If you think you've played a lot of golf, wait until you see the numbers these guys have racked up
David Howell joined an exclusive club when he teed up at the 2022 Cazoo Wales Open, becoming just the third player in history to reach 700 European Tour appearances β now known as the DP World Tour.
Since then heβs gone one better, overtaking legend Sam Torrance for number of starts on the circuitβ¦
The feat got us thinking, and after diving into the record books, weβve put together a list of the top 10 golfers with the most starts in the storied history of the European Tour.
Most European Tour/DP World Tour appearances:
10. Roger Chapman
Starts: 618
Wins: 1
9. Paul Lawrie
Starts: 621
Wins: 8
8. Colin Montgomerie
Starts: 628
Wins: 31
7. Robert Karlsson*
Starts: 632
Wins: 11
6. Soren Kjeldsen*
Starts: 661
Wins: 4
5. Raphael Jacquelin*
Starts: 679
Wins: 4
4. Barry Lane
Starts: 693
Wins: 5
3. Sam Torrance
Starts: 706
Wins: 21
2. David Howell*
Starts: 707
Wins: 5
1. Miguel Angel Jimenez
Starts: 719
Wins: 21
*denotes those still playing on the DP World Tour
Altogether, thatβs more than 6,600 appearances and 111 wins!
