2024 European Tour

The 2024 European Tour, titled as the 2024 DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 53rd season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

2024 European Tour season

Duration	23 November 2023 (2023-11-23) – 17 November 2024 (2024-11-17)
Number of official events	44[a]
Most wins	Rory McIlroy (2)[b]
Race to Dubai	Rory McIlroy
Player of the Year	Rory McIlroy
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	Jesper Svensson
← 2023 2025 →

It was the third season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with DP World that was announced in November 2021.^[1]

Changes for 2024

When the 2024 schedule was announced in August 2023, there were many changes from previous seasons, including:^[2][3][4]

• The calendar was split into three phases: the "Global Swings", the "Back 9" and the "DP World Tour Play-Offs".
  • There are five global swings: the "Opening Swing", the "International Swing", the "Asian Swing", the "European Swing" and the "Closing Swing". Each swing has its own mini Order of Merit, with the champion of each winning US$200,000. The swings also serve as a qualification route for the Rolex Series and Back 9 events.
  • The Back 9 consists of nine events in Europe, including several national opens and beginning with the Betfred British Masters.
  • The season-ending "DP World Tour Playoffs" consists of two events: the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and the DP World Tour Championship. The top 70 in the Race to Dubai Rankings qualify for the playoffs, with the top 50 in the rankings after the first event qualifying for the Tour Championship.
• Two new tournaments were added to the calendar for 2024: the Dubai Invitational and the Bahrain Championship. The Volvo China Open also returned to the schedule, having not been played on the European Tour since 2019 due to restrictions in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Several tournaments held in 2023 were not included in the initial announcement: the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play,^[5] the Thailand Classic, the Hero Indian Open, the ISPS Handa World Invitational,^[6] the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters and the Barbasol Championship, for which a replacement event was to be announced at a later date.^[7][8] Additionally, a change of dates for the Nedbank Golf Challenge meant it would not be part of the 2024 season, but was scheduled to return as one of the opening events of the 2025 season.^[9] The Hero Indian Open^[10] and the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters were later added to the schedule.^[11]
• In April 2024, the tour announced that Genesis Motor had become a title partner of the tour. As part of this deal, the Korea Championship, which had been played in 2023 and was due to be played in April 2024, was merged into the Genesis Championship, a long-standing Korean Tour event, which became a "Back 9" event played in October.^[12]
• Race to Dubai points were simplified, with regular tournaments during the swings all awarding 3,000 points and Back 9 events awarding 5,000 points. Points available in Rolex Series events, major championships and the tour championship all remained the same, at 8,000, 10,000 and 12,000 respectively.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2024 season.^[13]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (US$)	R2D points	Winner[c]	OWGR points	Other tours[d]	Notes
26 Nov	Fortinet Australian PGA Championship	Australia	A$2,000,000	3,000	Min Woo Lee (3)	13.51	ANZ
26 Nov	Joburg Open	South Africa	R20,500,000	3,000	Dean Burmester (3)	11.95	AFR
3 Dec	ISPS Handa Australian Open	Australia	A$1,700,000	3,000	Joaquín Niemann (1)	14.80	ANZ
3 Dec	Investec South African Open Championship	South Africa	1,500,000	3,000	Dean Burmester (4)	12.59	AFR
11 Dec	Alfred Dunhill Championship	South Africa	€1,500,000	3,000	Louis Oosthuizen (10)	14.07	AFR
17 Dec	AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open	Mauritius	1,200,000	3,000	Louis Oosthuizen (11)	11.05	AFR
