The 2020 European Tour is the 49th season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972 and the 12th edition of the Race to Dubai.
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic had a major impact on the season, with many tournaments being rescheduled or cancelled. All four major championships were affected; the Open Championship was cancelled, and the Masters Tournament, U.S. Open and PGA Championship were moved to dates much later in the year.
With the addition of golf at the Olympic Games to the schedule in 2020, the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open was moved from its usual July spot to May in order to avoid a clash with the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational.
New: The Scandinavian Mixed replaces the Scandinavian Invitation as a co-sanctioned event with the Ladies European Tour; consisting of a field of 78 men and 78 women.
No longer part of the schedule: ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth, Belgian Knockout
From the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship onwards, new regulations were introduced which result in a player receiving a one-stroke penalty for two bad times during a tournament.[1]
Due to the 2019 Hong Kong protests, the Honma Hong Kong Open, originally scheduled for 28 November – 1 December 2019 as a co-sanctioned event with the Asian Tour, was rescheduled for 9–12 January 2020 as an Asian Tour event without European Tour sanctioning.[2][3]
The remainder of the schedule was severely impacted by the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic.
The following table lists official events for 2019–20.[17]
Date (R4) |
Tournament | Host country | Winner | OWGR points |
Race to Dubai points |
Purse | Co-sanction | Notes |
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Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | Postponed | 2,000 | $1,500,000 | ASA | |||
1 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | South Africa | ![]() |
19 | 2,750 | €1,500,000 | AFR | |
8 Dec | AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open | Mauritius | ![]() |
17 | 2,000 | €1,000,000 | AFR, ASA | |
22 Dec | Australian PGA Championship | Australia | ![]() |
20 | 2,000 | A$1,500,000 | ANZ | |
12 Jan | South African Open | South Africa | ![]() |
32 | 2,000 | ZAR17,500,000 | AFR | Sunshine Tour flagship event |
19 Jan | Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship | UAE | ![]() |
50 | 7,000 | $7,000,000 | Rolex Series | |
26 Jan | Omega Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | ![]() |
48 | 4,250 | $3,250,000 | ||
2 Feb | Saudi International | Saudi Arabia | ![]() |
48 | 4,250 | $3,500,000 | ||
9 Feb | ISPS Handa Vic Open | Australia | ![]() |
20 | 2,000 | A$1,600,000 | ANZ | |
23 Feb | WGC-Mexico Championship | Mexico | ![]() |
70 | 9,000 | $10,500,000 | World Golf Championships | |
1 Mar | Oman Open | Oman | ![]() |
24 | 2,750 | $1,750,000 | ||
8 Mar | Commercial Bank Qatar Masters | Qatar | ![]() |
24 | 2,750 | $1,750,000 | ||
TBD |
Magical Kenya Open | Kenya | Postponed | 2,000 | €1,100,000 | |||
TBD |
Hero Indian Open | India | Postponed | 2,750 | $1,750,000 | ASA | ||
WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | United States | Cancelled | 9,000 | $10,500,000 | World Golf Championships | |||
TBD |
Maybank Championship | Malaysia | Postponed | 3,500 | $3,000,000 | ASA | ||
TBD |
Volvo China Open | China | Postponed | 3,500 | CNY20,000,000 | ASA | ||
TBD |
Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters | Spain | Postponed | 4,250 | €3,000,000 | |||
TBD |
Made in Denmark | Denmark | Postponed | 4,250 | €3,000,000 | |||
TBD |
Dubai Duty Free Irish Open | Ireland | Postponed | 7,000 | $7,000,000 | Rolex Series | ||
TBD |
Trophée Hassan II | Morocco | Postponed | 3,500 | €2,500,000 | |||
Scandinavian Mixed | Sweden | Cancelled | [d] | 2,750 | €1,500,000 | LET | Field of 78 men and 78 women | |
BMW International Open | Germany | Cancelled | 2,750 | €2,000,000 | ||||
Open de France | France | Cancelled | 2,750 | €1,500,000 | ||||
TBD |
Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open | Scotland | Postponed | 7,000 | $7,000,000 | Rolex Series | ||
The Open Championship | England | Cancelled | 100 | 10,000 | Major championship | |||
2 Aug | Betfred British Masters | England | ![]() |
3,500 | $2,500,000 | |||
2 Aug |
WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational | United States | ![]() |
9,000 | $10,500,000 | World Golf Championships | ||
9 Aug |
PGA Championship | United States | ![]() |
100 | 10,000 | $11,000,000 | Major championship | |
D+D Real Czech Masters | Czech Republic | Cancelled | 2,000 | €1,000,000 | ||||
30 Aug | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | ![]() |
3,500 | €2,500,000 | |||
6 Sep | Porsche European Open | Germany | ![]() |
2,750 | €2,000,000 | |||
13 Sep | BMW PGA Championship | England | ![]() |
64 | 7,000 | $7,000,000 | Flagship event; Rolex Series | |
20 Sep | KLM Open | Netherlands | ![]() |
2,750 | €2,000,000 | |||
20 Sep |
U.S. Open | United States | ![]() |
100 | 10,000 | $12,500,000 | Major championship | |
4 Oct | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | ![]() |
$5,000,000 | ||||
11 Oct | Italian Open | Italy | ![]() |
7,000 | $7,000,000 | Rolex Series | ||
18 Oct | Mutuactivos Open de España | Spain | ![]() |
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25 Oct | Portugal Masters | Portugal | ![]() |
2,750 | €1,500,000 | |||
1 Nov | WGC-HSBC Champions | China | ![]() |
9,000 | World Golf Championships | |||
8 Nov | Turkish Airlines Open | Turkey | ![]() |
9,000 | $7,000,000 | Rolex Series | ||
15 Nov | Nedbank Golf Challenge | South Africa | ![]() |
10,000 | $7,500,000 | AFR | Rolex Series | |
15 Nov |
Masters Tournament | United States | ![]() |
100 | 10,000 | $11,500,000 | Major championship | |
22 Nov | DP World Tour Championship, Dubai | UAE | ![]() |
12,000 | $8,000,000 | Tour Championship; Rolex Series |
ASA = Asian Tour; ANZ = PGA Tour of Australasia; AFR = Sunshine Tour; LET = Ladies European Tour
The following events appear on the schedule, but do not carry official money.
Date | Tournament | Host country | Winner | OWGR points |
Notes |
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GolfSixes Cascais | Portugal | Cancelled | n/a | Sixteen 2-man teams Cancelled due to 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic | |
Olympic men's golf competition | Japan | Postponed | 60-player field Postponed to 2021 due to 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic | ||
27 Sep | Ryder Cup | United States | ![]() |
n/a | Two 12-man teams |
Location of official tournaments of the 2020 European Tour in Europe. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Location of official tournaments of the 2020 European Tour outside Europe. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Current Race to Dubai standings of top 10 players (through 2020 Qatar Masters):
Pos. | Player | Majors | World Golf Ch. | Rolex Series | Top 10s in other ET events | Total pts |
Tmts | Money | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Mas | PGA | USO | Opn | Mex | MP | Inv | Cha | Abu | Ire | Sco | PGA | Ita | Tur | Ned | Dub | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Regular (€) |
Bonus ($) | |||||||
1 | ![]() |
C A N C E L L E D |
1st 1500 |
C A N C E L L E D |
• | 1,500 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() |
T22 99 |
1st 1165 |
1,282 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() |
T58 30 |
T67 16 |
1st 710 |
830 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() |
T69 18 |
• | 1st 710 |
728 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() |
T18 110 |
T2 523 |
702 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() |
T3 508 |
T12 108 |
667 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() |
T53 34 |
T2 523 |
639 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() |
T29 75 |
T59 21 |
2nd 472 |
637 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | ![]() |
T42 53 |
T17 89 |
T3 142 |
1st 335 |
618 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | ![]() |
64th 23 |
CUT 0 |
1st 460 |
T7 64 |
618 | 7 |