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<str<strong>on</strong>g>This</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Week</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>European</strong> <strong>Tour</strong><br />

3 DECEMBER 2012<br />

Dec 6 - 9, 2012<br />

Nels<strong>on</strong> Mandela Champi<strong>on</strong>ship presented<br />

by ISPS Handa<br />

Royal Durban Golf Club,<br />

Durban,<br />

South Africa<br />

NEW EVENT<br />

THE 2013 RACE TO DUBAI TEES OFF IN DURBAN<br />

Following <strong>the</strong> c<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong> of an unforgettable 2012 campaign two weeks<br />

ago, <strong>the</strong> fifth editi<strong>on</strong> of <strong>The</strong> Race to Dubai is launched in South Africa this<br />

week when Royal Durban Golf Club hosts <strong>the</strong> inaugural Nels<strong>on</strong> Mandela<br />

Champi<strong>on</strong>ship presented by ISPS Handa, <strong>the</strong> first event of <strong>the</strong> 2013<br />

<strong>European</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> seas<strong>on</strong>.<br />

Just 11 days after World Number One Rory McIlroy signed off a remarkable<br />

2012 seas<strong>on</strong> with victory in <strong>the</strong> DP World <strong>Tour</strong> Champi<strong>on</strong>ship, Dubai, <strong>the</strong><br />

battle to succeed him as <strong>European</strong> Number One begins, with <strong>the</strong> first of six<br />

tournaments <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> 2013 <strong>European</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> Internati<strong>on</strong>al Schedule <strong>on</strong> South<br />

African soil.<br />

Branden Grace<br />

<strong>The</strong>re will be a str<strong>on</strong>g home c<strong>on</strong>tingent in <strong>the</strong> field, led by South African<br />

golf’s latest star, Branden Grace, a four-time winner <strong>on</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>European</strong> <strong>Tour</strong><br />

last seas<strong>on</strong>.<br />

DID YOU KNOW? - NELSON MANDELA CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY ISPS HANDA<br />

• <strong>The</strong> Nels<strong>on</strong> Mandela Champi<strong>on</strong>ship presented by ISPS Handa is <strong>the</strong> first of six <strong>European</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> events to be played in South Africa during<br />

<strong>the</strong> 2013 seas<strong>on</strong>. <str<strong>on</strong>g>This</str<strong>on</strong>g> is <strong>the</strong> most number of events <strong>the</strong> country has staged since it first held <strong>European</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> competiti<strong>on</strong> in 1995. <strong>The</strong> USA is<br />

<strong>the</strong> <strong>on</strong>ly o<strong>the</strong>r country hosting six events during <strong>the</strong> upcoming Schedule.<br />

• <strong>The</strong> Nels<strong>on</strong> Mandela Champi<strong>on</strong>ship presented by ISPS Handa is <strong>on</strong>e of four new events this seas<strong>on</strong>. <strong>The</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r three are <strong>the</strong> Tshwane Open<br />

(also in South Africa), Russian Masters and Turkish Open.<br />

• Royal Durban is <strong>the</strong> venue for this week. <str<strong>on</strong>g>This</str<strong>on</strong>g> will be <strong>the</strong> first time <strong>the</strong> course has staged a <strong>European</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> event.<br />

• Royal Durban's layout sits in <strong>the</strong> middle of Greyville racecourse in Durban.<br />

• South Africa was <strong>the</strong> most successful nati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> 2012 <strong>European</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> Internati<strong>on</strong>al Schedule, with nine wins. <strong>The</strong>re were four for Branden<br />

Grace, two for Louis Oosthuizen and <strong>on</strong>e each for Jbe Kruger, Darren Fichardt and Ernie Els. <str<strong>on</strong>g>This</str<strong>on</strong>g> is <strong>the</strong> most <strong>the</strong> country has w<strong>on</strong> in a single<br />

<strong>European</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> seas<strong>on</strong>.<br />

• Branden Grace will be playing in <strong>the</strong> Nels<strong>on</strong> Mandela Champi<strong>on</strong>ship presented by ISPS Handa. He graduated from <strong>the</strong> 2011 <strong>European</strong> <strong>Tour</strong><br />

Qualifying School. He <strong>the</strong>n went <strong>on</strong> to finish sixth in <strong>the</strong> 2012 Race to Dubai, <strong>on</strong> his way to becoming <strong>the</strong> first Qualifying School graduate to<br />

win four times <strong>the</strong> year after graduati<strong>on</strong>, amassing <strong>the</strong> most m<strong>on</strong>ey of any graduate, with €2,502,501.<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>This</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Week</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>European</strong> <strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Tour</strong><br />

Dec 7 - 9, 2012<br />

MCB <strong>Tour</strong> Champi<strong>on</strong>ship<br />

C<strong>on</strong>stance Belle Mare Plage<br />

Poste de Flacq<br />

Mauritius<br />

2011 CHAMPION: Tom Lehman (USA)<br />

PRIZE FUND: €400,000<br />

C<strong>on</strong>stance Belle<br />

Mare Plage<br />

2012 <strong>European</strong> <strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> Order of Merit<br />

1 Roger CHAPMAN (ENG) € 349,423<br />

2 Barry LANE (ENG) € 249,041<br />

3 Tim THELEN (USA) € 240,884<br />

4 Peter FOWLER (AUS) € 189,836<br />

5 Paul WESSELINGH (ENG) € 176,587<br />

6 Anders FORSBRAND (SWE) € 150,689<br />

7 Gary WOLSTENHOLME (ENG) € 148,973<br />

8 Des SMYTH (IRL) € 141,986<br />

9 Chris WILLIAMS (RSA) € 137,701<br />

10 Bernhard LANGER (GER) € 132,108<br />

SENIOR TOUR SEASON CONCLUDES IN MAURITIUS<br />

<strong>The</strong> curtain comes down <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> 2012 <strong>European</strong> <strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> campaign<br />

this week, with <strong>the</strong> sunshine island of Mauritius <strong>on</strong>ce again<br />

<strong>the</strong> stunning setting for <strong>the</strong> seas<strong>on</strong>-ending MCB <strong>Tour</strong> Champi<strong>on</strong>ship.<br />

For Englishman Roger Chapman, <strong>the</strong> double Major Champi<strong>on</strong>, <strong>the</strong><br />

tournament represents <strong>the</strong> chance to sign off his unforgettable year<br />

by collecting <strong>the</strong> John Jacobs Trophy for winning <strong>the</strong> Order of Merit.


NELSON MANDELA CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY ISPS HANDA<br />

Royal Durban Golf Club<br />

CARD OF THE COURSE<br />

HOLE YARDS METRES PAR<br />

1 528 483 5<br />

2 304 278 4<br />

3 190 174 3<br />

4 481 440 4<br />

5 176 161 3<br />

6 447 409 4<br />

7 468 428 4<br />

8 406 371 4<br />

9 305 279 4<br />

IN 3305 3023 35<br />

10 418 382 4<br />

11 153 140 3<br />

12 429 392 4<br />

13 412 377 4<br />

14 509 465 5<br />

15 189 173 3<br />

16 382 349 4<br />

17 424 388 4<br />

18 483 442 4<br />

OUT 3399 3108 35<br />

TOTAL 6704 6131 70<br />

Course Record:<br />

To be established<br />

George Coetzee<br />

Architect:<br />

Opened in 1892. Complete courseredesign<br />

by Bob Grimsdell, 1932<br />

Prize Fund:<br />

€1,000,000<br />

Pablo Larrazábal<br />

APPROXIMATE PRIZE FUND BREAKDOWN<br />

UK AUS DEN NZL RSA SWE SUI USA<br />

POS Euro Sterling Dollar Kr<strong>on</strong>er Dollar Rand Kr<strong>on</strong>e S Franc US Dollar<br />

1 158500 128024.94 196311.27 1177973.76 249601.65 1823259.92 1366981.46 190302.80 205038.77<br />

2 115000 92888.76 142434.04 854681.27 181098.99 1322869.98 991816.20 138074.59 148766.30<br />

3 69200 55894.80 85708.14 514295.17 108974.35 796022.63 596814.62 83084.88 89518.50<br />

4 49100 39659.46 60813.14 364911.74 77321.40 564807.96 423462.40 58951.85 63516.74<br />

5 41300 33359.18 51152.40 306942.06 65038.16 475082.87 356191.38 49586.79 53426.51<br />

6 35400 28593.58 43844.91 263093.19 55746.99 407213.89 305306.90 42502.96 45794.15<br />

7 29500 23827.99 36537.43 219244.33 46455.83 339344.91 254422.42 35419.13 38161.79<br />

8 24600 19870.12 30468.50 182827.47 38739.44 282979.14 212162.42 29535.96 31823.05<br />

9 21600 17446.93 26752.83 160531.44 34015.11 248469.49 186288.96 25934.01 27942.19<br />

10 19600 15831.48 24275.72 145667.42 30865.57 225463.06 169039.98 23532.71 25354.95<br />

11 17900 14458.34 22170.17 133033.00 28188.45 205907.59 154378.35 21491.61 23155.80<br />

12 16700 13489.06 20683.90 124114.59 26298.72 192103.73 144028.96 20050.83 21603.45<br />

13 15700 12681.34 19445.34 116682.57 24723.95 180600.51 135404.47 18850.18 20309.83<br />

14 14700 11873.61 18206.79 109250.56 23149.18 169097.29 126779.98 17649.53 19016.21<br />

15 14200 11469.74 17587.51 105534.56 22361.79 163345.68 122467.74 17049.21 18369.40<br />

16 13700 11065.88 16968.23 101818.55 21574.40 157594.08 118155.50 16448.89 17722.59<br />

17 13200 10662.01 16348.95 98102.55 20787.01 151842.47 113843.25 15848.56 17075.78<br />

18 12700 10258.15 15729.67 94386.54 19999.63 146090.86 109531.01 15248.24 16428.97<br />

19 12200 9854.29 15110.39 90670.54 19212.24 140339.25 105218.76 14647.91 15782.16<br />

20 11800 9531.19 14614.97 87697.73 18582.33 135737.96 101768.97 14167.65 15264.72<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>This</str<strong>on</strong>g> week’s exchange rate is € / £ = 1.23804


NELSON MANDELA CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY ISPS HANDA - ENTRIES<br />

Entries in Category 2 Winners PGA C'ship from 2007/TPC of Europe/Volvo Masters/<br />

Dubai World Champi<strong>on</strong>ship<br />

Søren KJELDSEN DEN<br />

Entries in Category 2c Medical Extensi<strong>on</strong><br />

Christian CÉVAËR Golf Court Academy FRA<br />

Entries in Category 3 <strong>European</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> Order of Merit <strong>Tour</strong>nament Winners 2010-2012<br />

inclusive<br />

Pablo LARRAZÁBAL El Prat GC ESP<br />

David HORSEY Styal GC ENG<br />

Entries in Category 3b Winners of dual ranking <strong>European</strong>/Challenge <strong>Tour</strong> events and<br />

from 2012 <strong>on</strong>wards, winners of R2D events with a prizefund below 1.5 milli<strong>on</strong> Euro<br />

Julien QUESNE Fourqueux FRA<br />

Entries in Category 4 <strong>Tour</strong>nament Invitati<strong>on</strong>s<br />

Oliver WILSON ENG<br />

Derick PETERSEN George GC RSA<br />

Rhys DAVIES WAL<br />

Alphuis KELAPILE Leopard Park GC RSA<br />

Reggie ADAMS Kenako Academy RSA<br />

Irvin MAZIBUKO Bloemf<strong>on</strong>tein GC RSA<br />

Riekus NORTJE Fancourt CC RSA<br />

Peter UIHLEIN USA<br />

Thabo MASEKO Johannesburg CC RSA<br />

Dominic FOOS GER<br />

Peter HEDBLOM SWE<br />

Tim CLARK Umkomaas GC RSA<br />

Lorenzo GAGLI GC Ugolino ITA<br />

Entries in Category 8 Players finishing within positi<strong>on</strong>s 1-119 from 2012 Race To<br />

Dubai<br />

Peter LAWRIE GREENi Golf IRL<br />

Scott JAMIESON SCO<br />

Marc WARREN SCO<br />

Alejandro CAÑIZARES Valderrama GC ESP<br />

David DRYSDALE SCO<br />

Richard FINCH Brian Yeardley C<strong>on</strong>tinental Ltd. ENG<br />

David HOWELL Queenwood, Surrey ENG<br />

Fabrizio ZANOTTI Tulsa Sport Management PAR<br />

Mat<strong>the</strong>w BALDWIN DeVere Club ENG<br />

Grégory BOURDY Golf Bordelais FRA<br />

Damien MCGRANE IRL<br />

James MORRISON St Georges Hill GC ENG<br />

Jorge CAMPILLO Norba Club de Golf ESP<br />

Graeme STORM Rockliffe Hall ENG<br />

Magnus A CARLSSON Frösåker GK SWE<br />

Emiliano GRILLO Chaco GC ARG<br />

Steve WEBSTER ENG<br />

Grégory HAVRET Golf du Médoc Hotel & Spa FRA<br />

Jean-Baptiste GONNET G&CC Cannes Mougins FRA<br />

Robert COLES Aspect ENG<br />

Ignacio GARRIDO ESP<br />

Peter WHITEFORD Wellsgreen SCO<br />

José Manuel LARA ESP<br />

Richard BLAND St<strong>on</strong>eham GC ENG<br />

Entries in Category 8a Medical Extensi<strong>on</strong><br />

Martin WIEGELE GC Erzherzog Johann AUT<br />

Entries in Category 5 Nati<strong>on</strong>al/Regi<strong>on</strong>al Orders of Merit<br />

Branden GRACE Fancourt RSA<br />

Keenan DAVIDSE Stellenbosch GC RSA<br />

Thomas AIKEN CC Johannesburg RSA<br />

Garth MULROY Umkomaas GC RSA<br />

George COETZEE Pretoria CC RSA<br />

Alex HAINDL Schoeman Park GC RSA<br />

Michiel BOTHMA Woodhill CC RSA<br />

Darren FICHARDT Centuri<strong>on</strong> Golf Estate RSA<br />

James KINGSTON Rustenburg GC RSA<br />

Richard STERNE Pearl Valley Golf Estate RSA<br />

Jean HUGO RSA<br />

Jaco VAN ZYL Dainfern GC RSA<br />

Warren ABERY Simbithi CC RSA<br />

Shaun NORRIS Silverlakes CC RSA<br />

Hennie OTTO Anahita Mauritius RSA<br />

Keith HORNE Eye of Africa RSA<br />

Grant MULLER Glenvista CC RSA<br />

Adils<strong>on</strong> DA SILVA BRA<br />

Doug McGUIGAN Eboste Estate RSA<br />

JG CLAASSEN Orkney GC RSA<br />

Justin HARDING Stellenbosch GC RSA<br />

Justin WALTERS CC Johannesburg RSA<br />

<strong>The</strong>unis SPANGENBERG Kalahari Golf & Hunting Club RSA<br />

Oliver BEKKER Stellenbosch GC RSA<br />

Chris SWANEPOEL RSA<br />

Christiaan BASSON King David GC RSA<br />

Jake ROOS Centuri<strong>on</strong> CC RSA<br />

Bryce EASTON Big Sports Management RSA<br />

Trevor FISHER JNR Modderf<strong>on</strong>tein GC RSA<br />

James KAMTE St Francis Links RSA<br />

Ryan CAIRNS Stellenbosch GC ZIM<br />

Allan VERSFELD CC Johannesburg RSA<br />

Teboho SEFATSA Glendower GC RSA<br />

Ruan DE SMIDT Krugersdorp GC RSA<br />

Tyr<strong>on</strong>e VAN ASWEGEN RSA<br />

Neil SCHIETEKAT Modderf<strong>on</strong>tein GC RSA<br />

Ockie STRYDOM Kempt<strong>on</strong> Park CC RSA<br />

Tjaart VAN DER WALT Fancourt RSA<br />

Tyr<strong>on</strong>e MORDT Royal Jhb & Kensingt<strong>on</strong> GC RSA<br />

