The 2017 European Tour was the ninth edition of the

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and the 46th season of

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tournaments since the

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officially began in 1972. England's

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won the Race to Dubai. Spanish golfers collected the annual awards; Golfer of the Year was

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, who won his first

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, and

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was

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Changes for 2017

For the 2017 season, the European Tour created the "Rolex Series", a group of selected tournaments with a minimum purse of US$7 million. Seven tournaments were initially announced: the

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, the Irish Open, the Scottish Open, the

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and the three Final Series events – the

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, the

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and the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai. The

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was later announced as the eighth Rolex Series event. There were changes to membership criteria with the creation of a new "Access List", a season-long money list excluding the

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, the four

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and the Rolex Series events. The top three players in the Access List standings would be invited to play in Rolex Series events, and the top 10 players in the Access List final standings not otherwise exempt would gain full European Tour membership for the following season. There was a corresponding reduction in numbers from the Race to Dubai final standings gaining cards, down from the top 110 to the top 100.

Tournament changes

*New tournaments:

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. *Returning tournaments (not part of the 2016 season): Hong Kong Open,

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. *No longer part of the schedule:

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(due to date change from May to December; returned for the 2018 season). *Format change: the Perth International became the

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, with the top-24 players after 54-hole

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competing in a 6-hole knockout

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tournament on the final day.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Location of tournaments

Race to Dubai

Since 2009, the European Tour's money list has been known as the "Race to Dubai". It is based on money earned during the season, calculated in

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and converted into points (1 euro = 1 point). Earnings from tournaments awarding prize money in other currencies were converted at the exchange rate available the week of the event.

Final standings

Final top 10 players in the Race to Dubai: • Did not play

Awards

Golfer of the Month

The winners of the European Tour Golfer of the Month award:

Notes

References

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