The 2018 European Tour schedule has been released, and it includes 48 events, complete with four new tournaments for the season: the NBO Oman Golf Classic, the Belgian Knockout and the Philippines Golf Championship and the European Golf Team Championships.
The AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open returns after a one-year hiatus.
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 Alfred Dunhill Championship, Shenzhen International, Open de Portugal, The Rocco Forte Open, Paul Lawrie Match Play and Fiji International.
2018 European Tour schedule
- Nov. 23-26 -- UBS Hong Kong Open, Hong Kong GC, Fanling, Hong Kong
- Nov 30. - Dec. 3 -- Australian PGA Championship, RACV Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
- Nov 30. - Dec. 3 -- AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, Heritage Golf Club, Mauritius
- Dec. 7-10 -- Joburg Open, Randpark GC, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Jan. 11-14 -- BMW SA Open hosted by City of Ekurhuleni, Glendower GC, Gauteng, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Jan. 12-14 -- EurAsia Cup, Glenmarie Golf and Country Club, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Jan. 18-21 -- Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, Abu Dhabi GC, Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Jan. 25-28 -- Omega Dubai Desert Classic, Emirates GC, Dubai, UAE
- Feb. 1-4 -- Maybank Championship, Saujana G&CC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Feb. 8-11 -- World Super 6 Perth, Lake Karrinyup CC, Perth, Western Australia
- Feb. 15-18 -- NBO Oman Golf Classic, Almouj Golf, Muscat, Oman
- Feb. 22-25 -- Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, Doha GC, Doha, Qatar
- March 1-4 -- WGC-Mexico Championship, Chapultepec GC, Mexico City, Mexico
- March 1-4 -- Tshwane Open, Pretoria CC, Waterkloof, South Africa
- March 8-11 -- Indian Open, TBD
- March 15-18 -- Philippines Golf Championship, TBD
- March 21-25 -- WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, Austin CC, Austin, Texas, USA
- April 5-8 -- The Masters, Augusta National GC, Georgia, USA
- April 12-15 -- TBA (It'll be in Europe, apparently)
- April 19-22 -- Trophee Hassan II, Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Red Course, Rabat, Morocco
- April 26-29 -- Volvo China Open, TBA
- May 5-6 -- GolfSixes, TBA
- May 10-13 -- TBA (It'll also be in Europe, apparently)
- May 17-20 -- Belgian Knockout, Rinkven International GC, Antwerp, Belgium
- May 24-27 -- BMW PGA Championship, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England
- May 31 - June 3 -- Italian Open, TBA
- June 7-10 -- Austrian Golf Open, Diamond CC, Atzenbrugg, near Vienna, Austria
- June 14-17 -- U.S. Open, Shinnecock Hills GC, Southamption, NY, USA
- June 21-24 -- BMW International Open, Golf Club Gut Laerchenhof, Pulheim, Germany
- June 28 - July 1 -- Open de France, Le Golf National, Paris, France
- July 5-8 -- Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, Ballyliffin GC, Donegal, Ireland
- July 13-16 -- Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open, Gullane GC, Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland
- July 20-23 -- Open Championship, Carnoustie Golf Links, Carnoustie, Scotland
- July 26-29 -- Porsche European Open, Green Eagle Golf Courses, Hamburg, Germany
- Aug. 2-5 -- WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio, USA
- Aug. 9-12 -- PGA Championship, Bellerive County Club, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Aug. 8-12 -- European Golf Team Championships, Gleneagles, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland
- Aug. 16-19 -- Nordea Masters, Hills GC, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Aug. 23-26 -- D+D Real Czech Masters, Albatross Golf Resort, Prague, Czech Republic
- Aug. 30 - Sept. 2 -- Made In Denmark, Silkeborg Ry GC, Aarhus, Denmark
- Sept. 6-9 -- Omega European Masters, Crans-sur-Sierre GC, Crans Montana, Switzerland
- Sept. 13-16 -- KLM Open, The Dutch, Spijk, The Netherlands
- Sept. 20-23 -- Portugal Masters, Oceânico Victoria GC, Vilamoura, Portugal
- Sept. 28-30 -- The Ryder Cup, Le Golf National, Paris, France
- Oct. 4-7 -- Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, Old Course St Andrews, Carnoustie & Kingsbarns, Scotland
- Oct. 11-14 -- British Masters supported by Sky Sports, TBA
- Oct. 18-21 -- Andalucia Valderrama Masters, Real Club Valderrama, Sotogrande, Spain
- Oct. 25-28 -- WGC - HSBC Champions, Sheshan International GC, Shanghai, China
- Nov. 1-4 -- Turkish Airlines Open, Regnum Carya Golf & Spa Resort, Antalya, Turkey
- Nov. 8-11 -- Nedbank Golf Challenge, Gary Player CC, Sun City, South Africa
- Nov. 15-18 -- DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai, UAE
