The 2010 European Tour was the 39th 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 2010
There were many changes from the
2009 season, including six new tournaments; they were the
Africa Open in South Africa,
the returning
Avantha Masters in India which had been cancelled in 2009, the
Trophée Hassan II in Morocco,
[ the Iberdrola Open Cala Millor Mallorca and the Andalucía Valderrama Masters in Spain, and the Vivendi Cup in France. Lost from the schedule were the European Open, the Mercedes-Benz Championship, the Johnnie Walker Classic, the Australian Masters, the Indonesia Open and the Volvo World Match Play Championship. There were also three fewer tournaments due to a partial realignment of the schedule with the calendar.
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Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2010 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
Race to Dubai
The Race to Dubai was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euro
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s.
Awards
See also
*2010 in golf
This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2010.
Men's professional golf
Men's major golf championships, Major championships
*8–11 April: 2010 Masters Tournament, The Masters - American Phil Mickelson de ...
*2010 European Senior Tour
The 2010 European Senior Tour was the 19th season of the European Senior Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.
Order of Merit
The E ...
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 ...