Career Grand Slam winner Rory McIlroy has five major championship wins since turning professional in 2007. As he enters the 2026 season, he returns to the Masters as the defending champion. 

Here is a look at his major results and earnings, based on the data from Spotrac.

2008–2010: Rory McIlroy's First Major Appearances

Between 2008 and 2010, McIlroy began competing in majors without recording a win, but he produced early results. He made his debut at the 2009 Masters and finished T20, and in the same season, he finished T3 at the PGA Championship. In 2010, he led The Open after a first-round 63 and later finished T3, along with another T3 at the PGA Championship.

During this phase, his earnings started to build, reaching $682,571 in 2008–09 and $829,238 in 2009–10, taking his cumulative total to $1.5 million as he moved from entry to contention.

2011–2015: Rory McIlroy's Major Wins and Earnings Growth

This then led to a phase where results and earnings increased together. He won the U.S. Open in 2011 and the PGA Championship in 2012, and added two more wins in 2014 at The Open and the PGA Championship.

These results reflected directly in his earnings, with $1.64 million in 2010–11 and $1.49 million in 2011–12. His earnings rose further to $3.77 million in 2013–14, and by the end of 2014–15 his cumulative major earnings reached $9.59 million.

2016–2024: No Wins, Continued Results

Between 2016 and 2024, McIlroy did not record a major win. Despite that, he stayed within the top positions through consistent results. He had multiple top-10 finishes, which included second place at the Masters in 2022 and a runner up finish at the U.S. Open in 2023 and 2024.

Even then, his earnings remained stable, moving from $10.13 million in 2015–16 to $12.88 million by 2019–20, and to $17.34 million in 2021–22. By 2024, his collective major earnings had reached $23.47 million.

2025: Masters Win and Career Grand Slam

That trajectory changed in 2025. McIlroy won the Masters at Augusta National in a playoff against Justin Rose, completing the career Grand Slam. With this result, he joined Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Ben Hogan, and Gene Sarazen.

In the same season, he finished T47 at the PGA Championship, T19 at the U.S. Open, and T7 at The Open. His earnings in 2025 reached $7.93 million, pushing his cumulative total to $28.41 million.

What’s next for Rory McIlroy in 2026? Can he build on his Grand Slam and dominate the majors again?

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Written by

Aditi Singh

Edited by

Pulkit Prabhav