Order of Merit
In 2007, the European Tour's money list was known as the "Order of Merit". It was calculated in euro, although around half of the events had prize funds which were fixed in other currencies, mostly either British pounds or U.S. dollars. In these instances the amounts were converted into euro at the exchange rate for the week that the tournament was played. The top 10 golfers in 2007 were:
| Position | Player | Country | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Rose | England | 2,944,945 |
| 2 | Ernie Els | South Africa | 2,496,237 |
| 3 | Pádraig Harrington | Ireland | 2,463,742 |
| 4 | Henrik Stenson | Sweden | 2,014,841 |
| 5 | Niclas Fasth | Sweden | 1,919,339 |
| 6 | Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | 1,753,024 |
| 7 | Andrés Romero | Argentina | 1,741,707 |
| 8 | Søren Hansen | Denmark | 1,692,054 |
| 9 | Retief Goosen | South Africa | 1,478,245 |
| 10 | Lee Westwood | England | 1,420,327 |
Note that Tiger Woods earned more money in European Tour events in 2007 than any other golfer, but was not a member of the European Tour so is not eligible for the Order of Merit.
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