NationMaster - Encyclopedia: PGA European Tour

The PGA European Tour is an organisation which operates the three leading men's professional golf tours in Europe: the elite European Tour, the European Seniors Tour and the developmental Challenge Tour. Its headquarters are at Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England. The European Tour is the primary golf tour in Europe and is second to the U.S.-based PGA Tour in worldwide prestige. The European Tour was established by the British-based Professional Golfers' Association, and responsibility was transferred to an independent PGA European Tour organisation in 1984. Most events on the PGA European Tour's three tours are held in Europe, but in recent years an increasing number have been held in other parts of the world outside of North America. This article is about the sport. ... // Top level professional golf consists of a year round schedule of weekly tournaments played all around the world. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... The European Seniors Tour is a professional tour for male golfers aged 50 and over. ... The Challenge Tour is the second tier mens professional golf tour in Europe. ... Wentworth Club is a privately owned golf club and health resort in Virginia Water, Surrey on the south western fringes of London, not far from Windsor Castle. ... Virginia Water Lake For the lake, see Virginia Water Lake. ... This article is about the English county. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the USAs main professional golf tours. ... The Professional Golfers Association is the professional body which represents the interests of teaching and club golf professionals in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... North American redirects here. ...

The PGA European Tour is a golfer-controlled organisation whose primary purpose is to maximise the income of tournament golfers. It is a company limited by guarantee and is run by a professional staff but controlled by its playing members via a board of directors composed of twelve elected past and present tour players and a tournament committee of fourteen current players. As of 2007 the chairman of the board is Neil Coles and the chairman of the tournament committee is Thomas Bjørn. In British or Irish company law, a Limited Company is a person on its own right. ... // Neil Coles (born September 26, 1934) is an English professional golfer. ... Thomas BjÃ¸rn (born 18 February 1971) is a Danish golfer who plays on the European Tour. ...

The European-based events on the European Tour are nearly all played in Western Europe and the most lucrative of them take place in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, France and Spain. Of the events held in Europe, only one, the Russian Open Golf Championship, takes place east of the former Iron Curtain. Warsaw Pact countries to the east of the Iron Curtain are shaded red; NATO members to the west of it â€” blue. ...

The PGA European Tour also conducts the Ryder Cup Matches in cooperation with the PGA of America. The Ryder Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in an event called the Ryder Cup Matches by teams from Europe and the United States. ... USPGA redirects here. ...

History

Professional golf began in Europe, specifically in Scotland. The first professionals were clubmakers and greenkeepers who also taught golf to the wealthy men who could afford to play the game (early handmade equipment was expensive) and played "challenge matches" against one another for small purses. The first multi-competitor stroke play tournament was The Open Championship, which was introduced in 1860. That year it was for professionals only, and it attracted a field of eight. The following year, amateurs were permitted to enter. In contrast to many other sports which originated in the United Kingdom, the amateur-professional divide never created major problems in golf, at least at the elite competitive level. This article is about the country. ... Stroke play is a scoring system for golf (compare to match play). ... â€œBritish Openâ€ redirects here. ...

Over the few decades following the creation of The Open Championship the number of golf tournaments with prize money increased slowly but steadily. Most were in the United Kingdom, but there were also several "national opens" in various countries of Continental Europe. However, for many decades it remained difficult if not impossible for golfers to earn a living from prize money alone. From 1901 the British professionals were represented by The Professional Golfers' Association, and it was this body which ultimately created the European Tour. Continental Europe, also referred to as mainland Europe or simply the Continent, is the continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European islands and, at times, peninsulas. ... The Professional Golfers Association is the professional body which represents the interests of teaching and club golf professionals in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. ...

By the post-World War II period prize money was becoming more significant, encouraged by the introduction of television coverage. However, each event was still organised separately by a golf club or association, or a commercial promoter. In the U.S. a formal PGA Tour had existed since the 1930s, and in 1972 The Professional Golfers' Association introduced the PGA European Tour. In its early years the season ran for six months from April to October, and was based entirely in Europe, mainly in Great Britain and Ireland. For example, the 1972 season consisted of 20 tournaments, of which 12 were in the United Kingdom and one was in the Republic of Ireland. Of the seven events in Continental Europe, six were "national opens", namely the Dutch, German, Italian, French, Spanish and Swiss Opens, and the seventh was the Madrid Open. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the USAs main professional golf tours. ... Continental Europe, also referred to as mainland Europe or simply the Continent, is the continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European islands and, at times, peninsulas. ... The Madrid Open is an annual mens golf tournament which has been held in and around the Spanish capital Madrid since 1968, apart from a seven year gap from 1994 to 2000. ...

