Rory McIlroy
Height: 5'10" (1.78 m)
Weight: 160 (73 kg)
Age: 34 (May 04, 1989)
Birthplace: Holywood, Northern Ireland
Residence: Holywood, Northern Ireland
Family:
Wife, Erica; Poppy Kennedy
Special Interests:
Football (Manchester United), rugby, cars, movies, music
Turned Professional:
2007
City plays from:
Holywood, Northern Ireland
Exempt Status
PGA TOURWinner, THE PLAYERS Championship (thru 2027-28)
Career Victories
PGA TOUR Victories (23):
2010 (1) Quail Hollow Championship. 2011 (1) U.S. Open. 2012 (4) The Honda Classic, PGA Championship, Deutsche Bank Championship, BMW Championship. 2014 (3) The Open Championship, World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, PGA Championship. 2015 (2) World Golf Championships-Cadillac Match Play, Wells Fargo Championship. 2016 (2) Deutsche Bank Championship, TOUR Championship. 2018 (1) Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard. 2019 (3) THE PLAYERS Championship, RBC Canadian Open, TOUR Championship. 2020 (1) World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions. 2021 (1) Wells Fargo Championship. 2022 (3) THE CJ CUP @ SUMMIT, RBC Canadian Open, TOUR Championship. 2023 (1) THE CJ CUP in South Carolina.International Victories (9):
Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
61 - 2019 RBC Canadian Open (Round 4)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#1 : 2022 TOUR ChampionshipCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#1 : 2023 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-AmCareer Largest Paycheck:
$2,250,000 : 2019 THE PLAYERS Championship (Finished 1)2022-23 Season Highlights
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Successfully defended his title at THE CJ CUP in South Carolina in his season debut, becoming the 28th player in PGA TOUR history to reach 23 career wins on the PGA TOUR. Became the second reigning FedExCup Champion to win in his season debut and first since Tiger Woods won the 2008 Farmers Insurance Open. Became the first player to win in back-to-back starts since Tony Finau in 2021-22. Returned to No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking on October 23 after winning THE CJ CUP in South Carolina and held the position for 16 consecutive weeks (through the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am).
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PGA TOUR
THE CJ CUP in South Carolina - Successfully defended his title at THE CJ CUP in South Carolina, earning his 23rd career PGA TOUR victory. Moved to No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking for the ninth time in his career and first since July 2020. Marked his second successful title defense on TOUR and first since the 2022 RBC Canadian Open. Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard - Finished T2 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, his sixth career top-10 at the event. World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play - Defeated Scottie Scheffler in the Consolation Match, 2 and 1, to finish third at the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play. Reached the Semifinals for the fourth time in his career and first since 2016. Advanced from group play with a 3-0-0 record with victories over Scott Stallings, Denny McCarthy and Keegan Bradley before defeating Lucas Herbert and Xander Schauffele en route to the Consolation Match.
National Team Selections
Career Records
| PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 2 - 2) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
| Total: | 230 | 808 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 110 | 152 | 200 | 29 | 1 | $72,764,057 | ||
| 2023 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 13 | $6,589,508 | ||
| 2022 | 16 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 1 | $8,654,566 | ||
| 2021 | 21 | 74 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 14 | $4,391,809 | ||||
| 2020 | 15 | 60 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 8 | $4,408,415 | ||||
| 2019 | 19 | 68 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 1 | $7,785,286 | |||
| 2018 | 18 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 13 | $4,410,296 | |||
| 2017 | 14 | 48 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 58 | $2,430,182 | |||||
| 2016 | 18 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 1 | $5,790,585 | |||
| 2015 | 12 | 42 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 15 | $4,863,312 | ||||
| 2014 | 17 | 64 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 3 | $8,280,096 | ||||
| 2013 | 16 | 55 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 50 | $1,802,443 | |||
| 2012 | 16 | 54 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 2 | $8,047,952 | ||
| 2011 | 10 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1 | $1,905,609 | |||||
| 2010 | 16 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 36 | $2,554,280 | |||
| 2009 | 11 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | $849,719 | |||||
| 2007 | 1 (A) | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
| (A) - Amateur | |||||||||||||
Top Tournaments |
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| PGA TOUR | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PLAYERS Championship | Masters Tournament | PGA Championship | U.S. Open | The Open Championship | WGC-HSBC Champions | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv | WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession | |
| 2023 | CUT | CUT | T7 | 3 | |||||
| 2022 | T33 | 2 | 8 | T5 | 3 | ||||
| 2021 | CUT | T5 | T49 | T8 | T46 | T28 | T12 | T6 | |
| 2020 | CNL | T33 | 1 (P) | T47 | 5 | ||||
| 2019 | 1 | T21 | T8 | T9 | CUT | T54 | T9 | T4 | 2 |
| 2018 | CUT | T5 | T50 | CUT | T2 | T36 | T6 | ||
| 2017 | T35 | T7 | T22 | CUT | T4 | T4 | T30 | T5 | T7 |
| 2016 | T12 | T10 | CUT | CUT | T5 | T11 | 4 | T3 | |
| 2015 | T8 | 4 | 17 | T9 | 1 | DNS | T9 | ||
| 2014 | T6 | T8 | 1 | T23 | 1 | T6 | T17 | 1 | T25 |
| 2013 | T8 | T25 | T8 | T41 | CUT | T33 | T27 | T8 | |
| 2012 | CUT | T40 | 1 | CUT | T60 | 2 | T5 | 3 | |
| 2011 | T15 | T64 | 1 | T25 | T4 | T17 | T6 | T10 | |
| 2010 | CUT | CUT | T3 | CUT | T3 | 5 | T17 | T9 | T65 |
| 2009 | CUT | T20 | T3 | T10 | T47 | 4 | T5 | T68 | T20 |
| 2007 | T42 | ||||||||
| FedExCup Playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FedEx St. Jude Championship | Dell Technologies Championship | BMW Championship | TOUR Championship | |
| 2022 | CUT | T8 | 1 | |
| 2021 | T43 | 4 | T14 | |
| 2020 | T65 | T12 | T8 | |
| 2019 | T6 | T19 | 1 | |
| 2018 | T12 | 5 | T7 | |
| 2017 | T34 | CUT | T58 | |
| 2016 | T31 | 1 | T42 | 1 (P) |
| 2015 | T29 | T4 | T16 | |
| 2014 | T22 | T5 | T8 | T2 |
| 2013 | T19 | T47 | T59 | |
| 2012 | T24 | 1 | 1 | T10 |
| 2010 | T56 | T37 | T37 | |
Personal
- Grew up in Holywood, Northern Ireland, as the only child of parents Rosie and Gerry.
- Signed a National Letter of Intent to play college golf at East Tennessee State University but decided to continue playing amateur golf in Europe until turning professional in 2007.
- Earned an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in 2012 at the age of 22 for his services to sport.
- Welcomed first child, daughter Poppy, with wife Erica in August 2020.
- In 2022, became the first player from outside the United States to serve on the PGA TOUR Policy Board.
- Fan of Premier League club Manchester United.