The Race to Dubai on The 2011 European Tour International Schedule, featuring a minimum of 50 tournaments in 29 different destinations, including new events in the Kingdom of Bahrain, Malaysia and Sicily, will conclude with the Dubai World Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from December 8th -11th, 2011.
As a consequence of the later finish to The Race to Dubai in 2011, it is anticipated that The European Tour’s International Schedule will, in future, be played within the same calendar year, with the 2012 season commencing in mid January of that year and culminating in late November.
Three new events - the Volvo Golf Champions at The Royal Golf Club, Kingdom of Bahrain, from January 27-30, the Sicilian Open from March 17-20 and the Iskandar Johor Open from November 17-20 - appear on a schedule further enhanced by the return of the Volvo World Match Play Championship in addition to the biennial team events, The Vivendi Trophy with Seve Ballesteros and the Omega Mission Hills World Cup.
The sixth edition of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship on January 20-23 will launch a month-long “Gulf Swing” taking in the Volvo Golf Champions – one of three Volvo-sponsored tournaments – and the established Commercialbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy and the Omega Dubai Desert Classic. This will be the 14th Qatar Masters and the 22nd Dubai Desert Classic.
Wentworth Club will, for the 31st time and the 28th in succession, host The European Tour’s flagship event – the BMW PGA Championship - from May 26-29, one of three tournaments in six weeks organised by the German car manufacturer with the BMW Italian Open from June 9-12 and the BMW International Open from June 23-26.
New venues for The 2011 Race to Dubai will include those hosting the Ballantine’s Championship (Blackstone Golf Club, Seoul), the Hassan II Golf Trophy (Golf de Palais et Golf de L’Océan, Agadir) and the Omega Mission Hills World Cup (Mission Hills Resort, Hainan island).
For the first time, three of the four Major Championships will be defended by European Tour Members in 2011 – the US Open Championship at Congressional Country Club (Graeme McDowell), The Open Championship at Royal St George’s (Louis Oosthuizen) and the US PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club (Martin Kaymer).
European Tour Schedule 2011
December 9th - 12th, 2011 Alfred Dunhill Championship
Leopard Creek CC,
Malelane,South Africa
€1,000,000
December 16th - 19th, South African Open Championship
Durban Country Club,
Durban,South Africa
€1,000,000
January 6th - 9th, Africa Open
East London GC,
East London, Eastern Cape,South Africa
€1,000,000
January 13th - 16th, Joburg Open
Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club
Johannesburg,South Africa
€1,300,000
January 20th - 23rd, Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship
Abu Dhabi Golf Club
Abu Dhabi,United Arab Emirates
$2,700,000
January 27th - 30th, Volvo Golf Champions
The Royal Golf Club
Kingdom of Bahrain,Bahrain
Februray 3rd - 6th, Commercialbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy 2011
Doha GC
Doha,Qatar
February 10th - 13th, Omega Dubai Desert Classic 2011
Emirates GC
Dubai,United Arab Emirates
February 17th - 20th, Avantha Masters 2011
DLF Golf and Country Club
New Delhi,India
€1,800,000
February 23rd - 27th, WGC - Accenture Match Play Championship 2011
Ritz-Carlton GC,
Dove Mountain,Marana,USA
March 10th - 13th, World Golf Championship
Doral Golf Resort & Spa
Florida,USA
March 17th - 20th, Sicilian Open
Donnafugata Golf Resort & SPA
Sicily,Italy
March 24th - 27th, Open de Andalucia de Golf
Parador de Málaga Golf
Málaga,Spain
Málaga,Spain
March 31st - April 3rd, Trophée Hassan II
Golf du Palais Royal and Golf de L’Océan
Agadir,Morocco
