As well as being knighted, he received a rarer honour, the Order of Merit, which is limited to 24 people.
However, Wallace was given the Order of Merit, the highest honour that could be given by the British monarch to a civilian.
She became a member of the Order of Merit, and eventually a Lady of the Garter and a life peer as well.
The Dane, who is 16th on the Order of Merit this season, bogeyed the 17th hole but bounced back with a birdie at 18.
The Ulsterman won the Scandinavian Masters on only his fourth start as a pro in August and is 54th on the Order of Merit.
Clarke climbed to the top of the European Order of Merit but remained outside the top 10 in the new world rankings published on Monday.
The stats prove the Irishman's career high-finish in the Order of Merit has been down to his improved technique and feel on the greens in 2005.
He returned to Eton in 1918, to take up the same position, and died a tranquil death in 1936, though not before being awarded the Order of Merit.
Last year, Mr Farmer, then 84, was awarded Germany's highest civilian honour, the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit, for his work in getting the paintings returned.
Warren began the week a lowly 129th on the Order of Merit but has now secured his card for next year and an exemption until the end of 2008.
If the event was not counted then Garcia would be taken off the Order of Merit and everyone below him would move up one place, making Forsyth safe in 115th.
Last month, Cardinal Basil Hume, the leader of Catholics in England and Wales, was appointed to the Order of Merit, whose membership is chosen by the queen and limited to 24.
McDowell would overtake the German in the Order of Merit by winning the tournament or ending up alone in second as long as Kaymer finishes no higher than a tie for third.
Following his arrival the duke was presented with the insignia of a Companion of the Order of Canada and Commander of the Order of Military Merit by the Governor General of Canada, David Johnston.
Murphy's late collapse - he bogeyed the last four holes - was not enough to prevent him from keeping his card for next season, the 34-year-old having started the week in 118th place on the Order of Merit.
He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the United States and the titles of Commandant of the Legion of Honor in France, Honorary Knight of the British Empire, and both Grande Ufficiale and Cavaliere di Gran Croce of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.
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Els or Stenson could go top of the European Order of Merit this weekend following the exits of leading pair Padraig Harrington and Justin Rose on the opening day.
Earlier, he was awarded one of Canada's highest orders Companion of the Order of Canada and the Commander of the Order of Military Merit.
"It's really disappointing because I was hoping to go all the way, " said the Dubliner, who could now lose his position at the top of the European Order of Merit.
Aoyama, who died in 1993 at the age of 80, was awarded the 1992 Order of Cultural Merit, Japan's highest honor in the arts, for his mastery of sho and commitment to promoting and preserving the calligraphic arts for future generations.
Six straight pars to finish saw the European Order of Merit leader become the first English winner of the PGA Championship since Nick Faldo in 1989.
He received numerous awards from European and American admirers (and a belated one, the Order of Cultural Merit, from the Japanese government in 1994).
"I've dreamed for so long to win on the European Tour, " said Jaidee, who is now fourth on the European Order of Merit and top of the Asian Tour money list.
The 2000 Order of Merit winner is also involved in the inaugural Race to Dubai, the new European money list, which culminates in November.
He won the European Order of Merit eight times and was a runner-up in five majors.
Montgomerie received his previous honour in 1998 after winning the European tour Order of Merit for the sixth of seven successive times.
Montgomerie saw his chances of overhauling US Open champion Michael Campbell in the European Tour Order of Merit this weekend fade away as his three birdies were cancelled out by a bogey and a double bogey for a second consecutive par 72.
Howell, the European Tour Order of Merit leader, got off to a flying start at the Yalong Bay Golf Club on Hainan Island with a birdie at the first.
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