Rory McIlroy capped off a memorable year by winning the Race to Dubai again, having already completed the career Grand Slam and enjoyed Ryder Cup success in 2025.
McIlroy won 3.5 points to help Europe earn their first away win since the 'Miracle of Medinah' in 2012 to continue his career-defining 2025.
The world No 2 won three times on the PGA Tour - including an elusive fifth major victory The Masters, then also won the Amgen Irish Open on home soil.
"2025 is going to go down as one of the best years of my career, if not the best, and the most memorable for a lot of different reasons," McIlroy said after his victory in Ireland.
McIlroy ended the season by securing the Race to Dubai for a seventh time, leaving him within one of Colin Montgomerie's record.
He became just the sixth player to complete the Grand Slam after a , where he let a four-shot lead slip over the closing holes before winning on the first extra hole.
It was his first major win since 2014 and saw him join Tiger Woods, Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player as men's golf's Grand Slam champions.
After following a disappointing tied-47th finish at the PGA Championship in Quail Hollow by ending joint-19th at the US Open, McIlroy rounded off his major season by claiming a share of seventh at The Open in Northern Ireland.
The Northern Irishman began his PGA Tour season with , beating good friend and Ryder Cup team-mate Shane Lowry by two strokes in California.
He added a , where he outlasted JJ Spaun in play-off - via a Monday finish - to win the PGA Tour's flagship event for the first time since 2019.
McIlroy elected to play the Texas Children's Houston Open to fine-tune his game ahead of The Masters and finished tied-fifth, before making sporting history with his .
He sat out the RBC Heritage afterwards, but returned to action - alongside Lowry - to .
McIlroy claimed - previously called the Wells Fargo Championship, an event he has already won four times and cruised to a five-shot victory at in 2024.
That event was played away from the Quail Hollow Club due to it hosting the PGA Championship, where round a course he had won on four times previously.
and failed to contend at the US Open, ending tied-19th, although showed signs of a return to form by claiming a .
, leaving the 36-year-old in tied-second, with McIlroy then finishing in on home soil as Scheffler claimed a dominant victory and second major of the season.
McIlroy finished tied-23rd in the Tour Championship, , a 12th-place finish in the BMW Championship coming a week prior.
- nine years on from winning at the same venue, nailing a long-range eagle to force a play-off before claiming victory on the third extra play-off hole.
He failed to build on a strong start to his opening round at the BMW PGA Championship a week later, with the 2014 champion and seven strokes behind Ryder Cup vice-captain Alex Noren.
Following his p, - the first time he ever competed in India - as Tommy Fleetwood claimed victory.
McIlroy carded the lowest round of his DP World Tour career on his way to a , posting a final-round 62 to finish a shot outside of a play-off, which extended his advantage in the Race to Dubai standings heading into his DP World Tour Championship.
A dramatic finish to the season saw McIlroy find a final-hole eagle to force a play-off with Matt Fitzpatrick at the DP World Tour Championship, before finding water on the first extra play-off hole to finish runner-up to the Englishman.
January 16-19 - Hero Dubai Desert Classic -
January 30-February 2 - AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am -
February 13-16 - Genesis Invitational (Signature Event) -
March 6-9 - Arnold Palmer Invitational (Signature Event) -
March 13-16 - The Players -
March 27-30 - Texas Children's Houston Open -
April 10-13 - The Masters -
April 24-27 - Zurich Classic of New Orleans (team event with Shane Lowry) -
May 8-11 - Truist Championship (Signature Event) -
May 15-18 - PGA Championship -
June 5-8 - RBC Canadian Open -
June 12-15 - US Open -
June 19-22 - Travelers Championship -
July 10-13 - Genesis Scottish Open -
July 17-20 - The Open -
August 14-17 - BMW Championship-
August 21-24 - Tour Championship-
September 4-7 - Amgen Irish Open -
September 11-14 - BMW PGA Championship -
September 26-28 - Ryder Cup -
October 16-19 - DP World India Championship -
November 6-9 - Abu Dhabi Championship -
November 13-16 - DP World Tour Championship -
McIlroy's victory at The Masters ended a 3,899-day wait for a fifth major title, with the 36-year-old then going on to win an away Ryder Cup with Team Europe for the first time since 2012.
The Northern Irishman played in three consecutive winning teams in 2010, 2012 and 2014, then formed an unbeaten partnership with Thomas Pieters during Europe's 2016 defeat to the United States at Hazeltine.
McIlroy was part of the victorious 2018 team in Paris and reduced to tears after featuring in the record-breaking loss at Whistling Straits in 2021, before finishing as Europe's leading scorer during the 16.5-11.5 win in the 2023 contest.
He won 3.5 points for Europe during their thrilling win over the USA at Bethpage Black, finishing unbeaten over the first two days before losing to Scottie Scheffler on the final hole of the Sunday singles.
McIlroy's five major winners are the 2011 US Open, 2012 PGA Championship, 2014 The Open, 2014 PGA Championship and 2025 The Masters.
He made his Ryder Cup debut in 2010 and has featured in every edition since, helping Team Europe to victory over Team USA in five of his seven appearances so far.
His PGA Tour career highlights include four wins at the Wells Fargo Championship, three wins at the Tour Championship and two wins at The Players, while he is a three-time winner on the FedExCup.
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