Overview
- The award was announced at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai, where McIlroy called the honor humbling.
- The recipient will be the DP World Tour member who earns the most Race to Dubai points across the Masters, PGA Championship, U.S. Open and The Open.
- McIlroy will be ineligible to win the trophy that bears his name as the tour frames it as a legacy award for future players.
- The recognition follows McIlroy’s 2025 Masters victory that made him the first European and sixth man overall to complete the career Grand Slam.
- McIlroy enters this week’s season finale leading the Race to Dubai by 767 points over Marco Penge and 1,720 over Tyrrell Hatton as he chases a seventh title, with a $6 million bonus pool and 10 PGA Tour cards also on the line.