14 Jan	Dubai Invitational	UAE	2,500,000	3,000	Tommy Fleetwood (7)	20.13		New limited-field pro-am
21 Jan	Hero Dubai Desert Classic	UAE	9,000,000	8,000	Rory McIlroy (17)	29.73		Rolex Series
28 Jan	Ras Al Khaimah Championship	UAE	2,500,000	3,000	Thorbjørn Olesen (8)	18.70
4 Feb	Bahrain Championship	Bahrain	2,500,000	3,000	Dylan Frittelli (3)	17.70		New tournament
11 Feb	Commercial Bank Qatar Masters	Qatar	2,500,000	3,000	Rikuya Hoshino (1)	17.34
25 Feb	Magical Kenya Open	Kenya	2,500,000	3,000	Darius van Driel (1)	12.27
3 Mar	SDC Championship	South Africa	1,500,000	3,000	Jordan Gumberg (1)	13.81	AFR
10 Mar	Jonsson Workwear Open	South Africa	1,500,000	3,000	Matteo Manassero (5)	13.99	AFR
24 Mar	Porsche Singapore Classic	Singapore	2,500,000	3,000	Jesper Svensson (1)	19.32
31 Mar	Hero Indian Open	India	2,250,000	3,000	Keita Nakajima (1)	15.83	PGTI
14 Apr	Masters Tournament	United States	20,000,000	10,000	Scottie Scheffler (n/a)	100		Major championship
21 Apr	Korea Championship	South Korea	–	–	Removed[e]	–	KOR
28 Apr	ISPS Handa Championship	Japan	2,250,000	3,000	Yuto Katsuragawa (1)	20.72	JPN
5 May	Volvo China Open	China	2,250,000	3,000	Adrián Otaegui (5)	14.59	CHN
19 May	PGA Championship	United States	18,500,000	10,000	Xander Schauffele (3)	100		Major championship
26 May	Soudal Open	Belgium	2,500,000	3,000	Nacho Elvira (2)	18.19
2 Jun	European Open	Germany	2,500,000	3,000	Laurie Canter (1)	19.59
9 Jun	Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed	Sweden	2,000,000	3,000	Linn Grant (n/a)	14.45[f]	LET	Mixed event[g]
16 Jun	U.S. Open	United States	21,500,000	10,000	Bryson DeChambeau (3)	100		Major championship
23 Jun	KLM Open	Netherlands	2,500,000	3,000	Guido Migliozzi (4)	18.05
30 Jun	Italian Open	Italy	3,250,000	3,000	Marcel Siem (6)	19.14
7 Jul	BMW International Open	Germany	2,500,000	3,000	Ewen Ferguson (3)	19.81
14 Jul	Genesis Scottish Open	Scotland	9,000,000	8,000	Robert MacIntyre (3)	65.37	PGAT	Rolex Series
14 Jul	ISCO Championship	United States	4,000,000	3,000	Harry Hall (1)	25.13	PGAT
21 Jul	The Open Championship	Scotland	17,000,000	10,000	Xander Schauffele (4)	100		Major championship
21 Jul	Barracuda Championship	United States	4,000,000	3,000	Nick Dunlap (n/a)	27.34	PGAT
18 Aug	D+D Real Czech Masters	Czech Republic	2,500,000	3,000	David Ravetto (1)	17.07
25 Aug	Danish Golf Championship	Denmark	2,500,000	3,000	Frédéric Lacroix (1)	16.67
1 Sep	Betfred British Masters	England	3,500,000	5,000	Niklas Nørgaard (1)	22.52
8 Sep	Omega European Masters	Switzerland	3,250,000	5,000	Matt Wallace (5)	21.56
15 Sep	Amgen Irish Open	Northern Ireland	6,000,000	5,000	Rasmus Højgaard (5)	28.64
22 Sep	BMW PGA Championship	England	9,000,000	8,000	Billy Horschel (3)	33.98		Rolex Series
29 Sep	Acciona Open de España	Spain	3,250,000	5,000	Ángel Hidalgo (1)	25.06
6 Oct	Alfred Dunhill Links Championship	Scotland	5,000,000	5,000	Tyrrell Hatton (7)	37.89		Pro-Am
13 Oct	FedEx Open de France	France	3,250,000	5,000	Dan Bradbury (2)	22.48
20 Oct	Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters	Spain	3,250,000	5,000	Julien Guerrier (1)	23.73
27 Oct	Genesis Championship	South Korea	4,000,000	5,000	An Byeong-hun (2)	15.55	KOR	New to European Tour
10 Nov	Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship	UAE	9,000,000	9,000	Paul Waring (2)	30.82		Playoff event[h]
17 Nov	DP World Tour Championship	UAE	10,000,000	12,000	Rory McIlroy (18)	26.71		Playoff event[h]

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
4 Aug	Olympic Games	France	n/a	Scottie Scheffler	51.14	Limited-field event

Race to Dubai

Points distribution

The distribution of Race to Dubai points for 2024 European Tour events were as follows:^[16]

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		8,000		1,335	889	500	400	339	280	240	200	178	160		96		72		54		38		24
Back 9 tournaments		5,000		835	555	312	250	212	176	150	125	112	100		60		45		34		24		15
Other European Tour events		3,000		500	334	188	150	127	105	90	75	67	60		36		27		20		14		9
Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship		9,000		1,500	1,000	565	450	381	315	270	225	201	180		108		81		61		43		27
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.^[17][18]

