2006 European Tour - Order of Merit

Order of Merit

In 2006, 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 2006 were:

Position Player Country Prize money (€)
1. Pádraig Harrington Ireland 2,489,337
2. Paul Casey England 2,454,084
3. David Howell England 2,321,116
4. Robert Karlsson Sweden 2,044,936
5. Ernie Els South Africa 1,716,208
6. Henrik Stenson Sweden 1,709,359
7. Luke Donald England 1,658,060
8. Ian Poulter England 1,589,070
9. Colin Montgomerie Scotland 1,534,748
10. Johan Edfors Sweden 1,505,583

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