2010 European Tour
The 2010 European Tour was the second edition of the Race to Dubai and the 39th season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972.
| Duration | 10 December 2009 – 21 November 2010 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 47 |
| Most wins | 4 – Martin Kaymer |
| Race to Dubai | Martin Kaymer |
| Golfer of the Year | Martin Kaymer & Graeme McDowell (shared) |
| Players' Player of the Year | Martin Kaymer |
| Sir Henry Cotton rookie of the year | Matteo Manassero |
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The Race to Dubai was won by Germany's Martin Kaymer.[1] Kaymer and U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell from Northern Ireland shared the Golfer of the Year award.[2]
Schedule
The table below shows the 2010 European Tour schedule.[3] The season consisted of 47 tournaments, beginning with two events in December 2009 and culminating with the Dubai World Championship the following November.[4] The schedule included the four major championships, four World Golf Championships and the Ryder Cup.
There were many changes from the 2009 season, including six new tournaments; they were the Africa Open in South Africa,[5] the returning Avantha Masters in India which had been cancelled in 2009,[lower-alpha 1] the Hassan II Golf Trophy in Morocco,[5] the Open Calla Millor Mallorca and the Andalucía Valderrama Masters in Spain, and the Vivendi Cup in France.[6] Lost from the schedule were the European Open, the Mercedes-Benz Championship, the Johnnie Walker Classic, the Australian Masters, the Indonesia Open and the Volvo World Match Play Championship.[7] There were also three fewer tournaments due to a partial realignment of the schedule with the calendar.
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- The Avantha Masters is considered a continuation of the Indian Masters by the European Tour but not by the Asian Tour.
- The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names show the number of official career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. Totals are only shown for members of the European Tour and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998 and have been retrospectively recognised as official tour wins. Victories in "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.
Location of tournaments
    (& )Location of official tournaments of the 2010 European Tour in Europe. Major Championship Flagship event Regular event
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Race to Dubai
Since 2009, the European Tour's money list has been known as the Race to Dubai. It is based on money earned during the season and is calculated in Euro, with earnings from tournaments that award prize money in other currencies being converted at the exchange rate available the week of the event. The following table shows the top 15 in the 2010 standings following the Dubai World Championship and distribution of the bonus pool.[9]
| Rank | Player | Country | Events | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Kaymer |  Germany | 22 | 4,461,011 |
| 2 | Graeme McDowell |  Northern Ireland | 24 | 3,896,996 |
| 3 | Lee Westwood |  England | 14 | 3,222,423 |
| 4 | Ian Poulter | England | 15 | 3,027,008 |
| 5 | Francesco Molinari |  Italy | 27 | 2,799,692 |
| 6 | Robert Karlsson |  Sweden | 21 | 2,296,486 |
| 7 | Ernie Els |  South Africa | 15 | 2,261,607 |
| 8 | Charl Schwartzel | South Africa | 24 | 2,207,965 |
| 9 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez |  Spain | 29 | 2,179,418 |
| 10 | Louis Oosthuizen | South Africa | 23 | 2,070,763 |
| 11 | Edoardo Molinari | Italy | 28 | 2,009,337 |
| 12 | Paul Casey | England | 14 | 1,888,850 |
| 13 | Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland | 16 | 1,821,050 |
| 14 | Álvaro Quirós | Spain | 25 | 1,750,255 |
| 15 | Luke Donald | England | 13 | 1,678,072 |
Awards
Golfer of the Month
The winners of the European Tour Golfer of the Month Award were as follows:[10]
| Month | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|
| January | Charl Schwartzel | South Africa |
| February | Ian Poulter | England |
| March | Ernie Els | South Africa |
| April | Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland |
| May | Luke Donald | England |
| June | Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland |
| July | Louis Oosthuizen | South Africa |
| August | Martin Kaymer | Germany |
| September | John Parry | England |
| October | Matteo Manassero | Italy |
| November | Ian Poulter | England |
See also
References
- "Germany's Martin Kaymer wins European Tour money title". BBC Sport. 28 November 2010. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- "Graeme McDowell & Martin Kaymer share European award". BBC Sport. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
- "European Tour schedule". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- "The 2010 Race to Dubai to start in South Africa". PGA European Tour. 19 October 2009. Archived from the original on 24 October 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- "European Tour reveal early schedule". RTÉ Sport. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
- "The 2010 Race to Dubai announced". PGA European Tour. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
- "World Match Play shelved for 2010". BBC Sport. 23 May 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- "Events | European Tour | 2010". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- "European Tour Race To Dubai". PGA European Tour. 28 November 2010. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- "Golfer of the Month". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2010.