1 day Ago By Oliver Browning
Rory McIlroy hit a historic milestone ahead of The Masters.The four-time major champion has become just the second golfer to exceed $100million (£77m) in career earnings on the PGA Tour.McIlroy has surpassed $100m in career PGA Tour earningsGettyMcIlroy has amassed 28 victories in 262 events on the Tour since making his first appearance in 2010.
He reached the milestone by earning $338,000 for finishing in a four-way tie for fifth at last week’s Houston Open.Only Tiger Woods, who currently stands on $120m in earnings with 82 wins in 378 events, surpassed the figure before him.Woods, 49, hit $100m back in 2012.
Phil Mickelson is third on the list with $97m, but left the PGA Tour in 2022 for LIV Golf.He reportedly received around $200m to join the Saudi-backed tour three years ago.Dustin Johnson, who also joined LIV in 2022, is fourth on the list with $76m, while Scottie Scheffler completes the top five.
The World No. 1, who has been the money list winner in each of the past three seasons, has rocketed up the list and now sits on $75m as the PGA Tour increased prize money in an effort to compete with the winnings on offer in LIV.Since the emergence of LIV, the four majors – The Masters, US PGA Championship, The Open Championship and the US Open – are the only individual events where players from the different tours have an opportunity to play against each other.
McIlroy and his rivals are now gearing up for the first major of the year, which will be played April 10-13 at Augusta National.McIlroy is hoping to win The Masters for the first time this yearGettyWoods has also surpassed $100m in PGA earnings, while Mickelson left the Tour on $97mGettyAhead of The Masters, the Northern Irishman admitted he is seeking ‘control’ as he deals with an elbow issue.“My right elbow has been bothering me a little bit, so I’ll get some treatment on that and make sure that’s OK going into Augusta,” McIlroy said after shooting a final-round 64 at the Houston Open.
“I still feel like I’ve got some stuff to work on. I still don’t think my game is absolutely 100% under the control I would want.“I’ve got my coach, Michael Bannon, coming in so we’ll be working at home and making sure the game feels good going into The Masters.
”McIlroy has won three of the four majors, but the last of those triumphs came over a decade ago at the 2014 Open Championship.This year, he will again attempt to become just the sixth player to complete a career Grand Slam of all four at The Masters.McIlroy’s last major title was the 2014 PGA Championship, over a decade agoGettyHe has won twice on the PGA Tour already this season, finishing top of the leaderboard at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, while he also won the Players Championship after a playoff against J.
J. Spaun.Sir Nick Faldo, who won The Masters three times, believes this could be the year McIlroy finally secures the glory at Augusta that has eluded him to date.
“History’s not great,” Faldo told the Sky Sports Golf podcast.“I think only Tiger Woods and Ben Crenshaw have gone 11 years between two majors in about the last 40 years. He has to forget that, and he’s got to rewrite some of those things.
“He’s 35, playing great. Can he just go to Augusta and absolutely clear all the pictures out from the past?“It’s way easier said than done, but he could do it and I’ve got a feeling he might.”.
