Post by Doyley on Aug 8, 2015 17:13:21 GMT -5
Summary of changes
Race to Dubai
Turkish Open
Field: top 78 active European Tour members from money list
Format: 72 holes stroke play - no cut
Eligibility: The field will consist of the first 78 active European Tour card holders from the Season 1 money list as of August 23rd, 2015 - must have European Tour card to qualify or have won a European Tour event, major or WGC event
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
Field: top 78 active European Tour members from money list
Format: 72 holes stroke play - no cut
Eligibility: The field will consist of the first 78 active European Tour card holders from the Season 1 money list as of August 30th, 2015 - must have European Tour card to qualify or have won a European Tour event, major or WGC event
BMW Masters
Field: top 78 active European Tour members from money list
Format: 72 holes stroke play event – no cut.
Eligibility: The field will be completed in order from the Season 1 money list as of September 6th, 2015 - must have European Tour card to qualify or have won a European Tour event, major or WGC event
DP World Tour Championship, Dubai
Field: top 60 active European Tour members from money list
Format: 72 holes stroke play - no cut
Eligibility: Players in positions 1 - 60 in The Race to Dubai at the conclusion of the BMW Masters. To Participate in the 2015 DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, a Member must have already Participated in twelve 2015 Race to Dubai Tournaments (majors and WGC events count)
- Race to Dubai (4 events) moved to same dates as FedEx Cup playoffs (W34, W35, W37, W38)
- WGC - HSBC Champions pulled out of Race to Dubai (will stay on same date as real event) - Alfred Dunhill Links Championship slotted into Race to Dubai in its spot
- No event during W36 - crossover to the PGA to play that week (event has no FedEx points and money earned won't count against Race to Dubai - basically a filler event for both tours during an off week)
- All original events from W34-W38 were moved to W45-W49
- Season 1 ends W38
- Season 2 starts W41
Race to Dubai
- To play you must have a European Tour card or have won a European Tour event, Major or WGC event in Season 1
- Money earned will carry over into the Race to Dubai
- Top 15 after DP World Championship will share $5,000,000 bonus money and will be included in Race to Dubai money totals (payout details here)
Turkish Open
Field: top 78 active European Tour members from money list
Format: 72 holes stroke play - no cut
Eligibility: The field will consist of the first 78 active European Tour card holders from the Season 1 money list as of August 23rd, 2015 - must have European Tour card to qualify or have won a European Tour event, major or WGC event
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
Field: top 78 active European Tour members from money list
Format: 72 holes stroke play - no cut
Eligibility: The field will consist of the first 78 active European Tour card holders from the Season 1 money list as of August 30th, 2015 - must have European Tour card to qualify or have won a European Tour event, major or WGC event
BMW Masters
Field: top 78 active European Tour members from money list
Format: 72 holes stroke play event – no cut.
Eligibility: The field will be completed in order from the Season 1 money list as of September 6th, 2015 - must have European Tour card to qualify or have won a European Tour event, major or WGC event
DP World Tour Championship, Dubai
Field: top 60 active European Tour members from money list
Format: 72 holes stroke play - no cut
Eligibility: Players in positions 1 - 60 in The Race to Dubai at the conclusion of the BMW Masters. To Participate in the 2015 DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, a Member must have already Participated in twelve 2015 Race to Dubai Tournaments (majors and WGC events count)