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Most European Tour victories The late Seve Ballesteros leads the list of winners on the modern European Tour (ie since 1972) with 50 victories. There is currently no active player with a realistic chance of matching this record.
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Seve Ballesteros

The late Seve Ballesteros leads the list of winners on the modern European Tour (ie since 1972) with 50 victories. There is currently no active player with a realistic chance of matching this record.

Last update: November 18, 2012

European Tour Wins excluding Majors
Ballesteros: 45 - Langer: 40 - Montgomerie: 31 - Woosnam: 28
European Tour Greatest longevity
Langer, Torrance and McNulty all have 23 years between 1st & last wins.
Player
Wins*
Winning Years
Time Span
Majors
* Wins include Major Championships - Active Tour players highlighted in yellow
Seve Ballesteros
50
1976-1995
20
5
Bernhard Langer
42
1980-2002
23
2
Tiger Woods
38
1997-2009
13
14
Colin Montgomerie
31
1989-2007
19
0
Nick Faldo
30
1977-1996
20
6
Ian Woosnam
29
1982-1997
16
1
Ernie Els
27
1994-2012
19
4
José María Olazábal
23
1986-2005
20
2
Lee Westwood
22
1996-2012
17
0
Sam Torrance
21
1976-1998
23
0
Miguel Ángel Jiménez
19
1992-2012
21
0
Mark James
18
1978-1997
20
0
Sandy Lyle
18
1979-1992
14
2
Mark McNulty
16
1979-2001
23
0
Retief Goosen
14
1996-2007
12
2
Pádraig Harrington
14
1996-2008
13
3
Greg Norman
14
1977-1994
18
2
Darren Clarke
14
1993-2011
19
1
Vijay Singh
13
1989-2008
20
3
Thomas Bjørn
13
1996-2011
16
0
Ian Poulter
12
2000-2012
13
0
Paul Casey
11
2001-2011
11
0
Howard Clark
11
1978-1988
11
0
Robert Karlsson
11
1995-2010
16
0
Bernard Gallacher
10
1972-1984
13
0
Sergio García
10
1999-2011
13
0
Graham Marsh
10
1972-1985
14
0
Martin Kaymer
10
2008-2011
4
1

 

 

 

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