Over the next three decades the tour gradually lengthened and globalised. The first event held outside of Europe was the 1982 Tunisian Open. That year, there were 27 tournaments and the season stretched into November for the first time. In 1984, the PGA European Tour became independent of The Professional Golfers' Association. Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... The Tunisian Open was a mens professional golf tournament which was part of the European Tours official schedule from 1982 to 1985. ...

The European Tour has always been sensitive to the risk that its best players will leave to play on the PGA Tour for many reasons. The PGA Tour usually offers higher purses and European players want to increase their chances of glory in the three majors played in the U.S. by acclimating and playing on more U.S.-style courses. In an attempt to counter this phenomenon, the European Tour introduced the "Volvo Bonus Pool" in 1988. This was extra prize money which was distributed at the end of the season to the most successful players of the year—but only golfers who had played in a high number of the European Tour's events could receive a share. This system continued until 1998, after which renewed emphasis was placed on maximising prize money in individual tournaments. // The Major Championships, often referred to simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf. ...

In 1989, the tour visited Asia for the first time for the Dubai Desert Classic. By 1990, there were 38 events on the schedule, including 37 in Europe, and the start of the season had moved up to February. A first visit to East Asia for the Tour occurred at the 1992 Johnnie Walker Classic in Bangkok. This has since proven to be one of the most notable initiatives in the history of the tour, as East Asia is becoming almost its second home. Shortly afterwards the tour also made its debut in the former Soviet Bloc at the 1994 Czech Open, but much less has come of this development as participation in golf in the former Soviet region remains low and sponsors there are unable to compete financially with their Western European rivals for the limited number of slots available on the main tour each summer. However, the second-tier Challenge Tour has visited Central and Eastern Europe somewhat more frequently. In 1995, the European Tour began a policy of co-sanctioning tournaments with other PGA Tours, by endorsing the South African PGA Championship on the Southern African Tour (now the Sunshine Tour). This policy was extended to the PGA Tour of Australasia in 1996, and most extensively to the Asian Tour. For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... 18th hole during Dubal Desert Classic 2001 The Dubai Desert Classic is an annual professional golf tournament which is usually played in February or March. ... East Asia Geographic East Asia. ... The Johnnie Walker Classic is a PGA European Tour golf tournament which is played in the Asia Pacific region. ... During the Cold War, the Eastern Bloc (or Soviet Bloc) comprised the following Central and Eastern European countries: Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, East Germany, Poland, Albania (until the early 1960s, see below), the Soviet Union, and Czechoslovakia. ... The Challenge Tour is the second tier mens professional golf tour in Europe. ... // Top level professional golf consists of a year round schedule of weekly tournaments played all around the world. ... The Sunshine Tour is a mens professional golf tour based in Southern Africa. ... // The PGA Tour of Australasia is a professional golf tour for men. ... The Asian Golf Tour is the principal mens professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has a separate tour. ...

There is no overall governing body in the worldwide sport of golf. While the golf authorities in the various parts of the world cooperate harmoniously overall, there is still some rivalry. The European Tour is very self-conscious about its position relative to the PGA Tour, but the two have also steadily formed a partnership. In 1998, the European Tour added the three U.S. majors—The Masters, the PGA Championship and the US Open—to its official schedule. The leading Europeans had all been competing in them for many years, but now their prize money counted towards the European Tour Order of Merit, which sometimes made a great deal of difference to the end-of-season rankings. The following year the three individual World Golf Championships, also usually played in America, and also offering far more prize money than most European events, were established and added to the European Tour schedule. Since the minimum number of events that a player must play to retain membership of the European Tour has long been eleven, this meant that international players could in theory become members of the tour by playing just four events on it apart from the majors and the World Golf Championships, which all elite players enter in any case. Players such as Ernie Els and Retief Goosen have taken advantage of this to play the PGA and European Tours concurrently and even Tiger Woods, who has sometimes played nine of the necessary eleven events, once suggested that he might enter the extra four required so that he could win the European Order of Merit, although he is yet to do so. This article is about the golf tournament. ... The PGA Championship (often referred to as the U.S. PGA Championship outside of North America) is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA Tour. ... The United States Open Championship is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. ... The World Golf Championships are a group of three annual events for male professional golfers created by the International Federation of PGA Tours, which are official money events on the PGA Tour, the European Tour and the Japan Golf Tour: WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship WGC-CA Championship WGC-Bridgestone... Theodore Ernest Ernie Els (born October 17, 1969) is a South African golfer who has been one of the top professional players in the world since the mid-1990s. ... Personal Information Birth February 3, 1969 ) Pietersburg, South Africa Height 5 ft 11 in (1. ... Personal Information Birth December 30, 1975 ) Cypress, California Height 6 ft 1 in (1. ...

