Rory McIlroy nears $100 million in career earnings

Rory McIlroy is close to a big milestone in his golf career. He is just $290,938 away from becoming the second player in PGA Tour history to earn $100 million, joining Tiger Woods. McIlroy recently won the Players Championship, which gave him $4.5 million. This win adds to the $3.6 million he earned at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am earlier this season. With two other top-10 finishes, McIlroy has already earned $8.7 million in 2025. To reach the $100 million mark, McIlroy may just need to finish in the top 10 in one of the upcoming events in Texas. If he does, he could achieve this milestone before the 2025 Masters, a major tournament he is yet to win. Currently, McIlroy's total career earnings stand at $99,709,062 after 281 tournaments. This means he averages about $382,027 per event. Changes in prize money at key PGA Tour events have helped increase his earnings. The $8.7 million he has earned this year is almost nine percent of his total earnings. Besides his tournament winnings, McIlroy has also secured $33 million in bonus money from winning the Tour Championship in 2022 and 2019. However, this bonus money is not included in his official career earnings. His recent Players Championship win was his 28th victory on the PGA Tour. A 29th win will tie him with other legendary golfers for the most wins by a European player.