Rory McIlroy strikes it rich despite Portrush Open heartbreak
McIlroy seemed reinvigorated coming into this one after some patchy form post-Masters. And although he hit it far from his best, the five-time major winner did enough to get himself into the penultimate group on the final day of the Open.
Trying to chase down eventual winner and world number one Scottie Scheffler, McIlroy finished in a tie for seventh and seven shots off Scheffler.
But he still struck it rich, earning a cool €388,600 to add to his net worth, while Shane Lowry earned a not-so-shabby €58,800 for his week's work.
Here is how much each player earned. Full Open Pay Out
1 Scottie Scheffler -17 $3,100,000 (€2,666,000)2 Harris English -13 $1,759,000 (€1,513,000)3 Chris Gotterup -12 $1,128,000 (€970,100)T4 Wyndham Clark -11 $730,667 (€628,800)T4 Matt Fitzpatrick -11 $730,667 (€628,800)T4 Haotong Li -11 $730,667 (€628,800)T7 Robert MacIntyre -10 $451,834 (€388,600)T7 Xander Schauffele -10 $451,834 (€388,600)
T7 Rory McIlroy -10 $451,834 (€388,600) T10 Bryson DeChambeau -9 $304,650 (€261,000)T10 Corey Conners -9 $304,650 (€261,000)T10 Brian Harman -9 $304,650 (€261,000)T10 Russell Henley -9 $304,650 (€261,000)T14 Rickie Fowler -8 $240,000 (€206,400)T14 Nicolai Hojgaard -8 $240,000 (€206,400)T16 Jesper Svensson -7 $185,258 (€159,300)T16 Hideki Matsuyama -7 $185,258 (€159,300)T16 Tommy Fleetwood -7 $185,258 (€159,300)T16 John Parry -7 $185,258 (€159,300)T16 Justin Rose -7 $185,258 (€159,300)T16 Rasmus Hojgaard -7 $185,258 (€159,300)T16 Tyrrell Hatton -7 $185,258 (€159,300)T23 Maverick McNealy -6 $138,040 (€118,700)T23 J.J. Spaun -6 $138,040 (€118,700)T23 Lucas Glover -6 $138,040 (€118,700)T23 Dustin Johnson -6 $138,040 (€118,700)T23 Ludvig Aberg -6 $138,040 (€118,700)T28 Harry Hall -5 $119,950 (€103,200)T28 Oliver Lindell -5 $119,950 (€103,200)T30 Daniel Berger -4 $104,850 (€90,200)T30 Akshay Bhatia -4 $104,850 (€90,200)T30 Keegan Bradley -4 $104,850 (€90,200)T30 Kristoffer Reitan -4 $104,850 (€90,200)T34 Sergio Garcia -3 $86,517 (€74,400)T34 Aaron Rai -3 $86,517 (€74,400)T34 Jon Rahm -3 $86,517 (€74,400)T34 Justin Thomas -3 $86,517 (€74,400)T34 Christiaan Bezuidenhout -3 $86,517 (€74,400)T34 Lee Westwood -3 $86,517 (€74,400)
T40 Shane Lowry -2 $68,340 (€58,800) T40 Jordan Spieth -2 $68,340 (€58,800)T40 Jason Kokrak -2 $68,340 (€58,800)T40 Takumi Kanaya -2 $68,340 (€58,800)T40 Nathan Kimsey -2 $68,340 (€58,800)T45 Matt Wallace -1 $51,186 (€44,000)T45 Matthew Jordan -1 $51,186 (€44,000)T45 Thomas Detry -1 $51,186 (€44,000)T45 Henrik Stenson -1 $51,186 (€44,000)T45 Jordan Smith -1 $51,186 (€44,000)T45 Sam Burns -1 $51,186 (€44,000)T45 Thriston Lawrence -1 $51,186 (€44,000)T52 Adrien Saddier E $44,350 (€38,100)T52 Sepp Straka E $44,350 (€38,100)T52 Marc Leishman E $44,350 (€38,100)T52 Sungjae Im E $44,350 (€38,100)T56 Phil Mickelson 1 $42,334 (€36,400)T56 Jhonattan Vegas 1 $42,334 (€36,400)T56 Tony Finau 1 $42,334 (€36,400)T59 Antoine Rozner 2 $41,550 (€35,700)T59 Justin Leonard 2 $41,550 (€35,700)T61 Dean Burmester 3 $41,100 (€35,300)T61 Romain Langasque 3 $41,100 (€35,300)T63 Riki Kawamoto 4 $40,280 (€34,600)T63 Andrew Novak 4 $40,280 (€34,600)T63 Viktor Hovland 4 $40,280 (€34,600)T63 Ryggs Johnston 4 $40,280 (€34,600)T63 Francesco Molinari 4 $40,280 (€34,600)68 Jacob Skov Olesen 6 $39,400 (€33,900)69 Matti Schmid 8 $39,100 (€33,600)
70 Sebastian Soderberg 11 $38,900 (€33,500)
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