# 2022 European Tour

The 2022 European Tour, titled as the 2022 DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 51st season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

## DP World title sponsorship

In November 2021, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with DP World, being renamed as the DP World Tour. The agreement was reported to be worth US$400,000,000 over 10 years.

## Changes for 2022

Many tournaments had been confirmed independently ahead of the official announcement in November 2021, when the majority of the tournaments were confirmed along with the DP World title sponsorship agreement. The schedule included the four major championships as usual; however the World Golf Championships were downgraded to just two events. The Rolex Series had risen to five events, seeing the inclusion of the Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic for the first time.
As part of a new "strategic alliance" between the European Tour and PGA Tour, there were three regular tournaments co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour; these events were the Genesis Scottish Open, the Barbasol Championship and the Barracuda Championship. It was also confirmed that the "strategic alliance" would see an increased prize fund for the Horizon Irish Open, rising to US$6,000,000.
Other additions to the schedule included the Ras Al Khaimah Championship, the Ras Al Khaimah Classic, the MyGolfLife Open, the Steyn City Championship, the ISPS Handa Championship in Spain and the Catalunya Championship.

## Response to LIV Golf

Following a statement produced by the European Tour on 24 June 2022, they confirmed that players who competed in the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational Series event in London would be fined £100,000 as well as being prohibited from competing in events co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour (which prohibits members from participating in the LIV series). These events were the Genesis Scottish Open, the Barbasol Championship and the Barracuda Championship.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2022 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | DPWTR points | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 27 Nov | Joburg Open | South Africa | R17,500,000 | 2,000 | Thriston Lawrence (1) | 19 | AFR | |
| 5 Dec | SA Open Championship | South Africa | – | – | Removed | – | AFR | |
| 12 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | South Africa | – | – | Cancelled | – | AFR | |
| 23 Jan | Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship | UAE | US$8,000,000 | 8,000 | Thomas Pieters (6) | 46 | | Rolex Series |
| 30 Jan | Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$8,000,000 | 8,000 | Viktor Hovland (2) | 48 | | Rolex Series |
| 6 Feb | Ras Al Khaimah Championship | UAE | US$2,000,000 | 2,750 | Nicolai Højgaard (2) | 24 | | New tournament |
| 13 Feb | Ras Al Khaimah Classic | UAE | US$2,000,000 | 2,750 | Ryan Fox (2) | 24 | | New tournament |
| 20 Feb | Hero Indian Open | India | – | – | Cancelled | – | | |
| 6 Mar | Magical Kenya Open | Kenya | €1,750,000 | 2,750 | Wu Ashun (4) | 24 | | |
| 13 Mar | MyGolfLife Open | South Africa | US$1,500,000 | 2,000 | Pablo Larrazábal (6) | 23 | AFR | New tournament |
| 20 Mar | Steyn City Championship | South Africa | US$1,500,000 | 2,000 | Shaun Norris (1) | 19 | AFR | New tournament |
| 27 Mar 13 Feb | Commercial Bank Qatar Masters | Qatar | US$2,000,000 | 2,750 | Ewen Ferguson (1) | 24 | | |
| 27 Mar | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | United States | US$12,000,000 | 8,000 | Scottie Scheffler (n/a) | 74 | | World Golf Championship |
| 10 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$15,000,000 | 10,000 | Scottie Scheffler (n/a) | 100 | | Major championship |
| 24 Apr | ISPS Handa Championship in Japan | Japan | – | – | Removed | – | JPN | New tournament |