Status and prize money

It is beyond dispute that the European Tour is the second most important tour in men's golf, behind the PGA Tour and well ahead of all the others. What is harder to define is its standing relative to the PGA Tour and whether that has risen or fallen in recent years.

At the start of 2006 five of the top ten players in the Official World Golf Rankings were full members of the European Tour, namely Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Sergio García, Adam Scott and Colin Montgomerie. Two years later, at the start of 2008, the number of full European Tour members in the top ten remained at five, namely Els, Justin Rose, Scott, Pádraig Harrington, and Vijay Singh. Apart from Montgomerie they are also members of the PGA Tour, and moved to it as their main or joint main tour after playing in Europe first. Singh had largely abandoned the European Tour for the PGA Tour in the late 1990s, but rejoined the European Tour in 2006. It is unknown for elite players to move from the PGA Tour to the European Tour on a primary basis. The Official World Golf Rankings is a system for rating the performance level of male professional golfers. ... Theodore Ernest Ernie Els (born October 17, 1969) is a South African golfer who has been one of the top professional players in the world since the mid-1990s. ... Personal Information Birth February 3, 1969 ) Pietersburg, South Africa Height 5 ft 11 in (1. ... Personal Information Birth January 9, 1980 ) Castellon, Spain Height 5 ft 10 in (1. ... Personal Information Birth July 16, 1980 ) Adelaide, Australia Height 6 ft 0 in (1. ... Personal Information Birth June 23, 1963 ) (age 44) Glasgow, Scotland Height 6 ft 1 in (1. ... Justin Rose is an English professional golfer. ... PÃ¡draig Harrington (born 31 August 1971) is an Irish professional golfer who is currently ranked world No. ... For the politician, see Vijay R. Singh. ...

The European Tour is traditionally the first overseas move for outstanding players from non-European countries in the Commonwealth, long a major source for elite golfers, such as Greg Norman and Nick Price. These players tended to move to the PGA Tour as a second step. However, lately the European Tour is losing this role as more Commonwealth golfers choose to move directly to the U.S. There is also a current trend for young UK golfers to play primarily on the PGA Tour. In some cases, such as that of Luke Donald, this is a natural consequence after completing a golf scholarship at a U.S. university. Such scholarships are not available (or even legal) in Europe. The Commonwealth of Nations as of 2007 Headquarters Marlborough House, London, UK Official languages English Membership 53 sovereign states Leaders - Queen Elizabeth II - Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma Appointed 24 November 2007 Establishment - Balfour Declaration 18 November 1926 - Statute of Westminster 11 December 1931 - London Declaration 28 April 1949 Area - Total... Personal Information Birth February 10, 1955 ) Mount Isa, Queensland Nationality Australia Wife Laura (married 1981, divorced 2007) Children Morgan Leigh, and Gregory Residence Hobe Sound, Florida Career Turned Pro 1974 Current Tour PGA Tour Professional wins 87 (PGA Tour: 20, European Tour: 14, PGA Tour of Australasia: 33, Other: 22... Nick Price (born January 28, 1957 in Durban, South Africa), is a professional golfer. ... Personal Information Birth December 7, 1977 ) Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Height 5 ft 9 in (1. ... An athletic scholarship is a form of scholarship to attend a college or university awarded to an individual based predominantly on their ability to play in a sport. ...

When Continental Europe produced its first global golf stars in the 1970s, such as Seve Ballesteros, and especially when Europe began to notch wins over the United States in the Ryder Cup in the mid 1980s, there was widespread optimism about the future standing of the European Tour relative to the PGA Tour. This has ebbed away as several major European countries, such as Germany and Italy, have not produced high-ranked golfers on a regular basis as was formerly anticipated. Nonetheless, the number of European countries which have produced winners on the European Tour has increased steadily, with notable golfing depth developing in the Scandinavian countries. Severiano Seve Ballesteros (born 9 April 1957) is a Spanish professional golfer and former World No. ... The Ryder Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in an event called the Ryder Cup Matches by teams from Europe and the United States. ... For other uses, see Scandinavia (disambiguation). ...