Divan VAN DEN HEEVER RSA<br />

Bradford VAUGHAN Smart - Cutter & Buck RSA<br />

Merrick BREMNER City Couriers & CC Logistics RSA<br />

Josh CUNLIFFE Dainfern CC RSA<br />

Ulrich VAN DEN BERG Serengeti GE RSA<br />

Vaughn GROENEWALD Ermelo CC RSA<br />

Jaco AHLERS Legends Golf & Safari Resort RSA<br />

Louis DE JAGER <strong>The</strong> Els Club, Copperleaf RSA<br />

Martin MARITZ RSA<br />

David HEWAN CC Johannesburg RSA<br />

Neil CHEETHAM CC Johannesburg ENG<br />

Titch MOORE Walmer CC RSA<br />

Charl COETZEE Bellville GC RSA<br />

Lyle ROWE Port Elizabeth GC RSA<br />

Andrew CURLEWIS Margate CC RSA<br />

Desv<strong>on</strong>de BOTES Pecanwood Golf Estate RSA<br />

Mark WILLIAMS Jack Frost Nati<strong>on</strong>al RSA<br />

Colin NEL Maritzburg GC RSA<br />

Brand<strong>on</strong> PIETERS Ben<strong>on</strong>i Lake GC RSA<br />

Albert PISTORIUS Silver Lakes CC RSA<br />

Entries in Category 10 Winners of three Challenge <strong>Tour</strong> events during 2012 seas<strong>on</strong><br />

Kristoffer BROBERG Haninge GK SWE<br />

Entries in Category 10b Challenge <strong>Tour</strong> Graduates - Positi<strong>on</strong>s 1 to 11 <strong>on</strong> final 2012 CT<br />

Rankings<br />

Espen KOFSTAD Losby GK NOR<br />

Andreas HARTØ DEN<br />

Joachim B HANSEN Hillerod GK DEN<br />

Gary LOCKERBIE PBMUK Racing For Britain ENG<br />

Sim<strong>on</strong> WAKEFIELD Blue Bell BMW ENG<br />

Alessandro TADINI ITA<br />

Alexandre KALEKA Marcilly FRA<br />

Scott HENRY <strong>The</strong> Carrick <strong>on</strong> Loch Lom<strong>on</strong>d SCO<br />

Entries in Category 11 Players finishing within positi<strong>on</strong>s 12-16 <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> final 2012<br />

Challenge <strong>Tour</strong> Rankings<br />

Chris PAISLEY Close House GC Ltd ENG<br />

Eddie PEPPERELL Frilford Heath GC ENG<br />

Maximilian KIEFFER Fleesensee GCC GER<br />

James BUSBY <strong>The</strong> Shropshire ENG<br />

Entries in Category 11b Players finishing within positi<strong>on</strong>s 1-28 from <strong>the</strong> 2012 <strong>European</strong><br />

<strong>Tour</strong> Qualifying School<br />

John PARRY ENG<br />

Mikael LUNDBERG SWE<br />

Andy SULLIVAN Nuneat<strong>on</strong> GC ENG<br />

Estanislao GOYA El Potrerillo de Larreta Resort & CC ARG<br />

Moritz LAMPERT GC St Le<strong>on</strong>-Rot GER<br />

Mat<strong>the</strong>w SOUTHGATE Thorpe Hall GC ENG<br />

Eduardo DE LA RIVA Real Club de Golf El Prat ESP<br />

Richard MCEVOY Thorpe Hall GC ENG<br />

Mat<strong>the</strong>w NIXON Asht<strong>on</strong> under Lyne ENG<br />

Anth<strong>on</strong>y SNOBECK Golf du Gouverneur FRA<br />

Mikko KORHONEN DEFA FIN<br />

Matteo DELPODIO Doubletree by Hilt<strong>on</strong> Acaya GR ITA<br />

Bjorn ÅKESSON Barseback G&CC SWE<br />

Chris LLOYD Kendleshire GC ENG<br />

Michael JONZON SWE<br />

Morten Orum MADSEN Silkeborg GC DEN<br />

Callum MACAULAY Tulliallan GC SCO<br />

Sam LITTLE M25 Audi ENG<br />

Oscar FLOREN Oijared GC SWE<br />

Joakim LAGERGREN Lydinge GK SWE<br />

Alexander LEVY Golf PGA France du Vaudreuil FRA<br />

Scott ARNOLD New South Wales GC AUS<br />

Carlos DEL MORAL Escorpi<strong>on</strong> GC ESP<br />

Entries in Category 11c Players finishing within positi<strong>on</strong>s 17-21 <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> final 2012<br />

Challenge <strong>Tour</strong> Rankings<br />

Gary STAL GC de Ly<strong>on</strong> FRA<br />

Mark TULLO Marbella, Chile CC CHI<br />

Seve BENSON Wentworth Club ENG<br />

Daniel BROOKS Mill Hill GC ENG<br />

Entries in Category 99 Amateurs included in <strong>the</strong> field<br />

Haydn PORTEOUS (AM) Modderf<strong>on</strong>tein GC RSA<br />

Sipho BUJELA (AM) Soweto Country Club RSA


THE RACE TO DUBAI ON THE 2013 EUROPEAN TOUR INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULE<br />

Date Event Venue Winner / Score First prize / Prize fund<br />

Dec '12<br />

06 - 09 Nels<strong>on</strong> Mandela Champi<strong>on</strong>ship<br />

presented by ISPS Handa Royal Durban GC, Durban, South Africa €1,000,000<br />

13 - 16 Alfred Dunhill Champi<strong>on</strong>ship Leopard Creek CC, Malelane, South Africa €1,500,000<br />

10 - 13 Volvo Golf Champi<strong>on</strong>s Durban CC, Kwa-Zulu Natal Province, South Africa €2,000,000<br />

Jan<br />

17 - 20 Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Champi<strong>on</strong>ship Abu Dhabi GC, Abu Dhabi, UAE $2,700,000<br />

23 - 26+ Commercialbank Qatar Masters Doha GC, Doha, Qatar $2,500,000<br />

Feb<br />

31 - 03 Omega Dubai Desert Classic Emirates GC, Dubai, UAE $2,500,000<br />

07 - 10 Joburg Open Royal Johannesburg & Kensingt<strong>on</strong> GC, South Africa €1,300,000<br />

14 - 17 Africa Open East L<strong>on</strong>d<strong>on</strong> GC, East L<strong>on</strong>d<strong>on</strong>, Eastern Cape, South Africa €1,000,000<br />

20 - 24 WGC - Accenture Match Play Champi<strong>on</strong>ship Ritz-Carlt<strong>on</strong> GC, Dove Mountain, Marana, Ariz<strong>on</strong>a, USA $8,750,000<br />

28 - 03 Tshwane Open Copperleaf Golf & Country Estate, Centuri<strong>on</strong>, South Africa €1,500,000<br />

07 - 10 WGC - Cadillac Champi<strong>on</strong>ship Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Doral, Florida, USA $8,750,000<br />

Mar<br />

14 - 17 Avantha Masters Jaypee Green GC, Greater Noida, Delhi/NCR, India €1,800,000<br />

21 - 24 Maybank Malaysian Open Kuala Lumpur G&CC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia $2,750,000<br />

28 - 31 Trophée Hassan II Golf du Palais Royal, Agadir, Morocco €1,500,000<br />

04 - 07 TBA TBA<br />

Apr<br />

11 - 14 Masters <strong>Tour</strong>nament Augusta Nati<strong>on</strong>al GC, Augusta, Georgia, USA<br />

18 - 21 Reale Seguros Open de España TBA, Spain<br />

25 - 28 Ballantine's Champi<strong>on</strong>ship Blackst<strong>on</strong>e GC, Iche<strong>on</strong>, Seoul, South Korea €2,205,000<br />

02 - 05 Volvo China Open Binhai Lake GC, Tianjin, China RMB20,000,000<br />

May<br />

09 - 12 TBA TBA<br />

16 - 19 Volvo World Match Play Champi<strong>on</strong>ship Thracian Cliffs Golf & Beach Resort, Kavarna, Bulgaria €3,000,000<br />

23 - 26 BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Wentworth Club, Surrey, England<br />

30 - 02 Nordea Masters Bro Hof Slott GC, Stockholm, Sweden €1,500,000<br />

06 - 09 Ly<strong>on</strong>ess Open powered by Greenfinity Diam<strong>on</strong>d CC, Atzenbrugg, Vienna, Austria €1,000,000<br />

Jun<br />

13 - 16 U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Meri<strong>on</strong> Golf Club, Ardmore, Pennsylvania, USA<br />

13 - 16 Open Najeti Hotels and Golf Aa Saint Omer GC, Lumbres, France<br />

20 - 23 BMW Internati<strong>on</strong>al Open Golfclub München Eichenried, Munich, Germany €2,000,000<br />

27 - 30 <strong>The</strong> Irish Open Cart<strong>on</strong> House, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland €2,000,000<br />

04 - 07 Alstom Open de France Le Golf Nati<strong>on</strong>al, Paris, France<br />

Jul<br />

11 - 14 Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open Castle Stuart Golf Links, Inverness, Scotland £3,000,000<br />

18 - 21 THE 142nd OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Muirfield, Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland<br />

25 - 28 Russian Masters TBA, Russia<br />

01 - 04 WGC – Bridgest<strong>on</strong>e Invitati<strong>on</strong>al Firest<strong>on</strong>e CC, Akr<strong>on</strong>, Ohio, USA $8,750,000<br />

08 - 11 US PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, New York, USA<br />

Aug<br />

15 - 18 TBA TBA<br />

22 - 25 Johnnie Walker Champi<strong>on</strong>ship at Gleneagles <strong>The</strong> Gleneagles Hotel, Perthshire, Scotland £1,400,000<br />

29 - 01 ISPS Handa Wales Open <strong>The</strong> Celtic Manor Resort, City of Newport, Wales £1,800,000<br />

05 - 08 Omega <strong>European</strong> Masters Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans M<strong>on</strong>tana, Switzerland €2,200,000<br />

Sept<br />

12 - 15 KLM Open Kennemer G&CC, Zandvoort, <strong>The</strong> Ne<strong>the</strong>rlands €1,800,000<br />

19 - 22 Italian Open TBA, Italy<br />

26 - 29 Alfred Dunhill Links Champi<strong>on</strong>ship Old Course, St Andrews, Carnoustie & Kingsbarns, Scotland $5,000,000<br />

03 - 06 Vivendi Seve Trophy* TBA<br />

Oct<br />

10 - 13 Portugal Masters TBA, Portugal<br />

17 - 20 Perth Internati<strong>on</strong>al Lake Karrinyup CC , Perth, Western Australia, Australia $2,000,000<br />

24 - 27 BMW Masters Lake Malaren GC, Shanghai, China $7,000,000<br />

31 - 03 WGC - HSBC Champi<strong>on</strong>s Sheshan Internati<strong>on</strong>al GC, Shanghai, China $8,500,000<br />

Nov<br />

07 - 10 Turkish Open <strong>The</strong> M<strong>on</strong>tgomerie Maxx Royal, Antalya, Turkey $7,000,000<br />

14 - 17 DP WORLD TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP, DUBAI Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai, UAE $8,000,000<br />

+ Saturday finish * Denotes Approved Special Event


THE EUROPEAN TOUR QUALIFYING SCHOOL - FINAL STAGE<br />

PGA Catalunya Resort, Gir<strong>on</strong>a, Spain, November 24 - 29, 2012<br />

Venues: PGA Catalunya Resort, Stadium Course Par: 72 Yards: 7333 Metres: 6706<br />

PGA Catalunya Resort, <strong>Tour</strong> Course Par: 70 Yards: 6610 Metres: 6047<br />

John Parry became <strong>the</strong> fourth successive English winner of <strong>The</strong> <strong>European</strong><br />

<strong>Tour</strong> Qualifying School Final Stage when <strong>the</strong> 26 year old blitzed <strong>the</strong> field<br />

with a four shot victory at PGA Catalunya Resort.<br />

He began <strong>the</strong> day four shots clear and his lead was never threatened as he<br />

carded a final round 70 in nor<strong>the</strong>rn Spain, where 28 players earned <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

playing rights for <strong>The</strong> 2013 <strong>European</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> Internati<strong>on</strong>al Schedule.<br />

<strong>The</strong> gruelling event has become syn<strong>on</strong>ymous with drama over <strong>the</strong> years,<br />

and this editi<strong>on</strong> was no different, providing emoti<strong>on</strong>s at ei<strong>the</strong>r end of <strong>the</strong><br />

spectrum. Young Englishman Chris Lloyd saved <strong>the</strong> best until last with a<br />

five under par 67 to make a late jump into <strong>the</strong> qualifying spots, and Scot<br />

Callum Macaulay holed fantastic putts <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> 17th and 18th greens to finish<br />

<strong>on</strong> six under par, <strong>on</strong>e shot inside <strong>the</strong> mark.<br />

“I’m delighted,” said Parry, who w<strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> 2010 Vivendi Cup but <strong>the</strong>n lost<br />

his card <strong>the</strong> following seas<strong>on</strong> after finishing 126th in <strong>The</strong> Race to Dubai. “I<br />

knew I had my card sewn up before today started, but I was going for <strong>the</strong><br />

win and I’m happy to have got <strong>the</strong> job d<strong>on</strong>e.”<br />

