List of golfers with most European Tour wins

This is a list of golfers who have won eight or more events on the European Tour since it was established in 1972. There are some complications in preparing such a list, and different publications have produced different numbers. This list is based on what the European Tour reports the victories being according to their own player guide (through the 2009 season).[1]

The number of wins a player can accumulate on the European Tour depends in part on how many years he devotes to the tour. There have always been some leading European players or European Tour members from outside Europe who have gone on to play part or full-time on the U.S.-based PGA Tour and cut back their commitments in Europe, and this seems to be an increasing trend.

Many of the players on the list have won many events on other tours and unofficial events. The numbers in the "Majors" column are the total number of major championships the player won in his career whether or not he was a member of the European Tour at the time.

Players under 50 years of age are shown in bold. At age 50, golfers become eligible for the major senior tours, most notably the European Senior Tour and the U.S.-based PGA Tour Champions, competing for substantial prize money against other golfers in that age group. Only Miguel Ángel Jiménez has ever won a European Tour event after turning 50 (doing so four months after his 50th birthday in 2014),[2] and only three golfers of that age have won on the PGA Tour in the past 30 years.

This list is up to date through 13 November 2016.[3]

RankNameLifespanCountryWinsMajorsWinning spanSpan
(years)
1Seve Ballesteros H 1957–2011 Spain5051976–1995 20
2Bernhard Langer H 1957– Germany4221980–2002 23
3Tiger Woods1975– United States40141997–2013 17
4Colin Montgomerie H 1963– Scotland3101989–2007 19
5Nick Faldo H 1957– England3061977–1996 20
6Ian Woosnam H 1958– Wales2911982–1997 16
7Ernie Els H1969– South Africa2841994–2013 20
T8José María Olazábal H1966– Spain2321986–2005 20
Lee Westwood1973– England2301996–2014 19
T10Miguel Ángel Jiménez1964– Spain2101992–2014 23
Sam Torrance1953– Scotland2101976–1998 23
T12Mark James1953– England1801978–1997 20
Sandy Lyle H 1958– Scotland1821979–1992 14
14Mark McNulty1953– Zimbabwe1601979–2001 23
T15Thomas Bjørn1971– Denmark1501996–2013 18
Pádraig Harrington1971– Ireland1531996–2016 21
T17Darren Clarke1968– Northern Ireland1411993–2011 19
Retief Goosen1969– South Africa1421996–2007 12
Greg Norman H 1955– Australia1421977–1994 18
T20Paul Casey1977– England1302001–2014 14
Rory McIlroy1989– Northern Ireland1342009–2016 8
Vijay Singh H 1963– Fiji1331989–2008 20
23Ian Poulter1976– England1202000–2012 13
T24Howard Clark1954– England1101978–1988 11
Sergio García1980– Spain1101999–2014 16
Robert Karlsson1969– Sweden1101995–2010 16
Martin Kaymer1984– Germany1122008–2014 7
Charl Schwartzel1984– South Africa1112005–2016 12
Henrik Stenson1976– Sweden1112001–2016 16
T30Bernard Gallacher1949– Scotland1001972–1984 13
Graham Marsh1944– Australia1001972–1985 14
Graeme McDowell1979– Northern Ireland1012002–2014 13
Adam Scott1980– Australia1012003–2016 14
Jack Nicklaus H 1940– United States10181972–1986 15
T35Brian Barnes1945– Scotland901972–1981 10
Phil Mickelson H1970– United States952004–2013 10
Manuel Piñero1952– Spain901974–1985 12
Justin Rose1980– England912002–2016 15
T39Gordon Brand, Jnr1958– Scotland801982–1993 12
Michael Campbell1969– New Zealand812000–2005 6
Tony Jacklin H 1944– England821972–1982 11
Thongchai Jaidee1969– Thailand802004–2016 13
Paul Lawrie1969– Scotland811996–2012 17
Alexander Norén1982– Sweden802009–2016 8
Louis Oosthuizen1982– South Africa812010–2016 7
Eduardo Romero1954– Argentina801989–2002 14
Des Smyth1953– Ireland801979–2001 23

Detailed criteria

There are additional players who won eight or more tournaments on the pre-tour European circuit and the European Tour in the period straddling 1972 who are not included on the list. Members of the World Golf Hall of Fame are indicated by H.

References

  1. "Section 4: Records & Statistics". 2010 European Tour Official Guide. PGA European Tour. p. 457.
  2. "Jimenez Rewrites History on Home Soil" (Press release). PGA European Tour. 18 May 2014.
  3. Based on referenced table with incremental updates.
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