| Duration | 5 January 2012 (2012-01-05) – 25 November 2012 (2012-11-25) |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 45[a] |
| Most wins |  Branden Grace (4) |
| Race to Dubai |  Rory McIlroy |
| Golfer of the Year | Rory McIlroy |
| Players' Player of the Year | Rory McIlroy |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |  Ricardo Santos |
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The2012 European Tour was the 41st season of theEuropean Tour, the mainprofessional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Prior to the start of the2011 season, the tour had announced their intention to realign the schedule with the calendar.[1] As a result, in 2012 there were several changes from the previous season. There was initially one new tournament in 2012, theISPS Handa Perth International, and several tournaments were dropped: theCastelló Masters, theIskandar Johor Open, and theAlfred Dunhill Championship,[2] which was played in December as part of the2013 season.
During the season, theBMW Masters in China was added to the schedule,[3] theCzech Open was cancelled,[4] and three tournaments in Spain were also cancelled: theIberdrola Open,[5] theMadrid Masters,[6] and theAndalucía Masters.[7]
The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.[8]
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winners | OWGR points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep | Ryder Cup | United States | n/a |  Team Europe | n/a | Team event |
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TheRace to Dubai was based on prize money won during the season, calculated inEuros.[9][10][11][12]
| Pos. | Player | Majors | WGCs | Principal events | Top 10s in otherET events | Tmts | Money | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mas | USO | Opn | PGA | WGC MP | WGC Cad | WGC Inv | WGC Cha | BMW PGA | DPW TC | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Reg. (€) | Bon. ($) | Total (€) | |||||||||
| 1 | McIlroy | T40 | CUT | T60 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T5 | • | CUT | 1st | 2nd | T5 | T10 | 2nd | 3rd | 15 | 4,738,027 | 1,000,000 | 5,519,118 | ||||||||
| 2 |  Rose | T8 | T21 | CUT | T3 | T33 | 1st | T5 | T24 | T2 | 2nd | T9 | T9 | T6 | 13 | 3,260,635 | 650,000 | 3,768,345 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Oosthuizen | 2nd | CUT | T19 | T21 | T17 | T60 | 4th | T6 | • | 5th | 1st | T7 | 1st | T6 | 16 | 2,796,819 | 500,000 | 3,187,364 | |||||||||
| 4 |  Hanson | T3 | CUT | T23 | T7 | T5 | T4 | T63 | T24 | CUT | T16 | T2 | T3 | 1st | 1st | 21 | 2,730,006 | 375,000 | 3,022,916 | |||||||||
| 5 | Poulter | 7th | T41 | T9 | T3 | T33 | T60 | T29 | 1st | T10 | T26 | T9 | T4 | 4th | 15 | 2,327,402 | 325,000 | 2,581,257 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Grace | • | T51 | T77 | CUT | • | T35 | T36 | T62 | 5th | 6th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 26 | 2,287,701 | 275,000 | 2,502,501 | |||||||||
| 7 | Donald | T32 | CUT | T5 | T32 | T33 | T6 | T8 | T18 | 1st | T3 | 3rd | 13 | 2,197,794 | 225,000 | 2,373,540 | ||||||||||||
| 8 |  F. Molinari | T19 | T29 | T39 | T54 | T17 | T13 | T40 | T39 | T7 | T34 | T8 | T6 | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | T6 | T5 | 25 | 2,078,538 | 175,000 | 2,215,229 | ||||||
| 9 | McDowell | T12 | T2 | T5 | T11 | T33 | T13 | T24 | T42 | CUT | T52 | T3 | 2nd | 16 | 1,847,420 | 125,000 | 1,945,056 | |||||||||||
| 10 |  Lawrie | T24 | • | T34 | T48 | T9 | T60 | T50 | T36 | T2 | T48 | T10 | T8 | 1st | T3 | 1st | T6 | T10 | 25 | 1,832,272 | 100,000 | 1,910,381 | ||||||
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Golfer of the Year | Rory McIlroy | [13] |
| Players' Player of the Year | Rory McIlroy | [14] |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Ricardo Santos | [15] |
The highest honour of the Players' Player of the Year award went to Rory McIlroy as his peers recognised his phenomenal achievements of winning US PGA Championship, topping both the US PGA Tour Money List and The Race to Dubai and reigning supreme as World Number One.
