This article is part of our Golf Draft Kit series.
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 |
