Rolex Series

Golf tournament series

Rolex SeriesTournament information

Location| International
Established| 2017
Tour(s)| European Tour
Format| Stroke play
Tournament record score
Aggregate| 260 Brandon Stone (2018)
To par| −24 Jon Rahm (2017)

The Rolex Series is a series of men's professional golf tournaments played internationally, as part of the European Tour.

## History[edit]

The series was unveiled for the 2017 season and began with eight events, all with elevated purses in comparison with regular events on the European Tour. The minimum purse for each event was US$7,000,000, with the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai having an $8 million purse.[1][2]

The inaugural events as part of the series were:

* BMW PGA Championship
* HNA Open de France
* Dubai Duty Free Irish Open
* Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open
* Italian Open
* The three limited-field no-cut events at the end of the season, which had previously been collectively known as the Final Series:
* Turkish Airlines Open
* Nedbank Golf Challenge
* DP World Tour Championship, Dubai

From the 2019 season onwards, the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship became a designated Rolex Series event and the Open de France was relegated to a regular tour event.[3] In 2020, the season was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; as a result, the Turkish Airlines Open and the Nedbank Golf Challenge were cancelled, and the Irish and Italian Opens were downgraded to regular events.[4]

In 2021, the Rolex Series was reduced to four tournaments; the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, the Scottish Open, the BMW PGA Championship and the season-ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai. The four events did have increased prize funds up to $8 million however.[5] The Dubai Desert Classic was added to the series for the 2022 season.[6]

In 2023, all Rolex Series purses were increased to $9 million.[7]

## 2017 season[edit]

### Schedule[edit]

Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of
victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref.

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28 May | BMW PGA Championship |  Alex Norén | 277 | −11 | 2 strokes |  Francesco Molinari | [8]
2 Jul | HNA Open de France |  Tommy Fleetwood | 272 | −12 | 1 stroke |  Peter Uihlein | [9]
9 Jul | Dubai Duty Free Irish Open |  Jon Rahm | 264 | −24 | 6 strokes |  Richie Ramsay
Matthew Southgate | [10]
16 Jul | Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open |  Rafa Cabrera-Bello | 275 | −13 | Playoff |  Callum Shinkwin | [11]
15 Oct | Italian Open |  Tyrrell Hatton | 263 | −21 | 1 stroke |  Kiradech Aphibarnrat
Ross Fisher | [12]
5 Nov | Turkish Airlines Open |  Justin Rose | 266 | −18 | 1 stroke |  Nicolas Colsaerts
Dylan Frittelli | [13]
12 Nov | Nedbank Golf Challenge |  Branden Grace | 277 | −11 | 1 stroke |  Scott Jamieson | [14]
19 Nov | DP World Tour Championship, Dubai |  Jon Rahm | 269 | −19 | 1 stroke |  Kiradech Aphibarnrat
Shane Lowry | [15]

## 2018 season[edit]

### Schedule[edit]

Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of
victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref.

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27 May | BMW PGA Championship |  Francesco Molinari | 271 | −17 | 2 strokes |  Rory McIlroy | [16]
3 Jun | Italian Open |  Thorbjørn Olesen | 262 | −22 | 1 stroke |  Francesco Molinari | [17]
1 Jul | HNA Open de France |  Alex Norén | 277 | −7 | 1 stroke |  Russell Knox
Julian Suri
Chris Wood | [18]
8 Jul | Dubai Duty Free Irish Open |  Russell Knox | 274 | −14 | Playoff |  Ryan Fox | [19]
15 Jul | Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open |  Brandon Stone | 260 | −20 | 4 strokes |  Eddie Pepperell | [20]
4 Nov | Turkish Airlines Open |  Justin Rose | 267 | −17 | Playoff |  Li Haotong | [21]
11 Nov | Nedbank Golf Challenge |  Lee Westwood | 273 | −15 | 3 strokes |  Sergio García | [22]
18 Nov | DP World Tour Championship, Dubai |  Danny Willett | 270 | −18 | 2 strokes |  Patrick Reed
Matt Wallace | [23]

## 2019 season[edit]

### Schedule[edit]

Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of
victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref.

