# 2021 European Tour

The 2021 European Tour was the 50th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

## Changes for 2021

Following a heavily disrupted 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a new look to the calendar announced in December 2020, with tournaments being scheduled in groups based on location. The Rolex Series was also reduced to just four tournaments - the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, the Abrdn Scottish Open, the BMW PGA Championship and the season ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2021 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | R2D points | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 24 Jan | Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship | UAE | US$8,000,000 | 8,000 | Tyrrell Hatton (6) | 48 | | Rolex Series |
| 31 Jan | Omega Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$3,250,000 | 4,250 | Paul Casey (15) | 48 | | |
| 7 Feb | Saudi International | Saudi Arabia | US$3,500,000 | 4,250 | Dustin Johnson (n/a) | 54 | | |
| 28 Feb | WGC-Workday Championship | United States | US$10,500,000 | 8,000 | Collin Morikawa (2) | 74 | | World Golf Championship |
| 7 Mar | Oman Open | Oman | – | – | Postponed | – | | |
| 14 Mar | Commercial Bank Qatar Masters | Qatar | US$1,500,000 | 2,000 | Antoine Rozner (2) | 24 | | |
| 21 Mar | Magical Kenya Open | Kenya | €1,000,000 | 2,000 | Justin Harding (2) | 24 | | |
| 26 Mar | Kenya Savannah Classic | Kenya | €1,000,000 | 2,000 | Daniel van Tonder (1) | 24 | | New tournament |
| 28 Mar | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | United States | US$10,500,000 | 8,000 | Billy Horschel (1) | 76 | | World Golf Championship |
| 11 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$11,500,000 | 10,000 | Hideki Matsuyama (n/a) | 100 | | Major championship |
| 18 Apr | Austrian Golf Open | Austria | €1,000,000 | 2,000 | John Catlin (3) | 24 | | |
| 25 Apr | Gran Canaria Lopesan Open | Spain | €1,500,000 | 2,750 | Garrick Higgo (2) | 24 | | New tournament |
| 2 May 18 Apr | Tenerife Open | Spain | €1,500,000 | 2,750 | Dean Burmester (2) | 24 | | |
| 9 May | Open de France | France | – | – | Cancelled | – | | |
| 9 May | Canary Islands Championship | Spain | €1,500,000 | 2,750 | Garrick Higgo (3) | 24 | | New tournament |
| 15 May | Betfred British Masters | England | £1,850,000 | 3,500 | Richard Bland (1) | 24 | | |
| 23 May | PGA Championship | United States | US$12,000,000 | 10,000 | Phil Mickelson (n/a) | 100 | | Major championship |
| 30 May | Made in HimmerLand | Denmark | €1,500,000 | 2,750 | Bernd Wiesberger (8) | 24 | | |
| 7 Jun | Porsche European Open | Germany | €1,200,000 | 2,000 | Marcus Armitage (1) | 24 | | |
| 13 Jun | Scandinavian Mixed | Sweden | €1,000,000 | 2,000 | Jonathan Caldwell (1) | 24 | LET | Mixed event |
| 20 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$12,500,000 | 10,000 | Jon Rahm (7) | 100 | | Major championship |
| 27 Jun | BMW International Open | Germany | €1,500,000 | 2,750 | Viktor Hovland (1) | 24 | | |
| 4 Jul | Dubai Duty Free Irish Open | Ireland | €3,000,000 | 4,250 | Lucas Herbert (2) | 28 | | |
| 11 Jul | Abrdn Scottish Open | Scotland | US$8,000,000 | 8,000 | Min Woo Lee (2) | 56 | | Rolex Series |
| 18 Jul | The Open Championship | England | US$11,500,000 | 10,000 | Collin Morikawa (3) | 100 | | Major championship |
| 25 Jul | Cazoo Open | Wales | €1,250,000 | 2,000 | Nacho Elvira (1) | 24 | | |
| 1 Aug | ISPS Handa World Invitational | Northern Ireland | US$1,500,000 | 2,000 | Daniel Gavins (1) | 24 | | New to European Tour |
| 8 Aug | Hero Open | Scotland | €1,250,000 | 2,000 | Grant Forrest (1) | 24 | | |
| 8 Aug | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational | United States | US$10,500,000 | 8,000 | Abraham Ancer (1) | 74 | | World Golf Championship |
| 15 Aug | Cazoo Classic | England | €1,250,000 | 2,000 | Calum Hill (1) | 24 | | |
| 22 Aug | D+D Real Czech Masters | Czech Republic | €1,000,000 | 2,000 | Johannes Veerman (1) | 24 | | |
| 29 Aug | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,000,000 | 2,750 | Rasmus Højgaard (3) | 24 | | |
| 5 Sep | DS Automobiles Italian Open | Italy | €3,000,000 | 4,250 | Nicolai Højgaard (1) | 28 | | |
| 12 Sep | BMW PGA Championship | England | US$8,000,000 | 8,000 | Billy Horschel (2) | 64 | | Flagship event |
| 19 Sep | Dutch Open | Netherlands | €1,000,000 | 2,000 | Kristoffer Broberg (2) | 24 | | |
| 3 Oct | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | US$5,000,000 | 5,500 | Danny Willett (8) | 30 | | Pro-Am |
| 10 Oct | Acciona Open de España | Spain | €1,500,000 | 2,750 | Rafa Cabrera-Bello (4) | 24 | | |
| 17 Oct | Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters | Spain | €3,000,000 | 4,250 | Matt Fitzpatrick (7) | 30 | | |
| 24 Oct | Trophée Hassan II | Morocco | – | – | Cancelled | – | | |
| 24 Oct | Mallorca Golf Open | Spain | €1,000,000 | 2,000 | Jeff Winther (1) | 24 | | New tournament |
| 31 Oct | Hero Indian Open | India | – | – | Cancelled | – | ASA | |
| 31 Oct | WGC-HSBC Champions | China | – | – | Cancelled | – | | World Golf Championship |
| 7 Nov | Volvo China Open | China | – | – | Removed | – | | |
| 7 Nov 2 May | Portugal Masters | Portugal | €1,500,000 | 2,750 | Thomas Pieters (5) | 24 | | |
| 14 Nov | Nedbank Golf Challenge | South Africa | – | – | Cancelled | – | AFR | |
| 14 Nov | Aviv Dubai Championship | UAE | US$1,500,000 | 2,000 | Joachim B. Hansen (2) | 24 | | |
| 21 Nov | DP World Tour Championship, Dubai | UAE | US$9,000,000 | 12,000 | Collin Morikawa (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 | Winner(s) | OWGR points | Notes |
| 1 Aug | Olympic Games | Japan | n/a | Xander Schauffele | 50 | Limited-field event |
| 26 Sep | Ryder Cup | United States | n/a | Team USA | n/a | Team event |

