Rory McIlroy will become the second golfer ever to win the money titles on both the PGA and European Tour, taking home $8.0M in the U.S. and currently having $4.7M in earnings with three tournaments left in the Race to Dubai. McIlroy would match the feat completed last season by Luke Donald, who won the PGA Tour money title with $6.7M and the European Tour title with $6.8M. McIlroy finished second in Europe last season with $5.1M in on-course earnings. Tiger Woods last won the PGA Tour money title in ’09, and has won it four times in the past decade (THE DAILY).
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PGA TOUR, EUROPEAN TOUR MONEY LEADERS TREND
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YR
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PGA TOUR
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WINNINGS
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EUROPEAN TOUR
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WINNINGS
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'12
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Rory McIlroy
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$8.0M
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Rory McIlroy*
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$4.7M
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'11
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Luke Donald
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$6.7M
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Luke Donald
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$6.8M
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'10
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Matt Kuchar
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$4.9M
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Martin Kaymer
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$5.7M
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'09
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Tiger Woods
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$10.5M
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Lee Westwood
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$5.4M
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'08
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Vijay Singh
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$6.6M
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Robert Karlsson
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$3.5M
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'07
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Tiger Woods
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$10.9M
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Justin Rose
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$3.7M
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'06
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Tiger Woods
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$9.9M
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Padraig Harrington
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$3.2M
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'05
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Tiger Woods
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$10.6M
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Colin Montgomerie
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$3.6M
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'04
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Vijay Singh
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$10.9M
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Ernie Els
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$5.2M
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'03
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Vijay Singh
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$7.6M
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Ernie Els
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$3.8M
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NOTE: * = There are three tournaments left on the European Tour, but McIlroy holds a $1.3M lead over Peter Hanson.
