The Spanish Open, the only home tournament on the DP World Tour in 2023

The DP World Tour announced this Thursday the tournament program for the 2023 edition and in it only one on Spanish soil: the Spanish Openfrom October 12 to 15 at the Villa de Madrid Country Club.

In 2022, there were up to five events in Spain: ISPS Handa Championship in Spain, Catalunya Championship, Spanish Open, Andalucía Masters and Mallorca Open. In 2023 there will be only one.

The DP World Tour 2023 begins on November 24, 2022 with a double date: the Australian PGA Championship, in Brisbane, and the Joburg Open, in South Africa.

Four new Asian tournaments are also on the 2023 schedule, including the Singapore Classic (February 9-12) and Thailand Classic (February 16-19), followed by the circuit’s first trip to Japan for the ISPS Handa-Championship ( April 20). -23) and the return to South Korea for the first time since 2013 (April 27-30).

In Europe, there are changes in the dates of some tournaments. The Irish Open will be moved to September 7-10, while the Italian Open will take place from May 4-7 before the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club near Rome hosts the Ryder Cup from September 29 to October 1.

There is also a new three-week summer break on the calendar following the 151 British Open and Barracuda Championship (both July 20-23).

The players of the DP World Tour of golf will compete in 2023 for a total prize fund of 144.2 million dollars – apart from the majors and the WGC-Match Play -, and an increase in the bonus pool of 6 million dollars for the first eight player in the last rank of the old European circuit.

This was reported on Thursday by the DP World Tour itself, which added that as part of the record total prize fund, the 2023 season will also have a new Earnings Guarantee Program for players.

“Exempt players from categories 1 to 17 will be guaranteed a minimum income of $150,000 if they compete in 15 or more tournaments as part of the program agreed upon by the DP World Tour Tournament Committee last week,” addition of the circuit.

“Both the record prize pool, increased bonus pool and Earnings Guarantee Program are made possible by the DP World Tour’s joint venture operating partnership with the PGA Tour announced in June,” the circuit’s website underlines.

Keith Pelley, CEO of DP World Tour, commented: “For us, the ability to offer our members a record prize fund and increased revenue opportunities is huge, especially those The global economy is still feeling the effects of the pandemic and the new challenge of rising inflation that is putting significant cost pressure on all aspects of our business.

“Our global prize pool for the 2023 season represents $50 million more than in 2021 and also underscores the strength of our partnership with the PGA Tour, which is working with us to drive revenue and a long-term growth plan. ” Pelley said.

“One of the many benefits that we have introduced through this partnership is the new Income Guarantee Program, similar to what they already have on the PGA Tour. I have always believed that this is an incredible achievement for any professional golfer. simply to earn their rights to play on the DP World Tour and this new initiative recognizes and rewards that achievement.”

“While we will never lose the magic of meritocracy and the purity of the performance-based structure, it now offers income certainty to those players who rise to the top of the professional game in Europe,” said said Pelley.

The DP World Tour’s record prize pool of $144.2 million also includes increased tournament prizes for the first four Rolex Series tournaments of 2023.

The Abu Dhabi Championship, Dubai Desert Classic, Scottish Open and PGA Championship all go from $8 million in 2022 to $9 million next year, while the season-closing DP World Tour Championship will have a prize pool of 10 million dollars.