Tour News: - Posted 1st November 1998

European Order of Merit

Monty tops the list for sixth time and breaks record prize money

London - Final leading prize-money winners on the European Tour after the Volvo Masters (Britain unless stated, bonus pool money included):

Final European Ranking 1998 (£)

 1. 
Colin Montgomerie 993,077 2. Darren Clarke 902,867 3. Lee Westwood 814,387 4. 
Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain) 518,820 5. Patrik Sjoland (Sweden) 500,137 6. Thomas 
Bjorn (Denmark) 470,798 7. Jose Maria Olazabal (Spain) 449,133 8. Ernie Els (South 
Africa) 433,884 9. Andrew Coltart 388,816 10. Mathias Gronberg (Sweden) 358,779 
11. Stephen Leaney (Australia) 310,643 12. Peter Baker 307,163 13. Sven Struever 
(Germany) 293,208 14. Sam Torrance 286,807 15. Phillip Price 283,885 16. Stephen 
Allan (Australia) 267,743 17. Robert Karlsson (Sweden) 267,286 18. Bernhard Langer 
(Germany) 262,347 19. David Carter 244,424 20. Ian Woosnam 237,571 21. Eduardo 
Romero (Argentina) 234,149 22. Russell Claydon 233,913 23. Jarmo Sandelin (Sweden) 
231,375 24. Costantino Rocca (Italy) 220,759 25. Greg Chalmers (Australia) 220,672 
26. Jean van de Velde (France) 214,164 27. Greg Turner (New Zealand) 210,977 
28. Gary Orr 209,516  29. Padraig Harrington (Ireland) 208,014 30. Paul 
McGinley (Ireland) 201,970