All the 57 Players Who Are Honorary Life Members on the European Tour

The European Tour, now known as the DP World Tour, is the leading golf tour for professional men in Europe. Moreover, in order to honor the legends that it produces, it offers the best of them a special lifetime membership.

The first was awarded to the tour’s founding father, John Jacobs, in 1978. Since then, as the tour celebrates its 50th anniversary next year, as many as 57 golfers have been conferred with this honorary membership. Meanwhile, the most recent came just a couple of days ago.

Who all have won the European Tour Lifetime Membership?

Here is the full list of European Tour Honorary Life Members, starting from the very beginning. Some prominent names are- Arnold Palmer, Seve Ballesteros, Sir Nick Faldo, Gary Player, Ernie Els, Vijay Singh, Rory McIlroy, and Jack Nicklaus.

1978 John Jacobs

1978 Bernard Hunt

1978 Dai Rees

1982 Peter Butler

1983 Seve Ballesteros

1983 Tony Jacklin

1985 Sir Henry Cotton

1985 Fred Daly

1985 Max Faulkner

1985 Bernhard Langer

1985 Sandy Lyle

1987 Sir Nick Faldo

1992 Ian Woosnam

1994 José María Olazábal

1995 Bob Charles

1995 Arnold Palmer

1995 Gary Player

1997 Colin Montgomerie

1998 Ernie Els

1999 Paul Lawrie

1999 Greg Norman

2001 Vijay Singh

2002 Retief Goosen

2003 Peter Alliss

2003 Bernard Gallacher

2004 Neil Coles

2004 Christy O’Connor

2004 John Panton

2005 Michael Campbell

2007 Angel Cabrera

2007 Padraig Harrington

2008 Trevor Immelman

2010 Martin Kaymer

2010 Graeme McDowell

2010 Louis Oosthuizen

2010 Tom Watson

2011 Darren Clarke

2011 Rory McIlroy

2011 Charl Schwartzel

2011 Lee Westwood

2012 Luke Donald

2012 Brian Huggett

2012 Tommy Horton

2012 Mark James

2012 Roger Chapman

2013 Dave Thomas

2013 Justin Rose

2014 Jack Nicklaus

2016 Peter Oosterhuis

2016 Danny Willett

2016 Henrik Stenson

2017 Sam Torrance

2017 Sergio Garcia

2018 Francesco Molinari

2019 Patrick Reed

2019 Shane Lowry

2021 Collin Morikawa

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Meet Collin Morikawa- the latest member to join the club

On the eve of the DP World Tour in Dubai, the European Tour Chief Executive Keith Pelley conferred Collin Morikawa with the membership. This came after the 24-year-old won the Open Championship this year, that too in his first attempt. Moreover, he won the PGA Championship last year in the same fashion.

With this, Morikawa became the 57th player and also the fifth American to achieve this feat. He joined legends like Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, and Patrick Reed.

Speaking on his incredible achievement, he said, “Two and a half years ago when I turned pro, I had no clue what life was going to put in front of me, but I’m very thankful for what I’ve been able to accomplish. Obviously the world has gone through many changes, but this means a lot and I have to say thanks to the European Tour.”

What do you think of the members? Is there anyone else you believe who deserves this recognition?

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