Rory McIlroy in action during the Dubai DP World Tour Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai
Rory McIlroy in action during the Dubai DP World Tour Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai Image Credit: AFP

The DP World Tour — the newly branded European Tour — has confirmed its dated for the 2022 season. Following the cancellation of two December events, co-sanctioned on the Sunshine Tour in South Africa, the season will begin in earnest with a bang in the UAE with three events back-to-back. First up is the Rolex Series Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship at its new home on Yas Links, before the econd Rolex Series event, the Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic, which takes place at Emirates Golf Club.

The inaugural Ras Al Khaimah championship takes place at the start of February as the newest addition to the Desert Swing.

The season ending DP World Tour Championship is slated for November 17-20

Here is the calendar in full:

November 25-28 — Joburg Open (Thriston Lawrence)
December 2-5 — SA Open Championship, Sun City, South Africa (cancelled)
December 9-12 — Alfred Dunhill Championship, Malelane, South Africa (cancelled)
January 20-23 — Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, Abu Dhabi, UAE
January 27-30 — Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic, Dubai, UAE
February 3-6 — Ras Al Khaimah Championship, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
February 10-13 — Qatar Masters, Doha, Qatar
February 24-27 — Hero Indian Open, New Delhi
March 3-6 — Kenya Open, Nairobi, Kenya
March 10-13 — Pecanwood Classic, Hartbeespoort, South Africa
March 17-20 — Steyn City Championship, Johannesburg
March 23-27 — World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play, Austin, Texas

Dustin Johnson, left, the 2020 Masters Tournament champion, helps Hideki Matsuyama put on his green jacket after winning the 2021 Masters Tournament at Augusta National
Hideki Matsuyama receives his 2021 Masters Green Jacket from Dustin johnson

April 7-10 — Masters Tournament, Augusta
April 21-24 — ISPS Handa — Championship, Omitama, Japan
April 28-May 1 — Volvo China Open, Shenzhen, China
May 5-8 — British Masters, Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom
May 12-15 — Soudal Open, Antwerp, Belgium
May 19-22 — PGA Championship, Tulsa
May 26-29 — Dutch Open, Cromvoirt, Netherlands
June 2-5 — Porsche European Open, Hamburg, Germany
June 9-12 — Scandinavian Mixed Hosted by Henrik & Annika, Tylosand, Sweden

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2021 US Open champion Jon Rahm

June 16-19 — US Open, Brookline
June 23-26 — BMW International Open, Munich
June 30-July 3 — Irish Open, Thomastown, Ireland
July 7-10 — Barbasol Championship, Nicholasville
July 7-10 — Genesis Scottish Open, North Berwick, United Kingdom
July 14-17 — Barracuda Championship, Truckee
July 14-17 — The Open Championship, St Andrews, United Kingdom
July 21-24 — Cazoo Classic, TBD
July 28-31 — Hero Open, Kingsbarns, United Kingdom
August 4-7 — Cazoo Open, Newport, United Kingdom
August 11-14 — ISPS HANDA World Invitational, Ballymena, United Kingdom
August 18-21 — Czech Masters, Prague
August 25-28 — Omega European Masters, Crans-Montana, Switzerland
September 1-4 — Made in HimmerLand, Farso
September 8-11 — BMW PGA Championship, Virginia Water, United Kingdom
September 15-18 — Italian Open, Guidonia Montecelio, Italy
September 22-25 — Open de France hosted by Gregory Havret, Guyancourt, France
September 29-October 2 — Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, St Andrews, United Kingdom
October 6-9 — Open de Espana, Madrid
October 13-16 — Andalucia Masters, San Roque, Spain
October 27-30 — WGC-HSBC Champions, Shanghai
November 3-6 — Cyprus Open, Paphos, Cyprus
November 10-13 — Nedbank Golf Challenge, Sun City, South Africa
November 17-20 — DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, UAE