The total 2005 prize fund on the PGA Tour is approximately $250 million. On the European Tour, it is over £80 million or around $150 million, around 60 percent of what the American tour offers. However, both of these totals include around $50 million in prize money for seven co-sanctioned events, namely the majors and the World Golf Championships. Excluding these, the European Tour offers approximately 50 percent as much prize money as the PGA Tour. It can be argued that since PGA Tour members have had far more wins and top 10 finishes in the seven co-sanctioned events in recent years, the 50 percent figure is a better reflection of the actual financial resources of the European Tour relative to its rival. // The Major Championships, often referred to simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf. ... The World Golf Championships are a group of three annual events for male professional golfers created by the International Federation of PGA Tours, which are official money events on the PGA Tour, the European Tour and the Japan Golf Tour: WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship WGC-CA Championship WGC-Bridgestone...

Leaving aside the majors and World Golf Championship events, which are the most lucrative on the schedule, there is still much more variation in prize funds on the European Tour than on the PGA Tour. Two key tiers can be identified: those not far away from a million Euros, and those in the three to four million Euros range. Most of the former group are for co-sponsored events outside Europe and most of the latter are for events staged in Europe. At the March 2008 exchange rate of USD 1.50 per euro, the richer group of European tournaments offer nearly the same prize money as a typical "regular" event on the PGA Tour, with its 2008 prize fund of $5-6 million.

The prize funds of many European Tour events have increased rapidly since the late 1990s. Nonetheless, in 2005, an increasing amount of media attention was given to the perceived failure of the European Tour to attract as many leading players to its events as in the recent past. It is unclear how this contradiction between the Tour's apparently weakening on-course position and its seemingly strong sponsorship position will play out in the future. The role of Asia may be crucial; in November 2005 a new European Tour-sanctioned event in China called the HSBC Champions tournament was played for the first time. With a purse of $5 million, it was by far the richest tournament ever played in Asia. The HSBC Champions tournament is a mens professional golf tournament which will be played for the first time in Shanghai, China on 10-13 November 2005. ... USD redirects here. ...

From 2009, the Order of Merit will be replaced by The Race To Dubai. This will reflect the addition of a new tournament called The Dubai World Championship.^[1]

The structure of the European Tour season

Outline of the season

The table below illustrates the structure of the European season. The events shown are for the 2008 season, but there are only minor variations in the overall pattern from one year to the next. Tournaments sometimes change venue, and quite often change name, especially when they get a new sponsor, but the principal events have fixed and traditional places in the schedule, and this determines the rhythm of the season.

Since 2000 the season has actually started late in the previous calendar year, but the seasons are still named by calendar year, rather than for example 2005-06 to reflect the actual span of play. The 2008 schedule includes six events held late in the previous year. All of the events up until late March take place outside of Europe, and most of these are co-sanctioned with other tours. The 2008 season includes three events in China plus one in Hong Kong, China; three events in South Africa; two each in India and the United Arab Emirates; and single events in Australia, New Zealand, Qatar, Indonesia, Malaysia, and South Korea. All four major championships are official stops on the European Tour, as are the three individual World Golf Championships events, and the majority of these events take place in the U.S. From around the end of March the tour plays mainly in Europe, and the events in its home continent generally have higher prize money than those elsewhere, apart from the ones in the U.S. The season ends with the Volvo Masters, the equivalent of the PGA Tour's Tour Championship, which is normally scheduled to end on the last Sunday of October, but in 2007 will occur in November. The Major Championships, often referred to simply as the Majors are the four most prestigious annual golf tournaments in mens professional golf. ... The World Golf Championships are a group of three annual events for male professional golfers created by the International Federation of PGA Tours, which are official money events on the PGA Tour, the European Tour and the Japan Golf Tour: WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship WGC-CA Championship WGC-Bridgestone... The Volvo Masters is the concluding official money event of the European Tour season, the equivalent of the Tour Championship on the PGA Tour. ... THE TOUR Championship (the capitalisation is official) is the final event of golfs PGA TOUR season. ...

2008 schedule

The table below shows the 2008 schedule. There are 50 official money events, of which the first six events take place in late 2007. The season runs for 52 weeks, with a two week break over Christmas and the New Year, and one week when the only event is an unofficial money team tournament. There are four weeks when two official money events are played.

