Golf-European Tour unveils 2021 calendar, boosts prize money for Rolex Series events

 

FILE PHOTO: Golf - European Tour - BMW PGA Championship - Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Britain - May 23, 2018 CEO of the PGA European Tour Keith Pelley during the Pro-AM Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs

 

(Reuters) - The European Tour on Tuesday announced its global schedule for the 2021 season featuring 42 tournaments in 24 countries, with each of the four Rolex Series events offering an increase in prize money.

 

The 2021 schedule will also see the return of 18 tournaments which were either cancelled or postponed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Three of the Rolex Series events -- the season-opening Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship (Jan. 21-24), the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open (July 8-11) and the BMW PGA Championship (Sept. 9-12) -- will have a prize fund of $8 million, an increase of $1 million from previous editions.

 

The fourth and final Rolex series event, the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai (Nov. 18-21), will have its prize money boosted by $1 million to $9 million.

 

European Tour chief executive Keith Pelley said the remodelled Rolex Series events will begin the formation of a global circuit as part of their partnership with the U.S. PGA Tour.

 

The four events are now better positioned to attract dual-Tour members who will be able to earn Race to Dubai points, as well as Ryder Cup qualification points.

 

"One of the key learnings (from 2020) was to group events together in terms of their geographical location to create a more travel friendly season for our members," he said. "That is reflected in numerous concentrations of event locations.

 

"Another was to continue to enhance our Rolex Series events at strategic points in the global golfing calendar when the European Tour will be the focal point of golf on the world stage.

 

"This is one of the many aspects we will continue to develop in our strategic alliance discussions with the PGA Tour, following our historic partnership announcement last month."

 

(Reporting by Hardik Vyas in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian Radnedge)

 

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European Tour: Tournament Schedule for 2021

 

Nine events scheduled for Great Britain, including the British Masters hosted by Danny Willett, four Rolex Series events and two new stops in the Canary Islands feature in the 2021 European Tour calendar

 

The European Tour tournament schedule starts in 2021, with Lee Westwood beginning his defence of the Race to Dubai title in Abu Dhabi, where he is also the defending champion.

 

Jan 21-24 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship - Abu Dhabi GC, UAE.

Jan 28-31 Omega Dubai Desert Classic - Emirates GC, UAE.

 

Feb 4-7 Saudi International, Royal Greens G&CC - King Abdullah Economic City.

Feb 25-28 WGC-Mexico Championship - Chapultepec GC, Mexico City.

 

Mar 4-7 Middle East event TBA.

Mar 11-14 Commercialbank Qatar Masters - Education City GC, Doha.

Mar 18-21 Magical Kenya Open - Karen CC, Nairobi.

Mar 24-28 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play - Austin CC, Austin, Texas.

 

Apr 8-11 The Masters - Augusta National.

Apr 15-18 Tenerife Open - Golf Costa Adeje, Adeje.

Apr 22-25 Gran Canaria Open - venue TBC.

Apr 29-May 2 Portugal Masters - Dom Pedro Victoria GC, Vilamoura.

 

May 6-9 European event TBA

May 12-15 Betfred British Masters, hosted by Danny Willett - The Belfry.

May 20-23 PGA Championship - Kiawah Island Golf Resort, South Carolina

May 27-30 Made in Himmerland - Farsoe, Denmark.

 

June 3-6 Porsche European Open - Green Eagle Golf Courses, Hamburg,

June 10-12 Scandinavian Mixed, hosted by Henrik and Annika - Vallda G&CC, Kungsbacka, Gothenburg

June 17-20 US Open - Torrey Pines, San Diego, California

June 24-27 BMW International Open - Golfclub München Eichenried, Munich

 

July 1-4 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open - Mount Juliet Estate, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny

July 8-11 Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open - The Renaissance Club, North Berwick

July 15-18 The 149th Open - Royal St George's, Sandwich, Kent

July 22-25 Wales Open - venue TBC

July 29-Aug 1 UK event TBA

July 29-Aug 1 Olympic Men's competition - Kasumigaseki CC, Saitama, Japan.

 

Aug 5-8 Hero Open - Fairmont St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife

Aug 5-8 WGC-FedEx St Jude Invitational - TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee

Aug 12-15 English Open - venue TBC

Aug 19-22 D+D Real Czech Masters - Albatross Golf Resort, Prague

Aug 26-29 Omega European Masters - Crans-sur-Sierre GC, Crans Montana

 

Sep 2-5 Italian Open - Marco Simone GC, Rome

Sep 9-12 BMW PGA Championship - Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey

Sep 16-19 KLM Open - Bernardus Golf, Cromvoirt

Sep 24-26 The Ryder Cup - Whistling Straits, Kohler, Wisconsin

Sep 30-Oct 3 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship - Old Course St Andrews, Carnoustie & Kingsbarns.

 

Oct 7-10 Open de Espana - Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid

Oct 14-17 Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucia Masters - Real Club Valderrama, Sotogrande

Oct 21-24 Trophee Hassan II (TBC) - Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco

Oct 28-31 WGC-HSBC Champions - Sheshan International GC, Shanghai

Oct 28-31 Hero Indian Open - venue TBC.

 

Nov 4-7 Volvo China Open - Genzon GC, Shenzhen.

Nov 11-14 Nedbank Golf Challenge - Gary Player CC, Sun City

Nov 18-21 DP World Tour Championship - Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai, UAE

 

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