Following a heavily disrupted 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a new look to the calendar announced in December 2020, with tournaments being scheduled in groups based on location.

[1] The Rolex Series was also reduced to just four tournaments - the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, the Abrdn Scottish Open, the BMW PGA Championship and the season ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai.

[2] The following table lists official events during the 2021 season.

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

The distribution of Race to Dubai points for 2021 European Tour events were as follows:[16] The Race to Dubai was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.