The numbers in brackets after the winners' names show the number of career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. This is only shown for members of the European Tour. To give such a number for non-members would misrepresent the amount of time some international golfers spend on the European Tour; as the Tour co-sanctions the major championships and World Golf Championships events, some top players accumulate a significant number of wins in European Tour sanctioned events without really playing on it. For example, after his win in the 2007 WGC-CA Championship, Tiger Woods has won more than thirty events sanctioned by the European Tour, but has never played a sufficient number of European Tour-sanctioned events to qualify for membership.

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The South African Open is one of the principal golf tournaments on the Sunshine Tour and since 1997 it has been co-sanctioned by the PGA European Tour. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... The Sunshine Tour is a mens professional golf tour based in Southern Africa. ... The Joburg Open is a mens professional golf tournament which will be played for the first time on January 11 to January 14, 2007, at the Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club in Johannesburg, South Africa. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... Richard Sterne (born 27 August 1981) is a South African golfer. ... The Sunshine Tour is a mens professional golf tour based in Southern Africa. ... The Abu Dhabi Golf Championship is a new European Tour golf tournament to be held at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club by Sheraton in Abu Dhabi in the United Emirates which will be staged for the first time in January 2006. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... The Qatar Masters, which was established in 1998 is one of the two PGA European Tour golf tournaments which are staged in the Gulf States, the other being the Dubai Desert Classic. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Personal Information Birth July 16, 1980 ) Adelaide, Australia Height 6 ft 0 in (1. ... 18th hole during Dubal Desert Classic 2001 The Dubai Desert Classic is an annual professional golf tournament which is usually played in February or March. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Personal Information Birth December 30, 1975 ) Cypress, California Height 6 ft 1 in (1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... The Asian Golf Tour is the principal mens professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has a separate tour. ... The Indonesia Open is a golf tournament played in Jakarta, Indonesia which is co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the European Tour. ... 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The Asian Golf Tour is the principal mens professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has a separate tour. ... // The PGA Tour of Australasia is a professional golf tour for men. ... The Malaysian Open is a mens professional golf tournament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... Arjun Atwal (born 20 March 1973) is a professional golfer who has played on the Asian Tour and the European Tour and was the first Indian to become a member of the U.S. based PGA Tour. ... The Asian Golf Tour is the principal mens professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has a separate tour. ... Image File history File links Ulster_banner. ... Graeme McDowell (born in Portrush, Northern Ireland, 30 July 1979) is a professional golfer from Northern Ireland who divides his time between the European Tour and the PGA Tour. ... The Asian Golf Tour is the principal mens professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has a separate tour. ... The WGC-CA Championship is one of the three annual World Golf Championships tournaments for male professional golfers. ... The World Golf Championships are a group of three annual events for male professional golfers created by the International Federation of PGA Tours, which are official money events on the PGA Tour, the European Tour and the Japan Golf Tour: WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship WGC-CA Championship WGC-Bridgestone... The Madeira Island Open is a mens professional golf tournament on the European Tour, played on the Madeira Islands in Portugal. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... The Valle Romano Open de Andalucia is a new European Tour mens professional golf tournament which will be held for the first time from 10-13 May 2007 in the Spanish region of Andalucia. ... The Portuguese Open, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Estoril Open de Portugal Caixa Geral de Depositos, is an annual tournament on mens golfs European Tour. ... This article is about the golf tournament. ... // The Major Championships, often referred to simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf. ... The Volvo China Open is a mens golf tournament which is co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the Asian Tour. ... The Asian Golf Tour is the principal mens professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has a separate tour. ... The BMW Asian Open is a mens professional golf tournament. ... The Open de EspaÃ±a (formerly the Spanish Open) is the national open golf championship of Spain and is held in San Roque Golf Club. ... The Italian Open golf championship, which is currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Telecom Italia Open is the Italian national golf open for men. ... The Irish Open is a European Tour golf tournament which is currently played in May each year. ... The BMW PGA Championship is an annual mens professional golf tournament on the European Tour. ... 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For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The Players Championship is a professional snooker tournament. ... This article is about the country. ... â€œBritish Openâ€ redirects here. ... // The Major Championships, often referred to simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf. ... The Deutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe is an annual 72 hole strokeplay professional golf tournament for men. ... The WGC-Bridgestone Invitational is one of the annual World Golf Championships for male professional golfers. ... The World Golf Championships are a group of three annual events for male professional golfers created by the International Federation of PGA Tours, which are official money events on the PGA Tour, the European Tour and the Japan Golf Tour: WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship WGC-CA Championship WGC-Bridgestone... The PGA Championship (often referred to as the U.S. PGA Championship outside of North America) is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA Tour. ... // The Major Championships, often referred to simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf. ... The Scandinavian Masters is an annual golf tournament on the European Tour which is played in Sweden at the end of July or the beginning of August each year. ... The KLM Open is an annual European Tour golf tournament played in The Netherlands. ... The Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles is a PGA European Tour golf tournament which is played at the Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland, which has been one of the best known golf resorts in Scotland since the 1920s. ... This article is about the country. ... The Omega European Masters is the Swiss stop on mens golfs European Tour, currently played in early September each year. ... The Mercedes-Benz Championship is a European Tour mens professional golf tournament played in Germany and hosted and promoted by Germanys greatest golfer Bernhard Langer and his brother Erwin. ... The Ryder Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in an event called the Ryder Cup Matches by teams from Europe and the United States. ... The Quinn Direct British Masters is a European Tour golf tournament. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship (previously simply called the Dunhill Links Championship), is one of the richest golf tournaments on the European Tour. ... This article is about the country. ... The HSBC World Match Play Championship is the current sponsored name of a matchplay golf tournament played each September at Wentworth Club near London. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Match play is a scoring system for golf (compare to stroke play). ... The Portugal Masters is a European Tour mens professional golf tournament which will be played for the first time on 18-21 October 2007. ... The Mallorca Classic is a mens golf tournament on the European Tour which was first played in 2003. ... The Volvo Masters is the concluding official money event of the European Tour season, the equivalent of the Tour Championship on the PGA Tour. ...

