Indian Open’s 57th edition is scheduled for Feb. 23-26, 2023
The DP World Tour (formerly known as European Tour) has announced its full schedule for the upcoming 2023 season.
The big news is that the total prize money on offer has increased by $50mn from last year and stands at $144.2million for 2023. This includes an increased bonus pool of $6million for the leading eight players on the DP World Tour Rankings in Partnership with Rolex.
The first four Rolex Series events of 2023 – The Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, Dubai Desert Classic, Genesis Scottish Open and BMW PGA Championship – all get a bump in prize money from $8million in 2022 to $9million next year.
Additionally, the Hero Indian Open is scheduled to make a comeback after a gap of three years due to COVID-19. The tournament also features an increased prize fund of US$ 2mn and will be played from Feb.23-26 at DLF Golf & CC in Gurgaon.
The DP World Tour today announced its full 12-month schedule for the 2023 season.
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) November 3, 2022
As part of this record total prize fund, the 2023 season will also introduce a new Earnings Assurance Programme for European Tour members, a plan similar to the one the PGA Tour introduced earlier this year.
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. The record prize fund, increased bonus pool and Earnings Assurance Programme were facilitated by the DP World Tour’s operational joint venture partnership with the PGA TOUR.
The European Tour’s global schedule begins on November 24, 2022 – 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), Thailand Classic (February 16-19), 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).