2013 European Tour

Golf tour season

2013 European Tour seasonDuration| 6 December 2012 (2012-12-06) – 17 November 2013 (2013-11-17)

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Number of official events| 45
Most wins|  Joost Luiten (2)[a]
Graeme McDowell (2)
Brett Rumford (2)
Race to Dubai|  Henrik Stenson
Golfer of the Year|  Henrik Stenson
Players' Player of the Year|  Henrik Stenson
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year|  Peter Uihlein
Graduate of the Year|  Justin Walters

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The 2013 European Tour was the 42nd season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

## Changes for 2013

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New for 2013 was the "Final Series", consisting of the final four tournaments of the season: BMW Masters, WGC-HSBC Champions, Turkish Airlines Open, and DP World Tour Championship, Dubai; with a requirement to play in two of the first three in order to compete in the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai. In addition, participation in the first three events accrued a 20% bonus in the Race to Dubai standings for those events.[1]

There were several changes from the 2012 season. Additions for 2013 were the season opening Nelson Mandela Championship, the Tshwane Open, the returning Russian Open and the Turkish Airlines Open. Dropped from the schedule were the Sicilian Open and the Barclays Singapore Open; the UBS Hong Kong Open and the South African Open were also missing from the 2013 schedule as they were played in late in the year as part of the 2014 season.

### Rule changes

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In a change to the European Tour's membership criteria, from 2013 the Ryder Cup, Presidents Cup and Seve Trophy were included in the 13-event minimum requirement. The move was seen as an attempt to retain leading European players based in the United States on the PGA Tour, and attract top Americans to join the tour.[2]

## Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.[3]

Date  | Tournament  | Host country  | Purse  | Winner[b] | OWGR
points  | Other
tours[c] | Notes

