2013 European Tour
The 2013 European Tour was the 42nd season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Changes for 2013
New for 2013 was the "Final Series", consisting of the final four tournaments of the season: BMW Masters, WGC-HSBC Champions, Turkish Airlines Open, and DP [World Tour Championship, Dubai]; with a requirement to play in two of the first three in order to compete in the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai. In addition, participation in the first three events accrued a 20% bonus in the Race to Dubai standings for those events.There were several changes from the 2012 [European Tour|2012 season]. Additions for 2013 were the season opening Nelson Mandela Championship, the Tshwane Open, the returning Russian Open and the Turkish Airlines Open. Dropped from the schedule were the Sicilian Open and the Barclays Singapore Open; the UBS Hong Kong Open and the South African Open were also missing from the 2013 schedule as they were played in late in the year as part of the 2014 season.
Rule changes
In a change to the European Tour's membership criteria, from 2013 the Ryder Cup, Presidents Cup and Seve Trophy were included in the 13-event minimum requirement. The move was seen as an attempt to retain leading European players based in the United States on the PGA Tour, and attract top Americans to join the tour.Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes | |||||||||
| 9 Dec | Nelson Mandela Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 |  Unofficial eventsThe following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
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