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Tiger Woods leading money winner in Europe
Tiger Woods at the 108th U.S. Open at the Torrey Pines Golf Course, June 15, 2008 in San Diego, California. PHOTO/Doug Pensinger/Getty Images
The European Tour media guide lists Tiger Woods as the “leading money winner in Europe” six times — 1999, 2000, 2002 and three straight seasons starting in 2005. The Order of Merit was won those years by Colin Montgomerie (’99, ‘05), Lee Westwood (’00), Retief Goosen (’01), Padraig Harrington (’06) and Justin Rose (’07).
Woods also had seven events majors and WGCs count toward being the “leading money winner.” The closest he came to the minimum events required for membership in Europe — when the minimum used to be 11 tournaments, was in 2006. He played 10 times. Then again, he would have had to apply for membership, and that apparently never interested him.