Pos Name<br />

Rd1Rd2 Rd3 Rd4 Rd5 Rd6 Total Prize M<strong>on</strong>ey<br />

€ £<br />

1 John PARRY ENG 71 71 64 67 66 70 409 -19 16,000.0012,906.87<br />

2 Mikael LUNDBERG SWE 68 68 65 73 70 69 413 -15 11,500.00 9,276.81<br />

3 Andy SULLIVAN ENG 71 67 65 69 72 71 415 -13 9,000.00 7,260.11<br />

4 Estanislao GOYA ARG 64 71 64 73 76 69 417 -11 6,520.00 5,259.55<br />

5 Peter EROFEJEFF FIN 72 67 66 73 69 70 417 -11 6,520.00 5,259.55<br />

6 Moritz LAMPERT (AM) GER 70 67 65 71 70 74 417 -11<br />

7 Daniel GAUNT AUS 74 68 68 69 69 70 418 -10 4,940.00 3,985.00<br />

8 Mat<strong>the</strong>w SOUTHGATE ENG 72 70 65 68 68 75 418 -10 4,940.00 3,985.00<br />

9 Eduardo DE LA RIVA ESP 70 70 65 73 70 71 419 -9 3,978.00 3,208.97<br />

10 Richard MCEVOY ENG 67 72 64 70 73 73 419 -9 3,978.00 3,208.97<br />

11 Mat<strong>the</strong>w NIXON ENG 68 72 67 68 70 74 419 -9 3,978.00 3,208.97<br />

12 Anth<strong>on</strong>y SNOBECK FRA 69 67 68 69 72 74 419 -9 3,978.00 3,208.97<br />

13 Mikko KORHONEN FIN 74 62 66 71 70 76 419 -9 3,978.00 3,208.97<br />

14 Matteo DELPODIO ITA 67 69 65 79 69 71 420 -8 3,270.00 2,637.84<br />

15 Bjorn ÅKESSON SWE 70 72 66 67 70 75 420 -8 3,270.00 2,637.84<br />

16 Chris LLOYD ENG 73 69 68 75 69 67 421 -7 2,780.00 2,242.57<br />

17 Michael JONZON SWE 74 69 66 70 73 69 421 -7 2,780.00 2,242.57<br />

18 David HIGGINS IRL 73 64 68 74 72 70 421 -7 2,780.00 2,242.57<br />

19 Morten Orum MADSEN DEN 78 66 64 70 70 73 421 -7 2,780.00 2,242.57<br />

20 Callum MACAULAY SCO 71 71 66 74 69 71 422 -6 2,260.00 1,823.10<br />

21 Sam LITTLE ENG 70 68 67 77 69 71 422 -6 2,260.00 1,823.10<br />

22 Oscar FLOREN SWE 71 66 70 72 71 72 422 -6 2,260.00 1,823.10<br />

23 Joakim LAGERGREN SWE 71 66 67 70 74 74 422 -6 2,260.00 1,823.10<br />

24 Alexander LEVY FRA 68 72 71 67 75 70 423 -5 1,904.00 1,535.92<br />

25 Lasse JENSEN DEN 70 74 65 74 69 71 423 -5 1,904.00 1,535.92<br />

26 Scott ARNOLD AUS 67 73 67 72 73 71 423 -5 1,904.00 1,535.92<br />

27 Carlos DEL MORAL ESP 70 71 68 72 70 72 423 -5 1,904.00 1,535.92<br />

28 Gary ORR SCO 67 69 68 74 72 73 423 -5 1,904.00 1,535.92<br />

29 David GRIFFITHS ENG 67 72 70 75 69 71 424 -4 750.00 605.01<br />

30 George MURRAY SCO 66 71 70 71 72 74 424 -4 750.00 605.01<br />

31 Jas<strong>on</strong> BARNES ENG 77 69 74 65 72 68 425 -3 750.00 605.01<br />

32 Trevor FISHER JNR RSA 69 71 71 74 70 70 425 -3 750.00 605.01<br />

33 Seve BENSON ENG 75 70 67 70 72 71 425 -3 750.00 605.01<br />

34 Oliver WILSON ENG 75 68 72 70 68 72 425 -3 750.00 605.01<br />

35 Peter HEDBLOM SWE 70 69 66 76 72 72 425 -3 750.00 605.01<br />

36 Jas<strong>on</strong> TIMMIS ENG 74 69 66 77 66 73 425 -3 750.00 605.01<br />

37 Bye<strong>on</strong>g-hun AN KOR 69 72 66 75 70 73 425 -3 750.00 605.01<br />

38 José-Filipe LIMA POR 76 67 64 74 71 73 425 -3 750.00 605.01<br />

39 James RUTH ENG 70 71 69 76 71 69 426 -2 750.00 605.01<br />

40 HP BACHER AUT 74 68 66 75 74 69 426 -2 750.00 605.01<br />

41 Agustin DOMINGO ESP 70 70 69 72 74 71 426 -2 750.00 605.01<br />

42 Dodge KEMMER USA 79 66 74 66 71 72 428 0 750.00 605.01<br />

43 Martin SELL ENG 74 67 68 73 70 76 428 0 750.00 605.01<br />

44 Sam HUTSBY ENG 74 68 73 70 73 71 429 1 750.00 605.01<br />

45 Jean HUGO RSA 71 72 64 77 74 71 429 1 750.00 605.01<br />

46 Andrew MCARTHUR SCO 80 67 71 65 75 71 429 1 750.00 605.01<br />

47 Gary BOYD ENG 76 70 73 67 70 73 429 1 750.00 605.01<br />

48 Christophe BRAZILLIER FRA 69 74 66 75 72 73 429 1 750.00 605.01<br />

49 Andrew MARSHALL ENG 75 67 67 77 69 74 429 1 750.00 605.01<br />

50 Alastair FORSYTH SCO 75 65 68 75 71 75 429 1 750.00 605.01<br />

51 Taco REMKES NED 71 72 68 69 72 77 429 1 750.00 605.01<br />

52 Daniel IM USA 72 66 70 72 70 79 429 1 750.00 605.01<br />

53 Tom MURRAY ENG 68 72 70 73 76 71 430 2 750.00 605.01<br />

54 Markus BRIER AUT 71 69 73 70 75 72 430 2 750.00 605.01<br />

55 Chan KIM USA 73 66 69 77 74 72 431 3 750.00 605.01<br />

56 Thomas HAYLOCK ENG 74 72 71 68 72 74 431 3 750.00 605.01<br />

57 Jeppe HULDAHL DEN 76 70 72 66 72 75 431 3 750.00 605.01<br />

58 Stephen DODD WAL 77 70 68 68 73 75 431 3 750.00 605.01<br />

59 Max GLAUERT GER 73 70 64 74 74 76 431 3 750.00 605.01<br />

60 Wil BESSELING NED 69 73 70 72 78 70 432 4 750.00 605.01<br />

61 Sihwan KIM KOR 78 67 77 63 75 72 432 4 750.00 605.01<br />

62 Terry PILKADARIS AUS 75 73 71 67 73 73 432 4 750.00 605.01<br />

63 François CALMELS FRA 72 72 65 75 74 74 432 4 750.00 605.01<br />

64 Jacob GLENNEMO SWE 72 69 68 73 76 74 432 4 750.00 605.01<br />

65 David DIXON ENG 72 74 73 66 72 75 432 4 750.00 605.01<br />

66 Oliver BEKKER RSA 73 72 71 67 74 75 432 4 750.00 605.01<br />

67 Nicolo RAVANO ITA 74 70 69 72 71 76 432 4 750.00 605.01<br />

68 Daniel VANCSIK ARG 75 68 68 73 75 74 433 5 750.00 605.01<br />

69 Åke NILSSON SWE 74 69 68 74 73 75 433 5 750.00 605.01<br />

70 Jamie HOWARTH ENG 75 67 69 75 77 71 434 6 750.00 605.01<br />

71 Ross McGOWAN ENG 77 71 70 66 75 76 435 7 750.00 605.01<br />

72 Shaun NORRIS RSA 68 72 71 73 80 74 438 10 750.00 605.01<br />

73 Tjaart VAN DER WALT RSA 71 69 70 72 81 81 444 16 750.00 605.01<br />

74 Graeme A CLARK ENG 78 67 70 72 287 3<br />

75 Brooks KOEPKA USA 73 71 73 70 287 3<br />

76 Cesar MONASTERIO ARG 72 72 71 72 287 3<br />

77 Berry HENSON USA 76 68 72 71 287 3<br />

Pos Name<br />

Rd1Rd2 Rd3 Rd4 Rd5 Rd6 Total Prize M<strong>on</strong>ey<br />

€ £<br />

78 Scott DRUMMOND SCO 76 68 70 73 287 3<br />

79 Damien PERRIER FRA 73 71 69 74 287 3<br />

80 Daan HUIZING NED 70 81 69 68 288 4<br />

81 Pelle EDBERG SWE 72 75 71 70 288 4<br />

82 Nils FLOREN SWE 80 67 71 70 288 4<br />

83 Bradley DREDGE WAL 70 75 72 71 288 4<br />

84 Mat<strong>the</strong>w ZIONS AUS 74 73 74 67 288 4<br />

85 Dylan FRITTELLI RSA 76 70 74 68 288 4<br />

86 James WATTS ENG 77 68 75 68 288 4<br />

87 Steven TILEY ENG 77 67 69 75 288 4<br />

88 Roope KAKKO FIN 74 70 76 68 288 4<br />

89 Marco CRESPI ITA 72 68 71 77 288 4<br />

90 Rhys DAVIES WAL 68 74 68 78 288 4<br />

91 Bernd RITTHAMMER GER 69 71 70 78 288 4<br />

92 Guillaume CAMBIS FRA 73 78 68 70 289 5<br />

93 Sean WHIFFIN ENG 75 70 69 75 289 5<br />

94 Daniel BROOKS ENG 71 74 71 73 289 5<br />

95 Mark F HAASTRUP DEN 72 75 72 70 289 5<br />

96 Kieran PRATT AUS 72 75 73 69 289 5<br />

97 Niall KEARNEY IRL 73 72 74 70 289 5<br />

98 Jamie MCLEARY SCO 69 72 69 79 289 5<br />

99 Steven JEPPESEN SWE 78 71 71 70 290 6<br />

100 Sim<strong>on</strong> THORNTON IRL 71 75 72 72 290 6<br />

101 Wallace BOOTH SCO 77 71 73 69 290 6<br />

102 Liam BOND WAL 76 69 74 71 290 6<br />

103 Michael LORENZO-VERA FRA 74 74 75 67 290 6<br />

104 Raym<strong>on</strong>d RUSSELL SCO 73 72 75 70 290 6<br />

105 Anders Schmidt HANSEN DEN 71 74 75 70 290 6<br />

106 Filippo BERGAMASCHI ITA 76 68 70 76 290 6<br />

107 Warren BENNETT ENG 77 67 70 76 290 6<br />

108 Rikard KARLBERG SWE 75 73 72 71 291 7<br />

109 Rasmus HJELM DEN 77 71 72 71 291 7<br />

110 Gary STAL FRA 81 70 73 67 291 7<br />

111 Knut BORSHEIM NOR 78 71 73 69 291 7<br />

112 Paul BROADHURST ENG 74 74 73 70 291 7<br />

113 Mohd SIDDIKUR BAN 75 73 73 70 291 7<br />

114 Adrian OTAEGUI ESP 77 70 73 71 291 7<br />

115 Chris DEVLIN NIR 71 73 71 76 291 7<br />

116 Luke GODDARD ENG 72 71 70 78 291 7<br />

117 Jin JEONG KOR 80 66 80 65 291 7<br />

118 Andreas JOHANSSON SWE 76 67 68 80 291 7<br />

119 Scott STRANGE AUS 75 67 66 83 291 7<br />

120 Peter UIHLEIN USA 75 77 70 70 292 8<br />

121 Paul MADDY ENG 78 72 72 70 292 8<br />

122 Jarmo SANDELIN SWE 75 72 76 69 292 8<br />

123 Kenneth FERRIE ENG 80 71 72 70 293 9<br />

124 Carl SUNESON ESP 74 75 72 72 293 9<br />

125 Zane SCOTLAND ENG 76 72 72 73 293 9<br />

126 Tim SLUITER NED 81 68 74 70 293 9<br />

127 Justin HARDING RSA 74 74 74 71 293 9<br />

128 Lloyd KENNEDY ENG 73 71 74 75 293 9<br />

129 Carlos AGUILAR ESP 77 71 77 68 293 9<br />

130 Adrien SADDIER (AM) FRA 80 65 77 71 293 9<br />

131 Sam WALKER ENG 74 73 78 68 293 9<br />

132 Joakim BÄCKSTRÖM SWE 77 72 73 72 294 10<br />

133 Andrea ROTA ITA 74 69 73 78 294 10<br />

134 Iain PYMAN ENG 76 71 79 68 294 10<br />

135 So<strong>on</strong>-sang HONG KOR 71 74 73 77 295 11<br />

136 Neil SCHIETEKAT RSA 70 75 78 72 295 11<br />

137 Gareth SHAW NIR 81 73 74 68 296 12<br />

138 Mathias GRÖNBERG SWE 75 75 78 68 296 12<br />

139 Miles TUNNICLIFF ENG 74 72 77 74 297 13<br />

140 Rohan BLIZARD AUS 75 69 76 78 298 14<br />

141 Peter O'KEEFFE IRL 81 65 77 75 298 14<br />

142 Scott FALLON ENG 73 72 78 75 298 14<br />

143 Ondrej LIESER CZE 74 70 72 82 298 14<br />

144 Jesper LERCHEDAHL DEN 76 75 75 73 299 15<br />

145 Julien GRILLON FRA 72 77 77 73 299 15<br />

146 Phillip ARCHER ENG 80 72 75 73 300 16<br />

147 Jas<strong>on</strong> SCRIVENER AUS 77 69 75 80 301 17<br />

148 Olivier ROZNER (AM) FRA 74 76 81 70 301 17<br />

149 Sebastian GARCIA RODRIGUEZ ESP 73 70 75 84 302 18<br />

150 Oskar HENNINGSSON SWE 79 74 74 76 303 19<br />

151 Daniel WUENSCHE GER 86 76 74 68 304 20<br />

152 Christian ARONSEN NOR 74 80 76 74 304 20<br />

153 Nick DOUGHERTY ENG 80 73 77 74 304 20<br />

154 Javier GALLEGOS (AM) ESP 80 76 73 78 307 23


THE 2012 EUROPEAN QUALIFYING SCHOOL SCHEDULE<br />

Date Event Venue Winner / / Score First Prize<br />

Sep<br />

Oct<br />

Nov Dec<br />

First Qualifying Stage Schedule<br />

13 11 - 14 16 First Qualifying Stage Secti<strong>on</strong> A - Ebreichsdorf Ebreichsdorf, Austria Edouard Espana, ESP (AM) 68-69-68-68=273 (-12)<br />

13 11 - 14 16 First Qualifying Stage Secti<strong>on</strong> A - <strong>The</strong> Dund<strong>on</strong>ald Roxburghe Links Hotel & Golf Dund<strong>on</strong>ald Kelso, Scotland Links, Ayrshire, Scotland Mark Staunt<strong>on</strong>, IRL 67-68-70-71=276 (-12) €1,800<br />

20 18 - 21 23 First Qualifying Stage Secti<strong>on</strong> B -Wychwood - Park Crewe, England Alexander Björk, SWE 74-72-68-70=284 (-4) €1,800<br />

20 18 - 21 23 First Qualifying Stage Secti<strong>on</strong> B - Fleesensee G&CC Fleesensee, Germany Tapio Pulkkanen, FIN (AM) 67-68-65-69 =269 (-19)<br />

27 25 - 30 28 First Qualifying Stage Secti<strong>on</strong> C - Golf d'Hardelot Hardelot, France Kelly Kraft, USA 72-69-66-69=269 (-8) €1,800<br />

27 25 - 30 28 First Qualifying Stage Secti<strong>on</strong> C - Circolo Golf Bogogno Bogogno,Italy<br />

