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.
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, and only three golfers of that age have won on the PGA Tour since 1975.
Players with the same number of wins are listed alphabetically. This list is up to date through 19 January 2020.
RankNameLifespanCountryWinsMajorsWinning spanSpan
1Seve Ballesteros H1957–20115051976–199520
2Bernhard Langer H1957–4221980–200223
3Tiger Woods1975–41151997–201922
4Colin Montgomerie H1963–3101989–200719
5Nick Faldo H1957–3061977–199620
6Ian Woosnam H1958–2911982–199716
7Ernie Els H1969–2841994–201320
8Lee Westwood1973–2501996–202025
9José María Olazábal H1966–2321986–200520
10Miguel Ángel Jiménez1964–2101992–201423
10Sam Torrance1953–2101976–199823
12Mark James1953–1801978–199720
12Sandy Lyle H1958–1821979–199214
14Sergio García1980–1611999–201921
14Mark McNulty1953–1601979–200123
16Thomas Bjørn1971–1501996–201318
16Pádraig Harrington1971–1531996–201621
18Paul Casey1977–1402001–201919
18Darren Clarke1968–1411993–201119
18Retief Goosen H1969–1421996–200712
18Rory McIlroy1989–1442009–201911
18Greg Norman H1955–1421977–199418
23Vijay Singh H1963–1331989–200820
24Ian Poulter1976–1202000–201213
24Justin Rose1980–1212002–201817
26Howard Clark1954–1101978–198811
26Robert Karlsson1969–1101995–201016
26Martin Kaymer1984–1122008–20147
26Graeme McDowell1979–1112002–202019
26Charl Schwartzel1984–1112005–201612
26Adam Scott1980–1112003–201917
26Henrik Stenson1976–1112001–201616
32Bernard Gallacher1949–1001972–198413
32Graham Marsh1944–1001972–198514
32Phil Mickelson H1970–1052004–201815
32Alex Norén1982–1002009–201810
37Brian Barnes1945–2019901972–198110
37Branden Grace1988–902012–20209
37Jack Nicklaus H1940–9181972–198615
37Louis Oosthuizen1982–912010–20189
37Manuel Piñero1952–901974–198512
42Gordon Brand Jnr1958–2019801982–199312
42Michael Campbell1969–812000–20056
42Tony Jacklin H1944–821972–198211
42Thongchai Jaidee1969–802004–201613
42Paul Lawrie1969–811996–201217
42Eduardo Romero1954–801989–200214
42Des Smyth1953–801979–200123

H signifies members of the World Golf Hall of Fame.

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.