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9 Dec  | Nelson Mandela Championship | South Africa  | €1,000,000  |  Scott Jamieson (1)  | 20  | AFR | New tournament
16 Dec  | Alfred Dunhill Championship | South Africa  | €1,500,000  |  Charl Schwartzel (8)  | 28  | AFR |
13 Jan  | Volvo Golf Champions | South Africa  | €2,000,000  |  Louis Oosthuizen (6)  | 38  |  | Limited-field event
20 Jan  | Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship | UAE  | US$2,700,000  |  Jamie Donaldson (2)  | 54  |  |
26 Jan  | Commercial Bank Qatar Masters | Qatar  | US$2,500,000  |  Chris Wood (1)  | 48  |  |
3 Feb  | Omega Dubai Desert Classic | UAE  | US$2,500,000  |  Stephen Gallacher (2)  | 36  |  |
10 Feb  | Joburg Open | South Africa  | €1,300,000  |  Richard Sterne (6)  | 22  | AFR |
17 Feb  | Africa Open | South Africa  | €1,000,000  |  Darren Fichardt (4)  | 20  | AFR |
24 Feb  | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | United States  | US$8,750,000  |  Matt Kuchar (n/a)  | 74  |  | World Golf Championship
3 Mar  | Tshwane Open | South Africa  | €1,500,000  |  Dawie van der Walt (1)  | 20  | AFR | New tournament
10 Mar  | WGC-Cadillac Championship | United States  | US$8,750,000  |  Tiger Woods (n/a)  | 74  |  | World Golf Championship
17 Mar  | Avantha Masters | India  | €1,800,000  |  Thomas Aiken (2)  | 20  | ASA |
24 Mar  | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia  | US$2,750,000  |  Kiradech Aphibarnrat (1)  | 38  | ASA |
31 Mar  | Trophée Hassan II | Morocco  | €1,500,000  |  Marcel Siem (3)  | 24  |  |
14 Apr  | Masters Tournament | United States  | US$8,000,000  |  Adam Scott (9)  | 100  |  | Major championship
21 Apr  | Open de España | Spain  | €1,500,000  |  Raphaël Jacquelin (4)  | 24  |  |
28 Apr  | Ballantine's Championship | South Korea  | €2,205,000  |  Brett Rumford (4)  | 34  | ASA, KOR |
5 May  | Volvo China Open | China  | CN¥20,000,000  |  Brett Rumford (5)  | 28  | ONE |
19 May  | Volvo World Match Play Championship | Bulgaria  | €3,000,000  |  Graeme McDowell (8)  | 32  |  | Limited-field event
19 May  | Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI | Portugal  | €600,000  |  Peter Uihlein (1)  | 18  | CHA |
26 May  | BMW PGA Championship | England  | €4,750,000  |  Matteo Manassero (4)  | 64  |  | Flagship event
2 Jun  | Nordea Masters | Sweden  | €1,500,000  |  Mikko Ilonen (3)  | 28  |  |
9 Jun  | Lyoness Open | Austria  | €1,000,000  |  Joost Luiten (2)  | 24  |  |
16 Jun  | Najeti Hotels et Golfs Open | France  | €500,000  |  Simon Thornton (1)  | 18  | CHA |
16 Jun  | U.S. Open | United States  | US$8,000,000  |  Justin Rose (6)  | 100  |  | Major championship
23 Jun  | BMW International Open | Germany  | €2,000,000  |  Ernie Els (28)  | 32  |  |
30 Jun  | Irish Open | Ireland  | €2,000,000  |  Paul Casey (12)  | 32  |  |
7 Jul  | Alstom Open de France | France  | €3,000,000  |  Graeme McDowell (9)  | 44  |  |
14 Jul  | Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open | Scotland  | £3,000,000  |  Phil Mickelson (n/a)  | 42  |  |
21 Jul  | The Open Championship | Scotland  | £5,250,000  |  Phil Mickelson (n/a)  | 100  |  | Major championship
28 Jul  | M2M Russian Open | Russia  | €1,000,000  |  Michael Hoey (5)  | 24  |  |
4 Aug  | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | United States  | US$8,750,000  |  Tiger Woods (n/a)  | 76  |  | World Golf Championship
11 Aug  | PGA Championship | United States  | US$8,000,000  |  Jason Dufner (n/a)  | 100  |  | Major championship
25 Aug  | Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles | Scotland  | £1,400,000  |  Tommy Fleetwood (1)  | 24  |  |
1 Sep  | ISPS Handa Wales Open | Wales  | £1,800,000  |  Grégory Bourdy (4)  | 24  |  |
8 Sep  | Omega European Masters | Switzerland  | €2,200,000  |  Thomas Bjørn (14)  | 30  | ASA |
15 Sep  | KLM Open | Netherlands  | €1,800,000  |  Joost Luiten (3)  | 24  |  |
22 Sep  | Open d'Italia Lindt | Italy  | €1,500,000  |  Julien Quesne (2)  | 24  |  |
29 Sep  | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland  | US$5,000,000  |  David Howell (5)  | 36  |  | Pro-Am
13 Oct  | Portugal Masters | Portugal  | €2,000,000  |  David Lynn (2)  | 32  |  |
20 Oct  | ISPS Handa Perth International | Australia  | US$2,000,000  |  Jin Jeong (1)  | 20  | ANZ |
27 Oct  | BMW Masters | China  | US$7,000,000  |  Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (7)  | 50  |  | Race to Dubai finals series
3 Nov  | WGC-HSBC Champions | China  | US$8,500,000  |  Dustin Johnson (n/a)  | 66  |  | World Golf Championship
Race to Dubai finals series
10 Nov  | Turkish Airlines Open | Turkey  | US$7,500,000  |  Victor Dubuisson (1)  | 52  |  | New tournament
Race to Dubai finals series
17 Nov  | DP World Tour Championship, Dubai | UAE  | US$8,000,000  |  Henrik Stenson (8)  | 54  |  | Race to Dubai finals series

### Unofficial events

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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

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6 Oct  | Seve Trophy | France  | €1,750,000  |  Team Continental Europe  | n/a  | Team event
24 Nov  | ISPS Handa World Cup of Golf | Australia  | US$1,000,000  |  Jason Day and
Adam Scott | n/a  | Team event
World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy | US$7,000,000  |  Jason Day | 40  |

## Location of tournaments

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Location of official tournaments of the 2013 European Tour in Europe.
Major Championship
Flagship event
Final Series event
Regular event

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Location of official tournaments of the 2013 European Tour outside Europe.
Major Championship
World Golf Championship
Final Series event
Regular event

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South Africa

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United Arab Emirates

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## Race to Dubai

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The Race to Dubai was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[4][5][6]

Pos. | Player  |  | Majors |  | WGCs |  | Flagship event and R2D finals series[d] |  | Top 10s in other ET events  |  | Tmts |  | Points and money

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Mas | USO | Opn | PGA | WGC
MP | WGC
Cad | WGC
Inv | WGC
Cha | BMW
PGA | BMW
Mas | Tur | DPW
TC | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | Reg.
points  | FS
bonus
($)  | Bon.
($)  | Total
points
1  |  Stenson | T18 | T21 | 2nd | 3rd  | T33 | • | T2 | T31  | • | T34 | T7 | 1st |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17 | 3,321,298 | 43,372 | 1,000,000  | 4,103,796
2  |  Poulter | CUT | T21 | T3 | T61  | 4th | T28 | T19 | 2nd  | CUT | T15 | T5 | 2nd  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 | 2,515,369 | 176,929 | 650,000  | 2,969,469
3  |  Rose | T25 | 1st | CUT | T33  | T17 | T8 | T17 | 5th  | T50 | • | T3 | T10  | T2 |  |  |  |  |  | 13 | 2,295,813 | – | 500,000  | 2,776,244
4  |  McDowell | CUT | CUT | T58 | T12  | T5 | T3 | T40 | 3rd  | CUT | T53 | • | T17  | 1st | 1st |  |  |  |  | 14 | 2,143,134 | – | 375,000  | 2,512,696
5  |  Donaldson | CUT | T32 | T32 | WD  | T33 | T63 | T17 | T8  | T37 | T34 | 2nd | T8  | 1st | T6 | T6 |  |  |  | 23 | 1,796,974 | 143,924 | 325,000  | 2,181,113
6  |  Dubuisson | • | • | • | •  | • | • | • | •  | CUT | T44 | 1st | 3rd  | T9 | T9 | T9 | T4 | 3rd | 3rd | 21 | 1,828,415 | – | 275,000  | 1,920,805
7  |  F'dez-Castaño | T20 | T10 | T54 | CUT  | T9 | T43 | T38 | T39  | T62 | 1st | • | T37  | T9 | T9 | T8 |  |  |  | 22 | 1,600,853 | – | 225,000  | 1,804,112
8  |  Sterne | T25 | • | T21 | CUT  | T17 | T12 | T9 | T39  | T57 | T31 | T36 | T14  | T7 | 2nd | 1st | T9 | 2nd |  | 22 | 1,533,902 | 23,765 | 175,000  | 1,687,014
9  |  Jaidee | • | CUT | T32 | T47  | T33 | • | • | T46  | T40 | T2 | T29 | T47  | 3rd | T9 | T9 | T6 | 2nd | T9 | 25 | 1,388,018 | 105,112 | 125,000  | 1,659,433
10  |  Bjørn | T46 | • | T73 | CUT  | T33 | • | • | T39  | T40 | T5 | T18 | T21  | T9 | T8 | 2nd | 2nd | T8 | 1st | 26 | 1,415,529 | 57,295 | 100,000  | 1,546,735

Win

Top 10

Made cut

Missed cut

Withdrew

• Did not play

## Awards

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Award | Winner | Ref.

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Golfer of the Year |  Henrik Stenson | [7]
Players' Player of the Year |  Henrik Stenson | [8]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |  Peter Uihlein | [9]
Graduate of the Year |  Justin Walters | [10]

## See also

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* 2013 in golf
* 2013 Challenge Tour
* 2013 European Senior Tour

## Notes

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1. ^ Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods also won two events, but were not European Tour members.
2. ^ 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 and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins.
3. ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.
4. ^ The WGC-HSBC Champions was also a Race to Dubai finals series event.

## References

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1. ^ O'Reilly, Jake (27 November 2012). "European Tour Announce 2013 Schedule Including New £19 Million 'Final Series'". Today's Golfer. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
2. ^ Hoggard, Rex (10 October 2012). "Pres. Cup, Ryder Cup, Seve Trophy to count for Euro Tour". Golf Channel. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
3. ^ "2013 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
4. ^ "The Final Series – Eligibility criteria". European Tour. Retrieved 8 February 2021 - via Yumpu.
5. ^ Davenport, Ryan (17 November 2013). "Race to Dubai 2013 Standings: Final Rankings and Prize Money Earnings". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
6. ^ Alexander, Kit (18 November 2013). "Stenson clinches Race to Dubai with DP World Tour Championship win". Today's Golfer. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
7. ^ Carter, Iain (17 December 2013). "Henrik Stenson wins European Tour's Golfer of the Year award". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
8. ^ "The Players' Awards - an evening of celebration". European Tour. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2023. "Henrik Stenson was crowned Players' Player of the Year last night..."
9. ^ Dennett, Craig (19 November 2013). "Uihlein wins Euro rookie award". Bunkered. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
10. ^ "Justin Walters named as inaugural Challenge Tour Graduate of the Year". European Tour. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2023.

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