South Africa has replaced Spain as the jewel in the European Golf crown as host country for six events on the 2012-13 schedule.
Spain, which hosted seven tour events in 2011 and three this year, is down to one on the new schedule - the Spanish Open in April.
The country's economic crisis has had a profound effect on top-level golf with sponsors disappearing and prize funds being withdrawn.
The schedule features a minimum of 45 tournaments and will end with a new four-event 'Final Series' involving the BMW Masters and HSBC Champions tournaments both in Shanghai, the inaugural Turkish Open and the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai.
The Russian Masters will be a new event on the schedule in July.
