2016 European Tour

The 2016 European Tour will be the eighth edition of the Race to Dubai and the 45th season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972.

Schedule

The table below shows the 2016 European Tour schedule which begins with three events in late 2015.

Dates	Tournament	Host country	Winner	OWGR points	Notes
26–29 Nov	Alfred Dunhill Championship	South Africa	Charl Schwartzel (10)	22	Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
3–6 Dec	Nedbank Golf Challenge	South Africa	Marc Leishman (n/a)	44	Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
3–6 Dec	Australian PGA Championship	Australia	Nathan Holman (1)	20	New to European Tour Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia
7–10 Jan	BMW SA Open	South Africa	Brandon Stone (1)	32	Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
14–17 Jan	Joburg Open	South Africa	Haydn Porteous (1)	19	Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
15–17 Jan	EurAsia Cup	Malaysia	Team Europe	n/a	Team event
21–24 Jan	Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship	United Arab Emirates	Rickie Fowler (n/a)	52
27–30 Jan	Commercial Bank Qatar Masters	Qatar	Branden Grace (7)	36
4–7 Feb	Omega Dubai Desert Classic	United Arab Emirates	Danny Willett (4)	48
11–14 Feb	Tshwane Open	South Africa	Charl Schwartzel (11)	19	Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
18–21 Feb	Maybank Championship Malaysia	Malaysia			Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
25–28 Feb	ISPS Handa Perth International	Australia			Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Asian Tour
3–6 Mar	WGC-Cadillac Championship	United States			World Golf Championships
10–13 Mar	True Thailand Classic	Thailand			Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
17–20 Mar	Hero Indian Open	India			Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
23–27 Mar	WGC-Dell Match Play Championship	United States			World Golf Championships
31 Mar – 3 Apr	TBA
7–10 Apr	Masters Tournament	United States		100	Major championship
14–17 Apr	Real Club Valderrama Open de España	Spain
21–24 Apr	Shenzhen International	China
28 Apr – 1 May	Volvo China Open	China			Co-sanctioned with the OneAsia Tour
5–8 May	Trophée Hassan II	Morocco
12–15 May	AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open	Mauritius			Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour and the Asian Tour
19–22 May	Dubai Duty Free Irish Open	Ireland
26–29 May	BMW PGA Championship	England		64	The European Tour's flagship event
2–5 Jun	Nordea Masters	Sweden
9–12 Jun	Lyoness Open	Austria
16–19 Jun	U.S. Open	United States		100	Major championship
23–26 Jun	BMW International Open	Germany
30 Jun – 3 Jul	Alstom Open de France	France
7–10 Jul	AAM Scottish Open	Scotland
14–17 Jul	The Open Championship	Scotland		100	Major championship
21–24 Jul	TBA
28–31 Jul	PGA Championship	United States		100	Major championship
4–7 Aug	Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Matchplay	Scotland
11–14 Aug	Olympic Men's Golf Competition	Brazil			Unofficial event
18–21 Aug	D+D Real Czech Masters	Czech Republic
25–28 Aug	Made in Denmark	Denmark
1–4 Sep	Omega European Masters	Switzerland			Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
8–11 Sep	KLM Open	Netherlands
15–18 Sep	Italian Open	Italy
22–25 Sep	Porsche European Open	Germany
30 Sep – 2 Oct	Ryder Cup	United States		n/a	Team event
6–9 Oct	Alfred Dunhill Links Championship	Scotland			Celebrity pro-am
13–16 Oct	British Masters	England
20–23 Oct	Portugal Masters	Portugal
27–30 Oct	WGC-HSBC Champions	China			World Golf Championships
3–6 Nov	Turkish Airlines Open	Turkey			Final Series
10–13 Nov	Nedbank Golf Challenge	South Africa			Final Series Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
17–20 Nov	DP World Tour Championship, Dubai	United Arab Emirates			Final Series

Golfer of the Month

The winners of the European Tour Golfer of the Month award:

Month	Player	Country
January	Nathan Holman	Australia
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November

See also

• 2015 in golf
• 2016 in golf
• 2016 PGA Tour