Rolex Series

The Rolex Series is a series of men's professional golf tournaments played internationally, as part of the European Tour.

Rolex Series
Tournament information
LocationInternational
Established2017
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Tournament record score
Aggregate260 Brandon Stone (2018)
To par−24 Jon Rahm (2017)

History

The series was unveiled for the 2017 season and began with eight events, all with elevated purses in comparison with regular events on the European Tour. The minimum purse for each event was US$7,000,000, with the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai having an $8 million purse.[1][2]

The inaugural events as part of the series were:

From the 2019 season onwards, the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship became a designated Rolex Series event and the Open de France was relegated to a regular tour event.[3] In 2020, the season was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; as a result, the Turkish Airlines Open and the Nedbank Golf Challenge were cancelled, and the Irish and Italian Opens were downgraded to regular events.[4]

In 2021, the Rolex Series was reduced to four tournaments; the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, the Scottish Open, the BMW PGA Championship and the season-ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai. The four events did have increased prize funds up to $8 million however.[5] The Dubai Desert Classic was added to the series for the 2022 season.[6]

In 2023, all Rolex Series purses were increased to $9 million.[7]

2017 season

Schedule
DateTournamentWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
28 MayBMW PGA ChampionshipSweden Alex Norén277−112 strokesItaly Francesco Molinari[8]
2 JulHNA Open de FranceEngland Tommy Fleetwood272−121 strokeUnited States Peter Uihlein[9]
9 JulDubai Duty Free Irish OpenSpain Jon Rahm264−246 strokesScotland Richie Ramsay
England Matthew Southgate		[10]
16 JulAberdeen Asset Management Scottish OpenSpain Rafa Cabrera-Bello275−13PlayoffEngland Callum Shinkwin[11]
15 OctItalian OpenEngland Tyrrell Hatton263−211 strokeThailand Kiradech Aphibarnrat
England Ross Fisher		[12]
5 NovTurkish Airlines OpenEngland Justin Rose266−181 strokeBelgium Nicolas Colsaerts
South Africa Dylan Frittelli		[13]
12 NovNedbank Golf ChallengeSouth Africa Branden Grace277−111 strokeScotland Scott Jamieson[14]
19 NovDP World Tour Championship, DubaiSpain Jon Rahm269−191 strokeThailand Kiradech Aphibarnrat
Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry		[15]

2018 season

Schedule
DateTournamentWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
27 MayBMW PGA ChampionshipItaly Francesco Molinari271−172 strokesNorthern Ireland Rory McIlroy[16]
3 JunItalian OpenDenmark Thorbjørn Olesen262−221 strokeItaly Francesco Molinari[17]
1 JulHNA Open de FranceSweden Alex Norén277−71 strokeScotland Russell Knox
United States Julian Suri
England Chris Wood		[18]
8 JulDubai Duty Free Irish OpenScotland Russell Knox274−14PlayoffNew Zealand Ryan Fox[19]
15 JulAberdeen Standard Investments Scottish OpenSouth Africa Brandon Stone260−204 strokesEngland Eddie Pepperell[20]
4 NovTurkish Airlines OpenEngland Justin Rose267−17PlayoffChina Li Haotong[21]
11 NovNedbank Golf ChallengeEngland Lee Westwood273−153 strokesSpain Sergio García[22]
18 NovDP World Tour Championship, DubaiEngland Danny Willett270−182 strokesUnited States Patrick Reed
England Matt Wallace		[23]

2019 season

Schedule
DateTournamentWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
19 JanAbu Dhabi HSBC ChampionshipRepublic of Ireland Shane Lowry270−181 strokeSouth Africa Richard Sterne[24]
7 JulDubai Duty Free Irish OpenSpain Jon Rahm264−162 strokesEngland Andy Sullivan
Austria Bernd Wiesberger		[25]
14 JulAberdeen Standard Investments Scottish OpenAustria Bernd Wiesberger262−22PlayoffFrance Benjamin Hébert[26]
22 SepBMW PGA ChampionshipEngland Danny Willett268−203 strokesSpain Jon Rahm[27]
13 OctItalian OpenAustria Bernd Wiesberger268−161 strokeEngland Matt Fitzpatrick[28]
10 NovTurkish Airlines OpenEngland Tyrrell Hatton268−20PlayoffFrance Benjamin Hébert
United States Kurt Kitayama
France Victor Perez
Austria Matthias Schwab
South Africa Erik van Rooyen		[29]
17 NovNedbank Golf ChallengeEngland Tommy Fleetwood276−12PlayoffSweden Marcus Kinhult[30]
24 NovDP World Tour Championship, DubaiSpain Jon Rahm269−191 strokeEngland Tommy Fleetwood[31]

