The European Open marks the halfway point in the DP World Tour calendar as the Race to Dubai continues in Hamburg.
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The DP World Tour makes the short trip from Belgium to Germany for the 41st running of the European Open, the second event of the European Swing, and the 22nd event of the 44 tournament season.
Originally played at various courses in England before moving across to Ireland’s K Club for 13 editions, then briefly back to London, the European Open has found its home in Germany for the past nine years.
The event has something for everyone with fans able to enjoy the views from the 40-metre-high Ferris Wheel behind the 18th green, and players a crack at the Porsche automobile up for grabs on the 17th hole as a reward for a hole-in-one.
Last time around, 20-year-old Tom McKibbin, who learned his trade at the same Holywood club as Rory McIlroy, registered a first DP World Tour title with a two-stroke victory over Frenchman Julien Guerrier and German duo Maximilian Kieffer and Marcel Siem.
Where is the European Open being played?
The European Open returns for the seventh year to the monstrously long Porsche North Course at Green Eagles Golf Courses in Hamburg, Germany. At 7,882 yards, the par-73 track is one of the longest tests in professional golf.
Germany’s national golf federation has rated the course as the most difficult in the country, not just due to its length, but the extremely undulating greens and water hazards that are in play on all but one of the holes.
What format is the European Open?
The format of the European Open is a standard strokeplay event played over 72 holes with a cut after 36 holes (two rounds). The player who achieves the lowest score over four rounds will win the tournament.
Who is in the field for the European Open?
While the majority of the top 10 in the Race to Dubai Rankings won’t be present in Hamburg due to their duel-tour status, there is still a bunch of inform players competing for the European Open. Chasing down Rory McIlroy’s healthy lead will be the second and third-ranked players in Japan’s Rikuya Hoshino and Sweden’s Jesper Svensson respectively.
Elsewhere in the field Rasmus Hojgaard who narrowly missed out on a PGA Tour card at the back end of 2023 will tee it up, as will 2016 Masters Champion Danny Willett who made an impressive return to the hallowed Augusta turf in April. Tom McKibbin will be back in search of a second DP World Tour title at the site of his first 12 months ago.
The full field for the European Open can be found here.
Who will win the European Open?
Selected odds can be found here once released.
Who are the previous winners of the European Open?
Here are the previous 10 winners of the European Open.
| Year | Winner | Score | Venue |
| 2023 | Tom McKibben | -9 | Green Eagle |
| 2022 | Kalle Samooja | -6 | Green Eagle |
| 2021 | Marcus Armitage | -8 | Green Eagle |
| 2019 | Paul Casey | -14 | Green Eagle |
| 2018 | Richard McEvoy | -11 | Green Eagle |
| 2017 | Jordan Smith | -13 | Green Eagle |
| 2016 | Alexander Levy | -19 | Bad Griesbach |
| 2015 | Thongchai Jaidee | -17 | Bad Griesbach |
| 2009 | Christian Cevaer | -7 | London |
| 2008 | Ross Fisher | -20 | London |
How much will the European Open winner receive?
The winner in Hamberg is set to receive $340,000 from the $2.5 million purse and 3,000 invaluable points in the Race to Dubai. The total payout is dwarfed however by almost four times the amount over on the PGA Tour this week with players competing for a cut of $9.4 million at the RBC Canadian Open.
Read how the prize money has evolved on the PGA Tour and see who tops the money lists.
How to watch the European Open
UK viewers can watch the event on Sky Sports Golf.
Thursday 30 May:Â Sky Sports Golf, 12.00
Friday 31 May:Â Sky Sports Golf, 12.00
Saturday 01 June:Â Sky Sports Golf, 12.00
Sunday 02 June:Â Sky Sports Golf, 11.30
European Open: Tee times and groups
Tee times and groupings will be found here once available.
Race to Dubai Rankings (before the European Open)
| Position | Player | Tournaments | Points |
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 4 | 1,851.00 |
| 2 | Rikuya Hoshino | 10 | 1,258.10 |
| 3 | Jesper Svensson | 13 | 1,233.38 |
| 4 | Tommy Fleetwood | 4 | 1,232.93 |
| 5 | Sebastian Soderberg | 11 | 1,166.40 |
| 6 | Joaquin Niemann | 5 | 1,137.23 |
| 7 | Ludvig Aberg | 2 | 1,113.00 |
| 8 | Adrian Meronk | 6 | 1,023.40 |
| 9 | Min Woo Lee | 4 | 881.83 |
| 10 | Zander Lombard | 13 | 835.71 |
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