The Sidelines : Woosnam’s $1 Million Tops List
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VIRGINIA WATER, England — Ian Woosnam, who went over the $1-million mark for a season for the first time and set a career-earnings record, finished first on the PGA European Tour money-winning list.
Woosnam tied Sandy Lyle for 21st place in the season-ending Volvo Masters at Stogrande, Spain, on Sunday, earning him $10,776. He clinched the earnings championship when his closest pursuer, Zimbabwe’s Mark McNulty, finished in a four-way tie for fourth and won $35,207.
Woosnam, from Wales, finished the season with $1,125,365, compared with $994,780 for McNulty. Jose Maria Olazabal of Spain was third, with $852,141.
Woosnam’s career earnings on the European tour climbed to a record $3.92 million.
The top American was Rick Hartmann, who finished 39th with $183,677.
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