Breaking Down Rory McIlroy’s 9-Figure Career Earnings After His Elusive Masters Victory

Michael Reaves/Getty ImagesRory McIlroy finally won his first elusive Masters championship on Sunday, April 13 — becoming just the 6th golfer ever to win the career grand slam — but McIlroy, 35, has been racking up historic earnings since well before putting on the green jacket. AdvertisementThe Irish golf phenom has been a prodigy since the age of 9, when he appeared on Irish talk show Kelly in 1999 after winning the U10 World Championship. McIlroy turned pro in 2007 at the age of 18 and since gone on to win five major titles, five Ryder Cups, spend over 100 weeks ranked