Rolex Series reduced to 4 events for European Tour in 2021
December 15, 2020 GMT
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — The number of Rolex Series events on the European Tour has been reduced from eight to four for the 2021 season, with each having a prize fund of at least $8 million.
The changes were announced Tuesday as the tour revealed its schedule for next season, which contains a minimum of 42 tournaments in 24 countries between January and November.
The Abu Dhabi Championship, the Scottish Open and the BMW PGA Championship have been retained in the shortened Rolex Series and each has a total prize pot of $8 million. The fourth marquee event is the season-ending World Tour Championship in Dubai, which will be for $9 million and have 12,000 Race to Dubai points on offer.