DP World Tour confirms start of 2023 schedule
The DP World Tour today confirmed the start of its 2023 international schedule with six events taking place across two continents before the end of the current calendar year.
The 2023 season will launch with concurrent events in Australia and South Africa from November 24-27, 2022, with the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland Golf Club, Brisbane, and the Joburg Open, held at Houghton Golf Club in South Africa for the first time.
All six events of the 2023 season played before the end of the 2022 calendar year will be co-sanctioned with the DP World Tour’s Strategic Alliance partners: two events in Australia with the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia, and four tournaments in Africa with the Sunshine Tour.
Details of the six events are:
November 24-27: Fortinet Australian PGA Championship, Royal Queensland GC, Brisbane, Australia
November 24-27: Joburg Open, Houghton GC, Johannesburg, South Africa
December 1-4: ISPS Handa Australian Open, Victoria GC & Kingston Heath GC, Melbourne, Australia
December 1-4: Investec South African Open, Blair Atholl Golf & Equestrian Estate, Lanseria, Johannesburg, South Africa
December 8-11: Alfred Dunhill Championship, Leopard Creek CC, Malelane, South Africa
December 15-18: AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, Mont Choisy Le Golf, Grand Baie, Mauritius
The DP World Tour’s full 2023 international schedule will be announced later this year.
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The DP World Tour today announced its full 12-month schedule for the 2023 season, featuring a minimum of 39 tournaments in 26 countries, once again emphasizing its position as golf’s global Tour.
- Record overall prize fund of $144.2 million for regular DP World Tour events next season
- Increase in Rolex Series prize funds
- Player Earnings Assurance Programme to be introduced
DP World Tour members will compete for an overall prize fund of $144.2 million across the tournaments outside the Major Championships and WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play including an increased bonus pool of $6 million for the leading eight players on the DP World Tour Rankings in Partnership with Rolex.
As part of this record total prize fund, the 2023 season will also see the introduction of a new Earnings Assurance Programme for DP World Tour members.
Exempt players in categories 1-17 will be guaranteed minimum earnings of $150,000 if they compete in 15 or more events as part of the programme which was agreed by the DP World Tour’s Tournament Committee last week.
Both the record prize fund, increased bonus pool and Earnings Assurance Programme have been made possible by the DP World Tour’s operational joint venture partnership with the PGA TOUR which was announced in June.
Keith Pelley, the DP World Tour’s Chief Executive, said: “For us to be able to offer our members record prize funds and enhanced earning opportunities is massive, particularly when global economies are still feeling the effects of the pandemic and with the new challenge of rising inflation significantly putting pressure on costs in all facets of our business.
“Our overall prize fund for the 2023 season represents $50 million more than 2021 and also underlines the strength of our partnership with the PGA TOUR, who are working with us to drive revenue and a long-term growth plan.
“One of the many benefits we have been able to introduce because of this partnership is the new Earnings Assurance Programme, similar to what they already have on the PGA TOUR. I have always believed that it is an incredible accomplishment for any professional golfer to simply gain their playing rights on the DP World Tour and this new initiative recognizes and rewards that achievement.
“Although we will never lose the magic of the meritocracy and purity of a performance-based structure, this now offers certainty of income to those players who have made it to the pinnacle of the professional game in Europe.
“Alongside the John Jacobs Bursary for the top five players who graduate to the DP World Tour from the Challenge Tour, it will provide security and a strong platform for emerging players in particular as they come through the global pathways we have created.”
Included in the DP World Tour’s record prize fund of $144.2 million is an increase in the tournament prize funds for the first four Rolex Series events of 2023. The Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, Dubai Desert Classic, Genesis Scottish Open and BMW PGA Championship all move from $8 million in 2022 to $9 million next year, ahead of the $10 million season-ending DP World Tour Championship.
The DP World Tour’s global schedule begins on November 24, 2022, with a double header – the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship in Brisbane and the Joburg Open in South Africa. The former is one of two tournaments in Australia on the DP World Tour schedule as part of the Strategic Alliance with the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia, while the latter is one of six events co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour, also as part of a strategic alliance.
Four new tournaments in Asia are also included on the 2023 schedule, with the Singapore Classic (February 9-12) and Thailand Classic (February 16-19) taking place in consecutive weeks, followed by the Tour’s first trip to Japan for the ISPS HANDA - CHAMPIONSHIP (April 20-23) and a return to Korea for the first time since 2013 (April 27-30).
In Europe, there are dates changes for several tournaments, including the Horizon Irish Open moving to September 7-10, while the Italian Open will take place from May 4-7 ahead of venue Marco Simone Golf & Country Club hosting the 2023 Ryder Cup from September 29 – October 1.
