2018 - Men Europe
The winners in the category "2018 - Men Europe" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Europe
HSBC
Played as the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship (Jan 18-21; European Tour event). Second-placed Ross Fisher (Eng) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Tommy Fleetwood (Eng), who shot a back-nine 6-under-par 30 on the final day. [Abu Dhabi GC, UAE].
Europe
Alfred Dunhill
Played as the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship (Oct 4-7; pro-am event). Second-placed Tommy Fleetwood (Eng) and defending champion Tyrrell Hatton (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Lucas Bjerregaard (Den), who recorded his second European Tour win. [Old Course, St Andrews, Fife. Earlier rounds also at: Carnoustie GC and Kingsbarns GC].
Europe
Sergio Garcia Fndtn
Played as the Andalucía Valderrama Masters hosted by the Sergio Garcia Foundation (Oct 18-21). Second-placed Shane Lowry (Ire) finished 4 shots behind tournament host Sergio Garcia (Esp), who won this event for the third straight time. Reduced to three rounds and a Monday finish required due to bad weather. [Real (Royal) Valderrama GC, San Roque, Spain].
Europe
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Played as the 2018 Shot Clock Masters (June 7-10). One-shot penalty incurred if player exceeds the allowed time of 40 or 50 seconds from address to shot completion. Syme Connor (Scot) finished 6 shots behind 37-year-old Korhonen (Fin), who claimed his first European Tour win in his 146th attempt. During the event four players incurred one-shot penalties, two of them for exceeding the allowed shot time by one second. [Diamond CC, Atzenbrugg, Austria].
Europe
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Played as the Belgian Knockout (May 17-20; significantly repackaged version of the Belgian Open last played in 2000; new format: 2 days stroke-play; after the cut 64 players go into knockout rounds of 9-hole stroke-play matches). Second-placed Benjamin Hebert (Fra) finished 2 shots behind Otaegui (Esp) in the 9-hole stroke-play final. [Ch'ship North course, Rinkven GC, 's Gravenwezel, nr Antwerp].
Europe
BMW
Played as the BMW International Open (June 21-24). Second-placed Martin Kaymer (Ger), Mikko Korhonen (Fin) and Thorbjørn Olesen (Den) finished 1 shot behind Matt Wallace (Eng), who recorded his second European Tour win of the season. [GC Gut Lärchenhof, Pulheim, nr Cologne, Germany].
Europe
BMW
Played as the BMW PGA Championship (May 24-27; first of eight Eurpn Tr Rolex Series events, with prize fund now in US dollars). Second-placed Rory McIlroy (N.Ire) finished 2 shots behind Molinari (Italy), who recorded his fifth European Tour win. [West course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].
Europe
Sky Sports
Played as the Sky Sports British Masters (Oct 11-14; hosted by Justin Rose). Second-placed Alexander Björk (Swe) finished 2 shots behind Eddie Pepperell (Eng), who recorded his second European Tour win. [Old course, Walton Heath GC, Walton on the Hill, Surrey].
Europe
D+D Real
Played as the D+D Real Czech Masters (Aug 23-26). Second-placed Padraig Harrington (Ire) finished 2 shots behind 29-year-old Andrea Pavan (Italy), who recorded his first European Tour win at his 112th attempt on the tour. [Albatross Resort, Vysoký Újezd, nr Prague, Czech Rep.].
Europe
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Played as the Made in Denmark tournament (Aug 30-Sep 2). Matt Wallace (Eng) beat Steven Brown (Eng) with a birdie at the second playoff hole (par-4 18th), to win his third European Tour title of 2018. Lee Westwood (Eng) and Jonathan Thomson (Eng) were eliminated at the first playoff hole. [Silkeborg Ry GC, Silkeborg, East Jutland, Denmark].
Europe
Omega
Played as the Omega Dubai Desert Classic (Jan 25-28; European Tour event). Second-placed Rory McIlroy (N.Ire) finished 1 shot behind Haotong Li (China), who recorded his second European Tour win. [Majlis course, Emirates GC, Dubai, UAE].
Europe
KLM
Played as the KLM Open (Sept 13-16). Second-placed Chris Wood (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Wu (China), who recorded his third European Tour win. [The Dutch, Spijk, nr Gorinchem, Netherlands].
Europe
Omega
Played as the Omega European Masters (Sept 6-9; Eurpn/Asian tours event). Defending champion Fitzpatrick (Eng) beat Lucas Bjerregaard (Den) with a birdie at the first playoff hole (par-4 18th), to record his fifth European Tour win. [GC Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans-Montana, Switzerland].
Europe
Porsche
Played as the Porsche European Open (Jul 27-30). Second-placed Christofer Blomstrand (Swe), John Allen (Ger, amateur) and Renato Paratore (Italy) finished 1 shot behind 39-year-old McEvoy (Eng), who recorded his first European Tour win at his 285th attempt. [Green Eagle GC, Winsen, nr Hamburg, Germany].
