Past Winners

The Race to Dubai was launched in 2009 in place of the Order of Merit, to bring even greater excitement to the European Tour. The players compete over a full season to try and be crowned the champion, and it can often go down to the wire at the World Tour Championship.

The Harry Vardon Trophy has been awarded to the winner of the Order of Merit, and latterly the Race to Dubai, since 1937. The trophy was created in honour of golfing legend Harry Vardon and a points system was in place before the Order of Merit started ranking players by prize money in 1975.

Find out all the previous winners of the Race to Dubai below, and click through to discover more about how they came out on top.

• 2016 - Henrik Stenson
• 2015 - Rory McIlroy
• 2014 - Rory McIlroy
• 2013 - Henrik Stenson
• 2012 - Rory McIlroy
• 2011 - Luke Donald
• 2010 - Martin Kaymer
• 2009 - Lee Westwood