The European Tour of Golf, currently known for commercial naming reasons as the DP World Tour, is the highest level of professional golf in Europe. A unique feature is that the season starts in late November and ends in early November of the following year.

Due to the European climate, tournaments in the early months of the year are held elsewhere, in countries with more favorable weather, often outside of Europe. A ranking is generated based on the cumulative tournament winnings of all participants who qualified for the competition through their ranking from the previous year. This is known as having a card. Only the top 100 out of approximately 250 players retain their card for the following year. Those ranked below 100 at the end of the season must, if they wish, go through the card qualification process, which takes place over several tournaments before the start of the new season. Only a limited number of card spots are awarded. Others will play in the lower-level competition called the Challenge Tour or Hotel Planner Tour, based on the same ranking system but, of course, with significantly less prize money.

A golf tournament (in 99% of cases) is played over four days, from Thursday to Sunday. A field of 160-170 players participates. Players tee off on Thursday in groups of three (either randomly drawn or by a prearranged draw, with groups being set up with well-known players to make the day even more appealing), generally from 7:00 to 8:00 AM, with the last groups teeing off around 2:00 to 3:00 PM. The following day, the tee times are reversed to balance playing conditions, especially the weather, which can vary between morning and late afternoon, such as wind, green speed, etc. Friday evening marks the end of the first two days, and the top 69 players (and any ties) can continue in the tournament. This is what is called the "cut." The others go home and cannot claim a single euro. The prize money, which decreases from first to last place, only applies to players who make the cut.

On Saturday and Sunday, players tee off in pairs, usually from the furthest down the leaderboard after the cut to the top spots. Each tournament winner receives, in addition to their prize money, a two-year exemption and therefore retains their tour access card.

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