The table below shows the 2016 European Tour schedule which began with three events in late 2015.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Winner | OWGR
points | Notes | | 29 Nov | Alfred Dunhill Championship | South Africa | ZAF}} Charl Schwartzel (10) | 22 | Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour |
| 6 Dec | Nedbank Golf Challenge | South Africa | AUS}} Marc Leishman (n/a) | 44 | Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour |
| 6 Dec | Australian PGA Championship | Australia | AUS}} Nathan Holman (1) | 20 | New to European Tour
Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia |
| 10 Jan | BMW SA Open | South Africa | ZAF}} Brandon Stone (1) | 32 | Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour |
| 17 Jan | Joburg Open | South Africa | ZAF}} Haydn Porteous (1) | 19 | Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour |
| 24 Jan | Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship | United Arab Emirates | USA}} Rickie Fowler (n/a) | 52 |
| 30 Jan | Commercial Bank Qatar Masters | Qatar | ZAF}} Branden Grace (7) | 36 |
| 7 Feb | Omega Dubai Desert Classic | United Arab Emirates | ENG}} Danny Willett (4) | 48 |
| 14 Feb | Tshwane Open | South Africa | ZAF}} Charl Schwartzel (11) | 19 | Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour |
| 21 Feb | Maybank Championship Malaysia | Malaysia | AUS}} Marcus Fraser (3) | 38 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
| 28 Feb | ISPS Handa Perth International | Australia | ZAF}} Louis Oosthuizen (8) | 23 | Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia
and the Asian Tour |
| 6 Mar | WGC-Cadillac Championship | United States | AUS}} Adam Scott (10) | 76 | World Golf Championships |
| 13 Mar | True Thailand Classic | Thailand | AUS}} Scott Hend (2) | 24 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
| 20 Mar | Hero Indian Open | India | IND}} Shiv Chawrasia (3) | 19 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
| 27 Mar | WGC-Dell Match Play | United States | AUS}} Jason Day (n/a) | 76 | World Golf Championships |
| 10 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | ENG}} Danny Willett (5) | 100 | Major championship |
| 17 Apr | Real Club Valderrama Open de España | Spain | ENG}} Andrew Johnston (1) | 28 |
| 25 Apr | Shenzhen International | China | KOR}} Lee Soo-min (1) | 24 |
| 1 May | Volvo China Open | China | CHN}} Li Haotong (1) | 26 | Co-sanctioned with the OneAsia Tour |
| 8 May | Trophée Hassan II | Morocco | KOR}} Wang Jeung-hun (1) | 24 |
| 15 May | AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open | Mauritius | KOR}} Wang Jeung-hun (2) | 17 | Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
and the Asian Tour |
| 22 May | Dubai Duty Free Irish Open | Ireland | NIR}} Rory McIlroy (13) | 46 |
| 29 May | BMW PGA Championship | England | ENG}} Chris Wood (3) | 64 | The European Tour's flagship event |
| 5 Jun | Nordea Masters | Sweden | ENG}} Matthew Fitzpatrick (2) | 24 |
| 12 Jun | Lyoness Open | Austria | CHN}} Wu Ashun (2) | 24 |
| 19 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | USA}} Dustin Johnson (n/a) | 100 | Major championship |
| 26 Jun | BMW International Open | Germany | SWE}} Henrik Stenson (10) | 34 |
| 3 Jul | Open de France | France | THA}} Thongchai Jaidee (8) | 42 |
| 10 Jul | Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open | Scotland | SWE}} Alexander Norén (5) | 46 |
| 17 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | SWE}} Henrik Stenson (11) | 100 | Major championship |
| 31 Jul | PGA Championship | United States | USA}} Jimmy Walker (n/a) | 100 | Major championship |
| 31 Jul | King's Cup | Thailand | TWN}} Chan Shih-chang (1) | 14 | New to European Tour
Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
| 7 Aug | Aberdeen Asset Management Paul Lawrie Matchplay | Scotland | ENG}} Anthony Wall (2) | 24 |
| 14 Aug | Olympic Men's Golf Competition | Brazil | GBR}} Justin Rose (9) | 46 |
| 21 Aug | D+D Real Czech Masters | Czech Republic | USA}} Paul Peterson (1) | 24 |
| 28 Aug | Made in Denmark | Denmark | BEL}} Thomas Pieters (3) | 24 |
| 4 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | SWE}} Alexander Norén (6) | 30 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
| 11 Sep | KLM Open | Netherlands | NLD}} Joost Luiten (5) | 24 |
| 18 Sep | Italian Open | Italy | ITA}} Francesco Molinari (4) | 36 |
| 25 Sep | Porsche European Open | Germany | FRA}} Alexander Lévy (3) | 24 | Shortened to 54 holes due to numerous fog delays. |
| 9 Oct | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | ENG}} Tyrrell Hatton (1) | 40 | Celebrity pro-am |
| 9 Oct | Fiji International | Fiji | USA}} Brandt Snedeker (n/a) | 16 | New to European Tour
Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia |
| 16 Oct | British Masters | England | SWE}} Alexander Norén (7) | 34 |
| 23 Oct | Portugal Masters | Portugal | IRL}} Pádraig Harrington (15) | 24 |
| 30 Oct | WGC-HSBC Champions | China | JPN}} Hideki Matsuyama (n/a) | 70 | World Golf Championships |
| 6 Nov | Turkish Airlines Open | Turkey | DNK}} Thorbjørn Olesen (4) | 30 | Final Series |
| 13 Nov | Nedbank Golf Challenge | South Africa | SWE}} Alexander Norén (8) | 46 | Final Series |
| 20 Nov | DP World Tour Championship, Dubai | United Arab Emirates | ENG}} Matthew Fitzpatrick (3) | 52 | Final Series |
The following events, all team events, appear on the schedule, but do not carry official money.
Since 2009, the European Tour's money list has been known as the "Race to Dubai". It is based on money earned during the season and is calculated in euro, with earnings from tournaments that award prize money in other currencies being converted at the exchange rate available the week of the event. The following table shows the final top-10 in the 2016 standings (earnings converted to points before the Final Series).[3]
1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/tournament/Season=2016/index_full.html |title=2016 European Tour Schedule |publisher=PGA European Tour |accessdate=28 September 2015}}
2. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12230/10068920/european-tours-final-series-to-have-three-tournaments-from-2016 |title=European Tour's Final Series to have three tournaments from 2016 |work=Sky Sports |date=17 November 2015}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/racetodubai/raceison/index.html |title=The Race Is On |publisher=PGA European Tour |accessdate=20 November 2017}}
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