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Champion pro golfer Rory McIlroy has made millions on and off the course.
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McIlroy has a net worth of about $250 million, according to an estimate by Celebrity Net Worth.
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In April 2025, McIlroy surpassed $100 million in career earnings on the PGA Tour, becoming the second golfer after Tiger Woods to do so.
Champion golfer Rory McIlroy has done what just five other professional golfers have been able to do—win a career Grand Slam.
McIlroy sank to his knees in tears following his victory over Justin Rose at the 2025 Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia, this month. The Masters title completed his career Grand Slam—in golf, this means McIlroy has won all four major championships at least once during his career: the U.S. Open, the Open Championship, the PGA Championship, and now The Masters. Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods are the only other golfers to win the modern career Grand Slam.
In his nearly two decades as a pro golfer, McIlroy has made a fortune on and off the course, with millions in career earnings, endorsements, and entrepreneurial ventures. McIlroy has a net worth of about $250 million, according to an estimate by Celebrity Net Worth.
Here’s how McIlroy made his millions.
Not only is McIlroy widely considered one of the best professional golfers, but he is also among the wealthiest. In April 2025, he surpassed $100 million in career earnings on the PGA Tour, becoming the second golfer after Tiger Woods to do so.
McIlroy was the second highest-paid golfer in the world in 2024, earning $38 million on the course between 2023 and 2024, according to Forbes.
With 29 PGA Tour wins in his nearly two decades as a pro golfer, McIlroy is in the top 20 for all-time wins in the PGA.
When he’s not golfing, McIlroy also makes millions from business ventures and partnerships. The champion golfer made an estimated $45 million off the course in 2024, according to Forbes.
Many of McIlroy’s ventures off the course involve golf, too. He co-founded TMRW Sports, a sports media and entertainment company, with Tiger Woods and NBC Sports executive Mike McCarley. Among the company’s ventures is TGL, a partly virtual golf league featuring top players from the PGA Tour. The league has two-hour weekly matches that air on ESPN and ESPN+.
McIlroy also founded an investment firm, Symphony Ventures, which has investments in companies including ticket marketplace TickPick, golf subscription GolfPass, virtual reality game Golf+, sports recovery company Hyperice, fitness tracker Whoop, and upscale mini golf chain, Puttery.
