Rory McIlroy voted PGA Tour Player of the Year
By Jack Crosby
Just when a lot of people thought there was no mainstream attention that could be brought to the game of golf with the absence of Tiger Woods, in walked Rory McIlroy this past year to prove a lot of people wrong in that regard.
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The Northern Ireland native took the golf world by storm throughout the year, and he has been rightfully recognized for his efforts.
McIlroy, for the outstanding outings that he has had, has been named the PGA Tour Player of the Year, an accolade that most of us saw coming his way.
Rory McIlroy has been voted PGA Tour Player of the Year pic.twitter.com/7XF2PWhAg9
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) October 1, 2014
Again, McIlroy not just excelled on the course, but he brought a lot of viewers back to the game that were lost when Tiger just couldn’t get back to his usual, dominant self.
Here is a look at what McIlroy has accomplished through the past year, as well as the money that has come along with it.
| 2014 PGA TOURNAMENTS | ||||
| DATE | TOURNAMENT | POS | OVERALL SCORE | EARNINGS |
| 9/11 – 9/14 | TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola East Lake GC | 2 | 69-65-67-71 — 272 (-8) | $708,000 |
| 9/4 – 9/7 | BMW Championship Cherry Hills CC | 8 | 67-67-72-66 — 272 (-8) | $232,000 |
| 8/29 – 9/1 | Deutsche Bank Championship TPC Boston | 5 | 70-69-64-70 — 273 (-11) | $304,000 |
| 8/21 – 8/24 | The Barclays Ridgewood CC | 22 | 74-65-70-70 — 279 (-5) | $70,200 |
| 8/7 – 8/10 | PGA Championship Valhalla GC | 1 | 66-67-67-68 — 268 (-16) | $1,800,000 |
| 7/31 – 8/3 | World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational Firestone CC (South) | 1 | 69-64-66-66 — 265 (-15) | $1,530,000 |
| 7/17 – 7/20 | The Open Championship Royal Liverpool GC | 1 | 66-66-68-71 — 271 (-17) | $1,665,788 |
| 6/12 – 6/15 | U.S. Open Golf Championship Pinehurst No. 2 | 23 | 71-68-74-73 — 286 (+6) | $79,968 |
| 5/29 – 6/1 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance Muirfield Village GC | 15 | 63-78-69-72 — 282 (-6) | $102,300 |
| 5/8 – 5/11 | THE PLAYERS Championship TPC Sawgrass | 6 | 70-74-69-66 — 279 (-9) | $313,000 |
| 5/1 – 5/4 | Wells Fargo Championship Quail Hollow Club | 8 | 69-76-65-70 — 280 (-8) | $200,100 |
| 4/10 – 4/13 | Masters Tournament Augusta National GC | 8 | 71-77-71-69 — 288 (E) | $234,000 |
| 4/3 – 4/6 | Shell Houston Open Golf Club of Houston | 7 | 70-71-74-65 — 280 (-8) | $186,240 |
| 3/6 – 3/9 | World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship Trump National Doral | 25 | 70-74-75-74 — 293 (+5) | $76,000 |
| 2/27 – 3/2 | The Honda Classic PGA National Champion Course | 2-y | 63-66-69-74-5 — 272 (-8) | $448,000 |
| 2/19 – 2/23 | WGC: Accenture Match * The Golf Club at Dove Mountain | 17 | – | $99,000 |
| 12/5 – 12/8 | Northwestern Mutual World Challenge Sherwood CC | 11 | 73-77-68-70 — 288 (E) | $115,000 |
| 10/31 – 11/3 | World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions Sheshan International GC | 6 | 65-72-67-69 — 273 (-15) | $231,500 |
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