2008 Order of Merit

As of March 09, 2008.
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Order of Merit winners

The European Tour's money list is known as the "Order of Merit". It is calculated in euro, although around half of the events have prize funds which are fixed in other currencies, mainly British Pounds or U.S. Dollars. In these instances the amounts are converted into euro at the exchange rate for the week that the tournament is played. For other uses, see Euro (disambiguation). ...

Up to 1998, the Order of Merit was calculated in Pounds sterling. Justin Rose is an English professional golfer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... // PÃ¡draig Harrington (born 31 August 1971 in Ballyroan, Dublin, Ireland) is a professional golfer and former #6 in the world who has won ten tournaments on the European Tour and two on the PGA Tour. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Personal Information Birth June 23, 1963 ) (age 44) Glasgow, Scotland Height 6 ft 1 in (1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... Theodore Ernest Ernie Els (born October 17, 1969) is a South African golfer who has been one of the top professional players in the world since the mid-1990s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... Theodore Ernest Ernie Els (born October 17, 1969) is a South African golfer who has been one of the top professional players in the world since the mid-1990s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... Personal Information Birth February 3, 1969 ) Pietersburg, South Africa Height 5 ft 11 in (1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... Personal Information Birth February 3, 1969 ) Pietersburg, South Africa Height 5 ft 11 in (1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... Lee Westwood (born 24 April 1973) is an English professional golfer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Personal Information Birth June 23, 1963 ) (age 44) Glasgow, Scotland Height 6 ft 1 in (1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ...

Before 1975 the Order of Merit was based on a points system, so it was not necessarily headed by the golfer who won the most money. Personal Information Birth June 23, 1963 ) (age 44) Glasgow, Scotland Height 6 ft 1 in (1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... Personal Information Birth June 23, 1963 ) (age 44) Glasgow, Scotland Height 6 ft 1 in (1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... Personal Information Birth June 23, 1963 ) (age 44) Glasgow, Scotland Height 6 ft 1 in (1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... Personal Information Birth June 23, 1963 ) (age 44) Glasgow, Scotland Height 6 ft 1 in (1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... Personal Information Birth June 23, 1963 ) (age 44) Glasgow, Scotland Height 6 ft 1 in (1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... Personal Information Birth June 23, 1963 ) (age 44) Glasgow, Scotland Height 6 ft 1 in (1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... Personal Information Birth 18 July 1957 ) (age 49) Welwyn Garden City, England Height 6 ft 3 in (1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Severiano Seve Ballesteros (born 9 April 1957) is a Spanish professional golfer and former World No. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... The cover of Ian Woosnams 2003 autobiography. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... This article is about the country. ... Ronan Rafferty (b. ... Image File history File links Ulster_banner. ... Northern Ireland (Irish: , Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a constituent country of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 kmÂ², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... Severiano Seve Ballesteros (born 9 April 1957) is a Spanish professional golfer and former World No. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... The cover of Ian Woosnams 2003 autobiography. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... This article is about the country. ... Severiano Seve Ballesteros (born 9 April 1957) is a Spanish professional golfer and former World No. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... // Alexander Walter Barr Sandy Lyle, MBE (born February 9, 1958) is a Scottish golfer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... Bernhard Langer (born August 27, 1957 in Anhausen near Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany) is a professional German golfer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Personal Information Birth 18 July 1957 ) (age 49) Welwyn Garden City, England Height 6 ft 3 in (1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Personal Information Birth February 10, 1955 ) Mount Isa, Queensland Nationality Australia Wife Laura (married 1981, divorced 2007) Children Morgan Leigh, and Gregory Residence Hobe Sound, Florida Career Turned Pro 1974 Current Tour PGA Tour Professional wins 87 (PGA Tour: 20, European Tour: 14, PGA Tour of Australasia: 33, Other: 22... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Bernhard Langer (born August 27, 1957 in Anhausen near Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany) is a professional German golfer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... // Alexander Walter Barr Sandy Lyle, MBE (born February 9, 1958) is a Scottish golfer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... // Alexander Walter Barr Sandy Lyle, MBE (born February 9, 1958) is a Scottish golfer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... Severiano Seve Ballesteros (born 9 April 1957) is a Spanish professional golfer and former World No. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Severiano Seve Ballesteros (born 9 April 1957) is a Spanish professional golfer and former World No. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Severiano Seve Ballesteros (born 9 April 1957) is a Spanish professional golfer and former World No. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Dale Hayes (born 1 Jul 1952) is a South African golfer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa_1928-1994. ...