## Race to Dubai
### Points distribution

The distribution of Race to Dubai points for 2021 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 |
| 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 | WGCs | WGCs | WGCs | 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 | Total pts | Tmts | Money | Money |
| Pos. | Player | Mas | PGA | USO | Opn | WGC Wrk | WGC MP | WGC Inv | WGC Cha | Abu | Sco | BMW PGA | DPW TC | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total pts | Tmts | Reg. (€m) | Bon. ($k) |
| 1 | Morikawa | T18 124 | T8 181 | T4 425 | 1st 1665 | 1st 1335 | T56 26 | T26 77 | C A N C E L L E D | • | T71 15 | • | 1st 2000 | | | | | 5,856 | 10 | 6.8 | 500 |
| 2 | Horschel | T50 47 | T23 102 | CUT 0 | T53 37 | T2 596 | 1st 1335 | T17 98 | C A N C E L L E D | • | T54 29 | 1st 1335 | T32 96 | | | | | 3,716 | 11 | 3.7 | 300 |
| 3 | Rahm | T5 387 | T8 181 | 1st 1665 | T3 564 | T32 66 | T5 265 | • | C A N C E L L E D | • | 7th 240 | • | • | | | | | 3,403 | 9 | 3.6 | 200 |
| 4 | Fitzpatrick | T34 77 | T23 102 | T55 37 | T26 93 | T11 138 | T18 90 | T57 26 | C A N C E L L E D | CUT 0 | T2 695 | T20 91 | T2 1044 | 1st 710 | | | | 3,157 | 14 | 2.5 | 150 |
| 5 | Hatton | T18 124 | T38 67 | CUT 0 | CUT 0 | T22 85 | T56 26 | T17 98 | C A N C E L L E D | 1st 1335 | T18 93 | CUT 0 | T16 156 | T6 119 | T2 479 | | | 2,628 | 14 | 2.1 | 100 |
| 6 | M. W. Lee | • | • | • | CUT 0 | T28 73 | • | 62nd 22 | C A N C E L L E D | CUT 0 | 1st 1335 | CUT 0 | T16 156 | T2 369 | T8 59 | T4 79 | | 2,343 | 21 | 1.8 | |
| 7 | Casey | T26 92 | T4 394 | T7 221 | T15 138 | • | T28 64 | T5 286 | C A N C E L L E D | • | • | • | T9 218 | 1st 710 | 6th 70 | | | 2,272 | 11 | 1.8 | |
| 8 | N. Højgaard | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | C A N C E L L E D | • | • | T20 91 | T4 555 | T7 46 | T4 100 | 1st 710 | T2 205 | 1,954 | 22 | 1.2 | |
| 9 | MacIntyre | T12 152 | T49 45 | T35 74 | T8 214 | T61 22 | T9 138 | T15 115 | C A N C E L L E D | T16 98 | T18 93 | CUT 0 | T4 555 | 3rd 266 | T8 79 | | | 1,951 | 19 | 1.5 | |
| 10 | Ancer | T26 92 | T8 181 | CUT 0 | T59 28 | T18 98 | T18 90 | 1st 1335 | C A N C E L L E D | • | • | • | T27 112 | | | | | 1,950 | 10 | 2.1 | |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Ref. |
| Player of the Year (Seve Ballesteros Award) | Jon Rahm | |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Matti Schmid | |