The 2020 European Tour schedule was due to begin at the Hong Kong Open and Dunhill Championship on the final weekend in November 2019 and end, as always, at the DP World Tour Championship in November 2020. But, as with the PGA, LPGA, and Ladies European Tours, the schedule was crippled by the coronavirus outbreak.
2020 European Tour schedule: Postponements and cancellations
The following events on the 2020 European Tour schedule were postponed or cancelled:
Hong Kong Open: Postponed due to civil unrest, played in January but not co-sanctioned by European Tour
Magical Kenya Open: Postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic
Hero Indian Open: Postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic
WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play: Cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic
The Masters: Postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic, rescheduled for November
Maybank Championship: Postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic
Volvo China Open: Postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic
Estrella Damm Andalucia Masters: Postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic
GolfSixes: Cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic
PGA Championship: Postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic, rescheduled for August
Made in Denmark: Postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic
Dubai Duty Free Irish Open: Postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic
Trophee Hassan II: Cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic
Scandinavian Mixed: Cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic
BMW International Open: Cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic
Open de France: Cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic
Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open: Postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic
US Open: Postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic, rescheduled for September
The Open: Cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic, Royal St George’s to host in 2021
The Olympic Games: Postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic, rescheduled for next year
Real D+D Czech Masters: Cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic
Omega European Masters: Cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic
Ryder Cup: Postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic
Turkish Airlines Open: Cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic
Nedbank Golf Challenge: Cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic
2020 European Tour schedule: Events completed before pandemic
Alfred Dunhill Championship
November 28-December 1
Leopard Creek Country Club, South Africa
Winner: Pablo Larrazabal
Afrasia Bank Mauritius Open
December 5-8
Heritage Golf Club, Mauritius
Winner: Rasmus Hojgaard
Australian PGA Championship
December 19-22
RACV Royal Pines Resort, Australia
Winner: Adam Scott
South African Open
January 9-12
Randpark Golf Club, South Africa
Winner: Branden Grace
Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship
January 16-19
Abu Dhabi Golf Club, UAE
Winner: Lee Westwood
Dubai Desert Classic
January 23-26
Emirates Golf Club, UAE
Winner: Lucas Herbert
Saudi International
January 30-February 2
Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, Saudi Arabia
Winner: Graeme McDowell
ISPS Handa Vic Open
February 6-9
13th Beach Golf Club, Australia
Winner: Min Woo Lee
WGC-Mexico Championship
February 20-23
Chapultepec Golf Club, Mexico
Winner: Patrick Reed
Oman Open
February 27-March 1
Al Mouj Golf Club, Oman
Winner: Sami Valimaki
Qatar Masters
March 5-8
Education City Golf Club, Qatar
Winner: Jorge Campillo
2020 European Tour schedule: Post-pandemic events
Austrian Open
July 9-12
Diamond Country Club, Austria
Winner: Marc Warren
Euram Bank Open
July 15-18
Golf Club Adamstal, Austria
Winner: Joel Stalter
Betfred British Masters
July 22-25
Close House Golf Club, England
Winner: Renato Paratore
English Open
July 30-August 2
Forest of Arden Country Club, England
Winner: Sam Horsfield
WGC-FedEx St Jude Invitational
July 30-August 2
TPC Southwind, USA
Winner: Justin Thomas
English Championship
August 6-9
Hanbury Manor Country Club, England
Winner: Andy Sullivan
PGA Championship
August 6-9
TPC Harding Park, USA
Winner: Collin Morikawa
Celtic Classic
August 13-16
Celtic Manor, Wales
Winner: Sam Horsfield
ISPS Handa Wales Open
August 20-23
Celtic Manor, Wales
Winner: Romain Langasque
ISPS Handa UK Championship
August 27-30
The Belfry, England
Winner: Rasmus Hojgaard
Estrella Damm NA Andalucia Masters
September 3-6
Real Club Valderrama, Spain
Winner: John Catlin
Portugal Masters
September 10-13
Dom Pedro Victoria, Portugal
Winner: George Coetzee
Open de Portugal
September 17-20
Royal Obidos Golf Resort, Portugal
Winner: Garrick Higgo
US Open
September 17-20
Winged Foot Golf Club, USA
Winner: Bryson DeChambeau
Dubai Duty Free Irish Open
September 24-27
Galgorm Castle, Northern Ireland
Winner: John Catlin
Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open
October 1-4
The Renaissance Club, Scotland
Winner: Aaron Rai
BMW PGA Championship
October 8-11
Wentworth Club, England
Winner: Tyrrell Hatton
Scottish Championship
October 15-18
Fairmont St Andrews, Scotland
Winner: Adrian Otaegui
Italian Open
October 22-25
Chervo Golf Club, Italy
Winner: Ross McGowan
Cyprus Open
October 29-November 1
Aphrodite Hills, Cyprus
Winner: Callum Shinkwin
Cyprus Showdown
November 5-8
Aphrodite Hills, Cyprus
Winner: Robert MacIntyre
The Masters
November 12-15
Augusta National Golf Club, USA
Winner: Dustin Johnson
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Joburg Open
November 19-22
Randpark Golf Club, South Africa
Winner: Joachim B Hansen
Alfred Dunhill Championship
November 26-29
Leopard Creek Country Club, South Africa
Winner: Christiaan Bezuidenhout
Golf in Dubai Championship
December 2-5
Jumeirah Golf Estates, UAE
Winner: Antoine Rozner
South African Open
December 3-6
Gary Player Country Club, South Africa
Winner: Christiaan Bezuidenhout
DP World Tour Championship
December 10-13
Jumeirah Golf Estates, UAE
Winner: Matt Fitzpatrick
Race to Dubai winner: Lee Westwood