The European Tour officially began in 1972, but there is money list for 1971 on the Tour's official site and unofficial or semi-official money lists existed before that. For full Order of Merit details for each season from 1971 onwards click here. Peter Oosterhuis (b. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Peter Oosterhuis (b. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Peter Oosterhuis (b. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Tony Jacklin (born July 7, 1944) is an English golfer, who was arguably the most successful UK player of his generation. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Peter Oosterhuis (b. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Sir Robert James Bob Charles, KNZM, CBE, (born March 14, 1936), is a New Zealand professional golfer whose achievements over five decades rank him among the most successful left handed golfers of all time, being the first lefty to win a golf major, winning more than 70 titles, and beating... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... Peter Oosterhuis (b. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Gary Player (born November 1, 1935) is a South African professional golfer generally regarded as one of the greatest players in the games history. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa_1928-1994. ...

Leading career money winners

The table below shows the top ten career money leaders on the European Tour after the 2008 Malaysian Open. Due to increases in prize money over the years it is dominated by current players. The figures are not the players' complete career earnings as most of them have earned millions more on other tours (especially the PGA Tour) or from non-tour events. In addition, elite golfers often earn several times as much from endorsements and golf-related business interests as they do from prize money. The Malaysian Open is a mens professional golf tournament. ...

There is a list of the top 100 on the European Tour's website here. The euro (symbol: â‚¬; banking code: EUR) is the currency of twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, the Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain, collectively known as the Eurozone. ... Personal Information Birth June 23, 1963 ) (age 44) Glasgow, Scotland Height 6 ft 1 in (1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... Theodore Ernest Ernie Els (born October 17, 1969) is a South African golfer who has been one of the top professional players in the world since the mid-1990s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... Personal Information Birth February 3, 1969 ) Pietersburg, South Africa Height 5 ft 11 in (1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... PÃ¡draig Harrington (born 31 August 1971) is an Irish professional golfer who is currently ranked world No. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Darren Clarke (born in Dungannon, County Tyrone on August 14, 1968) is a professional golfer from Northern Ireland who plays on both the PGA Tour and the European Tour. ... Image File history File links Ulster_banner. ... Northern Ireland (Irish: , Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a constituent country of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 kmÂ², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... Lee Westwood (born 24 April 1973) is an English professional golfer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Bernhard Langer (born August 27, 1957 in Anhausen near Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany) is a professional German golfer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Miguel Ãngel JimÃ©nez (born January 5, 1964) is a Spanish professional golfer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Thomas BjÃ¸rn (born 18 February 1971) is a Danish golfer who plays on the European Tour. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... For the politician, see Vijay R. Singh. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Fiji. ...

Players and rookies of the year

The European Tour's Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year award is named after the English three time Open Champion Sir Henry Cotton. The winner is now selected by a panel comprising the PGA European Tour, the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St.Andrews and the Association of Golf Writers. It is usually given to the rookie who places highest on the Order of Merit, but this is not always the case. The award predates the founding of the formal tour in 1972. There have been five years when no award was made. â€œBritish Openâ€ redirects here. ... Henry Cotton (Born Jan. ... The clubhouse of the R&A. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews is the one of the oldest golf clubs in the world, the oldest being the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers at Muirfield. ...

