Rory McIlroy close to blowing Jordan Spieth away as earnings top $9 million

Rory McIlroy finished T5 at the Houston Open at the weekend as he continues his impressive start to 2025 and adds to his leading prize money total on the PGA Tour

Rory McIlroy tops the PGA Tour prize money list by a large margin after an incredible start to 2025.

The Northern Irishman earned another $337,843 for his T5 finish at the Houston Open at the weekend. McIlroy has already won two titles so far this year, beginning with his victory at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and followed by his triumph at the Players Championship earlier this month.

The latter success saw him receive an eye-watering $4.5 million, and his PGA prize money total for 2025 stands at just over $9M. Remarkably, McIlroy’s current prize money tally is close to surpassing Jordan Spieth’s combined earnings since the 2022/23 season.

Three-time major winner Spieth is without a win on the PGA Tour since his RBC Heritage victory in April 2022. He ended that season with $7.24M, putting him 17th in the PGA money list that year.

Three-time major winner Spieth is without a win on the PGA Tour since his RBC Heritage victory in April 2022. He ended that season with $7.24M, putting him 17th in the PGA money list that year.

However, Spieth has struggled in the following seasons, partly due to injuries, as his wait for another triumph goes on. The former US Open champion earned $2.732M last year, with his best performance at a major coming in his T25 finish at The Open in July.

Spieth has fallen below the tour average of $841,000, with his prize money for the first quarter of the year reaching $820,000. This means that since the 2022/23 season, Spieth has earned a combined $10.8M, a total McIlroy could soon surpass with his annual prize money as his positive start to the season continues.