European Tour Player of the Year Winners

The European Tour's player of the year is given the Golfer of the Year Award. The European Tour's players of the year are selected by a panel comprised of print, radio and television media members. The award was first given by the tour in 1985.

Golfers With Most European Tour Player of the Year Awards

• Colin Montgomerie — Won four times
• Lee Westwood — 4
• Nick Faldo — 3
• Ernie Els — 3
• Seve Ballesteros — 3
• Rory McIlroy — 3

All European Tour Player of the Year Winners

(This list only goes back to 1985, the year the European Tour began awarding a Player of the Year prize.)

2022 — Ryan Fox
2021 — Jon Rahm
2020 — Lee Westwood
2019 — Jon Rahm
2018 — Francesco Molinari
2017 — Sergio Garcia
2016 — Henrik Stenson
2015 — Rory McIlroy
2014 — Rory McIlroy
2013 — Henrik Stenson
2012 — Rory McIlroy
2011 — Luke Donald
2010 — (tie) Martin Kaymer and Graeme McDowell
2009 — Lee Westwood
2008 — Padraig Harrington
2007 — Padraig Harrington
2006 – Paul Casey
2005 – Michael Campbell
2004 – Vijay Singh
2003 – Ernie Els
2002 – Ernie Els
2001 – Retief Goosen
2000 – Lee Westwood
1999 – Colin Montgomerie
1998 – Lee Westwood
1997 – Colin Montgomerie
1996 – Colin Montgomerie
1995 – Colin Montgomerie
1994 – Ernie Els
1993 – Bernhard Langer
1992 – Nick Faldo
1991 – Seve Ballesteros
1990 – Nick Faldo
1989 – Nick Faldo
1988 – Seve Ballesteros
1987 – Ian Woosnam
1986 – Seve Ballesteros
1985 – Bernhard Langer

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