How much prize money did Rory McIlroy get for winning the 2023 Race to Dubai?

A player’s performance, world ranking, and position on the Race to Dubai leaderboard are calculated based on the money they earn during the year. The European Tour offers substantial prize funds to attract the leading golfers at their tournaments.

Rory McIlroy holds the record for the most Race to Dubai prize money won in a single season since the competition launched in 2009. He earned over €7.1 million in 2014, the year he won The Open, the US PGA Championship, and two other European Tour titles.

For the start of the 2017 Race to Dubai, a new series of events was created in partnership with the European Tour’s long-standing partner, Rolex. The Rolex Series comprises seven tournaments with prize funds starting at $7 million.

The Rolex Series includes crucial events like the Turkish Airlines and Nedbank Challenge and other events like the BMW PGA Championship, the Dubai Duty-Free Irish Open, the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open, and the Italian Open. The series concludes with the DP World Tour Championship, where a prize of $8 million will be offered.

At the end of the World Tour Championship, a bonus pool of $5 million is split between the top ten players in the Race to Dubai standings. However, this bonus pool is not included in the official European Tour money and does not affect the final rankings.

Rory McIlroy’s prize money for winning the 2023 Race to Dubai

Rory McIlroy won at the 2023 Hero Dubai Desert Classic at the beginning of the year, beating his rival Patrick Reed by a single stroke in a thrilling finish at the Emirates Golf Club in Dubai.

In addition to the prize money, the Irish golfer earned approximately 25.9 Official World Golf Ranking points and 1,335 DP World Tour points. As a result of his win, McIlroy also received a two-plus season exemption on the European Tour.

At the end of the DP Tour season, the event pockets a cool $3,000,000 before any bonus payments from the Race to Dubai standings.