The Northern Irishman turned in a decent weekend performance to crack the top-15.
Rory McIlroy at the Australian Open.(Image: (Photo by Jonathan DiMaggio/Getty Images))
A third successive round in the 60’s was enough to ensure that Rory McIlroy finished in a tie for 14th at the Crown Australian Open in Melbourne, and ensure that his season earnings for 2025 top the $35 million barrier.
McIlroy shot 69 in the early hours of Sunday morning to finish his tournament on 7-under, eight shots behind winner Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen.
A 68 on Saturday left McIlroy with an outside chance of posting a top-10 finish, but the Masters champion traded five birdies for three bogeys to finish his round on 2-under.
Early Birdies on two and three got McIlroy off to the hot start that he needed, but Bogeys on 7 and 9 stymied his momentum, with just two more Birdies following on 17 and 18 to end his tournament.
At the top of the leaderboard, Neergaard-Petersen kept his composure on a nervy Sunday to best home favourite Cam Smith by a single stroke to take home the title and a $225,060 payday.
With that T-14th finish, McIlroy takes home a cheque for $19,070 – his lowest pay-out of the year. Before today, the smallest cheque McIlroy had earned on the course in 2025 was $35,656 for a T-26th finish at the Indian Open.
While that $19,070 is the smallest of his year, between on course earnings and bonuses, the Holywood star has taken home an astonishing $35.8million this year in what will undoubtedly go down as the best season of his career.
Rory McIlroy prize money breakdown 2025
T4th
Dubai Desert Classic
$461,243
Won
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
$3,600,000
T17th
The Genesis Invitational
$270,714
T15th
Arnold Palmer Invitational
$349,000
Won
The Players Championship
$4,500,000
T5th
Texas Children’s Houston Open
$337,843
Won
The Masters
$4,200,000
T12th
Zurich Classic of New Orleans
$69,092
T7th
Truist Championship
$602,500
T47th
PGA Championship
$49,190
MC
RBC Canadian Open
$0
T19th
US Open
$242,532
T6th
Travelers Championship
$695,000
T2nd
Genesis Scottish Open
$788,175
T7th
The Open
$451,834
N/A
Comcast Business Tour Top 10
$6,000,000
T12th
BMW Championship
$441,000
T23rd
Tour Championship
$395,000
N/A
FedEx Cup Playoffs Bonus Money
$7,500,000
Won
Irish Open
$1,020,000
T20th
BMW PGA Championship
$103,275
T26th
DP World India Championship
$35,656
T3rd
Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship
$505,000
2nd
DP World Tour Championship
$1,260,000
1st
Race To Dubai Bonus Pool
$2,000,000
T14th
Crown Australian Open
$19,070
TOTAL
$35,896,124
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