Europe
HNA
Played as the HNA Open de France (Jun 28-Jul 1; third of eight Eurpn Tr Rolex Series events). Second-placed Russel Knox (Scot), Julian Suri (USA) and Chris Wood (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Norén (Swe), who recorded his tenth European Tour win. [Albatros course, Golf National, Guyancourt, nr Paris].
Europe
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Played as the Hassan II Trophy (Apr 19-22; Eurpn Tr event). Second-placed Alvaro Quiros (Esp) finished 1 shot behind Levy (Fra), who recorded his fifth European Tour win. [Red course, Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco]. Note: LET's Lalla Meryem Cup played at the same time on RGDES's Blue course.
Europe
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Played as the Hauts de France Open (June 14-17; Eurpn Challenge Tr event). Manley (Wales) beat Grant Forrest (Scot) with a par at the third playoff hole (par-4 18th). [Aa St Omer Golf Club, Lumbres, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France].
Europe
Dubai Duty Free
Played as the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open hosted by the Rory Foundation (July 5-8; fourth of eight Eurpn Tr Rolex Series events). Knox (Scot) beat Ryan Fox (NZ) with a birdie at the first playoff hole (par-4 18th), to win his second European Tour event and first on European soil. [Glashedy Links, Ballyliffin GC, Co. Donegal, Ireland].
Europe
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Played as the Italian Open (May 31-Jun 3; second of eight Eurpn Tr Rolex Series event). Second-placed and home country favourite Francesco Molinari (Italy) finished 1 shot behind Olesen (Den), who recorded his fifth European Tour win. [Gardagolf CC, Soiano del Lago, nr Brescia, Lake Garda].
Europe
NBO
Played as the inaugural NBO Oman Open (Feb 15-18; Eurpn Tr event). Second-placed Chris Wood (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Joost Luiten (Neth). [Al Mouj Golf, Muscat, Oman].
Europe
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Played as the Portugal Masters (Sept 20-23). Second-placed Lucas Herbert (Aus) and Eddie Pepperell (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Tom Lewis (Eng), who recorded his second European Tour win, and second in this event. During the second round Oliver Fisher (Eng) shot 59, becoming the first ever player to shoot a sub-60 round in a European Tour event. [Victoria GC, Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal].
Europe
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Played as the Open de Portugal at Morgado Golf Resort (May 10-13; Eurpn Challenge Tr event). Second-placed Antoine Rozner (Fra) and José-Filipe Lima (Fra/Port) finished 2 shots behind Dimitrios Papadatos (Aus), who recorded his first European Challenge Tour win. [Morgado G&CC, Portimao, Algarve].
Europe
Commercial Bank
Played as the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters (Feb 22-25; European Tour event). Second-placed Oliver Fisher (Eng) finished 1 shot behind 27-year-old Eddie Pepperell (Eng), who recorded his first European Tour win in his 129th appearance on the Tour. [Doha GC, Qatar].
Europe
Nordea
Played as the Nordea Masters (Aug 16-19). 33-year-old Paul Waring (Eng) beat Thomas Aiken (RSA) with a par at the first playoff hole (par-5 18th), to record his first European Tour win at his 200th attempt. [Hills G&SC, Mölndal, nr Gothenburg].
Europe
ASI
Played as the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open (July 12-15; fifth of eight European Tour Rolex Series events). Second-placed Eddie Pepperell (Eng) finished 4 shots behind Brandon Stone (RSA), who sealed his win with a final round 60 (-10). Stone became the 18th player to record a European Tour round of 60, and narrowly missed a 7-foot putt at the last for what would have been a new record of 59. [No.1 course, Gullane GC, Gullane, East Lothian].
Europe
Rocco Forte
Played as the Rocco Forte Open (May 10-13). 26-year-old Joakim Lagergren (Swe) beat Mike Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) with a birdie at the first playoff hole (par-4 18th), to record his first European Tour win. [Verdura Resort, Sciacca, Sicily; composite of East & West courses, mainly using holes from the West].
Europe
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Played as the Open de España (Apr 12-15; last played in 2016). Second-placed Paul Dunne (Ire) finished 2 shots behind Rahm (Esp), who recorded his first professional win in his home country. [Centro Nacional de Golf, Madrid, Spain].
Europe
DP World
Played as the DP World Tour Championship (Nov 15-18; last of eight European Tour Rolex Series events, concluding the season-long Race to Dubai Order of Merit). Second-placed Matt Wallace (Eng) and Patrick Reed (USA) finished 2 shots behind Danny Willett (Eng), who recorded his first victory since winning the 2016 Masters Tournament. [Earth course, Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai, UAE].
Europe
Turkish Airlines
Played as the Turkish Airlines Open (Nov 1-4; sixth of eight European Tour Rolex Series events). Defending champion Justin Rose (Eng) beat Haotong Li (China) with a par at the first playoff hole (par-4 18th). The win allowed Rose to reclaim the No.1 spot in the official world golf rankings. [Carya GC, Belek, nr Antalya, Turkey].
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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