The 2022 European Tour, titled as the 2022 DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 51st season of the

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, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

DP World title sponsorship

In November 2021, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with

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, being renamed as the DP World Tour. The agreement was reported to be worth over 10 years.

Changes for 2022

Many tournaments had been confirmed independently ahead of the official announcement in November 2021, when the majority of the tournaments were confirmed along with the

title sponsorship agreement. The schedule included the four major championships as usual; however the

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were downgraded to just two events. The Rolex Series had risen to five events, seeing the inclusion of the Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic for the first time. As part of a new "strategic alliance" between the European Tour and PGA Tour, there were three regular tournaments co-sanctioned by the

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; these events were the Genesis Scottish Open, the Barbasol Championship and the Barracuda Championship. It was also confirmed that the "strategic alliance" would see an increased prize fund for the Horizon Irish Open, rising to US$6,000,000. Other additions to the schedule included the Ras Al Khaimah Championship, the Ras Al Khaimah Classic, the MyGolfLife Open, the Steyn City Championship, the ISPS Handa Championship in Spain and the Catalunya Championship.

Response to LIV Golf

Following a statement produced by the European Tour on 24 June 2022, they confirmed that players who competed in the inaugural

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event in

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would be fined as well as being prohibited from competing in events co-sanctioned with the

(which prohibits members from participating in the LIV series). These events were the Genesis Scottish Open, the Barbasol Championship and the Barracuda Championship.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2022 season.

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Location of tournaments

DP World Tour Rankings

Points distribution

The distribution of DP World Tour Ranking points for 2022 European Tour events were as follows:

Final standings

The DP World Tour Rankings were based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.

Awards

Notes

References

External links

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