Robin Wingardh, FIN 66-69-67-71=273 (-15) €1,800<br />

04 02 - 07 05 First Qualifying Stage Secti<strong>on</strong> D - Ribagolfe Lisb<strong>on</strong>, Portugal Chan Kim, USA 65-72-71-74=282 (-6) €1,800<br />

04 02 - 07 05 First Qualifying Stage Secti<strong>on</strong> D - Frilford Heath Abingd<strong>on</strong>, England Liam B<strong>on</strong>d, WAL 67-72-70-67=276 (-12) €1,800<br />

Sec<strong>on</strong>d Qualifying Stage Schedule<br />

02 07 - 05 10 Sec<strong>on</strong>d Qualifying Stage - Costa Campo Ballena de Golf Ocean El Saler Club, Jerez, Valencia, Spain Spain Jamie McLeary, SCO 72-73-67-66=278 (-10) €1,800<br />

02 07 - 05 10 Sec<strong>on</strong>d Qualifying Stage - Las Colinas Golf G&CC & Country Club Alicante, Spain Tim Sluiter, NED 67-70-65-66=268 (-16) €1,800<br />

02 07 - 05 10 Sec<strong>on</strong>d Qualifying Stage - El Valle Golf Resort Murcia, Spain Nico Ravano, ITA 69-68-70-65=272 (-12) €1,800<br />

02 07 - 05 10 Sec<strong>on</strong>d Qualifying Stage - La Lumine Manga Golf Club & Beach Club Cartagena, Tarrag<strong>on</strong>a, Spain Liam B<strong>on</strong>d, WAL 64-68-70-65=267 (-17) €1,800<br />

Final Qualifying Stage<br />

10 24 - 15 29 Final Qualifying Stage - PGA Catalunya Resort Gir<strong>on</strong>a, Spain John Parry, ENG 71-71-64-67-66-70=409 (-19) €16,000<br />

PGA Catalunya Resort


THE RACE TO DUBAI ON THE 2012 EUROPEAN TOUR INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULE<br />

Date Event Venue Winner / Score First prize / Prize fund<br />

5 - 8 Africa Open East L<strong>on</strong>d<strong>on</strong> GC, East L<strong>on</strong>d<strong>on</strong>, Eastern Cape, South Africa Louis Oosthuizen, RSA 69-62-67-67=265 (-27) €158,500 / €1,015,065<br />

Nov<br />

Oct Sept<br />

Aug<br />

July<br />

Jun<br />

May<br />

Apr<br />

Mar<br />

Feb<br />

Jan<br />

12 - 15 Joburg Open Royal Johannesburg & Kensingt<strong>on</strong> GC, South Africa Branden Grace, RSA 67-66-65-72=270 (-17) €206,050 / €1,300,000<br />

19 - 22 Volvo Golf Champi<strong>on</strong>s <strong>The</strong> Links at Fancourt, George, South Africa Branden Grace, RSA** 68-66-75-71=280 (-12) €350,000 / €2,000,000<br />

26 - 29 Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Champi<strong>on</strong>ship Abu Dhabi GC, Abu Dhabi, UAE Robert Rock, ENG 69-70-66-70=275 (-13) €347,024 / €2,078,350<br />

2 - 5 Commercialbank Qatar Masters<br />

presented by Dolphin Energy Doha GC, Doha, Qatar Paul Lawrie, SCO^^ 69-67-65=201 (-15) €316,020 / €1,913,171<br />

9 - 12 Omega Dubai Desert Classic Emirates GC, Dubai, UAE Rafael Cabrera-Bello, ESP 63-69-70-68=270 (-18) €315,532 / €1,924,297<br />

16 - 19 Avantha Masters DLF G&CC, New Delhi, India Jbe Kruger, RSA 70-69-66-69=274 (-14) €300,000 / €1,800,000<br />

22 - 26 WGC - Accenture Match Play Champi<strong>on</strong>ship Ritz-Carlt<strong>on</strong> GC, Dove Mountain, Marana, Ariz<strong>on</strong>a, USA Hunter Mahan, USA bt Rory McIlroy, NIR 2 &1 €1,060,767 / €6,440,370<br />

8 - 11 WGC - Cadillac Champi<strong>on</strong>ship Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Doral, Florida, USA Justin Rose, ENG 69-64-69-70=272 (16) €1,048,140 / €6,308,116<br />

15 - 18 Open de Andalucía Costa del Sol Aloha Golf Club, Andalucia, Spain Julien Quesne, FRA 68-72-67-64= 271 (-17) €166,660 / €1,000,000<br />

22 - 25 Trophée Hassan II Golf du Palais Royal, Agadir, Morocco Michael Hoey, NIR 74-67-65-65= 271 (-17) €250,000 / €1,502,250<br />

29 - 1 Sicilian Open Verdura Golf & Spa Resort, Sicily, Italy Thorbjørn Olesen, DEN 68-69-67-69=273 (-15) €166,660 / €1,000,000<br />

5 - 8 MASTERS TOURNAMENT Augusta Nati<strong>on</strong>al GC, Georgia, USA Bubba Wats<strong>on</strong>, USA** 69-71-70-68=278 (-10) €1,086,801 / €6,124,726<br />

12 - 15 Maybank Malaysian Open Kuala Lumpur G&CC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Louis Oosthuizen, RSA 66-68-69-68=271 (-17) €314,700 / €1,893,893<br />

19 - 22 Volvo China Open Binhai Lake GC, Tianjin, China Branden Grace, RSA 67-67-64-69=267 (-21) €398,595 / €2,391,572<br />

26 - 29 Ballantine’s Champi<strong>on</strong>ship Blackst<strong>on</strong>e GC, Iche<strong>on</strong>, Seoul, South Korea Bernd Wiesberger, AUT 72-65-65-68=270 (-18) €367,500 / €2,214,912<br />

3 - 6 Reale Seguros Open de España Real Club de Golf de Sevilla, Seville, Spain Francesco Molinari, ITA 70-71-74-65=280 (-8) €333,330 / €2,000,000<br />

10 - 13 Madeira Islands Open - Portugal Santo da Serra, Madeira, Portugal Ricardo Santos, POR 68-67-68-63=266 (-22) €112,500 / €675,000<br />

17 - 20 Volvo World Match Play Champi<strong>on</strong>ship Finca Cortesin, Casares, Andalucía, Spain Nicolas Colsaerts, BEL bt<br />

Graeme McDowell, NIR 1 up €700,000 / €2,750,000<br />

24 - 27 BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Wentworth Club, Surrey, England Luke D<strong>on</strong>ald, ENG 68-68-69-68=273 (-15) €750,000 / €4,513,497<br />

31 - 3 ISPS Handa Wales Open <strong>The</strong> Celtic Manor Resort, City of Newport, Wales Th<strong>on</strong>gchai Jaidee, THA 71-68-67-72=278 (-6) €372,720 / €2,249,718<br />

6 - 9+ Nordea Masters Bro Hof Slott GC, Stockholm, Sweden Lee Westwood, ENG 68-64-68-69=269 (-19) €250,000 / €1,508,982<br />

14 - 17 US OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Olympic Club, San Francisco, California, USA Webb Simps<strong>on</strong>, USA 72-73-68-68-281 (+1) €1,158,115 / €6,433,971<br />

14 - 17 SAINT-OMER OPEN<br />

presented by Neuflize OBC Aa Saint Omer GC, Lumbres, France Darren Fichardt, RSA 68-69-69-73=279 (-5) €83,330 / €508,085<br />

21 - 24 BMW Internati<strong>on</strong>al Open GC Gut Lärchenhof, Cologne, Germany Danny Willett, ENG** 65-70-69-73-=277 (-11) €333,330 / €2,000,000<br />

28 - 1 <strong>The</strong> Irish Open Royal Portrush GC, Portrush, Co. Antrim, Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Ireland Jamie D<strong>on</strong>alds<strong>on</strong>, WAL 68-67-69-66=270 (-18) €333,330 / €2,000,000<br />

5 - 8 Alstom Open de France Le Golf Nati<strong>on</strong>al, Paris, France Marcel Siem, GER 68-68-73-67=276 (-8) €525,000 / €3,150,000<br />

12 - 15 Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open Castle Stuart Golf Links, Inverness, Scotland Jeev Milkha Singh, IND** 66-70-68-67=271 (-17) €518,045 / €3,136,252<br />

19 - 22 THE 141ST OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Royal Lytham & St Annes GC, Lancashire, England Ernie Els, RSA 67-70-68-68=273 (-7) €1,136,880 / €6,424,719<br />

25 - 28+ Ly<strong>on</strong>ess Open powered by Greenfinity Diam<strong>on</strong>d CC, Atzenbrugg, Austria Bernd Wiesberger, AUT 71-66-67-65=269 (-19) €166,660 / €1,000,000<br />

2 - 5 WGC - Bridgest<strong>on</strong>e Invitati<strong>on</strong>al Firest<strong>on</strong>e CC, Akr<strong>on</strong>, Ohio, USA Keegan Bradley, USA 67-69-67-64=267 (-13) €1,131,130 / €6,770,017<br />

9 - 12 US PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Kiawah Island Golf Resort, South Carolina, USA Rory McIlroy, NIR 67-75-67-66=275 (-13) €1,190,937 / €6,507,051<br />

23 - 26 Johnnie Walker<br />

Champi<strong>on</strong>ship at Gleneagles <strong>The</strong> Gleneagles Hotel, Perthshire, Scotland Paul Lawrie, SCO 68-69-67-68=272 (-16) €296,119 / €1,766,562<br />

30 - 2 Omega <strong>European</strong> Masters Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans M<strong>on</strong>tana, Switzerland Richie Ramsay, SCO 69-68-64-66=267 (-16) €350,000 / €2,125,116<br />

6 - 9 KLM Open Hilversumsche GC, Hilversum, <strong>The</strong> Ne<strong>the</strong>rlands Peter Hans<strong>on</strong>, SWE 66-66-67-67=266 (-14) €300,000 / €1,802,700<br />

13 - 16 BMW Italian Open presented by CartaSi Royal Park I Roveri, Turin, Italy G<strong>on</strong>zalo Fdez-Castaño, ESP 68-65-67-64=264 (-24) €250,000 / €1,508,982<br />

28 - 30 THE 2012 RYDER CUP* Medinah CC, Illinois, USA EUROPE 14½ USA 13½<br />

4 - 7 Alfred Dunhill Links Champi<strong>on</strong>ship Old Course, St Andrews, Carnoustie, & Kingsbarns, Scotland Branden Grace, RSA 60-67-69-70=266(-22) €617,284/ €3,696,952<br />

11 - 14 Portugal Masters Oceânico Victoria Golf Course, Algarve, Portugal Shane Lowry, IRL 67-70-67-66=270 (-14) €375,000 / €2,250,000<br />

18 - 21 ISPS HANDA Perth Internati<strong>on</strong>al Lake Karrinyup CC, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Bo Van Pelt, USA 70-67-67-68=272 (-16) €256,585 / €1,541,836<br />

25 - 28 BMW Masters Lake Malaren GC, Shanghai, China Peter Hans<strong>on</strong>, SWE 66-64-70-67=267 (-21) €888,561 / €5,331,668<br />

1 - 4 WGC - HSBC Champi<strong>on</strong>s Missi<strong>on</strong> Hills GC, Shenzhen, China Ian Poulter, ENG 69-68-65-65=267 (-21) €921,376 / €5,374,693<br />

8 - 11 Barclays Singapore Open Sentosa GC, Singapore Matteo Manassero, ITA** 70-68-64-69=271 (-13) €770,226 / €4,628,289<br />

15 - 18 UBS H<strong>on</strong>g K<strong>on</strong>g Open H<strong>on</strong>g K<strong>on</strong>g GC, Fanling, H<strong>on</strong>g K<strong>on</strong>g Miguel Angel Jiménez, ESP 65-67-68-65=265 (-15)€260,638 / €1,570,873<br />

15 - 18 SA Open Champi<strong>on</strong>ship Serengeti Golf & Wildlife Estate, Ekurhuleni, South Africa Henrik Stens<strong>on</strong>, SWE 66-65-69-71=271 (-17) €158,500 / €991,600<br />

22 - 25 DP WORLD TOUR<br />

CHAMPIONSHIP, DUBAI Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai, UAE Rory McIlroy, NIR 66-67-66-66=265 (-23) €1,041,429 / €6,174,996<br />

* Denotes Approved Special Event + Saturday finish **play-off ^^ Reduced to 54 holes due to inclement wea<strong>the</strong>r


Number 45 and Final after <strong>the</strong> DP WORLD TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP, DUBAI<br />

SANTOS WINS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR<br />

<strong>The</strong> 2012 Sir Henry Cott<strong>on</strong> Rookie<br />

of <strong>the</strong> Year, pictured after his<br />

Madeira Islands Open - Portugal<br />

win in May<br />

George O'Grady,<br />

Chief Executive of<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>European</strong> <strong>Tour</strong><br />

and Rory McIlroy,<br />

winner of <strong>The</strong> 2012<br />

Race to Dubai<br />

Pos Lst Best Name Cntry Events € £<br />

Wk Pos Played<br />

1 (1) (1) Rory MCILROY (NIR) (15) 5519117.82 4445917.74<br />

2 (3) (1) Justin ROSE (ENG) (13) 3768344.64 3035584.82<br />

3 (4) (1) Louis OOSTHUIZEN (RSA) (16) 3187364.41 2567577.00<br />

4 (2) (2) Peter HANSON (SWE) (21) 3022915.54 2435105.44<br />

5 (5) (4) Ian POULTER (ENG) (15) 2581257.04 2079328.05<br />

~# 6 (6) (1) Branden GRACE (RSA) (26) 2502501.13 2015886.33<br />

7 (8) (7) Luke DONALD (ENG) (13) 2373539.87 1912001.76<br />

8 (7) (2) Francesco MOLINARI (ITA) (25) 2215228.55 1784474.30<br />

9 (9) (4) Graeme MCDOWELL (NIR) (16) 1945056.50 1566837.58<br />

10 (10) (3) Paul LAWRIE (SCO) (25) 1910380.99 1538904.77<br />

11 (11) (4) Nicolas COLSAERTS (BEL) (25) 1745744.22 1406281.85<br />

12 (12) (2) Lee WESTWOOD (ENG) (16) 1671456.46 1346439.44<br />

13 (13) (12) Matteo MANASSERO (ITA) (27) 1595092.62 1284924.65<br />

14 (14) (7) Marcel SIEM (GER) (27) 1368845.24 1102671.39<br />

15 (15) (14) Thorbjørn OLESEN (DEN) (29) 1309270.69 1054681.20<br />

16 (30) (8) Charl SCHWARTZEL (RSA) (18) 1224344.81 986269.27<br />

17 (17) (4) Rafa CABRERA-BELLO (ESP) (27) 1210857.54 975404.62<br />

18 (16) (14) David LYNN (ENG) (24) 1208633.49 973613.04<br />

19 (19) (17) Jamie DONALDSON (WAL) (22) 1150624.38 926883.88<br />

20 (26) (19) G<strong>on</strong>zalo FDEZ-CASTAÑO (ESP) (24) 1102696.41 888275.57<br />