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19 Jan | Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship |  Shane Lowry | 270 | −18 | 1 stroke |  Richard Sterne | [24]
7 Jul | Dubai Duty Free Irish Open |  Jon Rahm | 264 | −16 | 2 strokes |  Andy Sullivan
Bernd Wiesberger | [25]
14 Jul | Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open |  Bernd Wiesberger | 262 | −22 | Playoff |  Benjamin Hébert | [26]
22 Sep | BMW PGA Championship |  Danny Willett | 268 | −20 | 3 strokes |  Jon Rahm | [27]
13 Oct | Italian Open |  Bernd Wiesberger | 268 | −16 | 1 stroke |  Matt Fitzpatrick | [28]
10 Nov | Turkish Airlines Open |  Tyrrell Hatton | 268 | −20 | Playoff |  Benjamin Hébert
Kurt Kitayama
Victor Perez
Matthias Schwab
Erik van Rooyen | [29]
17 Nov | Nedbank Golf Challenge |  Tommy Fleetwood | 276 | −12 | Playoff |  Marcus Kinhult | [30]
24 Nov | DP World Tour Championship, Dubai |  Jon Rahm | 269 | −19 | 1 stroke |  Tommy Fleetwood | [31]

## 2020 season[edit]

### Schedule[edit]

Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of
victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref.

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19 Jan | Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship |  Lee Westwood | 269 | −19 | 2 strokes |  Matt Fitzpatrick
Tommy Fleetwood
Victor Perez | [32]
~~31 May~~ | Dubai Duty Free Irish Open | Downgraded to regular event |
4 Oct
~~12 Jul~~ | Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open |  Aaron Rai | 273 | −11 | Playoff |  Tommy Fleetwood | [33]
~~11 Oct~~ | Italian Open | Downgraded to regular event |
11 Oct
~~13 Sep~~ | BMW PGA Championship |  Tyrrell Hatton | 269 | −19 | 4 strokes |  Victor Perez | [34]
~~8 Nov~~ | Turkish Airlines Open | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [35]
~~6 Dec~~
~~15 Nov~~ | Nedbank Golf Challenge
13 Dec
~~22 Nov~~ | DP World Tour Championship, Dubai |  Matt Fitzpatrick | 273 | −15 | 1 stroke |  Lee Westwood | [36]

## 2021 season[edit]

### Schedule[edit]

Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of
victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref.

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24 Jan | Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship |  Tyrrell Hatton | 270 | −18 | 4 strokes |  Jason Scrivener | [37]
11 Jul | Abrdn Scottish Open |  Min Woo Lee | 266 | −18 | Playoff |  Thomas Detry
Matt Fitzpatrick | [38]
12 Sep | BMW PGA Championship |  Billy Horschel | 269 | −19 | 1 stroke |  Kiradech Aphibarnrat
Laurie Canter
Jamie Donaldson | [39]
21 Nov | DP World Tour Championship, Dubai |  Collin Morikawa | 271 | −17 | 3 strokes |  Alexander Björk
Matt Fitzpatrick | [40]

## 2022 season[edit]

### Schedule[edit]

Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of
victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref.

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23 Jan | Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship |  Thomas Pieters | 278 | −10 | 1 stroke |  Rafa Cabrera-Bello
Shubhankar Sharma | [41]
30 Jan | Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic |  Viktor Hovland | 276 | −12 | Playoff |  Richard Bland | [42]
10 Jul | Genesis Scottish Open |  Xander Schauffele | 273 | −7 | 1 stroke |  Kurt Kitayama | [43]
11 Sep | BMW PGA Championship |  Shane Lowry | 199[a] | −17 | 1 stroke |  Rory McIlroy
Jon Rahm | [44]
20 Nov | DP World Tour Championship |  Jon Rahm | 268 | −20 | 2 strokes |  Tyrrell Hatton
Alex Norén | [45]

## 2023 season[edit]

### Schedule[edit]

Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of
victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref.

