| Year: | 2018 |
| Tour: | European Tour |
| Regular Season: | – |
| No Of Events: | 47 |
| Most Wins: | Matt Wallace (3) |
| Honor1: | Race to Dubai |
| Honoree1: |  Francesco Molinari |
| Honor2: | Golfer of the Year |
| Honoree2: | Francesco Molinari |
| Honor3: | Players' Player of the Year |
| Honoree3: | Francesco Molinari |
| Honor4: | Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
| Honoree4: |  Shubhankar Sharma |
| Honor5: | Graduate of the Year |
| Honoree5: |  Erik van Rooyen |
| Prevseason: | 2017 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
The 2018 European Tour was the 47th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
There were changes to membership criteria with the reversal of some of the changes introduced for the 2017 season; the number of players gaining exemption from the final Race to Dubai standings reverted to the top 110 and the Access List was scrapped, largely replaced by a re-ranking system.[1]
The Race to Dubai points system was adjusted, with all prize money being converted into U.S. dollars before translating into points (1 point = 1 dollar) having previously been calculated after converting into euro. The points for all tournaments were also fixed prior to the start of the season, having previously been set during each tournament week, thereby negating any fluctuation in exchange rates.[1]
The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.[2]
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winners | OWGR points | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan | EurAsia Cup | Malaysia | n/a | Team Europe | n/a | Team event | |
| 6 May | GolfSixes | England | €1,000,000 |  Paul Dunne and Gavin Moynihan | n/a | Team event | |
| 12 Aug | European Golf Team Championships | Scotland | €550,000 |  Scott Fernández and Pedro Oriol (Men) | n/a | Team event | |
 Cajsa Persson and Linda Wessberg (Women) | |||||||
| (Team) | |||||||
| 30 Sep | Ryder Cup | France | n/a | Team Europe | n/a | Team event | |
| 25 Nov | ISPS Handa Melbourne World Cup of Golf | Australia | US$7,000,000 |  Thomas Detry and Thomas Pieters | n/a | Team event |
The Race to Dubai was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3] [4]
| Player | Majors | Rolex Series | Top 10s in other events | Points and money | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | style=“width:25px;” | points | style=“width:25px;” | ($) | style=“width:25px;” | Total points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Molinari | bgcolor="afeeee" | T20 | T25 | bgcolor=lime | 1st | bgcolor=yellow | T6 | bgcolor="afeeee" | T25 | 17th | T39 | T43 | bgcolor=lime | 1st | bgcolor=yellow | 2nd | • | • | • | • | • | T26 | 12 | 4,791,521 | 1,250,000 | 6,041,521 | |||||||
| 2 |  Reed | bgcolor=lime | 1st | bgcolor=yellow | 4th | T28 | CUT | bgcolor="afeeee" | T37 | bgcolor=yellow | T9 | T28 | bgcolor=yellow | T7 | style="background:white" | • | • | • | • | T23 | • | • | bgcolor=yellow | T2 | bgcolor=yellow | 11 | 3,963,351 | 750,000 | 4,713,351 | |||||
| 3 | Fleetwood | bgcolor="afeeee" | T17 | 2nd | T12 | T35 | bgcolor="afeeee" | T14 | T17 | T14 | T7 | bgcolor="afeeee" | T20 | T23 | CUT | • | • | T7 | • | T16 | bgcolor=yellow | bgcolor=lime | bgcolor=yellow | bgcolor=yellow | bgcolor=yellow | T9 | 19 | 3,799,755 | 600,000 | 4,399,755 | ||||
| 4 | Schauffele | bgcolor="afeeee" | T50 | T6 | T2 | T35 | bgcolor="afeeee" | T18 | T17 | 68th | 1st | style="background:white" | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | T16 | 9 | 3,207,488 | 400,000 | 3,607,488 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Rose | bgcolor="afeeee" | T12 | T10 | T2 | T19 | bgcolor="afeeee" | T37 | • | • | T3 | style="background:white" | • | • | • | • | T9 | bgcolor=lime | 1st | • | • | bgcolor=yellow | bgcolor=yellow | 11 | 3,431,616 | 3,431,616 | ||||||||
| 6 | Norén | bgcolor="pink" | CUT | T25 | T17 | CUT | bgcolor="afeeee" | T14 | 3rd | T31 | T18 | bgcolor="yellow" | T3 | T23 | 1st | • | • | • | • | T9 | 12 | 3,001,488 | 350,000 | 3,351,488 | ||||||||||
| 7 | McIlroy | bgcolor="yellow" | T5 | CUT | T2 | T50 | style="background:white" | • | T36 | T6 | T54 | bgcolor="yellow" | T2 | • | • | T28 | • | • | T21 | T20 | bgcolor=yellow | bgcolor=yellow | 13 | 2,990,654 | 325,000 | 3,315,654 | ||||||||
| 8 | Olesen | style="background:white" | • | CUT | T12 | T56 | style="background:white" | • | • | T3 | T7 | bgcolor="afeeee" | T60 | 1st | CUT | T6 | • | T7 | • | T45 | bgcolor=yellow | bgcolor=yellow | bgcolor=yellow | 27 | 2,923,149 | 300,000 | 3,223,149 | |||||||
| 9 |  Li | bgcolor="afeeee" | T32 | T16 | T39 | WD | bgcolor="afeeee" | 63rd | T59 | T39 | T11 | bgcolor="afeeee" | T43 | T19 | T21 | CUT | T23 | 2nd | T5 | T30 | bgcolor="lime" | 27 | 2,843,291 | 275,000 | 3,118,291 | |||||||||
| 10 | Wallace | style="background:white" | • | CUT | CUT | • | style="background:white" | • | • | • | T50 | bgcolor="afeeee" | T20 | T51 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T47 | T5 | T2 | bgcolor="lime" | 32 | 2,637,527 | 250,000 | 2,887,527 | |||||||||
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