21 (20) (13) George COETZEE (RSA) (25) 1071268.05 862958.49<br />

22 (18) (13) Bernd WIESBERGER (AUT) (29) 1059690.57 853632.28<br />

23 (22) (7) Danny WILLETT (ENG) (25) 1055615.75 850349.81<br />

24 (21) (18) Alexander NOREN (SWE) (24) 1045189.03 841950.58<br />

25 (25) (15) Marcus FRASER (AUS) (26) 1016337.34 818709.14<br />

26 (27) (17) Richie RAMSAY (SCO) (25) 1009417.27 813134.68<br />

27 (32) (18) Th<strong>on</strong>gchai JAIDEE (THA) (24) 1009320.36 813056.62<br />

28 (29) (22) Miguel Angel JIMÉNEZ (ESP) (27) 997737.08 803725.72<br />

29 (23) (21) Shane LOWRY (IRL) (28) 996539.71 802761.19<br />

30 (28) (19) Martin KAYMER (GER) (24) 996381.63 802633.85<br />

31 (24) (8) Thomas BJÖRN (DEN) (22) 992085.81 799173.36<br />

32 (31) (14) Jeev Milkha SINGH (IND) (25) 926061.63 745987.66<br />

33 (33) (2) Robert ROCK (ENG) (24) 867226.82 698593.37<br />

34 (38) (19) Padraig HARRINGTON (IRL) (14) 850602.68 685201.82<br />

35 (35) (12) Stephen GALLACHER (SCO) (25) 844842.68 680561.85<br />

36 (41) (36) Fredrik ANDERSSON HED (SWE)(26) 808131.47 650989.19<br />

37 (36) (27) Pablo LARRAZÁBAL (ESP) (30) 796863.70 641912.45<br />

38 (34) (28) Ross FISHER (ENG) (21) 793528.22 639225.56<br />

39 (37) (26) Anders HANSEN (DEN) (24) 786489.41 633555.46<br />

40 (45) (40) Henrik STENSON (SWE) (15) 773620.44 623188.88<br />

41 (40) (12) Raphaël JACQUELIN (FRA) (25) 766859.11 617742.30<br />

42 (42) (22) Søren KJELDSEN (DEN) (26) 716555.09 577219.96<br />

43 (48) (19) Sergio GARCIA (ESP) (13) 699233.61 563266.67<br />

44 (44) (35) Joost LUITEN (NED) (26) 687197.32 553570.85<br />

45 (39) (2) Retief GOOSEN (RSA) (14) 685815.30 552457.56<br />

46 (43) (7) Chris WOOD (ENG) (29) 674128.33 543043.15<br />

47 (46) (4) Jbe KRUGER (RSA) (30) 617174.05 497163.70<br />

48 (54) (35) Peter LAWRIE (IRL) (26) 614629.48 495113.93<br />

49 (47) (6) Richard STERNE (RSA) (24) 598730.06 482306.18<br />

50 (49) (21) Sim<strong>on</strong> DYSON (ENG) (26) 596333.05 480375.26<br />

51 (53) (31) Romain WATTEL (FRA) (25) 586465.19 472426.22<br />

52 (50) (26) Victor DUBUISSON (FRA) (20) 573249.21 461780.11<br />

53 (59) (25) Scott JAMIESON (SCO) (31) 564587.39 454802.59<br />

54 (51) (4) Thomas AIKEN (RSA) (23) 563621.17 454024.25<br />

55 (55) (8) Marc WARREN (SCO) (27) 552904.67 445391.59<br />

56 (52) (14) Michael HOEY (NIR) (26) 544001.17 438219.39<br />

57 (58) (39) Alejandro CAÑIZARES (ESP) (29) 508685.97 409771.28<br />

58 (57) (7) David DRYSDALE (SCO) (27) 496671.72 400093.22<br />

59 (56) (15) Lee SLATTERY (ENG) (25) 494398.36 398261.91<br />

60 (60) (35) Richard FINCH (ENG) (27) 461863.19 372053.26<br />

61 (61) (54) Brett RUMFORD (AUS) (24) 431687.32 347745.12<br />

62 (62) (11) David HOWELL (ENG) (28) 426780.98 343792.83<br />

~a 63 (63) (17) Julien QUESNE (FRA) (25) 420721.75 338911.82<br />

Pos Lst Best Name Cntry Events € £<br />

Wk Pos Played<br />

64 (64) (4) Jaco VAN ZYL (RSA) (24) 420036.70 338359.98<br />

65 (65) (36) Anth<strong>on</strong>y WALL (ENG) (22) 417294.09 336150.68<br />

66 (66) (49) Joel SJÖHOLM (SWE) (30) 412376.19 332189.07<br />

*A 67 (67) (15) Martin LAIRD (SCO) (10) 405422.63 326587.64<br />

68 (68) (20) Robert KARLSSON (SWE) (13) 379001.71 305304.31<br />

69 (69) (49) Fabrizio ZANOTTI (PAR) (24) 375393.90 302398.04<br />

70 (70) (56) Mark FOSTER (ENG) (25) 373490.61 300864.84<br />

71 (71) (27) Garth MULROY (RSA) (15) 373352.23 300753.37<br />

~ 72 (72) (9) Mat<strong>the</strong>w BALDWIN (ENG) (26) 372786.33 300297.51<br />

73 (73) (37) Alvaro QUIROS (ESP) (21) 371185.89 299008.28<br />

74 (74) (74) Paul CASEY (ENG) (17) 368559.70 296892.76<br />

75 (75) (74) Grégory BOURDY (FRA) (24) 355330.73 286236.18<br />

76 (76) (28) Damien MCGRANE (IRL) (24) 352204.99 283718.24<br />

77 (77) (77) Michael CAMPBELL (NZL) (22) 333798.32 268890.78<br />

78 (78) (69) Richard GREEN (AUS) (23) 329965.28 265803.07<br />

79 (79) (78) Felipe AGUILAR (CHI) (26) 324194.85 261154.72<br />

80 (80) (71) James MORRISON (ENG) (25) 322914.51 260123.34<br />

~ 81 (81) (13) Jorge CAMPILLO (ESP) (26) 319347.72 257250.12<br />

82 (82) (29) Ricardo GONZALEZ (ARG) (20) 312032.18 251357.09<br />

83 (83) (46) Paul MCGINLEY (IRL) (16) 300923.87 242408.81<br />

~# 84 (84) (15) Darren FICHARDT (RSA) (24) 295707.86 238207.06<br />

% 85 (85) (21) John DALY (USA) (12) 285676.05 230125.95<br />

86 (86) (62) Edoardo MOLINARI (ITA) (17) 280976.41 226340.16<br />

87 (87) (65) Graeme STORM (ENG) (26) 278448.31 224303.65<br />

88 (88) (10) José María OLAZÁBAL (ESP) (22) 270420.72 217837.04<br />

89 (89) (26) Hennie OTTO (RSA) (23) 264522.26 213085.54<br />

~ 90 (90) (50) Ricardo SANTOS (POR) (28) 264173.54 212804.63<br />

91 (91) (76) Mikko ILONEN (FIN) (23) 259175.71 208778.64<br />

92 (92) (13) Keith HORNE (RSA) (24) 258073.95 207891.11<br />

93 (93) (9) Magnus A CARLSSON (SWE) (11) 255232.76 205602.40<br />

~# 94 (94) (9) Emiliano GRILLO (ARG) (21) 255138.08 205526.13<br />

95 (95) (22) Oliver FISHER (ENG) (24) 253418.49 204140.91<br />

96 (96) (51) Thomas LEVET (FRA) (23) 253041.04 203836.86<br />

97 (97) (36) S.S.P CHOWRASIA (IND) (22) 250530.21 201814.27<br />

*A 98 (98) (64) Prom MEESAWAT (THA) (8) 240109.75 193420.07<br />

99 (99) (92) Steve WEBSTER (ENG) (25) 234411.45 188829.82<br />

100 (100)(50) Grégory HAVRET (FRA) (26) 233618.21 188190.82<br />

% 101 (101) (69) Wench<strong>on</strong>g LIANG (CHN) (10) 233415.52 188027.55<br />

102 (102) (15) Jean-Baptiste GONNET (FRA) (26) 227642.33 183376.97<br />

103 (103) (54) Phillip PRICE (WAL) (24) 224375.18 180745.12<br />

104 (104) (65) Robert COLES (ENG) (28) 223344.59 179914.93<br />

105 (105) (86) Robert-Jan DERKSEN (NED) (24) 223319.21 179894.48<br />

106 (106) (86) Lorenzo GAGLI (ITA) (28) 217615.24 175299.66<br />

107 (107) (71) Ignacio GARRIDO (ESP) (25) 212649.51 171299.52<br />

108 (108) (32) Darren CLARKE (NIR) (18) 204913.56 165067.84<br />

~ 109 (109) (15) Tommy FLEETWOOD (ENG) (31) 203698.93 164089.39<br />

110 (110) (94) Peter WHITEFORD (SCO) (26) 203365.05 163820.44<br />

111 (111) (49) Gareth MAYBIN (NIR) (26) 203296.27 163765.03<br />

112 (112) (30) José Manuel LARA (ESP) (27) 202224.64 162901.78<br />

113 (113) (64) Johan EDFORS (SWE) (25) 199995.54 161106.13<br />

~# 114 (114) (27) Maarten LAFEBER (NED) (20) 198151.97 159621.05<br />

~a 115 (115) (8) Craig LEE (SCO) (23) 193333.80 155739.78<br />

116 (116) (101) Sim<strong>on</strong> KHAN (ENG) (21) 191544.96 154298.78<br />

117 (117) (34) Tom LEWIS (ENG) (26) 191515.81 154275.29<br />

118 (118) (83) Andrew DODT (AUS) (27) 185531.32 149454.50<br />

~# 119 (119) (15) Richard BLAND (ENG) (22) 184017.64 148235.16<br />

* A denotes Affiliate Member<br />

~ 2011 Challenge <strong>Tour</strong> Graduates finishing within positi<strong>on</strong>s 1-10<br />

# 2011 Qualifying School Graduates<br />

^^ Challenge <strong>Tour</strong> Member<br />

a 2011 Challenge <strong>Tour</strong> Graduates (11) finishing within positi<strong>on</strong>s 11-15<br />

c 2011 Challenge <strong>Tour</strong> Graduates (11c) finishing within positi<strong>on</strong>s 16-20<br />

