1972 European Tour

There were several changes from the previous year's British PGA circuit schedule, with the inclusion of the Madrid Open, the Dutch Open and the Lancia d'Oro tournament; they joined the five national opens in continental Europe that were included in 1971.{{cite news |title=Extra £32,000 at stake for Britons |newspaper=The Times |date=7 December 1971 |page=10 |via=The Times Digital Archive |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS169178503/TTDA?u=bli_ttda&sid=TTDA&xid=0b17eed5 |access-date=24 February 2020 |url-access=limited}} Also added were the John Player Trophy and the Sunbeam Electric Scottish Open, as well as the returning John Player Classic and Sumrie Better-Ball tournaments;{{cite news |last=Dunn |first=Alan |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/259729577/ |title=New season enlivened |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London, United Kingdom |date=23 February 1972 |page=22 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=15 June 2020 |url-access=subscription}} lost from the calendar were the Agfa-Gevaert Tournament, the Classic International, the Daks Tournament and the Gallaher Ulster Open.

According to the United Press International, the circuit exceeded $1,000,000 in total prize money for the first time.{{Cite news |title=British Linksmen Now Able To Pass Up U.S. Pro Tour |date=23 December 1971 |page=7A |newspaper=Playground Daily News |location=Fort Walton Beach, Florida |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/54270258/?match=1&terms=%22Peter%20Oosterhuis%22 |access-date=2024-12-03 |via=Newspapers.com}}

The following table lists official events during the 1972 season.{{cite web |title=1972 Tournament schedule |url=https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/schedule/1972/ |publisher=European Tour |access-date=21 October 2023}}{{cite book |title=John Player Golf Yearbook 1973 |first=George |last=Simms |publisher=Queen Anne Press |date=1973 |isbn=0362001278 |pages=82–136}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ktE9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=IEgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6211%2C451542 |title=Nearly £500,000 prize-money in British season |newspaper=Glasgow Herald |date=5 January 1972 |page=4 |via=Google News Archive |access-date=15 June 2020}}

The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.{{cite book |title=The Golfer's Handbook 1973 |publisher=Munro-Barr |year=1973 |first=Percy |last=Huggins |isbn=9780900403064 |pages=XLiv–XLv |url=https://archive.org/details/golfershandbook1973unse/ |url-access=limited |access-date=24 January 2024 |via=Archive.org}}{{cite news |last=Ryde |first=Peter |title=A man of supreme merit |newspaper=The Times |date=11 November 1972 |page=6 |via=The Times Digital Archive |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS101545835/TTDA?u=bli_ttda&sid=TTDA&xid=6223513d |access-date=15 June 2020}}

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