By his own high standards, Rory McIlroy has had an incredibly profitable year on the PGA Tour.
He started the year with a win at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February and then THE PLAYERS Championship in March.
It was great preparation for his assault on the Masters, where he completed a career Grand Slam with a play-off victory over Justin Rose, becoming the only the sixth man and the first European to reach the milestone.
It went a bit downhill after that, with a tied second at the Genesis Scottish Open, his highest finish in the remainder of the calendar year.
Despite a year of massive highs and more near misses, McIlroy has managed to boost his coffers to the tune of $16,992,418. That’s over $7.3m more than his 2024 figure of $9,607,741.
Here are McIlroy’s earnings per tournament, starting with the biggest amount of prize money.
1. THE PLAYERS Championship (winner after playoff) prize money – $4,500,000
McIlroy claimed his second win at The Players in March, despite starting the final day four shots back from American JJ Spaun.
He clawed his way back into the lead after 11 holes in a weather-interrupted day’s play, but Spaun fought and drew level on the 16th.
Spaun missed a 30-foot putt to win the title, and the tournament was forced into a day to complete a three-hole playoff due to bad light.
McIlroy won the play-off on one over par, while the four over par Spaun didn’t bother to finish the final hole.
2. The Masters (winner) – $4.2m
McIlroy made history by becoming the first European to win a career grand slam by winning the Masters in April.
He joined Americans Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods and South Africa’s Gary Player in reaching the milestone.
After missing a par putt to win in regulation play, he needed a birdie on the first playoff hole to snatch the green jacket from Justin Rose’s grasp.
3. AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (winner) – $3,600,000
McIlroy started the year with a victory in his first PGA event – the Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
He edged out great friend Shane Lowry by two shots to claim his 27th victory on the PGA tour, and first at the iconic California course.
4. Genesis Scottish Open (T2) – $788,175
McIlroy rediscovered his motivation and form at the Genesis Scottish Open in mid-July, finishing runner-up behind Chris Gotterup.
He held a share of the lead at the beginning of the final round at The Renaissance Club and shot a 2-under 68. But Gotterup nailed more birdies to finish 4-under 66 and claim the trophy by two shots.
5. Travelers Championship (T6) – $695,000
After his mid-season slump, McIlroy appeared to be heading in the right direction at the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in late June.
McIlroy ended with a final round 65 to finish 12-under par, tying with Scottie Scheffler for sixth place.
6. Truist Championship (T7) $602,500
In early May, McIlroy was tied for sixth place at eight-under going into the final day of the Truist Championship, trailing his close friend Shane Lowry, who sat top of the leaderboard at 14-under.
But a final round of 68 left McIlroy six shots behind eventual winner Sepp Straka and unable to retain the title he won in 2024.
Lowry finished tied for second, two shots behind Straka.
7. The Open (T7) – $451,833
After his runner-up finish at the Scottish Open, McIlroy headed to Royal Portrush in good spirits.
He made the cut comfortably and then fired in a cracking third-round 66 on Saturday, six shots behind heading into the final day.
But with eventual winner Scottie Scheffler in cruise control at the head of the field, McIlroy and his fellow challengers were unable to reel the American in.
He ended the final day with a 2-under 69, 10-under for the tournament, to finish tied for seventh – seven shots behind Scheffler.
8. BMW Championship (T12) – $441,000
After skipping the FedEx St. Jude Championship and spending nearly a month off the circuit, McIlroy returned to Caves Valley Golf Club for the BMW Championship.
McIlroy admitted to feeling awful in the first round, where he posted a 70, but he picked up with a 66 in the second round.
But 71 and 70s in the final two rounds saw him finish outside the top 10, tied for 12th.
9. TOUR Championship (T23) – $395,000
Rory McIlroy had a weekend to forget at the Tour Championship, with his weekend scores of 70 and 71 meaning he was T23 in a 30-man field.
His slim $395,000 cut of the $40million prize purse at the most lucrative PGA Tour event of the season will be tough to take.
McIlroy’s decision to skip the first FedEx Cup Playoff event may have been the wrong one.
10. Arnold Palmer Invitational (T15) – $349,000
A change of woods before the Arnold Palmer Invitational didn’t help improve the fortunes of McIlroy as he finished tied 15th, eight shots off the winner Russell Henley in early March.
Seven shots back at the start of the final day, he failed to mount a serious challenge at Bay Hill, and he finished with a disappointing 72.
11. Texas Children’s Houston Open (T5) – $337,844
In late March, McIlroy warmed up for the Masters with a tied 5th at the Houston Open, after an impressive six-under-par final round of 64.
He’d nearly missed the cut after the second round but rallied on Saturday and Sunday to finish 15 under par, five shots behind first-time PGA Tour winner Min Woo Lee.
12. The Genesis Invitational (T17) – $270,714
McIlroy finished downfield tied for 17th at The Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines in February.
He completed the tournament with a level-par 72 on the final round to remain at three under, far behind tournament winner Ludvig Aberg (-12), who holed four birdies in his final six holes to claim his second PGA Tour title.
13. US Open (T19) – $243,070
McIlroy battled back from missing the cut at the Canadian Open by scraping over the line to make it into the weekend’s play at the US Open with a lowly 74 and 72.
He admitted “frustration” after a third-round 74 dropped him further down the leaderboard. But he found a bit of momentum in the final round, shooting a 3-under 67 to finish 7 over for the tournament, tied for 19th.
He described his performance at the Oakmont Country Club as “pretty average”.
14. PGA Championship (T47) – $49,190
McIlroy bombed at Quail Hollow, a course where he usually excels, having claimed his maiden PGA Tour title in 2010 and three further tour crowns there.
He struggled to an opening-round 74 and followed it with a second-round 69 that just saw him into the weekend on the cut mark.
McIlroy then put together successive one-over 72s that saw him finish on three over and tied for 47th – his first finish outside the 20 all year and his worst performance of the year so far.
15. Zurich Classic of New Orleans (T12) – $34,546
Defending champions McIlroy and teammate Shane Lowry finished tied 12th after struggling on a tough back nine.
This disappointing finish earned them a mere $69,092, so we’ll split this down the middle and add the $34,546 to the Northern Irishman’s total.
16. RBC Canadian Open – missed cut
After a disappointing PGA Championship, McIlroy followed it up with a disastrous 71 and 78 at the Canadian Open at TPC Toronto, a course where he had been a two-time winner.
McIlroy missed the cut with a nine-over par for the tournament, tied for 149th place. The worst finish in his PGA Tour career and his first missed cut since The Open at Royal Troon in 2024.
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