% Category 15 Member


OFFICIAL WORLD GOLF RANKING<br />

As at December 2, 2012<br />

1 Rory McIlroy N Ireland 13.711<br />

2 Luke D<strong>on</strong>ald England 9.118<br />

3 Tiger Woods United States 9.032<br />

4 Justin Rose England 6.643<br />

5 Louis Oosthuizen South Africa 6.448<br />

6 Lee Westwood England 6.411<br />

7 Adam Scott Australia 6.401<br />

8 Jas<strong>on</strong> Dufner United States 5.627<br />

9 Brandt Snedeker United States 5.560<br />

10 Webb Simps<strong>on</strong> United States 5.549<br />

11 Keegan Bradley United States 5.322<br />

12 Bubba Wats<strong>on</strong> United States 5.317<br />

13 Ian Poulter England 5.138<br />

14 Graeme McDowell N Ireland 5.057<br />

15 Phil Mickels<strong>on</strong> United States 5.049<br />

16 Steve Stricker United States 4.933<br />

17 Nick Watney United States 4.858<br />

18 Peter Hans<strong>on</strong> Sweden 4.822<br />

19 Matt Kuchar United States 4.716<br />

20 Bo Van Pelt United States 4.659<br />

21 Dustin Johns<strong>on</strong> United States 4.634<br />

22 Sergio Garcia Spain 4.602<br />

23 Ernie Els South Africa 4.581<br />

24 Zach Johns<strong>on</strong> United States 4.452<br />

25 Hunter Mahan United States 4.138<br />

26 Jim Furyk United States 4.046<br />

27 Charl Schwartzel South Africa 3.975<br />

28 Martin Kaymer Germany 3.963<br />

29 Paul Lawrie Scotland 3.756<br />

30 Rickie Fowler United States 3.628<br />

31 Francesco Molinari Italy 3.624<br />

32 Carl Petterss<strong>on</strong> Sweden 3.531<br />

33 G<strong>on</strong>zalo Fdez-Castaño Spain 3.491<br />

34 Bill Haas United States 3.350<br />

35 Nicolas Colsaerts Belgium 3.241<br />

36 Branden Grace South Africa 3.227<br />

37 Jas<strong>on</strong> Day Australia 3.195<br />

38 John Senden Australia 2.984<br />

39 Robert Garrigus United States 2.981<br />

40 David Toms United States 2.940<br />

41 Ryan Moore United States 2.931<br />

42 Scott Piercy United States 2.847<br />

43 Hiroyuki Fujita Japan 2.774<br />

44 Thomas Björn Denmark 2.748<br />

45 Matteo Manassero Italy 2.727<br />

46 David Lynn England 2.588<br />

47 K.J. Choi Korea 2.544<br />

48 Jamie D<strong>on</strong>alds<strong>on</strong> Wales 2.540<br />

49 George Coetzee South Africa 2.311<br />

50 Thorbjørn Olesen Denmark 2.296<br />

51 Alexander Noren Sweden 2.279<br />

52 Miguel A Jiménez Spain 2.259<br />

53 Richie Ramsay Scotland 2.258<br />

54 Rafael Cabrera-Bello Spain 2.258<br />

55 Fredrik Jacobs<strong>on</strong> Sweden 2.253<br />

56 Shane Lowry Ireland 2.245<br />

57 Geoff Ogilvy Australia 2.232<br />

58 Marcus Fraser Australia 2.228<br />

59 Padraig Harringt<strong>on</strong> Ireland 2.216<br />

60 Henrik Stens<strong>on</strong> Sweden 2.212<br />

61 Anders Hansen Denmark 2.209<br />

62 Marcel Siem Germany 2.198<br />

63 Martin Laird Scotland 2.181<br />

64 Greg Chalmers Australia 2.147<br />

65 Bae Sang-mo<strong>on</strong> Korea 2.143<br />

66 Bud Cauley United States 2.125<br />

67 Bernd Wiesberger Austria 2.121<br />

68 Kevin Na United States 2.118<br />

69 Sim<strong>on</strong> Dys<strong>on</strong> England 2.080<br />

70 K.T. Kim Korea 2.078<br />

71 John Huh United States 2.029<br />

72 Aar<strong>on</strong> Baddeley Australia 1.982<br />

73 Thaworn Wiratchant Thailand 1.980<br />

74 Kyle Stanley United States 1.980<br />

75 J<strong>on</strong>as Blixt Sweden 1.962<br />

76 Vijay Singh Fiji 1.894<br />

77 Ben Crane United States 1.890<br />

78 Toru Taniguchi Japan 1.881<br />

79 Ryo Ishikawa Japan 1.874<br />

80 Pablo Larrazábal Spain 1.855<br />

81 Alvaro Quiros Spain 1.836<br />

82 Ben Curtis United States 1.816<br />

83 J<strong>on</strong>athan Byrd United States 1.810<br />

84 Brend<strong>on</strong> de J<strong>on</strong>ge Zimbabwe 1.809<br />

85 Michael Thomps<strong>on</strong> United States 1.781<br />

86 Mark Wils<strong>on</strong> United States 1.747<br />

87 Fredrik Anderss<strong>on</strong> Hed Sweden 1.746<br />

88 Marc Leishman Australia 1.739<br />

89 Noh Seung-yul Korea 1.695<br />

90 Gaganjeet Bhullar India 1.688<br />

91 Jeev Milkha Singh India 1.681<br />

92 Stephen Gallacher Scotland 1.672<br />

93 Ross Fisher England 1.657<br />

94 Y.E. Yang Korea 1.655<br />

95 Danny Willett England 1.653<br />

96 Jeff Overt<strong>on</strong> United States 1.652<br />

97 Robert Rock England 1.633<br />

98 Yuta Ikeda Japan 1.630<br />

99 Koumei Oda Japan 1.627<br />

100 Tim Clark South Africa 1.622<br />

101 Th<strong>on</strong>gchai Jaidee Thailand 1.616<br />

102 Toshinori Muto Japan 1.614<br />

103 Charlie Wi Korea 1.589<br />

104 Brendan J<strong>on</strong>es Australia 1.587<br />

105 Joost Luiten Holland 1.576<br />

106 Retief Goosen South Africa 1.572<br />

107 Johns<strong>on</strong> Wagner United States 1.533<br />

108 Robert Karlss<strong>on</strong> Sweden 1.509<br />

109 Ted Potter Jr United States 1.503<br />

110 Ryan Palmer United States 1.502<br />

111 Thomas Aiken South Africa 1.501<br />

112 Charles Howell III United States 1.496<br />

113 Chris Kirk United States 1.494<br />

114 Casey Wittenberg United States 1.494<br />

115 Juvic Pagunsan Philippines 1.478<br />

116 Raphaël Jacquelin France 1.474<br />

117 Jimmy Walker United States 1.463<br />

118 Paul Casey England 1.460<br />

119 Luke Guthrie United States 1.438<br />

120 Scott Stallings United States 1.429<br />

121 Kristoffer Broberg Sweden 1.424<br />

122 J.B. Holmes United States 1.407<br />

123 Kim Hyung-sung Korea 1.390<br />

124 Kevin Stadler United States 1.388<br />

125 Mat<strong>the</strong>w Every United States 1.385<br />

126 Rory Sabbatini South Africa 1.384<br />

127 Yoshinori Fujimoto Japan 1.366<br />

128 Spencer Levin United States 1.358<br />

129 Hideki Matsuyama (Am) Japan 1.338<br />

130 Tommy Gainey United States 1.337<br />

131 Andres Romero Argentina 1.330<br />

132 Brian Davis England 1.325<br />

133 Kenichi Kuboya Japan 1.323<br />

134 Michael Hoey N Ireland 1.322<br />

135 Victor Dubuiss<strong>on</strong> France 1.317<br />

136 Russell Henley United States 1.309<br />

137 Gary Woodland United States 1.307<br />

138 Sean O'Hair United States 1.307<br />

139 Darren Clarke N Ireland 1.287<br />

140 Chris Wood England 1.278<br />

141 Pat Perez United States 1.276<br />

142 John Rollins United States 1.272<br />

143 Tom Gillis United States 1.265<br />

144 Harris English United States 1.262<br />

145 Bryce Molder United States 1.256<br />

146 Blake Adams United States 1.254<br />

147 D.A. Points United States 1.249<br />

148 Davis Love III United States 1.239<br />

149 Jaco Van Zyl South Africa 1.207<br />

150 Ken Duke United States 1.204<br />

151 George McNeill United States 1.189<br />

152 Søren Kjeldsen Denmark 1.183<br />

153 Charley Hoffman United States 1.176<br />

154 Shingo Katayama Japan 1.173<br />

155 Ryu Hyun-woo Korea 1.171<br />

156 Brad Kennedy Australia 1.169<br />

157 Darren Fichardt South Africa 1.164<br />

158 Peter Lawrie Ireland 1.153<br />

159 Hwang Jung-g<strong>on</strong> Korea 1.151<br />

160 Bob Estes United States 1.146<br />

161 Brian Harman United States 1.142<br />

162 Camer<strong>on</strong> Tringale United States 1.140<br />

163 Kurt Barnes Australia 1.133<br />

164 Romain Wattel France 1.103<br />

164 Chez Reavie United States 1.103<br />

166 Charlie Beljan United States 1.100<br />

167 Scott Jamies<strong>on</strong> Scotland 1.089<br />

168 John Mallinger United States 1.087<br />

169 Lee Kyoung-Ho<strong>on</strong> Korea 1.086<br />

170 Wu Ashun China 1.084<br />

171 Hennie Otto South Africa 1.075<br />

172 Lee Slattery England 1.074<br />

173 Mark Foster England 1.063<br />

174 J.J. Henry United States 1.062<br />

175 Graham Delaet Canada 1.060<br />

176 Richard Sterne South Africa 1.055<br />

177 Troy Mattes<strong>on</strong> United States 1.047<br />

178 Tomohiro K<strong>on</strong>do Japan 1.046<br />

179 Grégory Bourdy France 1.017<br />

180 Robert Allenby Australia 1.008<br />

181 Chad Campbell United States 0.999<br />

182 Marc Warren Scotland 0.997<br />

183 Magnus A Carlss<strong>on</strong> Sweden 0.993<br />

184 Julien Quesne France 0.991<br />

185 Prom Meesawat Thailand 0.987<br />

186 Hideto Tanihara Japan 0.986<br />

187 Jbe' Kruger South Africa 0.982<br />

188 Han Lee United States 0.975<br />

189 Trevor Immelman South Africa 0.966<br />

190 Espen Kofstad Norway 0.961<br />

191 William McGirt United States 0.952<br />

192 Garth Mulroy South Africa 0.952<br />

193 Jang Ik-Jae Korea 0.950<br />

194 Dicky Pride United States 0.943<br />

195 Harris<strong>on</strong> Frazar United States 0.940<br />

196 Brendan Steele United States 0.937<br />

197 Thomas Levet France 0.932<br />

198 Josh Teater United States 0.932<br />

199 John Daly United States 0.917<br />

200 Liang Wen-ch<strong>on</strong>g China 0.917


After <strong>the</strong> Saab Wales Open<br />

After <strong>the</strong> DP WORLD TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP, DUBAI<br />

DRIVING ACCURACY<br />

Pos Name Fairways per Round % Fairways Hit Fairways Played Stats Rounds<br />

1 Adils<strong>on</strong> DA SILVA 11.7 82.7 258 312 22<br />

2 Adrian OTAEGUI 11.2 80.2 247 308 22<br />

3 Justin ROSE 10.6 76.8 212 276 20<br />

4 David DRYSDALE 10.4 74.2 904 1218 87<br />

5 Mat<strong>the</strong>w NIXON 10.1 72.0 342 475 34<br />

DRIVING DISTANCE<br />

Pos Name Average Yards Total Yards Total Drives Stats Rounds<br />

1 Nicolas COLSAERTS 318.3 41385 130 66<br />

2 Scott HEND 313.0 18782 60 30<br />

3 Alvaro QUIROS 312.5 22503 72 37<br />

4 Lloyd SALTMAN 309.1 15456 50 25<br />

5 John DALY 305.3 15264 50 25<br />

GREENS IN REGULATION<br />

Pos Name Greens per Round % Greens Hit Greens Played Stats Rounds<br />

1 Justin ROSE 14.6 80.8 291 360 20<br />

2 Louis OOSTHUIZEN 14.5 80.5 507 630 35<br />

3 Ian POULTER 14.3 79.6 401 504 28<br />

4 Rory MCILROY 14.3 79.2 399 504 28<br />

5 Magnus A CARLSSON 14.0 77.9 547 702 39<br />

PUTTS PER GREENS IN REGULATION<br />

Pos Name Putts GIR Putts Greens Total Total Stats Rounds<br />

per GIR per Round per Round GIR Putts GIR<br />

1 Peter HANSON 1.698 21.5 12.7 1053 620 49<br />

2 Luke DONALD 1.701 22.5 13.3 541 318 24<br />

3 Marcus FRASER 1.713 19.8 11.6 1465 855 74<br />

4 Lee WESTWOOD 1.721 22.4 13.0 783 455 35<br />

5 Louis OOSTHUIZEN 1.730 25.1 14.5 877 507 35<br />

AVERAGE PUTTS PER ROUND<br />

Pos Name Putts per Round Greens per Round Total Stats Rounds<br />

1 Marcus FRASER 27.8 11.6 2058 74<br />

2 Robert KARLSSON 28.5 11.4 627 22<br />

3 Luke DONALD 28.6 13.3 686 24<br />

4 Peter HANSON 28.6 12.7 1400 49<br />

5 Sam WALKER 28.6 11.1 800 28<br />

SAND SAVES<br />

Pos Name % Total Saves Total Bunkers Stats Rounds<br />

1 Luke DONALD 74.4 32 43 24<br />

2 G<strong>on</strong>zalo FDEZ-CASTAÑO 71.9 41 57 63<br />

3 Sam WALKER 71.4 25 35 28<br />

4 Jean-Baptiste GONNET 71.1 64 90 64<br />

5 Adam GEE 70.0 14 20 22<br />

SCRAMBLES<br />

Pos Name % AVE AVE Total Total Stats<br />

SPR Missed GPR Missed GIR Scrambles Rounds<br />

1 Louis OOSTHUIZEN 71.5 2.5 4 123 88 35<br />

2 Luke DONALD 68.4 3.3 5 114 78 24<br />

3 Prom MEESAWAT 66.4 3.2 5 125 83 26<br />

4 Marcus FRASER 66.0 4.3 6 477 315 74<br />

5 Anders HANSEN 65.1 3.3 5 332 216 65<br />

ONE PUTTS<br />

Pos Name One Putts Average Stats Rounds<br />

1 Luke DONALD 7.63 24<br />

2 Robert KARLSSON 6.73 22<br />

3 Roope KAKKO 6.62 26<br />

4 Thomas BJÖRN 6.58 50<br />

5 HP BACHER 6.40 20<br />

KEY<br />

AVE SPR - Average scrambles per round<br />

AVE Missed GPR - Average missed greens per round<br />

Total Missed GIR - Total missed Greens in Regulati<strong>on</strong><br />

Total Scrambles - Number of times par or better scored from a missed green in regulati<strong>on</strong><br />

STROKE AVERAGE<br />

Stroke Total Total<br />

Average Strokes Rounds<br />

1 Louis OOSTHUIZEN RSA 69.40 3956 57<br />

2 Justin ROSE ENG 69.55 2921 42<br />

3 Rory MCILROY NIR 69.68 3484 50<br />

4 Prom MEESAWAT THA 69.88 1817 26<br />

5 Luke DONALD ENG 69.89 3215 46<br />

6 Magnus A CARLSSON SWE 70.03 2801 40<br />

7 Henrik STENSON SWE 70.20 3440 49<br />

8 Ian POULTER ENG 70.21 3651 52<br />

9 Peter HANSON SWE 70.23 4986 71<br />

10 Nicolas COLSAERTS BEL 70.26 5972 85<br />

11 Francesco MOLINARI ITA 70.32 6680 95<br />

12 Victor DUBUISSON FRA 70.42 4507 64<br />

13 Anders HANSEN DEN 70.43 5564 79<br />

14 Thorbjørn OLESEN DEN 70.50 7120 101<br />

15 George COETZEE RSA 70.52 5853 83<br />

16 Lee WESTWOOD ENG 70.53 4020 57<br />

17 Matteo MANASSERO ITA 70.53 6418 91<br />

18 Jamie DONALDSON WAL 70.54 5784 82<br />

19 Graeme MCDOWELL NIR 70.55 3739 53<br />

20 Wench<strong>on</strong>g LIANG CHN 70.58 2188 31<br />

21 Martin KAYMER GER 70.60 5436 77<br />

22 Paul LAWRIE SCO 70.65 6076 86<br />

23 Marcus FRASER AUS 70.66 6147 87<br />

24 Stephen GALLACHER SCO 70.67 5300 75<br />

25 Charl SCHWARTZEL RSA 70.71 4101 58<br />

26 Shane LOWRY IRL 70.71 5869 83<br />

27 Jaco VAN ZYL RSA 70.74 5447 77<br />

28 Chris WOOD ENG 70.78 6441 91<br />

29 David DRYSDALE SCO 70.79 6442 91<br />

30 Danny WILLETT ENG 70.80 6089 86<br />

STROKE AVERAGE<br />

Defined as <strong>the</strong> average number of strokes taken per<br />

round <strong>on</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>European</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> Internati<strong>on</strong>al Schedule.<br />

DRIVING ACCURACY<br />

Defined as both an average number of fairways per<br />

round and a percentage of fairways hit.<br />

DRIVING DISTANCE<br />

Defined as an average number of yards per drive.<br />

Two drives are measured per round <strong>on</strong> holes chosen<br />

to counteract <strong>the</strong> effect of gradient or wind.<br />

<strong>The</strong> drives are measured at <strong>the</strong> point <strong>the</strong>y come to<br />

rest regardless of whe<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong>y are <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> fairway<br />

or not.<br />

GREENS IN REGULATION<br />

Defined as both an average number of greens per<br />

round and a percentage of greens hit. A green in<br />

regulati<strong>on</strong> is defined as <strong>the</strong> number of shots that a<br />

player should take to reach <strong>the</strong> putting surface <strong>on</strong><br />

any given hole, being <strong>on</strong>e for Par 3s, two for Par 4s<br />

and three for Par 5s.<br />

PUTTS PER GIR<br />

Defined as both <strong>the</strong> average number of putts taken<br />

per green in regulati<strong>on</strong> and <strong>the</strong> average number<br />

of putts taken per round <strong>on</strong> greens that are hit in<br />

regulati<strong>on</strong>. By doubling <strong>the</strong> greens per round figure<br />

and <strong>the</strong>reby assuming two putts <strong>on</strong> each green in<br />

regulati<strong>on</strong>, we can <strong>the</strong>n subtract <strong>the</strong> GIR putts per<br />

round figure from this total to infer <strong>the</strong> number of<br />

strokes under par <strong>the</strong> player will be per round from<br />

<strong>the</strong> greens hit in regulati<strong>on</strong>.<br />

AVERAGE PUTTS<br />

Defined as <strong>the</strong> average number of putts taken per<br />

round. <strong>The</strong> use of <strong>the</strong> putter from off <strong>the</strong> green<br />

does not c<strong>on</strong>stitute a putt as far as <strong>the</strong> statistics<br />

are c<strong>on</strong>cerned.<br />

KEY<br />

AVE SPR - Average scrambles per round<br />

AVE Missed GPR - Average missed greens per<br />

round<br />

SCRAMBLES<br />

<strong>The</strong> frequency, expressed as a percentage to <strong>on</strong>e<br />

decimal place, of <strong>the</strong> player scoring par or better<br />

<strong>on</strong> holes where <strong>the</strong> player missed <strong>the</strong> Green in<br />

Regulati<strong>on</strong>.


