The 2007 European Tour was the 36th season of the
European Tour
The European Tour, currently titled as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, and legally the PGA European Tour or the European Tour Group, is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European ...
, the main
professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Changes for 2007
There were three new tournaments, the
Joburg Open in South Africa, the
Open de Andalucía in Spain and the
Portugal Masters.
[ In addition, the long-established Australian Masters joined the tour schedule and two tournaments returned after missing the 2006 season; the ]New Zealand Open
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skipped a season due to date changes,German Masters
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having not been held in 2006, came back with a new sponsor and was re-titled as the Mercedes-Benz Championship.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit
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was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euro
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s.
Awards
See also
*2007 in golf
This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2007.
Men's professional golf
Major championships
*5–8 April: The Masters - American Zach Johnson won his first major tournament, in a high scoring week at Au ...
* 2007 European Seniors Tour
Notes
References
External links
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European Tour
The European Tour, currently titled as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, and legally the PGA European Tour or the European Tour Group, is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European ...
European Tour
The European Tour, currently titled as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, and legally the PGA European Tour or the European Tour Group, is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European ...
European Tour
The European Tour, currently titled as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, and legally the PGA European Tour or the European Tour Group, is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European ...
European Tour
The European Tour, currently titled as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, and legally the PGA European Tour or the European Tour Group, is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European ...