dec | ISPS Handa Australian Open | Australia | A$1,700,000 | 2,000 | Adrian Meronk (2) | 10.26 | ANZ | New to European Tour |
| 4 Dec | Investec South African Open Championship | South Africa | 1,500,000 | 2,000 | Thriston Lawrence (3) | 12.12 | AFR | |
| 11 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | South Africa | €1,500,000 | 2,000 | Ockie Strydom (1) | 14.59 | AFR | |
| 18 Dec | AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open | Mauritius | €1,000,000 | 2,000 | Antoine Rozner (3) | 8.60 | AFR | |
| 22 Jan | Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship | UAE | 9,000,000 | 8,000 | Victor Perez (3) | 25.94 | | Rolex Series |
| 30 Jan | Hero Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | 9,000,000 | 8,000 | Rory McIlroy (15) | 29.49 | | Rolex Series |
| 5 Feb | Ras Al Khaimah Championship | UAE | 2,000,000 | 2,750 | Daniel Gavins (2) | 17.53 | | |
| 12 Feb | Singapore Classic | Singapore | 2,000,000 | 2,750 | Ockie Strydom (2) | 16.49 | | New tournament |
| 19 Feb | Thailand Classic | Thailand | 2,000,000 | 2,750 | Thorbjørn Olesen (7) | 15.97 | | |
| 26 Feb | Hero Indian Open | India | 2,000,000 | 2,750 | Marcel Siem (5) | 9.29 | PGTI | |
| 12 Mar | Magical Kenya Open | Kenya | 2,000,000 | 2,750 | Jorge Campillo (3) | 14.34 | | |
| 19 Mar | SDC Championship | South Africa | 1,500,000 | 2,000 | Matthew Baldwin (1) | 14.81 | AFR | New tournament |
| 26 Mar | Jonsson Workwear Open | South Africa | 1,500,000 | 2,000 | Nick Bachem (1) | 13.85 | AFR | New to European Tour |
| 26 Mar | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | United States | 20,000,000 | 8,000 | Sam Burns (n/a) | 52.41 | | World Golf Championship |
| 9 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | 18,000,000 | 10,000 | Jon Rahm (10) | 100 | | Major championship |
| 23 Apr | ISPS Handa Championship | Japan | 2,000,000 | 2,750 | Lucas Herbert (3) | 19.22 | JPN | New to European Tour |
| 30 Apr | Korea Championship | South Korea | 2,000,000 | 2,750 | Pablo Larrazábal (8) | 17.05 | KOR | New tournament |
| 7 May | DS Automobiles Italian Open | Italy | 3,250,000 | 4,250 | Adrian Meronk (3) | 20.48 | | |
| 14 May | Soudal Open | Belgium | 2,000,000 | 2,750 | Simon Forsström (1) | 15.24 | | |
| 21 May | PGA Championship | United States | 17,500,000 | 10,000 | Brooks Koepka (7) | 100 | | Major championship |
| 28 May | KLM Open | Netherlands | 2,000,000 | 2,750 | Pablo Larrazábal (9) | 18.57 | | |
| 4 Jun | Porsche European Open | Germany | 2,000,000 | 2,750 | Tom McKibbin (1) | 18.10 | | |
| 11 Jun | Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed | Sweden | 2,000,000 | 2,750 | Dale Whitnell (1) | 12.25 | LET | Mixed event |
| 18 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | 20,000,000 | 10,000 | Wyndham Clark (n/a) | 100 | | Major championship |
| 25 Jun | BMW International Open | Germany | 2,000,000 | 2,750 | Thriston Lawrence (4) | 16.77 | | |
| 2 Jul | Betfred British Masters | England | 3,500,000 | 4,250 | Daniel Hillier (1) | 20.55 | | |
| 9 Jul | Made in HimmerLand | Denmark | 3,250,000 | 4,250 | Rasmus Højgaard (4) | 16.53 | | |
| 16 Jul | Genesis Scottish Open | Scotland | 9,000,000 | 8,000 | Rory McIlroy (16) | 62.26 | PGAT | Rolex Series |
| 16 Jul | Barbasol Championship | United States | 3,800,000 | 4,250 | Vincent Norrman (1) | 15.95 | PGAT | |
| 23 Jul | The Open Championship | England | 16,500,000 | 10,000 | Brian Harman (n/a) | 100 | | Major championship |
| 23 Jul | Barracuda Championship | United States | 3,800,000 | 4,250 | Akshay Bhatia (n/a) | 23.76 | PGAT | |
| 20 Aug | ISPS Handa World Invitational | Northern Ireland | 1,500,000 | 2,000 | Dan Brown (1) | 11.23 | | |
| 27 Aug | D+D Real Czech Masters | Czech Republic | 2,000,000 | 2,750 | Todd Clements (1) | 20.09 | | |
| 3 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,500,000 | 3,500 | Ludvig Åberg (1) | 22.74 | | |
| 10 Sep | Horizon Irish Open | Ireland | 6,000,000 | 6,000 | Vincent Norrman (2) | 30.10 | | |
| 17 Sep | BMW PGA Championship | England | 9,000,000 | 8,000 | Ryan Fox (4) | 39.10 | | Rolex Series |
| 24 Sep | Cazoo Open de France | France | 3,250,000 | 4,250 | Ryo Hisatsune (1) | 20.71 | | |
| 9 Oct | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | 5,000,000 | 5,500 | Matt Fitzpatrick (9) | 26.05 | | Pro-Am |
| 15 Oct | Acciona Open de España | Spain | 3,250,000 | 4,250 | Matthieu Pavon (1) | 21.37 | | |
| 22 Oct | Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters | Spain | 3,750,000 | 4,250 | Adrian Meronk (4) | 21.14 | | |
| 29 Oct | Commercial Bank Qatar Masters | Qatar | 3,750,000 | 4,250 | Sami Välimäki (2) | 18.11 | | |
| 12 Nov | Nedbank Golf Challenge | South Africa | 6,000,000 | 7,000 | Max Homa (n/a) | 19.44 | | Limited-field event |
| 19 Nov | DP World Tour Championship | UAE | 10,000,000 | 12,000 | Nicolai Højgaard (3) | 27.72 | | 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 |
| 15 Jan | Hero Cup | UAE | €2,000,000 | Team Continental Europe | n/a | New team event |
| 1 Oct | Ryder Cup | Italy | n/a | Team Europe | n/a | Team event |

