Order of Merit
In 2008, 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 2008 were:
| Rank | Player | Country | Events | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Karlsson | Sweden | 23 | 2,732,748 |
| 2 | Pádraig Harrington | Ireland | 14 | 2,459,109 |
| 3 | Lee Westwood | England | 21 | 2,424,642 |
| 4 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Spain | 26 | 2,066,596 |
| 5 | Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland | 28 | 1,859,346 |
| 6 | Ross Fisher | England | 27 | 1,836,530 |
| 7 | Henrik Stenson | Sweden | 19 | 1,798,617 |
| 8 | Martin Kaymer | Germany | 25 | 1,794,500 |
| 9 | Sergio García | Spain | 13 | 1,591,917 |
| 10 | Søren Kjeldsen | Denmark | 29 | 1,440,979 |
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Note that Tiger Woods earned more money in European Tour events in 2008 (€2,759,558 in five events) than any other golfer, but was not a member of the European Tour so was not eligible for the Order of Merit.
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