2001 European Tour
Position Player Country Prize money ( € )
1 Retief Goosen South Africa 2,862,806
2 Pádraig Harrington Ireland 2,090,166
3 Darren Clarke Northern Ireland 1,988,055
4 Ernie Els South Africa 1,716,287
5 Colin Montgomerie Scotland 1,578,676
6 Michael Campbell New Zealand 1,577,130
7 Thomas Bjørn Denmark 1,474,802
8 Paul McGinley Ireland 1,464,434
9 Paul Lawrie Scotland 1,428,831
10 Niclas Fasth Sweden 1,224,588
Order of Merit
The PGA European Tour 's money list was known as the `` Volvo Order of Merit '' . It was based on prize money earned during the season and calculated in Euro . [ 1 ]
The 2001 European Tour was the 30th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour. The Order of Merit was won by South Africa's Retief Goosen.