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Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... Gonzalo FernÃ¡ndez-CastaÃ±o (born 13 October 1980 in Madrid) is a Spanish golfer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... For the politician, see Vijay R. Singh. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Fiji. ... Scott Drummond (born 29 May 1974) is a British golfer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... Theodore Ernest Ernie Els (born October 17, 1969) is a South African golfer who has been one of the top professional players in the world since the mid-1990s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... Peter Lawrie (born 22 March, 1974) is a Irish golfer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... Nick Dougherty (born in Bootle, Merseyside on 24 May 1982) is an English golfer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Personal Information Birth February 3, 1969 ) Pietersburg, South Africa Height 5 ft 11 in (1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Lee Westwood (born 24 April 1973) is an English professional golfer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Ian James Poulter (born 10 January 1976) is an English golfer who is a member of the worlds top two professional golf tours, the U.S. based PGA Tour and the European Tour. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Personal Information Birth June 23, 1963 ) (age 44) Glasgow, Scotland Height 6 ft 1 in (1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... Personal Information Birth January 9, 1980 ) Castellon, Spain Height 5 ft 10 in (1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Philip Parkin (born 29 January 1970) is a French golfer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... Scott Henderson (born 10 September 1969 in Aberdeen) is a Scottish golfer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... Thomas BjÃ¸rn (born 18 February 1971) is a Danish golfer who plays on the European Tour. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... Jarmo Sandelin (born in Finland on 10 May 1967) is a Swedish golfer who plays on the European Tour. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... Jonathan Lomas (born 7 May 1968) is an English golfer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Bernhard Langer (born August 27, 1957 in Anhausen near Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany) is a professional German golfer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Gary Orr (born in Helensburgh on May 11, 1967) is a Scottish professional golfer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... Personal Information Birth 18 July 1957 ) (age 49) Welwyn Garden City, England Height 6 ft 3 in (1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Jim Payne (born 17 April 1970 in Louth) is an English golfer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Severiano Seve Ballesteros (born 9 April 1957) is a Spanish professional golfer and former World No. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Per-Ulrik Johansson (born 6 December, 1966) is a Swedish golfer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Russell Claydon (born in Cambridge on November 19, 1965) is an English golfer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Paul Broadhurst (b. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... The cover of Ian Woosnams 2003 autobiography. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... This article is about the country. ... Peter Baker (born 7 October 1967) is an English golfer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... JosÃ© MarÃa OlazÃ¡bal (born 5 February 1966 in Fuenterrabia, Spain) is a professional golfer who has enjoyed success on both the PGA European Tour and the PGA Tour, and has won two major championships. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... This article is about the country. ... Philip Parkin (born 12 December 1961) is a Welsh golfer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... This article is about the country. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Gordon Brand, Jnr (born in Kirkcaldy on 19 Aug 1958) is a Scottish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Mike Miller (born 22 April 1951) is a Scottish golfer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... // Alexander Walter Barr Sandy Lyle, MBE (born February 9, 1958) is a Scottish golfer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... // Mark Hugh James (born 28 October 1953) is an English golfer who had a long career on the European Tour and captained Europe in the 1999 Ryder Cup. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Carl Mason (born 25 June 1953) is an English golfer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Philip Pip Elson (born 14 April 1954 in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom) is an English golfer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Sam Torrance (born 24 August 1953) is a Scottish golfer who was one of the leading players on the European Tour from the mid 1970s to the late 1990s and was the winning non-playing captain of the European Ryder Cup team in 2002. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... David Llewellyn (born 18 November 1951), is a Welsh golfer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... This article is about the country. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Peter Oosterhuis (b. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... // Bernard Gallacher (born 9 February 1949 in Bathgate, Scotland) is a Scottish professional golfer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... Tony Jacklin (born July 7, 1944) is an English golfer, who was arguably the most successful UK player of his generation. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... 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Contents

History

Status and prize money

The structure of the European Tour season

Outline of the season

2008 schedule

2008 Order of Merit

Order of Merit winners

Leading career money winners

Players and rookies of the year

See also

References

External links

Contents

History GA_googleFillSlot("encyclopedia_square");

Status and prize money

The structure of the European Tour season

Outline of the season

2008 schedule

2008 Order of Merit

Order of Merit winners

Leading career money winners

Players and rookies of the year

See also

References

External links

History