Ernie Els has become the first man in European Tour history to break through the €30 million mark in career earnings, a landmark that happened to coincide with Ernie playing his 300th European Tour event.
Since playing in his first ever tour event as a professional, the 1991 Open de Baleares at which he won €1,115.80, Ernie has played 301 European Tour events and has made 281 cuts (an incredible 93 per cent strike rate). Of those 301 events Ernie has finished in the top-10 on 142 occasions (a 47 per cent strike rate). In addition, Ernie still holds the all-time record for the most consecutive cuts made on the European Tour (82) registered from the 2000 Johnnie Walker Championship through to the 2007 Johnnie Walker Classic.
European Tour All-Time Career Earnings @ 1 August 2014
1. Ernie Els – €30,056,848
2. Lee Westwood – €30,033,690
3. Colin Montgomerie – €24,536,203
4. Padraig Harrington – €23,993,764
5. Miguel Angel Jimenez – €22,221,566
For the full list of all-time career money winners click here
