The vast experience of Ryder Cup heroes Colin Montgomerie and Paul McGinley brought them both the victories they desired so much at Valderrama - Montgomerie a staggering eighth Order of Merit title, McGinley the biggest win of his career.

Montgomerie might not have been happy with his day's work, a three-over-par 74 that saw him finish "only" joint third in the Volvo Masters 24 hours after he led the event by six strokes.

But that was easily enough to see him to another money list crown six years after the last of his seven in a row. New Zealander Michael Campbell would have needed to finish second as it turned out, but was down in 14th spot.

"I didn't need this, I just wanted it," said Montgomerie on being presented with a trophy he knows so well.

McGinley's comeback during the week was as brilliant as Montgomerie's this season, the 38-year-old recovering from nine behind the Scot at halfway to win by two from Sergio Garcia.

It was only the fourth European Tour success for the Dubliner in 361 tour starts and his first for four years.

The end of that season saw McGinley denied by a closing birdie from his close friend Padraig Harrington in the Volvo Masters and this year he just lost out at the BMW Championship, NEC world championship and the World Match Play at Wentworth.

Those near-misses were forgotten, though, as he produced a superb closing 67 for a 10-under-par total of 274.

After a double bogey and triple bogey in his first seven holes on Thursday he did not drop a shot after the opening hole of the second round.

But the greater achievement has to be that of Montgomerie.

Collated final totals

(Gbr and Irl unless stated, par 71)

274 Paul McGinley 74 68 65 67 (£450,595)

276 Sergio Garcia (Spa) 68 67 68 73 (£300,396)

277 Luke Donald 68 73 72 64, Jose Maria Olazabal (Spa) 68 72 68 69, Colin Montgomerie 67 66 70 74 (£139,685 each)

278 Paul Broadhurst 71 69 67 71 (£94,625)

279 Niclas Fasth (Swe) 70 70 71 68, Simon Khan 75 68 67 69, Lee Westwood 71 69 67 72

280 Kenneth Ferrie 72 72 70 66, Stephen Dodd 71 72 70 67, Padraig Harrington 72 74 67 67, Ian Poulter 67 68 72 73

281 Michael Campbell (Nzl) 72 69 68 72

282 Nick Dougherty 71 70 76 65, Paul Casey 70 72 71 69, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 72 71 70 69, Bradley Dredge 70 68 73 71

283 Gregory Havret (Fra) 70 75 70 68, Barry Lane 76 70 69 68, Henrik Stenson (Swe) 70 69 73 71

284 Soren Kjeldsen (Den) 71 74 73 66, Peter Hanson (Swe) 71 75 71 67, Steve Webster 69 73 74 68, Pierre Fulke (Swe) 76 73 67 68, Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 72 72 70 70, David Lynn 73 73 68 70, Graeme McDowell 72 71 69 72

285 Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 70 74 74 67, Stephen Gallacher 73 69 73 70, Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 73 72 70 70, Robert Karlsson (Swe) 69 73 70 73, Nick O'Hern (Aus) 72 67 70 76

287 Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa) 73 71 73 70, Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 70 75 72 70, Angel Cabrera (Arg) 73 72 71 71, Soren Hansen (Den) 72 75 68 72

288 Jean-Francois Remesy (Fra) 74 76 69 69, Robert-Jan Derksen (Ned) 73 71 71 73, David Howell 71 72 71 74

290 Richard Sterne (Rsa) 74 72 74 70, Peter Lawrie 76 73 71 70, Richard Green (Aus) 71 75 72 72, Anders Hansen (Den) 73 74 71 72

291 Damien McGrane 75 73 71 72, Graeme Storm 76 75 67 73, Jose Manuel Lara (Spa) 75 73 69 74

292 Jean Van de Velde (Fra) 78 73 73 68

293 Simon Dyson 72 78 72 71, Richard Finch 79 74 68 72, Paul Lawrie 72 76 71 74

294 Peter Gustafsson (Swe) 78 74 72 70

298 Peter Hedblom (Swe) 76 73 75 74

312 Emanuele Canonica (Ita) 82 79 73 78