The PGA European Tour is the the counter part to the United States' PGA Tour. The European Tour organizes the three leading men's professional golf tours in Europe incl. the elite European Tour, the European Seniors Tour and the developmental Challenge Tour, as well as the Ryder Cup.
Most of the tournaments take place in Western Europe with the most lucrative taking place in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, France and Spain. The four mahor championships incl. the Masters Tournament, hte US Open, The Open Championship and the PGA Championship are also part of the European Tour.
Winners of the European Tour's money list "Race to Dubai", formerly known as the "Order of Merit", include: Lee Westwood, Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Colin Montgomerie, Ian Woosnam, Bernhard Langer, and others.