Rory McIlroy takes in prize money

A powerful charge from Sergio Garcia and several early bogeys from McIlroy added a little suspense, but McIlroy settled in and closed strong to seal the wire-to-wire success. The triumph leaves McIlroy wanting just a win at the Masters to complete the career grand slam and added a third major championship to his curriculum vitae. The victory also added another sizeable deposit into McIlroy's bank account. With a Nike endorsement contract worth more than $200 million, McIlroy is already one of the highest-getting sportsmen in the world. Although he is made a lot of cash off the class, his on-course gains have not been too shabby either. The $1.66 million Rory took home on Sunday moves his career on-course gains to more than $31 million. McIlroy's win is significantly more than what Phil Mickelson took home a year ago, although major champ nike free run 5.0 womens.onships consistently offer a few of the largest payouts in golf. The PGA of America and the PGA Tour raised the purses in the var nike air max thea black.ous groups running the majors and marquee occasions this year opted to do the same. The R&A, which runs the British Open, increased the purse this year with the victor's share moving from $1.4 million to $1.66 million. Rory was not the only McIlroy to profit on Sunday. When he was 15 years old, three friends each and his father bet GBP 100 th nike free 5.0 cheap.t Rory would win the British Open before he turned 26. For year-old McIlroy's dad and buddies, the 25- he won the stake with the win. Garcia kept the pressure throughout the round on McIlroy and made a valiant effort. Garcia still managed to finish in a tie for second place with Rickie Fowler. The two will split the prize money for second and third place, with each earning $785,910. The 34-year old Garcia has now made just less than $49 million in on-course gains. Although most of the field wasn't a threat to McIlroy a top-20 finish will bring in a significant payday. The top 18 finishers will take a six-figure bonus, with the top eight winning at least $250,000. Adam Scott is included by that group. Adam finished tied for fifth and made $359,639 in prize money.