{"id":280305,"date":"2025-11-12T20:59:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T20:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/280305\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T20:59:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T20:59:28","slug":"rory-mcilroy-calls-getting-new-award-named-after-him-humbling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/280305\/","title":{"rendered":"Rory McIlroy Calls Getting New Award Named After Him ‘Humbling’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rory McIlroy was already in rare air after winning the Masters<\/a> this year and becoming the seventh golfer to claim the career Grand Slam.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, he was the first European player to accomplish that feat\u2014and that will come with an additional honor.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, the DP World Tour announced the inception of the Rory McIlroy Award.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Starting in 2026, the award will be earned by the DP World Tour player who collects the most Race to Dubai points (part of the tour\u2019s season-long standings) in major championships.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cTo have something named after you, that will be presented to future generations of players, is a huge honor and it is very humbling,\u201d McIlroy said in a statement. \u201cI\u2019m incredibly proud to be the first European to achieve the career Grand Slam. The Majors represent the pinnacle of our sport, and I hope my success can inspire other DP World Tour members to chase and achieve their own dreams for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

“To have my name up there along with Harry Vardon and Sir Henry Cotton and Seve Ballesteros and John Jacobs, that’s very special.”<\/p>\n

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Shortly after the Masters in April, DP World Tour CEO Guy Kinnings brought up the award to McIlroy. Initially, the 36-year-old thought it was too early. But then he came around to the idea.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe more I thought about it,\u201d McIlroy said, \u201cI\u2019m not going to be around forever playing.\u201d<\/p>\n

And Kinnings is glad the five-time major winner agreed to this decoration.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWhilst Rory will no doubt go on to achieve many more great things during his career, as a Tour we wanted to commemorate his historic achievement this year of becoming the first European winner of the career Grand Slam,\u201d Kinnings said in a statement. \u201cThis new award will be a permanent legacy that we hope will inspire future generations of DP World Tour members aiming to follow in Rory\u2019s footsteps on golf\u2019s biggest stage.\u201d<\/p>\n

There\u2019s one caveat, though: McIlroy can\u2019t win his own award.\u00a0<\/p>\n

So instead, the Northern Irishman shifts his focus to winning his seventh Race to Dubai title, one short of Colin Montgomerie\u2019s record, and fourth in a row this week at the DPWT\u2019s season finale.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cTo move from six to seven, to go one past Seve [Ballesteros] would be amazing,\u201d said McIlroy, who has a 767.02 point lead in the season-long standings. \u201cTo get one closer to Monty would be amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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