THE 2012 EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR SCHEDULE<br />

Date Event Venue Winner / Score First Prize / Prizefund<br />

Jan<br />

26 - 29 Gujarat Kensville Challenge Kensville G&CC, Ahmedabad, India Max Kieffer, GER** 70-71-70-70=281 (-7) €32,000 / €200,000<br />

08 - 11 Pacific Rubiales Colombia Classic CC de Barranquilla, Barranquilla, Colombia Phillip Archer, ENG 71-71-68-70=280 (-8) €28,946 / €190,705<br />

Mar<br />

29 - 01 Barclays Kenya Open Muthaiga GC, Nairobi, Kenya Seve Bens<strong>on</strong>, ENG** 66-71-71-66=274 (-10) €30,400 / €193,135<br />

10 - 13 ALLIANZ Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne Golf Blue Green de Pléneuf Val André, Pléneuf, France Eddie Pepperell, ENG** 67-71-71-68=277 (-3) €25,600 / €160,480<br />

May<br />

10 - 13 Madeira Islands Open - Portugal*** Santo da Serra, Madeira, Portugal Ricardo Santos, POR 68-67-68-63=266 (-22) €112,500 / €675,000<br />

24 - 27 Telenet Trophy Ravenstein Royal GC of Belgium, Tervuren, Belgium Marco Crespi, ITA 68-65-70-67=270 (-14) €25,600 / €163,744<br />

31 - 03 Fred Olsen Challenge de España Tecina Golf, La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain Eduardo De La Riva, ESP 68-63-69-65=265 (-19) €25,600 / €163,744<br />

07 - 10 Kärnten Golf Open presented by Mazda GC Klagenfurt-Seltenheim, Klagenfurt, Austria Gary Stal, FRA 69-67-67-70=273 (-11) €25,600 / €160,480<br />

14 - 17 SAINT-OMER OPEN<br />

Jun<br />

presented by Neuflize OBC* Aa St Omer GC, Lumbres, France Darren Fichardt, RSA 68-69-69-73=279 (-5) €83,330 / €508,085<br />

21 - 24 Scottish Hydro Challenge hosted<br />

by Macd<strong>on</strong>ald Hotels and Resorts Macd<strong>on</strong>ald Spey Valley GC, Aviemore, Scotland Sam Walker, ENG^^** 64-67-70=201 (-12) €35,200 / €221,298<br />

27 - 30+ Challenge Provincia di Varese Golf Club Varese, Luvinate, Italy Raym<strong>on</strong>d Russell, SCO 63-67-66-67=263 (-17) €24,600 / €165,520<br />

12 - 15 Credit Suisse Challenge Golf Sempachersee, Lucerne, Switzerland Gary Stal**, FRA 69-67-66-70=273 (-11) €25,600 / €160,000<br />

Jul<br />

18 - 21+ Doubletree by Hilt<strong>on</strong> Acaya Open Acaya Golf Resort, Lecce, Puglia, Italy Espen Kofstad, NOR 72-69-65-65=271 (-9) €25,600 / €163,744<br />

26 - 29 English Challenge Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Golf & Spa, Colchester, England Chris Paisley, ENG 68-68-65-71=272 (-16) €25,600 / €160,480<br />

02 - 05 Finnish Challenge Kytäjä Golf, Hyvinkää, Finland Kristoffer Broberg, SWE 69-66-66-68=269 (-15) €27,200 / €170,510<br />

09 - 12 Norwegian Challenge Byneset GK, Tr<strong>on</strong>dheim, Norway Kristoffer Broberg, SWE** 67-64-65-70=266 (-22) €28,000 / €176,552<br />

Aug<br />

15 - 18+ ECCO <strong>Tour</strong> Champi<strong>on</strong>ship hosted<br />

by Thomas Björn & Mercedes-Benz Stensballegaard Golf, Horsens, Denmark Alessandro Tadini, ITA**69-71-67-69=276 (-12) €25,600 / €164,080<br />

22 - 25+ Rolex Trophy GC de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland Kristoffer Broberg, SWE 63-66-64-68=261 (-27) €24,400 / €188,903<br />

06 - 09 M2M Russian Challenge Cup Tseleevo Golf & Polo Club, Moscow Regi<strong>on</strong>, Russia Alexandre Kaleka, FRA 69-71-71-70=281 (-7) €32,000 / €202,800<br />

Sep<br />

13 - 16 Kazakhstan Open Zhailjau Golf Resort, Almaty, Kazakhstan Scott Henry, SCO** 66-67-67-69=269 (-19) €64,000 / €412,480<br />

20 - 23 ALLIANZ Golf Open Toulouse Metropole Golf de Toulouse-Seilh, Seilh, France Julien Brun (AM), FRA 67-67-67-70=271 (-13) - / €161,392<br />

27 - 30 Challenge de Catalunya Club de Golf La Graiera, Calafell, Tarrag<strong>on</strong>a, Spain Brooks Koepka, USA^^ 68-67-65=200 (-16) €25,600 / €163,024<br />

04 - 07 ALLIANZ Golf Open de Ly<strong>on</strong> Golf du Gouverneur, M<strong>on</strong>thieux, France Chris Doak, SCO** 70-67-68-66=271 (-13) €25,600 / €160,944<br />

Oct<br />

11 - 14 D+D Real Czech Challenge Open Golf & Spa Resort Kunetická Hora, Pardubice,<br />

Czech Republic Andreas Hartø, DEN 65-67-67-65=264 (-24) €25,600 / €160,000<br />

18 - 21 Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Challenge<br />

hosted by Royal Golf Club Royal Golf Club, Copenhagen, Denmark Kristoffer Broberg, SWE 67-70-66-67=270 (-14) €22,400 / €141,218<br />

24 - 27+ Apulia San Domenico Grand Final San Domenico Golf, Savelletri, Puglia, Italy Espen Kofstad, NOR 65-66-67-67=265 (-19) €56,650 / €330,000<br />

* Dual Ranking Event ** denotes play-off *** Prize fund will be capped at €500,000<br />

+ Wed-Sat ^^ Reduced to 54 holes due to inclement wea<strong>the</strong>r


Espen Kofstad<br />

2012 <strong>European</strong> Challenge <strong>Tour</strong> Rankings<br />

Final Rankings after <strong>the</strong> Apulia San Domenico Grand Final<br />

Pos Lst Name Cntry Events €<br />

1 (11) Espen KOFSTAD (NOR) (22) 131099.43<br />

2 (1) Kristoffer BROBERG (SWE) (8) 126508.00<br />

3 (2) Andreas HARTØ (DEN) (20) 121998.69<br />

4 (8) Joachim B HANSEN (DEN) (22) 120085.25<br />

5 (3) Gary LOCKERBIE (ENG) (20) 117481.83<br />

6 (4) Magnus A CARLSSON* (SWE) (13) 110486.82<br />

7 (5) Sim<strong>on</strong> WAKEFIELD (ENG) (18) 108593.13<br />

8 (6) Alessandro TADINI (ITA) (18) 101427.50<br />

9 (7) Alexandre KALEKA (FRA) (21) 95944.25<br />

10 (10) Chris DOAK (SCO) (23) 92729.51<br />

11 (9) Scott HENRY (SCO) (21) 90688.41<br />

12 (12) Chris PAISLEY (ENG) (20) 74484.54<br />

13 (18) Eddie PEPPERELL (ENG) (16) 72378.00<br />

14 (20) Maximilian KIEFFER (GER) (23) 70243.22<br />

15 (23) Justin WALTERS (RSA) (21) 69913.43<br />

16 (45) James BUSBY (ENG) (20) 67350.00<br />

17 (13) Gary STAL (FRA) (20) 66579.61<br />

18 (14) Mark TULLO (CHI) (21) 66435.99<br />

19 (15) Morten Orum MADSEN (DEN) (20) 65337.82<br />

20 (28) Seve BENSON (ENG) (22) 65149.14<br />

21 (16) Daniel BROOKS (ENG) (23) 64776.20<br />

22 (22) Raym<strong>on</strong>d RUSSELL (SCO) (19) 64615.96<br />

23 (34) Eduardo DE LA RIVA (ESP) (15) 64383.33<br />

24 (19) HP BACHER (AUT) (15) 64338.83<br />

25 (17) Phillip ARCHER (ENG) (23) 64073.84<br />

26 (26) Peter UIHLEIN (USA) (15) 61211.05<br />

27 (21) Daniel VANCSIK (ARG) (25) 60901.85<br />

28 (24) Lasse JENSEN (DEN) (23) 58200.63<br />

29 (31) Mikko KORHONEN (FIN) (16) 57573.71<br />

30 (25) Alexander LEVY (FRA) (18) 57309.56<br />

31 (29) Wil BESSELING (NED) (14) 56961.22<br />

32 (27) Chris LLOYD (ENG) (19) 56217.80<br />

33 (32) Marco CRESPI (ITA) (17) 53488.50<br />

34 (30) Sihwan KIM (KOR) (18) 52536.35<br />

35 (33) Bjorn ÅKESSON (SWE) (19) 49740.79<br />

36 (35) Carlos AGUILAR (ESP) (15) 48772.67<br />

37 (36) John PARRY (ENG) (17) 47195.50<br />

38 (37) Roope KAKKO (FIN) (15) 46080.83<br />

39 (39) Nick DOUGHERTY (ENG) (17) 44682.89<br />

40 (41) Sam WALKER (ENG) (12) 43990.60<br />

41 (40) Matteo DELPODIO (ITA) (21) 43697.90<br />

42 (38) Michael LORENZO-VERA (FRA) (20) 43553.62<br />

43 (42) Brooks KOEPKA (USA) (10) 42975.20<br />

44 (43) Jeppe HULDAHL (DEN) (21) 41282.41<br />

45 (44) Andrew MCARTHUR (SCO) (21) 40892.50<br />

46 (46) Steven TILEY (ENG) (17) 36918.79<br />

47 (47) Charlie FORD (ENG) (20) 36348.61<br />

48 (48) Robert DINWIDDIE (ENG) (21) 35580.05<br />

49 (49) Andrea PERRINO (ITA) (22) 33476.00<br />

50 (50) Luke GODDARD (ENG) (19) 32373.08<br />

51 (51) Pelle EDBERG (SWE) (11) 30212.00<br />

52 (52) Callum MACAULAY (SCO) (20) 30109.93<br />

53 (53) Jordi GARCIA PINTO (ESP) (22) 30084.67<br />

54 (54) Alvaro VELASCO (ESP) (14) 28331.50<br />

55 (55) Lloyd SALTMAN (SCO) (19) 27358.38<br />

56 (56) José-Filipe LIMA (POR) (19) 26864.41<br />

Pos Lst Name Cntry Events €<br />

57 (57) Rafa ECHENIQUE (ARG) (19) 25879.38<br />

58 (58) Anth<strong>on</strong>y SNOBECK (FRA) (19) 25587.00<br />

59 (59) Florian PRAEGANT (AUT) (19) 25092.00<br />

60 (60) Agustin DOMINGO (ESP) (16) 25027.40<br />

61 (61) Ben PARKER (ENG) (18) 24940.33<br />

62 (62) Adam GEE (ENG) (17) 24531.00<br />

63 (63) Garry HOUSTON (WAL) (20) 24310.00<br />

64 (64) Victor RIU (FRA) (20) 23335.38<br />

65 (65) Jens DANTORP (SWE) (14) 23326.11<br />

66 (66) Jack SENIOR (ENG) (7) 23199.00<br />

67 (67) Francis MCGUIRK (ENG) (18) 22775.29<br />

68 (68) Steven O'HARA (SCO) (11) 21713.89<br />

69 (69) Tyr<strong>on</strong>e FERREIRA (RSA) (14) 21580.00<br />

70 (70) Klas ERIKSSON (SWE) (18) 21391.83<br />

71 (71) Jamie MCLEARY (SCO) (15) 21132.84<br />

72 (72) Paul DWYER (ENG) (21) 20640.56<br />

73 (73) Christophe BRAZILLIER (FRA) (23) 19853.12<br />

74 (74) Julien GUERRIER (FRA) (12) 18434.00<br />

75 (75) Matt HAINES (ENG) (18) 18412.44<br />

76 (76) Mat<strong>the</strong>w NIXON (ENG) (13) 18062.00<br />

77 (77) Tyrrell HATTON (ENG) (11) 18015.36<br />

78 (78) Floris DE VRIES (NED) (16) 17914.41<br />

79 (79) Adrien BERNADET (FRA) (19) 17900.11<br />

80 (80) Pedro ORIOL (ESP) (13) 17825.33<br />

81 (81) Steven JEPPESEN (SWE) (19) 17743.94<br />

82 (82) Bye<strong>on</strong>g-hun AN (KOR) (18) 17664.78<br />

83 (83) Adrian OTAEGUI (ESP) (16) 17070.89<br />

84 (84) Jamie ABBOTT (ENG) (18) 16986.71<br />

85 (85) Peter BAKER (ENG) (5) 16854.00<br />

86 (86) Mat<strong>the</strong>w SOUTHGATE (ENG) (17) 16604.00<br />

87 (87) Nicolas MEITINGER (GER) (21) 16472.04<br />

88 (88) Chris HANSON (ENG) (14) 16448.10<br />

89 (89) James HEATH (ENG) (17) 16432.67<br />

90 (90) Chris GANE (ENG) (17) 16099.75<br />

91 (91) Lloyd KENNEDY (ENG) (11) 16086.29<br />

92 (92) Scott PINCKNEY (USA) (14) 15980.00<br />

93 (93) Daniel GAUNT (AUS) (21) 15935.91<br />

94 (94) Benn BARHAM (ENG) (19) 15417.63<br />

95 (95) Matt FORD (ENG) (19) 14149.33<br />

96 (96) Luis CLAVERIE (ESP) (9) 13864.00<br />

97 (97) Mat<strong>the</strong>w CRYER (ENG) (19) 13312.40<br />

98 (98) Cesar MONASTERIO (ARG) (17) 13310.62<br />

99 (99) Roland STEINER (AUT) (15) 13128.93<br />

100 (100) Janne MOMMO (FIN) (9) 13042.00<br />

101 (101) Sebastian GARCIA RODRIGUEZ (ESP) (9) 12864.00<br />

102 (102) Max GLAUERT (GER) (15) 12813.26<br />

103 (103) Baptiste CHAPELLAN (FRA) (23) 12420.83<br />

104 (104) Ignacio ELVIRA (ESP) (11) 11986.00<br />

105 (105) Rikard KARLBERG (SWE) (7) 11688.00<br />

106 (106) Niklas LEMKE (SWE) (14) 11663.08<br />

107 (107) Andrew TAMPION (AUS) (17) 11609.00<br />

108 (108) Bernd RITTHAMMER (GER) (16) 11182.29<br />

109 (109) Johan WAHLQVIST (SWE) (17) 11095.56<br />

110 (110) Rasmus HJELM (DEN) (12) 11076.00<br />

* retained his <strong>European</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> card via <strong>The</strong> Race to Dubai


