The 2017 European Tour schedule has been released, and it includes 48 events, complete with three reinvigorated tournaments for the season. The Portugal Masters returns, as does the Andalucia Masters, which will be hosted by Sergio Garcia. A new event in Sicily, Italy, is also on the docket.
The schedule highlights the Rolex Series events, seven tournaments with a purse of at least $7 million, with the season-ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai having an $8 million purse.
Disappearing from the schedule are the True Thailand Classic, Mauritius Open, the King's Cup and Open de Espana, which has been on the schedule since 1972.
2017 European Tour schedule
Dec. 1-4 -- Australian PGA Championship, RACV Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Dec. 1-4 -- Alfred Dunhill Championship, Leopard Creek CC, Malelane, South Africa
Dec. 8-11 -- UBS Hong Kong Open, Hong Kong GC, Fanling, Hong Kong
Jan. 12-15 -- BMW SA Open hosted by City of Ekurhuleni, Glendower GC, Gauteng, Johannesburg, South Africa
Jan. 19-22 -- Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, Abu Dhabi GC, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Jan. 26-29 -- Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, Doha GC, Doha, Qatar
Feb. 2-5 -- Omega Dubai Desert Classic, Emirates GC, Dubai, UAE
Feb. 9-12 -- Maybank Championship, Saujana G&CC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Feb. 16-19 -- World Super 6 Perth, Lake Karrinyup CC, Perth, Western Australia
Feb. 23-26 -- Joburg Open, Royal Johannesburg & Kensington GC, Johannesburg, South Africa
March 2-5 -- WGC - Mexico Championship, Chapultepec GC, Mexico City, Mexico
March 2-5 -- Tshwane Open, Pretoria CC, Waterkloof, South Africa
March 9-12 -- Hero Indian Open, DLF G&CC, New Delhi, India
March 22-26 -- WGC - Dell Technologies Match Play , Austin CC, Austin, Texas, USA
April 6-9 -- The Masters, Augusta National GC, Georgia, USA
April 13-16 -- Trophee Hassan II, Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Red Course, Rabat, Morocco
April 20-23 -- Shenzhen International, Genzon GC, Shenzhen, China
April 27-30 -- Volvo China Open, Topwin G&CC, Beijing, China
May 11-14 -- Open de Portugal at Morgado Golf Resort , Morgado Golf Resort, Portimão, Portugal
May 18-21 -- The Rocco Forte Open - Verdura, Verdura Golf & Spa Resort, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy
May 25-28 -- BMW PGA Championship, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England
June 1-4 -- Nordea Masters, Barsebäck G&CC, Malmö, Sweden
June 8-11 -- Lyoness Open powered by Sporthilfe Cashback Card, Diamond CC, Atzenbrugg, near Vienna, Austria
June 15-18 -- U.S. Open, Erin Hills GC, Wisconsin, USA
June 22-25 -- BMW International Open, Golfclub München Eichenried, Munich, Germany
June 29 - July 2 -- Open de France, Le Golf National, Paris, France
July 6-9 -- Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, Portstewart GC, Co. Londonderry, N.Ireland
July 13-16 -- Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open, Dundonald Links, Gailes, Ayrshire, Scotland
July 20-23 -- Open Championship, Royal Birkdale, Southport, Merseyside, England
July 27-30 -- Porsche European Open, Green Eagle Golf Courses, Hamburg, Germany
Aug. 3-6 -- WGC - Bridgestone Invitational, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio, USA
Aug. 10-13 -- PGA Championship, Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, N. Carolina, USA
Aug. 17-20 -- Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play, Golf Resort Bad Griesbach, Bad Griesbach, Germany
Aug. 17-20 -- Fiji International, Natadola Bay GC, Natadola, Fiji
Aug. 24-27 -- Made In Denmark, Himmerland Golf & Spa Resort, Farsoe, Denmark
Aug. 31 - Sept. 3 -- D+D Real Czech Masters, Albatross Golf Resort, Prague, Czech Republic
Sept. 7-10 -- Omega European Masters, Crans-sur-Sierre GC, Crans Montana, Switzerland
Sept. 14-17 -- KLM Open, The Dutch, Spijk, The Netherlands
Sept. 21-24 -- Portugal Masters, Oceânico Victoria GC, Vilamoura, Portugal
Sept. 28 - Oct. 1 -- British Masters supported by Sky Sports, Close House GC, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Oct. 5-8 -- Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, Old Course St Andrews, Carnoustie & Kingsbarns, Scotland
Oct. 12-15 -- Italian Open, TBA
Oct. 19-22 -- Andalucia Valderrama Masters hosted by the Sergio Garcia Foundation, Real Club Valderrama, Sotogrande, Spain
Oct. 26-29 -- WGC - HSBC Champions, TBA
Nov. 2-5 -- Turkish Airlines Open, Regnum Carya Golf & Spa Resort, Antalya, Turkey
Nov. 9-12 -- Nedbank Golf Challenge, Gary Player CC, Sun City, South Africa
Nov. 16-19 -- DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai, UAE
