The FedEx French Open rescheduled for mid-September 2025

The DP World Tour unveiled this Tuesday, November 12, the complete calendar for the 2024-25 financial year which begins in Australia on November 21. Beyond the return of Turkey and Austria to the program, the FedEx Open de France, relocated to St-Nom-la-Bretèche (photo), will be played from September 18 to 21, 2025.

LV, in Dubai

Carrying around the calendar according to the moods, not always consistent, of the European Tour since 2018, that is to say when it was last stamped Rolex Series (June 28-July 1), theOpen de France find, we will say, a date more appropriate to the weather at the end of summer or at the very beginning of autumn in the Paris region.

Placed from October 10-13, the FedEx Open de France was, let us remember, miraculously passed through the rain thanks to a course worthy of the name, prepared for the worst weather forecasts and which had allowed the game to take place in ” suitable “. Despite the residue of Storm Kirk having dumped tons of water on the north of France, Golf National included.

French Open: its best date since 2018

By unveiling its 2024-25 calendar this Tuesday in Dubai, the DP World Tour places the oldest tournament in continental Europe (created in 1906) at a period worthy of the name: September 18-21. This is better than in 2022 (September 22-25) and in 2023 (September 21-24). And we're not even talking about the 2019 edition scheduled from October 17 to 20.

The 107th French Open in history, with a prize pool of $3.25 million, will be played as planned in St-Nom-la-Bretèche (78), the course of the Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (78) being “out of service” due to work on the Grand Paris Express. Before returning to his favorite garden for 2026. Just a small downside, the tournament is positioned one week before the Ryder Cup. Suffice to say that we will not see the best European golfers on the composite course of St-Nom…

January Ryder Cup dress rehearsal in Abu Dhabi

The European Tour, with 42 dates (for 26 countries visited) and a total prize money of 153 million dollars (excluding Majors), has also announced the return of two destinations that have disappeared in recent years: Turkey and the 'Austria.

Present in the calendar between 2013 and 2019, the Turkish Open will take place from May 8 to 11 at Antalyaon the Kingdom Golf & Spa Resort. L’Austrian Alpine Open (May 29-June 1) will have as its playing field the Good Altentann Golf Club of Salzbourg. The Austrian date has not reappeared since 2021.

Earlier in the season, we will find the Team Cupgeneral rehearsal of the Ryder Cup (September 26-28 in Bethpage). As in 2023, this duel pitting a selection of British players against a selection of players from continental Europe is scheduled for January 10 to 12 atAbu Dhabi Golf Resort. Just before the Hero Dubaï Desert Classicfirst Rolex Series of the season (January 16-19).

Three tournaments and sponsors still to be found…

The other four Rolex Series will compete as usual in July (Scottish Open from 10 to 13), in September (BMW PGA Championship from 11 to 14) before the playoffs established in 2023-24, namely theAbu Dhabi HSBC Championship (November 6-9) and DP World Tour Championship (November 13-16).

Note that three tournaments have yet to find a title sponsor. One in the Middle East (February 6-9), the second in the Far East (April 24-27), the third in Europe (October 16-19). Before ending the regular season in South Korea, Genesis Championship (October 23-26).

Photo: Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche