Rory Daniel McIlroy is a Northern Irish professional golfer and a European and PGA Tours member. He has spent more than 100 weeks at the top of the Official Golf Ranking during his career. In addition to Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, he is one of three top golfers to have won four championships before the age 25.
In 2011, at 22, he became the youngest player in European Tour history to reach €10 million in career earnings. In 2012, he became the youngest player in PGA Tour history to achieve $10 million in his career.
He competed for Europe against the United States in the Ryder Cup in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2021, with Europe prevailing in 2010, 2012, and 2018. In 2011 and 2014, he received the RTÉ Sports Personality of the Year for his individual and team accomplishments.
Bio
| Full name | Rory Daniel McIlroy |
| Nickname | Rors, Wee-Mac |
| Born | May 4 1989, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 11.5 st (161 lb; 73 kg) |
| Sporting nationality | Northern Ireland |
| Residence | Jupiter, Florida |
| Spouse | Erica Stoll |
| Children | 1 |
Career Earnings
| OFFICIAL PAYOUTS | UNOFFICIAL PAYOUTS | TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP, BONUS, 2019+ | PLAYER IMPACT, PROGRAM, 2021+ | COMCAST BUSINESS,TOUR TOP 10, 2021+ | EARNINGS | |
| 2007 | $0 | – | – | – | – | $0 |
| 2009 | $849,719 | $362,500 | – | – | – | $1,212,219 |
| 2010 | $2,554,280 | $550,000 | – | – | – | $3,104,280 |
| 2011 | $1,905,609 | $416,250 | – | – | – | $2,321,859 |
| 2012 | $8,047,952 | – | – | – | – | $8,047,952 |
| 2013 | $1,802,443 | – | – | – | – | $1,802,443 |
| 2014 | $8,280,096 | $115,000 | – | – | – | $8,395,096 |
| 2015 | $4,863,312 | $250,000 | – | – | – | $5,113,312 |
| 2016 | $5,790,585 | – | – | – | – | $5,790,585 |
| 2017 | $2,430,182 | – | – | – | – | $2,430,182 |
| 2018 | $4,410,296 | $40,000 | – | – | – | $4,450,296 |
| 2019 | $7,785,286 | – | $15,000,000 | – | – | $22,785,286 |
| 2020 | $4,408,415 | $60,000 | $960,000 | – | – | $5,428,415 |
| 2021 | $4,391,809 | – | $583,750 | $3,500,000 | – | $8,475,559 |
| 2022 | $8,654,566 | $102,000 | $18,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $1,700,000 | $40,456,566 |
| 2023 | $5,384,508 | – | – | – | – | $5,384,508 |
Golf Major’s Record
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 12 |
| PGA Championship | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 13 |
| U.S. Open | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 9 |
| The Open Championship | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 11 |
| Totals | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 35 | 56 | 45 |
Rory Mcllroy Recent Form
In his first tournament of the season, he defended his title at the CJ CUP. He is also the first reigning FedExCup champion to triumph in his season opener after Tiger Woods in 2008 at the Farmers Insurance Open.
Rory became the first player after Tony Finau in 2021-22 to win in consecutive starts. After winning THE CJ CUP in South Carolina on October 23, he returned to the top of the Official World Golf Ranking, where he remained for 16 consecutive weeks (through the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am).
Mastercard’s Arnold Palmer Invitational presented T2 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational is his sixth top-10 finish.
At the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play, he defeated Scottie Scheffler 2 and 1 in the Consolation Match to finish in third place.
For the first time since 2016, he qualified the Semifinals for the fourth time in his career.
Moved from group stage with a 3-0-0 record, defeating Scott Stallings, Denny McCarthy, and Keegan Bradley before falling to Lucas Herbert and Xander Schauffele in the consolation match.
- Career Low Round: 61 – 2019 RBC Canadian Open (Round 4)
- Career High FedExCup Rank: #1 : 2022 TOUR Championship
- Career High Official World Golf Rank: #1 : 2023 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Since 2020
2020: World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions.
2021: Wells Fargo Championship.
2022: THE CJ CUP @ SUMMIT, RBC Canadian Open, TOUR Championship.
2023: THE CJ CUP in South Carolina, Hero Dubai Desert Classic.