| 24 Apr | ISPS Handa Championship in Spain | Spain | US$2,000,000 | 2,750 | Pablo Larrazábal (7) | 24 | | New tournament |
| 1 May | Volvo China Open | China | – | – | Postponed | – | | |
| 1 May | Catalunya Championship | Spain | US$2,000,000 | 2,750 | Adri Arnaus (1) | 24 | | New tournament |
| 8 May | Betfred British Masters | England | £1,850,000 | 3,500 | Thorbjørn Olesen (6) | 24 | | |
| 15 May | Soudal Open | Belgium | US$2,000,000 | 2,750 | Sam Horsfield (3) | 24 | | |
| 22 May | PGA Championship | United States | US$15,000,000 | 10,000 | Justin Thomas (4) | 100 | | Major championship |
| 29 May | Dutch Open | Netherlands | €1,750,000 | 2,750 | Victor Perez (2) | 24 | | |
| 5 Jun | Porsche European Open | Germany | €1,750,000 | 2,750 | Kalle Samooja (1) | 24 | | |
| 12 Jun | Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed | Sweden | US$2,000,000 | 2,750 | Linn Grant (n/a) | 24 | LET | Mixed event |
| 19 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$17,500,000 | 10,000 | Matt Fitzpatrick (8) | 100 | | Major championship |
| 26 Jun | BMW International Open | Germany | €2,000,000 | 2,750 | Li Haotong (3) | 24 | | |
| 3 Jul | Horizon Irish Open | Ireland | US$6,000,000 | 6,000 | Adrian Meronk (1) | 28 | | |
| 10 Jul | Genesis Scottish Open | Scotland | US$8,000,000 | 8,000 | Xander Schauffele (2) | 70 | PGAT | Rolex Series |
| 10 Jul | Barbasol Championship | United States | US$3,700,000 | 4,250 | Trey Mullinax (n/a) | 24 | PGAT | New to European Tour |
| 17 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | US$14,000,000 | 10,000 | Cameron Smith (n/a) | 100 | | Major championship |
| 17 Jul | Barracuda Championship | United States | US$3,700,000 | 4,250 | Chez Reavie (1) | 24 | PGAT | New to European Tour |
| 24 Jul | Cazoo Classic | England | €1,750,000 | 2,750 | Richie Ramsay (4) | 24 | | |
| 31 Jul | Hero Open | Scotland | €1,750,000 | 2,750 | Sean Crocker (1) | 24 | | |
| 7 Aug | Cazoo Open | Wales | €1,750,000 | 2,750 | Callum Shinkwin (2) | 24 | | |
| 14 Aug | ISPS Handa World Invitational | Northern Ireland | US$1,500,000 | 2,000 | Ewen Ferguson (2) | 8.17 | | |
| 21 Aug | D+D Real Czech Masters | Czech Republic | €1,750,000 | 2,750 | Maximilian Kieffer (1) | 10.34 | | |
| 28 Aug | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,000,000 | 2,750 | Thriston Lawrence (2) | 16.02 | | |
| 4 Sep | Made in HimmerLand | Denmark | €3,000,000 | 4,250 | Oliver Wilson (2) | 16.25 | | |
| 11 Sep | BMW PGA Championship | England | US$8,000,000 | 8,000 | Shane Lowry (6) | 38.04 | | Rolex Series |
| 18 Sep | DS Automobiles Italian Open | Italy | €3,000,000 | 4,250 | Robert MacIntyre (2) | 24.28 | | |
| 25 Sep | Cazoo Open de France | France | €3,000,000 | 4,250 | Guido Migliozzi (3) | 18.55 | | |
| 2 Oct | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | US$5,000,000 | 5,500 | Ryan Fox (3) | 32.14 | | Pro-Am |
| 9 Oct | Acciona Open de España | Spain | €1,750,000 | 2,750 | Jon Rahm (8) | 14.20 | | |
| 16 Oct | Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters | Spain | €3,000,000 | 4,250 | Adrián Otaegui (4) | 20.18 | | |
| 23 Oct | Mallorca Golf Open | Spain | US$2,000,000 | 2,750 | Yannik Paul (1) | 13.48 | | |
| 30 Oct | WGC-HSBC Champions | China | – | – | Cancelled | – | | World Golf Championship |
| 30 Oct | Portugal Masters | Portugal | US$2,000,000 | 2,750 | Jordan Smith (2) | 13.27 | | |
| 6 Nov | Cyprus Open | Cyprus | – | – | Cancelled | – | | |
| 13 Nov | Nedbank Golf Challenge | South Africa | US$6,000,000 | 7,000 | Tommy Fleetwood (6) | 14.92 | AFR | Limited-field event |
| 20 Nov | DP World Tour Championship | UAE | US$10,000,000 | 12,000 | Jon Rahm (9) | 21.82 | | 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 | OWGR points | Notes |
| 5 Jul | J. P. McManus Pro-Am | Ireland | £1,000,000 | Xander Schauffele | n/a | Pro-Am |