Pos.	Player		Majors					Rolex Series						Top 10s in other ET events								Total pts		Tmts		Money[i]
			Mas	PGA	USO	Opn		Dub	Sco	BMW PGA	Abu	DPW TC		1	2	3	4	5	6	7						Reg. (€m)	Bon. ($m)
1	McIlroy		T22 104	T12 152	2nd 1113	CUT 0		1st 1335	T4 273	T2 695	T3 465	1st 2000		T2 261	2nd 555							6,998		12		9.17	2.00
2	R. Højgaard		•	T68 21	•	T60 30		T11 142	T21 89	T38 57	T32 72	2nd 1335		2nd 334	T8 64	T6 90	T4 139	3rd 312	1st 835	T4 231		4,019		23		3.53	1.00
3	Lawrence		•	CUT 0	•	4th 500		CUT 0	CUT 0	T2 695	T6 253	T30 103		T7 83	T10 58	T2 261	T2 224	T2 261	2nd 555			3,316		26		2.92	0.75
4	Hatton		T9 202	T63 25	T26 96	CUT 0		T31 66	•	•	2nd 1000	6th 420		T10 93	1st 835							2,797		10		2.80	0.55
5	Waring		•	•	•	•		T41 47	•	T45 45	1st 1500	T16 162		T6 90	T3 155	T10 55	T6 84	T7 116				2,630		27		2.22	0.45
6	Horschel		•	T8 214	T41 61	T2 870		•	CUT 0	1st 1335	•	T47 65										2,545		8		3.28	0.35
7	Fleetwood		T3 517	T26 90	T16 135	CUT 0		T14 126	T34 61	T12 121	T6 253	T16 162		1st 500	T9 204	3rd 312						2,481		12		2.78	0.30
8	A. Scott		T22 104	CUT 0	T32 78	T10 185		T7 195	2nd 889	T57 25	T46 46	T3 620		6th 105	T4 127							2,374		11		2.35	0.25
9	MacIntyre		•	T8 214	CUT 0	T50 43		•	1st 1335	T12 121	T19 107	T7 292		T5 194								2,373		11		2.66	0.20
10	Svensson		•	T53 36	•	CUT 0		T31 66	T34 61	CUT 0	T44 53	T7 292		T2 224	T2 261	1st 500	2nd 334	5th 212				2,322		28		1.66	0.15

  Win

  Top 10

  Made cut

  Missed cut

• Did not play

PGA Tour exemptions

For more details, see 2024 Race to Dubai dual card winners.

The top 10 players on the Race to Dubai (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2025 PGA Tour. They were as follows:^[21][22][23]

• Rasmus Højgaard (2nd)
• Thriston Lawrence (3rd)
• Paul Waring (5th)
• Jesper Svensson (10th)
• Niklas Nørgaard (11th)
• Matteo Manassero (12th)
• Thorbjørn Olesen (13th)
• Antoine Rozner (15th)
• Rikuya Hoshino (16th)
• Tom McKibbin (18th)^[j]

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Player of the Year (Seve Ballesteros Award)	Rory McIlroy	[25]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	Jesper Svensson	[26]
Graduate of the Year

See also

• 2024 Challenge Tour
• 2024 European Senior Tour

Notes

1. One further tournament was removed from the schedule.
2. Dean Burmester, Louis Oosthuizen and Xander Schauffele also won two events, but were not European Tour members.
3. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members.
4. AFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; CHN − China Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; LET − Ladies European Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India.
5. In April 2024, the Korea Championship was merged with the Genesis Championship, which was added to the tour schedule.^[12]
6. OWGR points at the Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed were awarded based on men's scores only. Calum Hill and Sebastian Söderberg tied for the lowest men's score and split the assigned points for first and second places, each earning 11.41 points.^[14][15]
7. Field of 78 men and 78 women playing from different sets of tees. Tour ranking and world ranking points based on finish among men's field only.
8. Also a Rolex Series tournament.
9. In addition to tournament prize money, the top 10 point scorers receive a share of a $6m bonus pool.^[19][20]
10. McKibbin became ineligible for the 2025 PGA Tour season, having joined LIV Golf in January 2025.^[24]

References

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External links

• Official website