Overview

• Rory McIlroy said his first PGA Tour paycheck financed a diamond-encrusted watch that he now calls “the worst purchase ever.”
• He refused to name the watch’s make or model, explaining it was not from his current endorsement partner, Omega.
• The Northern Irishman has amassed about $107 million in career earnings, completed the career Grand Slam with an April victory at the Masters and secured 29 PGA Tour titles.
• With his spot in the season-ending Tour Championship locked in, he skipped the St. Jude Championship to better manage his late-season schedule.
• McIlroy will tee off at the BMW Championship before focusing on the Tour Championship, Ryder Cup and a run at the Race to Dubai.