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One of the most successful European players of the modern era, McIlroy has won four Major Championships, been crowned Race to Dubai champion five times , 14, 15, 22 and 23 , won three FedEx Cups , 19 and 22 , represented Europe seven times at the Ryder Cup and has spent more than weeks at the top of the Official World Golf Ranking. Born in Holywood, County Down, he was introduced to golf at a young age by his father Gerry. He reached the top of the World Amateur Golf Rankings at just 17, going on to become the then-youngest and quickest Affiliate Member to secure his card after finishing third at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship — his second professional event. Sent records tumbling as he won his maiden Major Championship at the U. He finished eight strokes clear of Jason Day at Congressional, setting new Championship records for total shots and shots under par — also becoming the third golfer to shoot all four rounds under 70 at a U.

Dp european tour

Most tournaments on the PGA European Tour's three tours are held in Europe, but starting in the s an increasing number have been held in other parts of the world; in a majority of the ranking events on the European Tour were held outside Europe, though this included both Majors and World Golf Championship events that are ranking events for multiple tours. Europe-based events are nearly all played in Western Europe , with the most lucrative of them taking place in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, France and Spain. The PGA European Tour is a golfer-controlled organisation whose primary purpose is to maximise the income of tournament golfers. It is a company limited by guarantee and is run by a professional staff but controlled by its playing members via a board of directors composed of 12 elected past and present tour players and a tournament committee of 14 current players. The chairman of the board is David Williams who replaced Neil Coles who had held the post for 38 years. Professional golf began in Europe, specifically in Scotland. The first professionals were clubmakers and greenkeepers who also taught golf to the wealthy men who could afford to play the game early handmade equipment was expensive and played "challenge matches" against one another for purses put up by wealthy backers. The first multi-competitor stroke play tournament was The Open Championship , which was introduced in Over the following decades, the number of golf tournaments offering prize money increased slowly but steadily. Most were in the United Kingdom, but there were also several "national opens" in various countries of Continental Europe. In , The Professional Golfers' Association was founded to represent the interests of professional golfers throughout Great Britain and Ireland, and it was this body that ultimately created the European Tour. As the tournament circuit grew, in the Harry Vardon Trophy was created to be awarded to the member of the PGA with the best stroke average in select major stroke play tournaments of the season.

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Dp european tour

DP World, the Dubai-based logistics company, will take on title sponsorship of the tour, with prize funds to increase as a direct result. The European Tour, formed in , will keep its name as an overarching corporate entity only. Greg Norman was recently confirmed as the public face of a Saudi-based series of 10 events on the Asian Tour.

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The European Challenge Tour Graduate of the Year was inaugurated in and is awarded to the highest ranked player in the Race to Dubai who graduated from the Challenge Tour in the previous season. Meet Rory NIR. Julian Suri. Mohit Mediratta Mediratta. It has been claimed that the finances of the European Tour depend heavily on the Ryder Cup. BMW International Open. Conor Purcell Purcell. Sam Bairstow. Investec South African Open Championship. Course: Muthaiga GC. Adrian Meronk. Main article: Harry Vardon Trophy. Country club Driving range Pro shop. Read Edit View history. Stuart Manley Manley.

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In simple terms, the European Tour loses money in non-Ryder Cup years, makes a tidy profit in years the event is played in the United States where the PGA of America, not the PGA Tour, owns the event and reaps the majority of the income , and then hits the lottery in years the tournament is staged in Europe. The winner of the Race to Dubai also receives a ten-year European Tour exemption, while the winner of the Dubai World Championship receives a five-year exemption. In other projects. Download as PDF Printable version. Ashley Chesters Chesters. Sam Jones Jones. Benjamin Rusch. Retrieved 30 August Andrea Pavan Pavan. Retief Goosen.