Roy McIlroy

Rory McIlroy McIlroy, May 4, 1989 - (mostly referred to as Wheat by Taiwanese media) is a golf professional from Northern Ireland. He has won three major championships: the 2011 U.S. Open, the 2012 PGA Championship, and the 2014 British Open. He became the first European golf player to win three different major championships. He also became the third male player in history to win three major championships before the age of 25 (the other two are Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods). He won the Masters Championship in 2025 and achieved a Grand Slam. In 2011, at the age of 22, he became the youngest player in history to win 10 million euros in prize money on the European Tour; in 2012, he became the youngest player to win 10 million US dollars in prize money on the PGA Tour. SportsPro magazine ranked McIlroy second among the most commercial athletes. On January 14, 2013, NIKE signed a high-value contract with McIlroy. It was initially rumored to be as high as 10 years/USD 250 million. The current more credible contract is 10 years/USD 100 million.