DP World will become the new title sponsor of the European Tour group’s main men’s golf tour from the start of the 2022 season.
The new look tour will see total prize money break through the $200m mark for the first time, with a new minimum prize fund of $2m for all tournaments solely sanctioned by the DP World Tour.
In 2022, the tour will feature a minimum of 47 tournaments in 27 different countries, including new events in the UAE, Japan, South Africa and Belgium. The expanded Rolex Series will feature five events: the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, the Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic, the Genesis Scottish Open, the BMW PGA Championship and the season-ending DP World Tour Championship.
Keith Pelley, chief executive of the European Tour group, said: “The launch of the DP World Tour in 2022, coinciding with both of our 50th anniversaries, will herald a new era in global golf, and crucially it will benefit everybody involved – all our players, caddies, fans and partners – as well as making an important contribution to wider society.
“The entire ecosystem of our Tour will be strengthened because of this hugely significant deal, and that was essential to us and to DP World, who have been an incredible supporter of our Tour as well as golf more widely, from grassroots through to the elite professional game. The DP World Tour is, therefore, a natural evolution of our decade-long partnership, and the presence of ‘World’ in our new title better reflects our global reach.”
Dubai-based multinational logistics company DP World became an official partner of the European Tour in 2015, and it will now become the official title partner of the tour from the start of the 2022 season, which begins with the Joburg Open in South Africa, from 22-25 November 2021.
DP World Tour: European Tour 2021-2022 schedule
Majors and Rolex Series events in bold
- 25-28 November: Joburg Open (Randpark GC, Johannesburg, South Africa)
- 2-5 December: SA Open Championship (Gary Player CC, Sun City, South Africa)
- 9-12 December: Alfred Dunhill Championship (Leopard Creek CC, Malelane, South Africa)
- 20-23 January: Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship (Yas Links, Abu Dhabi, UAE) – Rolex Series event
- 27-30 January: Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic (Emirates GC, Dubai, UAE) – Rolex Series event
- 3-6 February: Ras al Khaimah Championship presented by Phoenix Capital (Al Hamra GC, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE)
- 10-13 February: Commercial Bank Qatar Masters (Education City GC, Doha, Qatar)
- 17-20 February: Middle East Event (TBC)
- 24-27 February: Hero Indian Open
- 3-6 March: Magical Kenya Open (Muthaiga GC, Nairobi, Kenya)
- 10-13 March: Pecanwood Classic (Pecanwood G&CC, Hartbeespoort, South Africa)
- 17-20 March: Steyn City Championship (The Club at Steyn City, Johannesburg, South Africa)
- 23-27 March: WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play (Austin CC, Austin, Texas, USA)
- 7-10 April: The Masters (Augusta National GC, Augusta, Georgia, USA) – Major
- 14-17 April: Asian Event Confirmed (TBC)
- 21-24 April: Japan Event Confirmed (TBC)
- 28 April-1 May: Volvo China Open (Genzon GC, Shenzhen, China)
- 5-8 May: Betfred British Masters hosted by Danny Willett (The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, England)
- 12-15 May: Soudal Open (Rinkven International GC, Antwerp, Belgium)
- 19-22 May: US PGA Championship (Southern Hills CC, Tulsa, OK, USA) – Major
- 26-29 May: Dutch Open (Bernardus Golf, Cromvoirt, Netherlands)
- 2-5 June: Porsche European Open (Green Eagle Golf Courses, Hamburg, Germany)
- 9-12 June: Scandinavian Mixed Hosted by Henrik & Annika (Halmstad GC, Tylösand, Sweden)
- 16-19 June: US Open (The Country Club, Brookline, MA, USA) – Major
- 23-26 June: BMW International Open (Golfclub München Eichenried, Munich, Germany)
- 30 June-3 July: Irish Open (Mount Juliet Estate, Thomastown, Co Kilkenny, Ireland)
- 7-10 July: Genesis Scottish Open (The Renaissance Club, North Berwick, Scotland) – Rolex Series event
- 7-10 July: Barbasol Championship (Keene Trace GC, Nicholasville, KY, USA)
- 14-17 July: The 150th Open (St. Andrews, Old Course, Fife, Scotland) – Major
- 14-17 July: Barracuda Championship (Tahoe Mt. Club, Truckee, CA, USA)
- 21-24 July: Cazoo Classic (TBC)
- 28-31 July: Hero Open (Fairmont St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland)
- 4-7 August: Cazoo Open (The Celtic Manor Resort, City of Newport, Wales)
- 11-14 August: ISPS HANDA World Invitational presented by Modest! Golf Management (Galgorm Castle & Massereene, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland)
- 18-21 August: D+D Real Czech Masters (Albatross Golf Resort, Prague, Czech Republic)
- 25-28 August: Omega European Masters (Crans-sur-Sierre GC, Crans Montana, Switzerland)
- 1-4 September: Made in HimmerLand (HimmerLand, Farsø, Denmark)
- 8-11 September: BMW PGA Championship (Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England) – Rolex Series event
- 15-18 September: DS Automobiles Italian Open (Marco Simone GC, Rome, Italy)
- 22-25 September: Open de France (Le Golf National, Paris, France)
- 29 September-2 October: Alfred Dunhill Links Championship (Old Course St. Andrews, Carnoustie & Kingsbarns, Scotland)
- 6-9 October: acciona Open de España presented by Madrid (Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid, Spain)
- 13-16 October: Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters (Real Club Valderrama, Sotogrande, Spain)
- 20-23 October: European Event Confirmed
- 27-30 October: WGC-HSBC Champions (Sheshan International GC, Shanghai, China)
- 3-6 November: Cyprus Open (Aphrodite Hills Resort, Paphos, Cyprus)
- 10-13 November: Nedbank Golf Challenge (Gary Player CC, Sun City, South Africa)
- 17-20 November: DP World Tour Championship, Dubai (Jumeirah Golf Estates, Earth Course, Dubai, UAE) – Rolex Series event