2023 European Tour


The 2023 European Tour, titled as the 2023 DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 52nd season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
It was the second season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with DP World, that was announced in November 2021.

Changes for 2023

Player Earnings Assurance Programme

In November 2022, alongside the schedule release, the tour announced that they would introduce a "Player Earnings Assurance Programme", which would guarantee minimum earnings of US$150,000 for all exempt players from categories 1–17 if they competed in at least 15 tournaments.

Rankings name change

In November 2022, the tour announced that the DP World Tour Rankings would be reverted back to the Race to Dubai, the name which had been in place between 2009 and 2021.

PGA Tour exemptions

As part of the PGA Tour strategic alliance expansion which had been signed in June 2022, the 2023 season saw the beginning of PGA Tour status being awarded to the top 10 players on the Race to Dubai.

Additions to the schedule

The Singapore Classic, SDC Championship, Jonsson Workwear Open and the Korea Championship were added to the schedule. The ISPS Handa Australian Open was also added to the schedule as a co-sanctioned event with the PGA Tour of Australasia, the first time Australia's national open had gained European Tour status.
The ISPS Handa Championship in Japan returned to the schedule, having been removed in 2022. The Thailand Classic and the Hero Indian Open also returned to the schedule, having not been played since 2016 and 2019, respectively.
A new team event was created and also added to the schedule; the Hero Cup, which was played in January. Similarly to the defunct Seve Trophy, a team from Great Britain & Ireland competed against a team from Continental Europe. The event was used as a warm-up for the Ryder Cup matches in September.

LIV Golf agreement

In June 2023, it was announced that the Public Investment Fund, the PGA Tour and the European Tour would create a new entity to serve the best interests of each entity.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2023 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse

points
WinnerOWGR
points
Other
tours
Notes
Fortinet Australian PGA ChampionshipAustraliaA$2,000,0002,000dts|27 Nov 2022|format=dm

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnersOWGR
points
Notes
Hero CupUAE€2,000,000EURdts|1 Oct 2023|format=dm

Race to Dubai

Points distribution

The distribution of Race to Dubai points for 2023 European Tour events were as follows:
Finishing position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th20th30th40th50th60th
Major championships10,0001,6651,11362750042435030025022320012090684830
Rolex Series & WGCs8,0001,3358895004003392802402001781609672543824
Nedbank Golf Challenge7,0001,1657804383502972452101751561408463473321
Regular tournament 5,5009156123452752341921651381231106650372817
Regular tournament 4,25071047226621218014912810695855138292013
Regular tournament 3,5005853892181751481231058878704232241711
Regular tournament 2,7504603051721371169783696155332519138
Regular tournament 2,000335222125100847060504440241814106
DP World Tour Championship12,0002,0001,335752600509420359300267240144108825836

Final standings

The Race to Dubai was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.

PGA Tour exemptions

The top 10 players on the Race to Dubai earned status to play on the 2024 PGA Tour. They were as follows:
  • Adrian Meronk
  • Ryan Fox
  • Victor Perez
  • Thorbjørn Olesen
  • Alexander Björk
  • Sami Välimäki
  • Robert MacIntyre
  • Matthieu Pavon
  • Jorge Campillo
  • Ryo Hisatsune

    Awards