Brett Rumford won his second European Tour event in as many weeks by finishing first at the Volvo China Open at Binhai Lake Golf Club in Tianjin, China.

He has been a member of the European Tour since 2001 and this is his fifth win on that tour. Rumford earned his PGA Tour card and played in the U.S. in 2008 and 2009. After finding no success here, he returned to play on the European Tour and in Australia.

The Aussie has played in nearly 300 European Tour events, made 181 cuts and earned €5.5 million in his career.

His win last week at the Ballantine’s Championship in South Korea was his first win since the 2007 Omega European Masters.

He is a true journeyman golfer and has never qualified for the Masters, U.S. Open or PGA Championship. He missed the cut in the 2001 Open Championship and finished T-16 in the 2006 Open.

Rumford grew up in Perth, Australia and won the 1999 ANZ Players Championship on the Australasia Tour while still an amateur.

He will pocket €407,906 for his win in China which will bring his season earnings to €811,000 and move him ahead of Sergio Garcia for the No. 1 spot in the Race to Dubai.

Mikko Ilonen finished four shots back of Rumford to claim second place money of €271,939. Victor Dubuisson from France finished in third, Robert-Jan Derksen finished fourth and Pablo Larrazabal rounded out the top-5.

Most of Europe’s top players were in the Wells Fargo on the PGA Tour in Charlotte, North Carolina preparing for the Players Championship next week at TPC Sawgrass.

The European Tour has the week off next week and will resume in two weeks at the Volvo World Match Play Championship from Bulgaria.