There is also a new three-week summer break in the schedule following the 151st Open Championship and Barracuda Championship (both July 20-23) which has been introduced following player feedback. Further details about the autumn events will be announced in due course.
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The schedule for the 2023 DP World Tour season has been announced, with a minimum of 39 tournaments in 26 countries as part of a bumper calendar.
DP World Tour members will compete for an overall prize fund of $144.2m across events outside the majors and WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, with new tournaments added to an already global schedule.
A new tournament in Japan and a return to Korea for the first time since 2013 are among the changes to the calendar, while the Italian Open moves to May and the Irish Open will take place in September.
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A three-week summer break has been included in the schedule after The Open in July, following player feedback, while the names and venues of several tournaments are set to be announced in the coming months.
The campaign begins on November 24 with events in Australia and South Africa, less than 96 hours after the conclusion of the 2022 season, with the 12-month calendar running through until the DP World Tour Championship in November 2023.
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24-27 - Joburg Open - Houghton GC, Johannesburg, South Africa
24-27 - Fortinet Australian PGA Championship - Royal Queensland GC, Brisbane, Australia
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1-4 - Investec South African Open Championship - Blair Atholl Golf & Equestrian Estate, Lanseria, Johannesburg, South Africa
1-4 - ISPS Handa Australian Open - Victoria GC, Melbourne and Kingston Heath GC, Melbourne
8-11 - Alfred Dunhill Championship - Leopard Creek CC, Malelane, South Africa
15-18 - AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open - Mont Choisy Le Golf, Grand Baie, Mauritius
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13-15 - Hero Cup - Abu Dhabi GC, Abu Dhabi, UAE
19-22 - Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship - Yas Links Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE*
26-29 - Dubai Desert Classic - Emirates GC, Dubai, UAE*
2-5 - Ras Al Khaimah Classic - Al Hamra GC, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
9-12 - Singapore Open - Laguna National Golf Resort Club, Singapore, Singapore
16-19 - Thailand Classic - Amata Spring CC, Chon Buri, Bangkok, Thailand
23-26 - Hero Indian Open - Venue TBC
9-12 - Magical Kenya Open - Muthaiga GC, Nairobi, Kenya
16-19 - South African event confirmed - venue TBC
22-26 - WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play - Austin CC, Austin, Texas, USA
23-26 - Jonsson Workwear Open - The Club at Steyn City, Johannesburg, South Africa
6-9 - The Masters - Augusta National GC, Augusta, Georgia, USA
20-23 - ISPS Handa Championship - PGM Ishioka GC, Omitama, Japan
27-30 - Korean event confirmed - venue TBC
4-7 - Italian Open - Marco Simone GC, Rome, Italy
11-14 - Soudal Open - Rinkven International GC, Antwerp, Belgium
18-21 - PGA Championship - Oak Hill CC, Rochester, New York, USA
25-28 - Dutch Open - Bernardus Golf, Cromvoirt, Netherlands
1-4 - Porsche European Open - Green Eagle Golf Courses, Hamburg, Germany
8-11 - Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed - Ullna G&CC, Stockholm, Sweden
15-18 - US Open - The Los Angeles CC, Los Angeles, USA
22-25 - BMW International Open - Golfclub München Eichenried, Munich, Germany
29-July 2 - Betfred British Masters - The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, England
6-9 - Made in HimmerLand - HimmerLand, Farsø, Denmark
13-16 - Genesis Scottish Open - The Renaissance Club, North Berwick, Scotland*
13-16 - Barbasol Championship - Keene Trace GC, Nicholasville, KY, USA
20-23 - The 151st Open - Royal Liverpool GC, Hoylake, England
20-23 - Barracuda Championship - Tahoe Mt. Club, Truckee, California, USA
17-20 - ISPS Handa World Invitational presented by AVIV Clinics - Galgorm Castle, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
24-27 - D+D Real Czech Masters - Albatross Golf Resort, Prague, Czech Republic
31-September 3 - Omega European Masters - Crans-sur-Sierre GC, Crans Montana, Switzerland
7-10 - Horizon Irish Open - The K Club, Straffan, Co. Kildare, Ireland
14-17 - BMW PGA Championship - Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England*
21-24 - Cazoo Open de France - Le Golf National, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France
29-October 1 - Ryder Cup - Marco Simone GC, Rome, Italy
5-8 - Alfred Dunhill Links Championship - Old Course St. Andrews, Carnoustie Golf Links and Kingsbarns Golf Links, Scotland
12-15 - Acciona Open de España presented by Madrid - Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
9-12 - Nedbank Golf Challenge - Gary Player CC, Sun City, South Africa
16-19 - DP World Tour Championship - Jumeirah Golf Estates, Earth Course, Dubai, UAE*
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