Since 1984, 23 European Tour members have earned at least $20 million in their careers on tour. The all-time money winner is 48-year old Lee Westwood who has earned over $45 million, closely followed by Rory McIlroy who’s deposited about $44.5 million. Westwood and McIlroy are the only two with earnings over $40 million.
There’s about a $8 million falloff after that, with Sergio Garcia having racked up nearly $37 million in cash.
Henrik Stenson ($34M) and Justin Rose ($33M) round out the top-five check cashers of all time on the Euro Tour.
England leads the way with nine (9) players on the list with South Africa (4) and Northern Ireland (3) rounding out the top-three nationalities.
Spain (2) and Sweden (2) also have multiple players who have earned at least $20 mil with Denmark, Germany and Italy checking in with one each.
The Tour’s greatest player, Seve Ballesteros, is ranked 110th with deposits totalling $8,039,070.
Proving how great the money has exploded, even on the European Tour, Francesco Molinari is ranked 11th on the list with over $26 million in earnings, despite just five (5!) career wins – or 45 LESS than Ballesteros, the all-time win leader with 50.
1. Lee Westwood
Earnings: $45,894,638
European Tour Wins: 25
Euro Tour Career: 1994-Present
Highest World Rank: 1 (2010)
Nationality: England
2. Rory McIlroy
Earnings: $44,588,178
European Tour Wins: 14
Euro Tour Career: 2007-Present
Highest World Rank: 1 (2012)
Nationality: England
3. Sergio Garcia
Earnings: $36,877,631
European Tour Wins: 16
Euro Tour Career: 1999-Present
Highest World Rank: 2 (2008)
Nationality: Spain
4. Henrik Stenson
Earnings: $34,073,738
European Tour Wins: 11
Euro Tour Career: 2001-Present
Highest World Rank: 2 (2014)
Nationality: Sweden
5. Justin Rose
Earnings: $33,673,298
European Tour Wins: 11
Euro Tour Career: 1999-Present
Highest World Rank: 1 (2018)
Nationality: England
6. Ernie Els
Earnings: $33,449,998
European Tour Wins: 28
Euro Tour Career: 1992-2019
Highest World Rank: 1 (1997)
Nationality: South Africa
7. Padraig Harrington
Earnings: $31,877,023
European Tour Wins: 15
Euro Tour Career: 1996-Present
Highest World Rank: 3 (2008)
Nationality: Ireland
8. Ian Poulter
Earnings: $31,412,979
European Tour Wins: 12
Euro Tour Career: 2000-Present
Highest World Rank: 5 (2010)
Nationality: England
9. Colin Montgomerie
Earnings: $30,025,713
European Tour Wins: 31
Euro Tour Career: 1988-2014
Highest World Rank: 2 (1996)
Nationality: England
10. Miguel Angel Jimenez
Earnings: $28,946,063
European Tour Wins: 21
Euro Tour Career: 1988-2014
Highest World Rank: 12 (2004)
Nationality: Spain
11. Francesco Molinari
Earnings: $26,620,040
European Tour Wins: 6
Euro Tour Career: 2005-Present
Highest World Rank: 5 (2018)
Nationality: Italy
12. Retief Goosen
Earnings: $26,288,008
European Tour Wins: 14
Euro Tour Career: 1993-2018
Highest World Rank: 3 (2006)
Nationality: South Africa
13. Martin Kaymer
Earnings: $25,711,315
European Tour Wins: 11
Euro Tour Career: 2005-Present
Highest World Rank: 1 (2011)
Nationality: Germany
14. Thomas Bjorn
Earnings: $24,689,084
European Tour Wins: 15
Euro Tour Career: 1993-2020
Highest World Rank: 10 (2001)
Nationality: Denmark
15. Darren Clarke
Earnings: $24,573,089
European Tour Wins: 14
Euro Tour Career: 1991-2020
Highest World Rank: 8 (2001)
Nationality: Northern Ireland
16. Tommy Fleetwood
Earnings: $24,072,440
European Tour Wins: 5
Euro Tour Career: 2011-Present
Highest World Rank: 9 (2018)
Nationality: England
17. Paul Casey
Earnings: $23,849,587
European Tour Wins: 15
Euro Tour Career: 2001-Present
Highest World Rank: 3 (2009)
Nationality: England
18. Louis Oosthuizen
Earnings: $23,652,417
European Tour Wins: 9
Euro Tour Career: 2004-Present
Highest World Rank: 4 (2013)
Nationality: South Africa
19. Graeme McDowell
Earnings: $23,514,480
European Tour Wins: 11
Euro Tour Career: 2002-Present
Highest World Rank: 4 (2011)
Nationality: Northern Ireland
20. Ross Fisher
Earnings: $21,206,269
European Tour Wins: 5
Euro Tour Career: 2006-Present
Highest World Rank: 17 (2009)
Nationality: England
21. Charl Schwartzel
Earnings: $20,866,778
European Tour Wins: 11
Euro Tour Career: 2002-Present
Highest World Rank: 6 (2012)
Nationality: South Africa
22. Danny Willett
Earnings: $20,211,222
European Tour Wins: 7
Euro Tour Career: 2009-Present
Highest World Rank: 9 (2016)
Nationality: England
23. Robert Karlsson
Earnings: $20,115,642
European Tour Wins: 11
Euro Tour Career: 1991-Present
Highest World Rank: 6 (2008)
Nationality: Sweden