2020 season

Schedule
DateTournamentWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
19 JanAbu Dhabi HSBC ChampionshipEngland Lee Westwood269−192 strokesEngland Matt Fitzpatrick
England Tommy Fleetwood
France Victor Perez		[32]
31 MayDubai Duty Free Irish OpenDowngraded to regular event
4 Oct
12 Jul		Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish OpenEngland Aaron Rai273−11PlayoffEngland Tommy Fleetwood[33]
11 OctItalian OpenDowngraded to regular event
11 Oct
13 Sep		BMW PGA ChampionshipEngland Tyrrell Hatton269−194 strokesFrance Victor Perez[34]
8 NovTurkish Airlines OpenCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[35]
6 Dec
15 Nov		Nedbank Golf Challenge
13 Dec
22 Nov		DP World Tour Championship, DubaiEngland Matt Fitzpatrick273−151 strokeEngland Lee Westwood[36]

2021 season

Schedule
DateTournamentWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
24 JanAbu Dhabi HSBC ChampionshipEngland Tyrrell Hatton270−184 strokesAustralia Jason Scrivener[37]
11 JulAbrdn Scottish OpenAustralia Min Woo Lee266−18PlayoffBelgium Thomas Detry
England Matt Fitzpatrick		[38]
12 SepBMW PGA ChampionshipUnited States Billy Horschel269−191 strokeThailand Kiradech Aphibarnrat
England Laurie Canter
Wales Jamie Donaldson		[39]
21 NovDP World Tour Championship, DubaiUnited States Collin Morikawa271−173 strokesSweden Alexander Björk
England Matt Fitzpatrick		[40]

2022 season

Schedule
DateTournamentWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
23 JanAbu Dhabi HSBC ChampionshipBelgium Thomas Pieters278−101 strokeSpain Rafa Cabrera-Bello
India Shubhankar Sharma		[41]
30 JanSlync.io Dubai Desert ClassicNorway Viktor Hovland276−12PlayoffEngland Richard Bland[42]
10 JulGenesis Scottish OpenUnited States Xander Schauffele273−71 strokeUnited States Kurt Kitayama[43]
11 SepBMW PGA ChampionshipRepublic of Ireland Shane Lowry199[lower-alpha 1]−171 strokeNorthern Ireland Rory McIlroy
Spain Jon Rahm		[44]
20 NovDP World Tour ChampionshipSpain Jon Rahm268−202 strokesEngland Tyrrell Hatton
Sweden Alex Norén		[45]

2023 season

Schedule
DateTournamentWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
22 JanAbu Dhabi HSBC ChampionshipFrance Victor Perez270−181 strokeAustralia Min Woo Lee
Sweden Sebastian Söderberg		[46]
30 JanHero Dubai Desert ClassicNorthern Ireland Rory McIlroy269−191 strokeUnited States Patrick Reed[47]
16 JulGenesis Scottish OpenNorthern Ireland Rory McIlroy265−151 strokeScotland Robert MacIntyre[48]
17 SepBMW PGA ChampionshipNew Zealand Ryan Fox270−181 strokeEngland Tyrrell Hatton
England Aaron Rai		[49]
19 NovDP World Tour Championship

Multiple winners
RankPlayerWinsTournaments won
1Spain Jon Rahm52017 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open,
2017 DP World Tour Championship, Dubai,
2019 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open,
2019 DP World Tour Championship, Dubai,
2022 DP World Tour Championship
2England Tyrrell Hatton42017 Italian Open,
2019 Turkish Airlines Open,
2020 BMW PGA Championship,
2021 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship
T3England Tommy Fleetwood22017 HNA Open de France,
2019 Nedbank Golf Challenge
Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry2019 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship,
2022 BMW PGA Championship
Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy2023 Hero Dubai Desert Classic,
2023 Genesis Scottish Open
Sweden Alex Norén2017 BMW PGA Championship,
2018 HNA Open de France
England Justin Rose2017 Turkish Airlines Open,
2018 Turkish Airlines Open
England Lee Westwood2018 Nedbank Golf Challenge,
2020 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship
Austria Bernd Wiesberger2019 Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open,
2019 Italian Open
England Danny Willett2018 DP World Tour Championship, Dubai,
2019 BMW PGA Championship

Notes
  1. Shortened to 54 holes due to Operation London Bridge.

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