The 2012 European Tour was the 41st 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 2012
Prior to the start of the
2011 season, the tour had announced their intention to realign the schedule with the calendar. As a result, in 2012 there were several changes from the previous season. There was initially one new tournament in 2012, the
ISPS Handa Perth International, and several tournaments were dropped: the
Castelló Masters, the
Iskandar Johor Open, and the
Alfred Dunhill Championship, which was played in December as part of the
2013 season.
During the season, the
BMW Masters
The BMW Masters was a golf tournament played annually at Lake Malaren Golf Club, in Luodian, Shanghai, China. The tournament began in 2011 and became a European Tour event in 2012. It was dropped from the European Tour in 2016.
In 2011, the tou ...
in China was added to the schedule, the
Czech Open was cancelled,
and three tournaments in Spain were also cancelled: the
Iberdrola Open,
the
Madrid Masters,
and the
Andalucía Masters.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2012 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
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2012 in golf
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2012 European Senior 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 ...