## Race to Dubai
### Points distribution

The distribution of Race to Dubai points for 2023 European Tour events were as follows:
| Finishing position | Total pts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 20th | 30th | 40th | 50th | 60th |
| Major championships | 10,000 | 1,665 | 1,113 | 627 | 500 | 424 | 350 | 300 | 250 | 223 | 200 | 120 | 90 | 68 | 48 | 30 |
| Rolex Series & WGCs | 8,000 | 1,335 | 889 | 500 | 400 | 339 | 280 | 240 | 200 | 178 | 160 | 96 | 72 | 54 | 38 | 24 |
| Nedbank Golf Challenge | 7,000 | 1,165 | 780 | 438 | 350 | 297 | 245 | 210 | 175 | 156 | 140 | 84 | 63 | 47 | 33 | 21 |
| Regular tournament (Band 6) | 5,500 | 915 | 612 | 345 | 275 | 234 | 192 | 165 | 138 | 123 | 110 | 66 | 50 | 37 | 28 | 17 |
| Regular tournament (Band 4) | 4,250 | 710 | 472 | 266 | 212 | 180 | 149 | 128 | 106 | 95 | 85 | 51 | 38 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Regular tournament (Band 3) | 3,500 | 585 | 389 | 218 | 175 | 148 | 123 | 105 | 88 | 78 | 70 | 42 | 32 | 24 | 17 | 11 |
| Regular tournament (Band 2) | 2,750 | 460 | 305 | 172 | 137 | 116 | 97 | 83 | 69 | 61 | 55 | 33 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Regular tournament (Band 1) | 2,000 | 335 | 222 | 125 | 100 | 84 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 44 | 40 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 6 |
| DP World Tour Championship | 12,000 | 2,000 | 1,335 | 752 | 600 | 509 | 420 | 359 | 300 | 267 | 240 | 144 | 108 | 82 | 58 | 36 |

