Rory McIlroy switches focus to the top of the DP World Tour season and the Race to Dubai following his and Staff Europe’s triumph on the 2025 Ryder Cup.
McIlroy gained 3.5 factors to assist Europe earn their first away win for the reason that ‘Miracle of Medinah’ in 2012 to proceed his beautiful yr.
The world No 2 has already loved a stellar 2025 season, with three victories on the PGA Tour – together with Grand Slam glory at The Masters – adopted by a dramatic win on dwelling soil on the Amgen Irish Open.
“2025 is going to go down as one of the best years of my career, if not the best, and the most memorable for a lot of different reasons,” McIlroy mentioned after his victory in Eire.
McIlroy holds a commanding lead on the prime of the DP World Tour’s Order of Advantage as he appears to be like to win the Race to Dubai for a seventh time, which would depart him inside one in all Colin Montgomerie’s file.
McIlroy’s blended main file in 2025
He turned simply the sixth participant to finish the Grand Slam after a dramatic play-off victory over Justin Rose at Augusta Nationwide, the place he let a four-shot lead slip over the closing holes earlier than successful on the primary further gap.
It was his first main win since 2014 and noticed him be a part of Tiger Woods, Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Participant as males’s golf’s Grand Slam champions.
After following a disappointing tied-Forty seventh end on the PGA Championship in Quail Hole by ending joint-Nineteenth on the US Open, McIlroy rounded off his main season by claiming a share of seventh at The Open in Northern Eire.
Three wins in sturdy PGA Tour season for McIlroy
The Northern Irishman started his PGA Tour season with victory on the Pebble Seashore Professional-Am, beating good pal and Ryder Cup team-mate Shane Lowry by two strokes in California.
He added a second win of the season the next month at The Gamers, the place he outlasted JJ Spaun in play-off – by way of a Monday end – to win the PGA Tour’s flagship occasion for the primary time since 2019.
McIlroy elected to play the Texas Kids’s Houston Open to fine-tune his recreation forward of The Masters and completed tied-fifth, earlier than making sporting historical past along with his play-off win at The Masters.
He sat out the RBC Heritage afterwards, however returned to motion – alongside Lowry – to end tied-Twelfth of their title defence on the Zurich Basic of New Orleans.
McIlroy claimed a share of seventh as defending champion on the Truist Championship – beforehand known as the Wells Fargo Championship, an occasion he has already gained 4 occasions and cruised to a five-shot victory at in 2024.
That occasion was performed away from the Quail Hole Membership because of it internet hosting the PGA Championship, the place McIlroy completed a disappointing tied-Forty seventh spherical a course he had gained on 4 occasions beforehand.
McIlroy suffered a shock missed lower on the RBC Canadian Open and did not contend on the US Open, ending tied-Nineteenth, though confirmed indicators of a return to kind by claiming a share of sixth on the Vacationers Championship.
Chris Gotterup outlasted McIlroy to win the Genesis Scottish Open, leaving the 36-year-old in tied-second, with McIlroy then ending in tied-seventh at The Open on dwelling soil as Scheffler claimed a dominant victory and second main of the season.
McIlroy completed tied-Twenty third within the Tour Championship, Tommy Fleetwood lastly getting his first elusive PGA Tour win, a Twelfth place end within the BMW Championship coming every week prior.
DP World Tour takes focus for remainder of yr
McIlroy made a successful return to the Ok Membership for the Amgen Irish Open – 9 years on from successful on the similar venue, nailing a long-range eagle to power a play-off earlier than claiming victory on the third further play-off gap.
He did not construct on a robust begin to his opening spherical on the BMW PGA Championship every week later, with the 2014 champion needing a final-round 65 to finish the week within the prime 20 and 7 strokes behind Ryder Cup vice-captain Alex Noren.
Following his win with Staff Europe on the Ryder Cup, McIlroy will compete within the inaugural DP World India Championship – the primary time he’ll ever compete in India – when the $4m match takes place at Delhi Golf Membership from October 16-19.
McIlroy mentioned: “I am excited to not solely tee it up in India for the primary time but additionally go to a rustic that I’ve all the time wished to discover.
“I’m proud to play in the inaugural DP World India Championship. I’ve always enjoyed playing a global schedule and as I have previously said, there is tremendous potential to grow golf further in the country. This is a great opportunity, and I can’t wait to play in front of Indian golf fans.”
Rory McIlroy’s outcomes and schedule for 2025
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January 16-19 – Hero Dubai Desert Basic – Tied-fourth
January 30-February 2 – AT&T Pebble Seashore Professional-Am – WINNER
February 13-16 – Genesis Invitational (Signature Occasion) – Tied-Seventeenth
March 6-9 – Arnold Palmer Invitational (Signature Occasion) – Tied-Fifteenth
March 13-16 – The Gamers – WINNER
March 27-30 – Texas Kids’s Houston Open – Tied-fifth
April 10-13 – The Masters – WINNER
April 24-27 – Zurich Basic of New Orleans (group occasion with Shane Lowry) – Tied-Twelfth
Might 8-11 – Truist Championship (Signature Occasion) – Tied-seventh
Might 15-18 – PGA Championship – Tied-Forty seventh
June 5-8 – RBC Canadian Open – CUT
June 12-15 – US Open – Tied-Nineteenth
June 19-22 – Vacationers Championship – Tied-sixth
July 10-13 – Genesis Scottish Open – Tied-second
July 17-20 – The Open – Tied-seventh
August 14-17 – BMW Championship- Tied-Twelfth
August 21-24 – Tour Championship- Tied-Twenty third
September 4-7 – Amgen Irish Open – WINNER
September 11-14 – BMW PGA Championship – Tied-Twentieth
September 26-28 – Ryder Cup – WINNER with Staff Europe
October 16-19 – DP World India Championship
November 6-9 – Abu Dhabi Championship
November 13-16 – DP World Tour Championship
December 4-7 – Australian Open
McIlroy and Staff Europe win 2025 Ryder Cup.
McIlroy’s Masters victory ended a 3,899-day anticipate a fifth main title at The Masters and he went on to win an away Ryder Cup with Staff Europe for the primary time since 2012.
The Northern Irishman performed in three consecutive successful groups in 2010, 2012 and 2014, then fashioned an unbeaten partnership with Thomas Pieters throughout Europe’s 2016 defeat to the USA at Hazeltine.
McIlroy was a part of the victorious 2018 group in Paris and decreased to tears after that includes within the record-breaking loss at Whistling Straits in 2021, earlier than ending as Europe’s main scorer through the 16.5-11.5 win within the 2023 contest.
He gained 3.5 factors for Europe throughout their thrilling win over the USA in Bethpage Black this yr.
Which different occasions has McIlroy gained?
McIlroy’s 5 main winners are the 2011 US Open, 2012 PGA Championship, 2014 The Open, 2014 PGA Championship and 2025 The Masters.
He made his Ryder Cup debut in 2010 and has featured in each version since, serving to Staff Europe to victory over Staff USA in 5 of his seven appearances thus far.
His PGA Tour profession highlights embody 4 wins on the Wells Fargo Championship, three wins on the Tour Championship and two wins at The Gamers, whereas he’s a three-time winner on the FedExCup.
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