The new campaign kicks off with the inaugural Nelson Mandela Championship in Durban from December 6-9 before moving on to the Alfred Dunhill Championship at the Leopard Creek Country Club in Malelane a week later.
South Africa also stages the Volvo Golf Champions event in January plus three tournaments in February and March - the Joburg Open, Africa Open and the new Tshwane Open in Centurion.
Spain, which hosted seven tour events in 2011 and three this year, is down to one on the new schedule - the Spanish Open at a venue to be arranged 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country's economic crisis has had a profound effect on top-level golf with sponsors disappearing and prize funds being withdrawn.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 Sicilian Open and Madeira Islands Open do not appear on the new schedule but there are three blank weeks and the tour are still hoping those two tournaments can continue.
The Hong Kong Open, which has been staged every year since 2002, is also missing from the calendar but will return for the 2013-14 season.
Schedule
Dec 6-9 Nelson Mandela Championship, Royal Durban Golf Club, South Africa
13-16 Alfred Dunhill Championship, Leopard Creek Country Club, Malelane, South Africa
January 10-13 Volvo Golf Champions, Durban Country Club, South Africa
17-20 Abu Dhabi Championship, Abu Dhabi Golf Club
23-26 Qatar Masters, Doha Golf Club
Jan 31- Feb 3 Dubai Desert Classic, Dubai Emirates Golf Club
7-10 Joburg Open, Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club, South Africa
14-17 Africa Open, East London Golf Club, Eastern Cape, South Africa
21-24 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain, Arizona
Feb 28- Mar 3 Tshwane Open, Copperlead Golf and Country Club, Centurion, South Africa
7-10 WGC-Cadillac Championship, Doral Golf Resort and Spa, Doral, Florida
14-17 Avantha Masters, Jaypee Greens Golf Club, Greater Noida, Delhi
21-24 Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club, Malaysia
28-31 Hassan Trophy II, Golf de Pulais Royal, Agadir, Morocco April 4-7 TBA (to be announced)
11-14 US Masters, Augusta National, Georgia
18-21 Spanish Open de Espana, TBA
25-28 Ballantine's Championship, Blackstone Golf Club, Icheon, Seoul, South Korea
May 2-5 China Open, Binhai Lake Golf Club, Tianjin
9-12 TBA
16-19 World Match Play Championship, Thracian Cliffs Golf Club, Kavarna, Bulgaria
23-26 PGA Championship, Wentworth, Surrey, England
30-Jun 2 Stockholm Masters, Bro Hof Slott Golf Club, Sweden
6-9 Austrian Open, Diamond Country Club, Atzenbrugg
13-16 US Open, Merion Golf Club, Ardmore, Pennsylvania
13-16 St Omer Open, St Omer Golf Club, Lumbres, France
20-23 BMW International Open, Munich Golf Club, Eichenreid, Germany
27-30 Irish Open, Carton House, Maynooth, County Kildare Jul 4-7 French Open, Le Golf National, Paris
11-14 Scottish Open, Castle Stuart, Inverness
18-21 The Open, Muirfield, Scotland
25-28 Russian Masters, TBA Aug 1-4 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Akron, Ohio
8-11 U.S. PGA Championship, Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, New York
15-18 TBA
22-25 Johnnie Walker Championship, Gleneagles, Scotland 29-Sept 1 Wales Open, Celtic Manor Resort, Newport
5-8 European Masters, Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans Montana, Switzerland
12-15 Dutch Open, Kennemer Golf and Country Club, Zandvoort
19-22 Italian Open, TBA
26-29 Dunhill Links Championship, St Andrews, Kingsbarns and Carnoustie, Scotland Oct 3-6 Seve Trophy, TBA
10-13 Portugal Masters
17-20 Perth International, Lake Karrinyup Country Club, Western Australia
24-27 BMW Masters, Lake Malaren Golf Club, Shanghai 31-3 Nov WGC-HSBC Champions, Sheshan International Golf Club, Shanghai
7-10 Turkish Open, The Montgomerie Maxx Royal, Antalya
14-17 DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, Jumeirah Estates