April 7th - 10th, MASTERS TOURNAMENT
Augusta National
Georgia,USA
April 14th - 17th, Maybank Malaysian Open
TBA,
Malaysia
April 21st - 24th, Volvo China Open
TBA,
China PR
April 28th - May 1st, Ballantine's Championship
Blackstone GC
Icheon,Seoul,Korea Republic
May 5th - 8th, Open de España
TBA
Spain
Spain
May 12th - 15th, Iberdrola Open
Pula GC,Son Servera
Mallorca,Spain
Mallorca,Spain
May 19th - 22nd, Volvo World Match Play Championship
Finca Cortesin GC
Casares, Andalucia,Spain
Casares, Andalucia,Spain
May 19th - 22nd, Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal
Porto Santo Golfe
Madeira,Portugal
Madeira,Portugal
May 26th - 29th, BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
Wentworth Club
Surrey,England
Surrey,England
June 2nd - 5th, The Celtic Manor Wales Open
The Celtic Manor Resort
City of Newport,Wales
City of Newport,Wales
June 9th - 12th,BMW Italian Open
Royal Park I Roveri
Turin,Italy
Turin,Italy
June 16th - 19th, US OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
Congressional CC
Bethesda, Maryland,USA
Bethesda, Maryland,USA
June 16th - 19th, SAINT-OMER OPEN presented by Neuflize OBC
Aa Saint Omer GC
Lumbres,France
Lumbres,France
June 23rd - 26th, BMW International Open
Golfclub München Eichenried
Munich,Germany
Munich,Germany
June 30th - July 3rd, Alstom Open de France
Le Golf National
Paris,France
Paris,France
July 7th - 10th, The Barclays Scottish Open
TBA,
Scotland
Scotland
July 14th -17th, THE 140th OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
Royal St George’s GC
Sandwich, Kent,England
Sandwich, Kent,England
July 21st -24th, Nordea Scandinavian Masters
Bro Hof Slott GC
Stockholm,Sweden
Stockholm,Sweden
July 28th - 31st, Irish Open
TBA,
Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
August 4th - 7th, WGC – Bridgestone Invitational
Firestone CC,
Akron, Ohio,USA
Akron, Ohio,USA
August 11th - 14th, US PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
Atlanta Athletic Club
John's Creek, Georgia,USA
John's Creek, Georgia,USA
August 18th - 21st, Czech Open
Prosper Golf Resort
Čeladná,Czech Republic
Čeladná,Czech Republic
August 25th - 28th, Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles
The Gleneagles Hotel
Perthshire,Scotland
Perthshire,Scotland
September 1st - 4th, Omega European Masters
Crans-sur-Sierre
Crans Montana,Switzerland
Crans Montana,Switzerland
September 8th - 11th, KLM Open
Hilversumsche GC
Hilversum,Netherlands
Hilversum,Netherlands
September 15th - 18th, The Vivendi Trophy with Seve Ballesteros*
St. Nom La Breteche
Paris,France
Paris,France
September 22nd - 25th, Austrian GolfOpen
Diamond Country Club
Atzenbrugg,Austria
Atzenbrugg,Austria
Sepytember 29th - October 2nd, Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
Old Course St. Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns
Fife,Scotland
Fife,Scotland
October 6th - 9th, Madrid Masters
TBA
Spain
Spain
October 13th - 16th, Portugal Masters
TBA,
Portugal
Portugal
October 20th - 23rd, CASTELLÓ MASTERS Costa Azahar
Club de Campo del Mediterráneo
Castellón, Valencia,Spain
Castellón, Valencia,Spain
October 27th - 30th, Andalucia Masters
TBA
Andalucia,Spain
Andalucia,Spain
November 3rd - 6th, WGC - HSBC Champions
TBA
Shanghai,China PR
Shanghai,China PR
November 10th - 13th, Barclays Singapore Open
The Tanjong & The Serapong, Sentosa GC,
Singapore
Singapore
November 17th - 20th, Iskandar Johor Open
TBA,
Malaysia
Malaysia
November 24th - 27th, Omega Mission Hills World Cup*
Mission Hills Resort
Hainan Island,China PR
Hainan Island,China PR
December 1st - 4th, UBS Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong GC
Fanling,Hong Kong
Fanling,Hong Kong
December 8th - 11th, DUBAI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Jumeirah Golf Estates
Dubai,United Arab Emirates
Dubai,United Arab Emirates