## DP World Tour Rankings
### Points distribution

The distribution of DP World Tour Ranking points for 2022 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 DP World Tour Rankings were based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.
| Pos. | Player | Majors | Majors | Majors | Majors | WGCs | 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 | 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 | WGC Cha | Abu | Dub | Sco | BMW PGA | DPW TC | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Total pts | Tmts | Reg. (€m) | Bon. ($m) |
| 1 | McIlroy | 2nd 1113 | 8th 250 | T5 387 | 3rd 627 | • | C A N C E L L E D | T12 116 | 3rd 500 | • | T2 695 | 4th 600 | 4th 212 | T4 255 | | | | | | | | | 4,754 | 10 | 5.5 | 2.0 |
| 2 | Fox | • | 54th 40 | CUT 0 | CUT 0 | • | C A N C E L L E D | 61st 24 | T26 78 | T47 38 | WD 0 | 19th 148 | 1st 460 | T9 53 | T8 65 | T2 239 | 2nd 305 | 3rd 172 | 2nd 667 | 1st 915 | T4 127 | 2nd 780 | 4,174 | 24 | 3.4 | 1.2 |
| 3 | Rahm | T27 96 | T48 47 | T12 167 | T34 73 | T9 138 | C A N C E L L E D | • | • | T55 28 | T2 695 | 1st 2000 | 1st 460 | | | | | | | | | | 3,703 | 9 | 4.6 | 0.7 |
| 4 | Fitzpatrick | T14 131 | T5 358 | 1st 1665 | T21 108 | T18 93 | C A N C E L L E D | • | • | T6 225 | T42 46 | T5 465 | 2nd 472 | | | | | | | | | | 3,620 | 11 | 4.9 | 0.6 |
| 5 | Fleetwood | T14 131 | T5 358 | CUT 0 | T4 462 | T35 45 | C A N C E L L E D | T48 38 | T12 121 | T4 370 | T57 24 | T5 465 | T10 47 | 1st 1165 | | | | | | | | | 3,301 | 14 | 3.4 | 0.5 |
| 6 | Hovland | T27 96 | T41 60 | CUT 0 | T4 462 | T18 93 | C A N C E L L E D | T4 370 | 1st 1335 | CUT 0 | T5 265 | T23 126 | | | | | | | | | | | 2,837 | 11 | 2.8 | |
| 7 | Zalatoris | T6 325 | 2nd 1113 | T2 920 | T28 89 | T5 265 | C A N C E L L E D | • | • | CUT 0 | • | • | | | | | | | | | | | 2,662 | 6 | 3.9 | |
| 8 | Meronk | • | • | • | T42 60 | • | C A N C E L L E D | WD 0 | T4 292 | CUT 0 | T32 60 | T7 330 | T6 83 | T3 155 | T3 142 | 6th 97 | 3rd 172 | 1st 1000 | | | | | 2,648 | 23 | 2.2 | |
| 9 | Lowry | T3 564 | T23 102 | CUT 0 | T21 108 | T35 45 | C A N C E L L E D | T12 116 | T24 85 | • | 1st 1335 | T23 126 | T9 117 | | | | | | | | | | 2,597 | 11 | 2.8 | |
| 10 | Pieters | CUT 0 | T71 18 | T27 95 | T28 89 | T26 72 | C A N C E L L E D | 1st 1335 | T12 121 | • | T23 79 | • | T9 50 | T10 49 | 2nd 305 | T8 57 | T3 219 | | | | | | 2,576 | 15 | 2.3 | |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Ref. |
| Player of the Year (Seve Ballesteros Award) | Ryan Fox | |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Thriston Lawrence | |