Tuesday 2 December 2014 16:34, UK
The European Tour has moved to simplify the Race to Dubai over the coming year by announcing the use of a points system.
The Tour prompted confusion during the Final Series last month when euros earned were converted into points, with 10million points on offer over the four season-ending tournaments.
The points system will now be implemented for the 2015 season, which starts with this week's Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa, with one euro worth one point in the Race to Dubai throughout the regular season.
An enhanced points system will then apply for the BMW Masters, WGC - HSBC Champions, Turkish Airlines Open and DP World Tour Championship, although the points will not reflect the PGA Tour's FedExCup play-offs and be reset ahead of the Final Series.
"Following the success of The 2014 Race to Dubai, won by Rory McIlroy for the second time in three years after a superb season, The European Tour has decided to implement a points system for the duration of the 2015 campaign," said European Tour CEO Keith Waters.
"We believe that changing to a points system will help simplify and indeed enhance the narrative structure of The Race to Dubai, and particularly the Final Series which will again carry a combined 40million points, with 1,666,600 points on offer to the winner of each event.
"The conversion to a points system will complement an exciting and robust schedule in 2015, which will feature a minimum of 47 tournaments, including the addition of five new events."
McIlroy won this season's Race to Dubai despite only taking part in one of the Final Series following his four victories which included the Open Championship and the PGA Championship.
The 2015 European Tour season kicks off this week at the Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa. Watch all four days live on Sky Sports 4 - your home of golf.