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22 Jan | Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship |  Victor Perez | 270 | −18 | 1 stroke |  Min Woo Lee
Sebastian Söderberg | [46]
30 Jan | Hero Dubai Desert Classic |  Rory McIlroy | 269 | −19 | 1 stroke |  Patrick Reed | [47]
16 Jul | Genesis Scottish Open |  Rory McIlroy | 265 | −15 | 1 stroke |  Robert MacIntyre | [48]
17 Sep | BMW PGA Championship |  Ryan Fox | 270 | −18 | 1 stroke |  Tyrrell Hatton
Aaron Rai | [49]
19 Nov | DP World Tour Championship |  Nicolai Højgaard | 267 | −21 | 2 strokes |  Tommy Fleetwood
Viktor Hovland
Matt Wallace | [50]

## 2024 season[edit]

### Schedule[edit]

Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of
victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref.

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21 Jan | Hero Dubai Desert Classic |  Rory McIlroy | 274 | −14 | 1 stroke |  Adrian Meronk | [51]
14 Jul | Genesis Scottish Open |  |  |  |  |  |
22 Sep | BMW PGA Championship |  |  |  |  |  |
10 Nov | Abu Dhabi Championship |  |  |  |  |  |
17 Nov | DP World Tour Championship |  |  |  |  |  |

## Multiple winners[edit]

Rank | Player | Wins | Tournaments won

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1 |  Jon Rahm | 5 | 2017 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open,
2017 DP World Tour Championship, Dubai,
2019 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open,
2019 DP World Tour Championship, Dubai,
2022 DP World Tour Championship
2 |  Tyrrell Hatton | 4 | 2017 Italian Open,
2019 Turkish Airlines Open,
2020 BMW PGA Championship,
2021 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship
3 |  Rory McIlroy | 3 | 2023 Hero Dubai Desert Classic,
2023 Genesis Scottish Open,
2024 Hero Dubai Desert Classic
T4 |  Tommy Fleetwood | 2 | 2017 HNA Open de France,
2019 Nedbank Golf Challenge
Shane Lowry | 2019 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship,
2022 BMW PGA Championship
Alex Norén | 2017 BMW PGA Championship,
2018 HNA Open de France
Justin Rose | 2017 Turkish Airlines Open,
2018 Turkish Airlines Open
Lee Westwood | 2018 Nedbank Golf Challenge,
2020 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship
Bernd Wiesberger | 2019 Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open,
2019 Italian Open
Danny Willett | 2018 DP World Tour Championship, Dubai,
2019 BMW PGA Championship

## See also[edit]

* International Series (golf)

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to Operation London Bridge.

## References[edit]

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## External links[edit]

* European Tour official site

* v
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European Tour events

Major championships|

* Masters Tournament
* PGA Championship
* U.S. Open
* The Open Championship

Rolex Series|

* Hero Dubai Desert Classic
* Genesis Scottish Open (P)
* BMW PGA Championship
* Abu Dhabi Championship
* DP World Tour Championship

Other Race to Dubai
tournaments|

* Fortinet Australian PGA Championship (A)
* Joburg Open (S)
* ISPS Handa Australian Open (A)
* Investec South African Open Championship (S)
* Alfred Dunhill Championship (S)
* AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open (S)
* Dubai Invitational
* Ras Al Khaimah Championship
* Bahrain Championship
* Commercial Bank Qatar Masters
* Magical Kenya Open
* SDC Championship (S)
* Jonsson Workwear Open (S)
* Singapore Classic
* Hero Indian Open (I)
* Korea Championship (K)
* ISPS Handa Championship (J)
* Volvo China Open
* Soudal Open
* European Open
* Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed (L)
* KLM Open
* Italian Open
* BMW International Open
* TBA (P)
* Barracuda Championship (P)
* D+D Real Czech Masters
* Danish Golf Championship
* Betfred British Masters
* Omega European Masters
* Amgen Irish Open
* Acciona Open de España
* Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
* Open de France
* Andalucía Masters
* TBA

Team events|

* Ryder Cup
* Hero Cup

Other|

* European Tour Qualifying School
* J. P. McManus Pro-Am
* Olympic Games
* Former events

(A) – co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia; (I) – co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India; (J) – co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour; (K) – co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour; (L) – mixed event with the Ladies European Tour; (P) - co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour; (S) - co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour.
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