Rory McIlroy hits £59m milestone as earnings compared to Woods and Mickelson

27 June 2023 , 12:19

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Rory McIlroy hits £59m milestone as earnings compared to Woods and Mickelson

Rory McIlroy passed £59 million ($75m) in on-course earnings at last week's Travelers Championship, to become the PGA Tour 's third highest earner of all time.

McIlroy is still on the hunt for his first PGA Tour title of 2023, and his latest near miss came at the Travelers last Sunday. After an impressive final round, the Northern Irishman managed to finish in a tie for seventh at 18-under-par, five shots behind eventual champion Keegan Bradley.

Despite not heading home from TPC River Highlands with the title, the four-time major winner did pocket a cool £510,000 ($650,000) for his efforts in Connecticut.

And this earned McIlroy an impressive career milestone, climbing to third in the PGA Tour list for all-time career earnings. His tied-seventh finish last time out saw him reach exactly £59,592,458 ($75m) in Tour career earnings, which moved into third spot past 24-time PGA Tour winner Dustin Johnson.

Of course, Johnson's PGA Tour earnings can now only be sourced through major championships, after the 39-year-old was suspended from the Tour following his move to LIV Golf last summer. As well as behind him, McIlroy also has a LIV player ahead, with Phil Mickelson occupying second spot.

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Rory McIlroy surpassed Dustin Johnson in third (Getty Images)

He too can only make PGA Tour monies via the four majors, but prior to his Saudi switch last June he enjoyed over 30 years of success on the American-based circuit. Mickelson has six major championships and 45 PGA Tour wins to his name.

This success has led to him pocketing £75.9 million ($95.5m) in on-course earnings whilst competing in Tour sanctioned events. However, as has often been the case for Mickelson throughout his career, he is of course trumped by Tiger Woods, who sits well ahead in the money list.

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson lead the way (PGA TOUR via Getty Images)

The 82-time PGA Tour winner, and 15-time major champion has announced himself as the face of golf throughout his career, and dominated the sport throughout the late 1990's and 2000's. His success on the course unsurprisingly came with great financial game.

And even after taking a step away from full-time competition in recent years, will no doubt take some catching. As a result Woods has earned £95 million ($121m) during his time competing on the PGA Tour. It remains to be seen how much the American will add to the that tally, with the latter stages of career hampered by ongoing fitness issues. Woods' last outing came at this year's Masters, where he forced to pull out due to an ankle problem.

Joshua Lees