2012 Euro Tour Rankings: Donald Leads the Way

Updated on January 10, 2012 3:58PM EST

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Greg Vara

Updated on January 10, 2012 3:58PM EST

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Below are the Top-20 rankings for this year European Tour. The ranking is ordered by 2012 projected earnings.

RNK/GOLFER	2012 PROJ. EARNINGS	2011 EARNINGS	2011 FINAL RANK	EVENTS PLAYED
1. Luke Donald	$5,000,000	$5,323,400	1	13
2. Rory McIlroy	$4,500,000	$4,002,168	2	19
3. Martin Kaymer	$4,000,000	$3,489,033	3	22
4. Charl Schwartzel	$3,500,000	$2,929,829	4	18
5. Alvaro Quiros	$2,500,000	$2,259,242	6	23
6. Lee Westwood	$2,250,000	$2,439,601	5	19
7. Sergio Garcia	$2,250,000	$1,962,723	8	13
8. Louis Oosthuizen	$2,000,000	$1,409,126	15	22
9. Anders Hansen	$1,750,000	$2,074,366	7	22
10. Simon Dyson	$1,750,000	$1,694,779	10	29
11. Miguel Angel Jimenez	$1,500,000	$1,570,454	12	29
12. Peter Hanson	$1,500,000	$1,500,590	13	24
13. Alexander Noren	$1,500,000	$1,427,643	14	28
14. Graeme McDowell	$1,500,000	$1,230,461	16	18
15. Thomas Bjorn	$1,250,000	$1,814,115	9	23
16. Darren Clarke	$1,250,000	$1,590,415	11	22
17. Pablo Larrazabal	$1,250,000	$1,183,040	17	33
18. Gonzalo Fdez-Castano	$1,250,000	$1,114,060	19	14
19. Nicolas Colsaerts	$1,250,000	$1,091,504	20	23
20. Paul Lawrie	$750,000	$1,142,013	18	24

Below are the Top-20 rankings for this year European Tour. The ranking is ordered by 2012 projected earnings.

RNK/GOLFER	2012 PROJ. EARNINGS	2011 EARNINGS	2011 FINAL RANK	EVENTS PLAYED
1. Luke Donald	$5,000,000	$5,323,400	1	13
2. Rory McIlroy	$4,500,000	$4,002,168	2	19
3. Martin Kaymer	$4,000,000	$3,489,033	3	22
4. Charl Schwartzel	$3,500,000	$2,929,829	4	18
5. Alvaro Quiros	$2,500,000	$2,259,242	6	23
6. Lee Westwood	$2,250,000	$2,439,601	5	19
7. Sergio Garcia	$2,250,000	$1,962,723	8	13
8. Louis Oosthuizen	$2,000,000	$1,409,126	15	22
9. Anders Hansen	$1,750,000	$2,074,366	7	22
10. Simon Dyson	$1,750,000	$1,694,779	10	29
11. Miguel Angel Jimenez	$1,500,000	$1,570,454	12	29
12. Peter Hanson	$1,500,000	$1,500,590	13	24
13. Alexander Noren	$1,500,000	$1,427,643	14	28
14. Graeme McDowell	$1,500,000	$1,230,461	16	18
15. Thomas Bjorn	$1,250,000	$1,814,115	9	23
16. Darren Clarke	$1,250,000	$1,590,415	11	22
17. Pablo Larrazabal	$1,250,000	$1,183,040	17	33
18. Gonzalo Fdez-Castano	$1,250,000	$1,114,060	19	14
19. Nicolas Colsaerts	$1,250,000	$1,091,504	20	23
20. Paul Lawrie	$750,000	$1,142,013	18	24

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