THE 2012 EUROPEAN SENIOR TOUR SCHEDULE<br />

Date Event Venue Winner / Score First prize / Prize fund<br />

11 - 13 Mallorca Open <strong>Senior</strong> Pula Golf Club, S<strong>on</strong> Servera, Mallorca, Spain Gary Wolstenholme, ENG 70-66-69=205 (-8) €30,000 / €200,000<br />

May<br />

24 - 27 US <strong>Senior</strong> PGA Champi<strong>on</strong>ship<br />

presented by KitchenAid Harbor Shores, Bent<strong>on</strong> Harbor, Michigan, USA Roger Chapman, ENG 68-67-64-72=271 (-13) €299,050 / €1,643,057<br />

01 - 03 Benahavis <strong>Senior</strong> Masters La Quinta G&CC, Marbella, Spain Gary Wolstenholme, ENG 67-67-66=200 (-13) €30,000 / €200,000<br />

July June<br />

07 - 10 ISPS Handa PGA <strong>Senior</strong>s Champi<strong>on</strong>ship Hunting Course, De Vere Slaley Hall, Hexham, England Paul Wesselingh, ENG 72-71-67=210 (-6) €50,075 / €312,790<br />

22 - 24 Van Lanschot <strong>Senior</strong> Open Royal Haagsche G&CC, Ne<strong>the</strong>rlands Massy Kuramoto, JPN 75-72-69=216 (L) €37,500 / €249,750<br />

29 - 01 Berenberg Bank Masters Golfclub Wörthsee, Munich, Germany Tim <strong>The</strong>len, USA 66-68-67=201 (-15) €60,000 / €400,000<br />

06 - 08 Bad Ragaz PGA <strong>Senior</strong>s Open Golf Club Bad Ragaz, Switzerland Tim <strong>The</strong>len, USA 66-65-67=198 (-12) €42,000 / €280,000<br />

12 -15 US <strong>Senior</strong> Open* Indianwood G&CC, Lake Ori<strong>on</strong>, Michigan, USA Roger Chapman, ENG 68-68-68-66=270 (-10) $500,000 / $2,600,000<br />

19 - 22 (<strong>The</strong> 141st Open Golf Champi<strong>on</strong>ship) (Royal Lytham & St Annes GC, Lancashire, England)<br />

26 - 29 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Senior</strong> Open Champi<strong>on</strong>ship<br />

presented by Rolex Ailsa Course, Turnberry Resort, Ayrshire, Scotland Fred Couples, USA 72-68-64-67=271 (-9) €256,058 / €1,629,543<br />

17 - 19 SSE Scottish <strong>Senior</strong> Open Torrance Champi<strong>on</strong>ship Course,<br />

Aug<br />

Fairm<strong>on</strong>t St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland Anders Forsbrand, SWE 66-66-67=199 (-17) €47,457 / €316,380<br />

24 - 26 Speedy Services Wales <strong>Senior</strong> Open C<strong>on</strong>wy GC, Caernarv<strong>on</strong>shire, Wales Barry Lane, ENG 72-67-70=209 (-7) €47,591 / €317,275<br />

31 - 02 Travis Perkins plc <strong>Senior</strong> Masters Duke’s Course, Woburn GC, England Des Smyth, IRL 72-66-68=206 (-10) €57,082 / €379,770<br />

Sep<br />

07 - 09 P<strong>on</strong> <strong>Senior</strong> Open Open Course, Winst<strong>on</strong> Golf, Vorbeck, Germany Terry Price, AUS 67-66-67=200 (-16) €60,000 / €400,000<br />

21 - 23 French Riviera Masters Terre Blanche Resort & GC, <strong>Tour</strong>rettes, Provence, France David J Russell, ENG** 69-74-65=208 (-8) €60,000 / €400,000<br />

28 - 30 (<strong>The</strong> Ryder Cup) (Medinah Country Club, Illinois, USA) EUROPE 14½ - USA 13½<br />

Nov<br />

09 - 11 Fub<strong>on</strong> <strong>Senior</strong> Open Miramar G&CC, Taipei, Taiwan Tim <strong>The</strong>len, USA 66-67-69=202 (-14) €62,388 / €326,498<br />

Dec<br />

07 - 09 MCB <strong>Tour</strong> Champi<strong>on</strong>ship C<strong>on</strong>stance Belle Mare Plage, Poste de Flacq,<br />

Mauritius €400,000<br />

* M<strong>on</strong>ey w<strong>on</strong> does not count towards <strong>the</strong> <strong>European</strong> <strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> Order of Merit<br />

** denotes play-off<br />

View overlooking <strong>the</strong> 17th green<br />

at C<strong>on</strong>stance Belle Mare Plage


Roger Chapman<br />

2012 <strong>European</strong> <strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> Order of Merit<br />

Pos Lst Name Cntry Events € £<br />

Wk<br />

Played<br />

Number 15 after <strong>the</strong> Fub<strong>on</strong> <strong>Senior</strong> Open<br />

Pos Lst Name Cntry Events € £<br />

Wk<br />

Played<br />

% 1 (1) Roger CHAPMAN (ENG) (8) 349422.70 280455.81<br />

% 2 (2) Barry LANE (ENG) (13) 249040.93 199886.78<br />

3 (4) Tim THELEN (USA) (14) 240884.18 193339.95<br />

% 4 (3) Peter FOWLER (AUS) (14) 189835.51 152366.95<br />

+ 5 (5) Paul WESSELINGH (ENG) (14) 176587.41 141733.68<br />

% 6 (6) Anders FORSBRAND (SWE) (13) 150688.50 120946.54<br />

7 (7) Gary WOLSTENHOLME (ENG) (15) 148972.92 119569.56<br />

8 (8) Des SMYTH (IRL) (12) 141985.52 113961.30<br />

9 (14) Chris WILLIAMS (RSA) (14) 137701.49 110522.82<br />

10 (9) Bernhard LANGER (GER) (5) 132108.07 106033.39<br />

% 11 (10) Mark JAMES (ENG) (11) 122298.45 98159.94<br />

% 12 (11) Carl MASON (ENG) (12) 120102.81 96397.66<br />

% 13 (12) David J RUSSELL (ENG) (11) 113563.54 91149.07<br />

% 14 (13) Mark MOULAND (WAL) (11) 108357.31 86970.41<br />

% 15 (15) Andrew OLDCORN (SCO) (12) 97112.51 77945.04<br />

16 (17) Mike HARWOOD (AUS) (15) 94217.66 75621.56<br />

%+ 17 (16) Philip GOLDING (ENG) (6) 92224.13 74021.50<br />

+ 18 (18) Dick MAST (USA) (4) 88873.68 71332.34<br />

19 (21) Terry PRICE (AUS) (9) 87821.71 70488.00<br />

20 (19) Ian WOOSNAM (WAL) (8) 83357.35 66904.79<br />

21 (22) Ross DRUMMOND (SCO) (12) 77868.55 62499.34<br />

% 22 (20) Andrew SHERBORNE (ENG) (13) 77424.42 62142.87<br />

23 (26) Bo<strong>on</strong>chu RUANGKIT (THA) (8) 71687.96 57538.63<br />

% 24 (23) Marc FARRY (FRA) (13) 71670.31 57524.47<br />

25 (24) Juan QUIROS (ESP) (12) 65096.16 52247.88<br />

26 (25) Bill LONGMUIR (SCO) (13) 62258.34 49970.18<br />

+ 27 (27) Miguel Angel MARTIN (ESP) (13) 54237.76 43532.65<br />

28 (28) Mike CUNNING (USA) (13) 53852.57 43223.48<br />

29 (31) Massy KURAMOTO (JPN) (4) 47910.31 38454.07<br />

30 (29) Gord<strong>on</strong> MANSON (AUT) (13) 46332.08 37187.34<br />

+ 31 (32) Rick GIBSON (CAN) (12) 45848.16 36798.94<br />

32 (37) Angel FRANCO (PAR) (12) 45760.31 36728.43<br />

33 (34) Glenn RALPH (ENG) (13) 44980.69 36102.68<br />

34 (30) Kevin SPURGEON (ENG) (13) 43693.70 35069.71<br />

35 (33) John HARRISON (ENG) (13) 42819.93 34368.39<br />

36 (38) David MERRIMAN (AUS) (12) 40586.77 32576.01<br />

37 (35) Bob CAMERON (ENG) (12) 40173.50 32244.30<br />

38 (36) Graham BANISTER (AUS) (14) 39938.09 32055.36<br />

+ 39 (46) Gerry NORQUIST (USA) (13) 36487.40 29285.75<br />

40 (40) Steve VAN VUUREN (RSA) (10) 35154.72 28216.10<br />

% 41 (39) T<strong>on</strong>y JOHNSTONE (ZIM) (10) 33835.29 27157.09<br />

42 (45) George RYALL (ENG) (13) 33023.36 26505.41<br />

43 (43) John GOULD (ENG) (12) 32602.88 26167.93<br />

44 (47) Katsuyoshi TOMORI (JPN) (7) 31671.67 25420.51<br />

45 (41) Steve CIPA (ENG) (13) 31229.51 25065.62<br />

46 (42) Gord<strong>on</strong> BRAND JNR (SCO) (13) 31113.89 24972.83<br />

% 47 (44) Sam TORRANCE (SCO) (10) 29840.68 23950.91<br />

% 48 (48) Peter MITCHELL (ENG) (12) 23902.66 19184.90<br />

+ 49 (49) Stephen MCALLISTER (SCO) (13) 23541.63 18895.13<br />

50 (52) Mark BELSHAM (ENG) (13) 23511.15 18870.67<br />

51 (67) Andrew MURRAY (ENG) (5) 22906.67 18385.49<br />

52 (50) Angel FERNANDEZ (CHI) (11) 22658.12 18186.00<br />

% 53 (51) Jeff HALL (ENG) (13) 22428.07 18001.35<br />

54 (54) Delroy CAMBRIDGE (JAM) (12) 19970.93 16029.19<br />

55 (53) Jerry BRUNER (USA) (11) 19790.33 15884.23<br />

+ 56 (56) Tim ELLIOTT (AUS) (13) 19678.90 15794.80<br />

57 (55) Jean Pierre SALLAT (FRA) (6) 18051.34 14488.48<br />

% 58 (61) Nick JOB (ENG) (13) 17594.62 14121.90<br />

+ 59 (57) Philip WALTON (IRL) (13) 17277.00 13866.98<br />

60 (60) Peter A SMITH (SCO) (6) 17147.82 13763.29<br />

61 (58) Denis O'SULLIVAN (IRL) (12) 17037.36 13674.63<br />

62 (59) Domingo HOSPITAL (ESP) (10) 16800.81 13484.77<br />

63 (62) Denis DURNIAN (ENG) (11) 15452.94 12402.93<br />

64 (63) Noel RATCLIFFE (AUS) (11) 14664.45 11770.07<br />

65 (65) Gord<strong>on</strong> J BRAND (ENG) (13) 14635.11 11746.53<br />

66 (64) Jim RHODES (ENG) (10) 14500.39 11638.39<br />

67 (66) Luis CARBONETTI (ARG) (9) 14458.72 11604.95<br />

+ 68 (72) Zeke P MARTINEZ (USA) (10) 12904.52 10357.50<br />

69 (68) Paul CURRY (ENG) (4) 11461.82 9199.56<br />

70 (69) Bobby LINCOLN (RSA) (10) 11410.98 9158.75<br />

71 (70) Rodger DAVIS (AUS) (10) 10542.30 8461.52<br />

+ 72 (71) Roger SABARROS (FRA) (6) 9264.02 7435.54<br />

73 (80) Ken TARLING (CAN) (5) 8225.92 6602.34<br />

74 (73) Archie TAKAMATSU (JPN) (3) 7875.00 6320.68<br />

75 (74) Manuel PIÑERO (ESP) (10) 7798.01 6258.89<br />

% 76 (75) Eam<strong>on</strong>n DARCY (IRL) (7) 7333.82 5886.31<br />

** 77 (78) Stephen MCNALLY (ENG) (3) 6697.29 5375.42<br />

78 (76) Costantino ROCCA (ITA) (6) 6604.28 5300.77<br />

79 (77) José RIVERO (ESP) (7) 6444.05 5172.17<br />

80 (79) Bertus SMIT (RSA) (8) 5647.15 4532.55<br />

81 (81) Giuseppe CALI (ITA) (7) 5507.07 4420.12<br />

82 (82) Bruce VAUGHAN (USA) (3) 4355.73 3496.02<br />

+ 83 (83) Charlie BOLLING (USA) (6) 3899.31 3129.69<br />

84 (84) Terry BURGOYNE (SCO) (9) 3895.73 3126.81<br />

85 (95) Peter DAHLBERG (SWE) (5) 3816.49 3063.22<br />

86 (0) Mitch KIERSTENSON (ENG) (3) 3650.10 2929.67<br />

87 (99) T<strong>on</strong>y CHARNLEY (ENG) (5) 3541.49 2842.49<br />

% 88 (85) Ant<strong>on</strong>io GARRIDO (ESP) (9) 3208.51 2575.24<br />

89 (86) Emilio RODRIGUEZ (ESP) (2) 2997.20 2405.63<br />

+ 90 (87) Dave WETTLAUFER (CAN) (6) 2535.45 2035.02<br />

% 91 (88) Torsten GIEDEON (GER) (2) 2260.00 1813.94<br />

92 (89) John CHILLAS (SCO) (4) 2107.11 1691.22<br />

+ 93 (90) Peter HORROBIN (JAM) (3) 2001.18 1606.20<br />

94 (96) Bill HARDWICK (CAN) (3) 1971.43 1582.32<br />

95 (91) T<strong>on</strong>y ALLEN (ENG) (2) 1673.76 1343.41<br />

% 96 (92) Maurice BEMBRIDGE (ENG) (5) 1610.80 1292.87<br />

97 (100) Barrie STEVENS (ENG) (3) 1504.54 1207.59<br />

98 (93) Victor GARCIA (ESP) (4) 1472.94 1182.22<br />

** 99 (94) Roger ROPER (ENG) (2) 1257.58 1009.37<br />

100 (103) Stephen BENNETT (ENG) (4) 1148.67 921.95<br />

** 101 (97) Alan SADDINGTON (SCO) (2) 950.00 762.49<br />

102 (0) Matt BRIGGS (ENG) (3) 897.31 720.21<br />

103 (98) François ILLOUZ (FRA) (2) 880.00 706.31<br />

104 (0) James MURPHY (ENG) (2) 758.67 608.93<br />

Seiji EBIHARA (JPN) (1) 758.67 608.93<br />

106 (101) Glyn DAVIES (WAL) (4) 729.73 585.70<br />

** 107 (102) Bradley SMITH (ENG) (2) 525.00 421.38<br />

108 (104) Claude GRENIER (AUT) (3) 350.00 280.92<br />

** 109 (105) Mus DEBOUB (ALG) (3) 317.28 254.65<br />

** 110 (106) David THOMSON (SCO) (2) 300.00 240.79<br />

** 111 (107) Rinus VAN BLANKERS (NED) (1) 262.50 210.69<br />

+ denotes rookie % denotes Category 15 Members of <strong>The</strong> <strong>European</strong> <strong>Tour</strong>


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