### Final standings

The Race to Dubai was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.
| Pos. | Player | Majors | Majors | Majors | Majors | WGCs | Rolex Series | Rolex Series | Rolex Series | Rolex Series | Rolex Series | 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 | Total pts | Tmts | Money | Money |
| Pos. | Player | Mas | PGA | USO | Opn | WGC MP | Abu | Dub | Sco | BMW PGA | DPW TC | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total pts | Tmts | Reg. (€m) | Bon. ($m) |
| 1 | McIlroy | CUT 0 | T7 275 | 2nd 1113 | T6 325 | 3rd 500 | • | 1st 1335 | 1st 1335 | T7 206 | T22 131 | | | | | | | | | 5,296 | 10 | 7.5 | 2.0 |
| 2 | N. Højgaard | • | T50 45 | • | T23 98 | • | T10 132 | T38 50 | T6 212 | T64 20 | 1st 2000 | T10 33 | T5 98 | T5 152 | 3rd 172 | T5 125 | 2nd 780 | | | 3,985 | 17 | 4.4 | 1.2 |
| 3 | Rahm | 1st 1665 | T50 45 | T10 179 | T2 666 | T31 54 | • | • | • | 4th 400 | T5 429 | T9 73 | | | | | | | | 3,511 | 8 | 5.3 | 0.7 |
| 4 | Meronk | CUT 0 | T40 59 | CUT 0 | T23 98 | T17 92 | T10 132 | CUT 0 | CUT 0 | T28 72 | T32 100 | 1st 335 | T4 127 | 1st 710 | T5 98 | T3 130 | 1st 710 | | | 2,969 | 24 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
| 5 | Fox | T26 102 | T23 108 | T43 59 | T52 42 | T17 92 | T65 20 | T20 89 | T12 119 | 1st 1335 | T34 95 | T3 285 | T2 411 | | | | | | | 2,898 | 19 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
| 6 | Hovland | T7 275 | T2 870 | 19th 123 | T13 151 | T31 54 | • | • | T25 73 | 5th 339 | T2 896 | | | | | | | | | 2,780 | 8 | 3.8 | |
| 7 | Perez | • | T12 162 | CUT 0 | T41 59 | T31 54 | 1st 1335 | T28 69 | T35 58 | CUT 0 | 8th 300 | T9 75 | T9 83 | | | | | | | 2,406 | 22 | 2.5 | |
| 8 | Fleetwood | 33rd 84 | T18 121 | T5 358 | T10 185 | T52 32 | T38 52 | T59 24 | T6 212 | 6th 280 | T2 896 | | | | | | | | | 2,356 | 12 | 2.9 | |
| 9 | Olesen | • | CUT 0 | • | CUT 0 | • | T20 88 | T16 106 | T25 73 | T33 65 | T26 122 | T4 127 | 1st 460 | T6 90 | 3rd 172 | T10 76 | T9 83 | T9 77 | 3rd 438 | 2,226 | 24 | 1.7 | |
| 10 | M. W. Lee | CUT 0 | T18 121 | T5 358 | T41 59 | T31 54 | T2 695 | T13 123 | T35 58 | T14 115 | T15 173 | T4 92 | 3rd 125 | T7 139 | | | | | | 2,176 | 15 | 2.5 | |

### PGA Tour exemptions

The top 10 players on the Race to Dubai (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2024 PGA Tour. They were as follows:
* Adrian Meronk (4th)
* Ryan Fox (5th)
* Victor Perez (7th)
* Thorbjørn Olesen (9th)
* Alexander Björk (11th)
* Sami Välimäki (12th)
* Robert MacIntyre (13th)
* Matthieu Pavon (15th)
* Jorge Campillo (16th)
* Ryo Hisatsune (17th)

## Awards

| Award | Winner |
| Player of the Year (Seve Ballesteros Award) | Adrian Meronk |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Ryo Hisatsune |
| Graduate of the Year | Daniel Hillier |