Since 1971, the list has had several names – The Order of Merit, Official Money List and most recently The Race To Dubai.
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| Year | Winner | |
Race to Dubai |
Points |
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| 2025 | Rory McIlroy (7) | 5,975 |
| 2024 | Rory McIlroy (6) | 6,998 |
| 2023 | Rory McIlroy (5) | 5,296 |
DP World Tour Rankings |
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| 2022 | Rory McIlroy (4) | 4,754 |
| Race to Dubai | ||
| 2021 | Collin Morikawa | 5,856 |
| 2020 | Lee Westwood (3) | 3,128 |
| 2019 | Jon Rahm | 5,898 |
| 2018 | Francesco Molinari | 6,041,521 |
| 2017 | Tommy Fleetwood | 5,386,955 |
| 2016 | Henrik Stenson (2) | 5,289,506 |
| 2015 | Rory McIlroy (3) | 4,727,253 |
| 2014 | Rory McIlroy (2) | 7,149,503 |
| 2013 | Henrik Stenson | 4,103,796 |
Prize money (€) |
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| 2012 | Rory McIlroy | 5,519,118 |
| 2011 | Luke Donald | 5,323,400 |
| 2010 | Martin Kaymer | 4,461,011 |
| 2009 | Lee Westwood (2) | 4,237,762 |
Order of Merit |
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| 2008 | Robert Karlsson | 2,732,748 |
| 2007 | Justin Rose | 2,944,945 |
| 2006 | Pádraig Harrington | 2,489,337 |
| 2005 | Colin Montgomerie (8) | 2,794,223 |
| 2004 | Ernie Els (2) | 4,061,905 |
| 2003 | Ernie Els | 2,975,374 |
| 2002 | Retief Goosen (2) | 2,360,128 |
Volvo Order of Merit |
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| 2001 | Retief Goosen | 2,862,806 |
| 2000 | Lee Westwood | 3,125,147 |
| 1999 | Colin Montgomerie (7) | 1,822,880 |
Prize money (£) |
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| 1998 | Colin Montgomerie (6) | 993,077 |
| 1997 | Colin Montgomerie (5) | 798,948 |
| 1996 | Colin Montgomerie (4) | 875,146 |
| 1995 | Colin Montgomerie (3) | 835,051 |
| 1994 | Colin Montgomerie (2) | 762,720 |
| 1993 | Colin Montgomerie | 613,683 |
| 1992 | Nick Faldo (2) | 708,522 |
| 1991 | Seve Ballesteros (6) | 545,354 |
| 1990 | Ian Woosnam (2) | 574,166 |
| 1989 | Ronan Rafferty | 400,311 |
| 1988 | Seve Ballesteros (5) | 451,560 |
Epson Order of Merit |
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| 1987 | Ian Woosnam | 253,717 |
| 1986 | Seve Ballesteros (4) | 242,209 |
| 1985 | Sandy Lyle (3) | 162,553 |
Sperry Order of Merit |
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| 1984 | Bernhard Langer (2) | 139,344 |
Official money list |
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| 1983 | Nick Faldo | 119,416 |
| 1982 | Greg Norman | 66,406 |
| 1981 | Bernhard Langer | 81,036 |
| 1980 | Sandy Lyle (2) | 43,346 |
Order of Merit |
Points |
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| 1979 | Sandy Lyle | 39,808 |
| 1978 | Seve Ballesteros (3) | 47,178 |
| 1977 | Seve Ballesteros (2) | 28,699 |
| 1976 | Seve Ballesteros | 21,495 |
| 1975 | Dale Hayes | 17,488 |
| 1974 | Peter Oosterhuis (4) | 2,965 |
| 1973 | Peter Oosterhuis (3) | 3,440 |
| 1972 | Peter Oosterhuis (2) | 1,751 |
| 1971 | Peter Oosterhuis | 1,293 |
| 1970 | Neil Coles (2) | 779 |
| 1969 | Bernard Gallacher | 910 |
| 1968 | Brian Huggett | 919 |
| 1967 | Malcolm Gregson | |
| 1966 | Peter Alliss (2) | 893 |
| 1965 | Bernard Hunt (3) | 969 |
| 1964 | Peter Alliss | 1,940 |
| 1963 | Neil Coles | 674 |
| 1962 | Christy O’Connor Snr (2) | |
| 1961 | Christy O’Connor Snr | |
| 1960 | Bernard Hunt (2) | |
| 1959 | Dai Rees (2) | |
| 1958 | Bernard Hunt | |
| 1957 | Eric Brown | |
| 1956 | Harry Weetman (2) | |
| 1955 | Dai Rees | |
| 1954 | Bobby Locke (3) | |
| 1953 | Flory Van Donck | |
| 1952 | Harry Weetman | |
| 1951 | John Panton | |
| 1950 | Bobby Locke (2) | |
| 1949 | Charlie Ward (2) | |
| 1948 | Charlie Ward | |
| 1947 | Norman Von Nida | |
| 1946 | Bobby Locke | |
| 1940–1945 | N/A | |
| 1939 | Reg Whitcombe | |
| 1938 | Henry Cotton | |
| 1937 | Charles Whitcombe |
Related: FedExCup – Past Winners
What does the Race to Dubai winner receive?
The Harry Vardon Trophy and the title of DP World Tour Number One, still widely known as European Number One.
Colin Montgomerie leads the all-time Order of Merit winners with eight victories, seven of them consecutive.
How does it work?
It is a points-based ranking for DP World Tour members that runs across the entire season. Players earn Race to Dubai Ranking Points at every counting event, and whoever has the most at the end of the season is crowned the tour’s Number One.
The schedule features a minimum of 42 tournaments in a minimum of 25 countries. The DP World Tour says the total prize fund of US$157.5 million outside the Major Championships is a record.
Simon Bale
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