Sixteen under par for a fourth major and third win in as many tournaments. Rory McIlroy’s world is dominated by numbers, from his incredible scores on the course to his £6.7million mansion and £300,000 car. Here, Sportsmail takes a look at the figures that make up the successes and rare failures in the life of the world’s best golfer. VIDEO Scroll down to watch US PGA Championship highlights . Won: Rory McIlroy's world is dominated by numbers and Sportsmail looks at the life of the world's best golfer . VIDEO PGA Championship highlights . EARLY CAREER . 15 – Played in his first European Tour event, the Daily Telegraph Dunlop Masters, aged only 15. Darren Clarke secured him an invitation after McIlroy, an amateur, won the West of Ireland Championships. At the time, Clarke said: ‘Rory has a special talent and I have no reservations about seeking an invitation for him to play. I am sure he will enjoy and benefit from the experience.’ McIlroy shot rounds of 82 and 81 and missed the cut. Early on: McIlroy, pictured as an amateur golfer in 2007, was said to have 'a special talent' by Darren Clark . 18 – McIlroy turned professional aged 18 in September 2007 having won the silver medal for low amateur at The Open earlier in the summer. He played his first event as a professional at the British Masters and finished 42nd, earning £12,063. By comparison, Tiger Woods turned professional aged 20, immediately signed endorsements worth £40m and hit a hole-in-one on his pro debut at the Greater Milwaukee Open, albeit only finishing 60th in the process. Up and up: McIlroy turned professional in September 2007 after winning silver for low amateur at The Open . Leg to stand on: McIlroy's first event as a professional was at the British Masters and he earned £12,063 . £220,000 – the amount McIlroy earned in prize money in his first month as a professional. 114 – After McIlroy’s first year on the European Tour he was ranked 114 in the world. He broke into the top 100 on October 19, 2008 and entered the top 50 in November of that year. He has not left it since. BREAKTHROUGH ERA . 19 – McIlroy won his first professional event at the Dubai Desert Classic on February 1, 2009, aged 19. The win took him to 16th in the world ranking and earned him £258,000. That year he scored his first top-10 major finish, at the 2009 US Open . Never forget your first! McIlroy celebrates on the 18th green after winning the Dubai Desert Classic in 2009 . Congrats: McIlroy and Clarke, both of Northern Ireland, meet after the former won the Dubai Desert Classic . Proud: McIlroy poses with his parents, Rosie and Gerry, after he won first professional event at the age of 19 . 4 – McIlroy’s lead going into the final round of the 2011 Masters. His fourth-round 80 is the worst score in history by any professional golfer leading after the third round of the Masters. He finished 15th. 70 – 70 days later, McIlroy won his first major at the US Open, setting a US Open record low score of 16 under par. It made McIlroy the youngest US Open winner since Bobby Jones in 1923 and took him to fourth in the world. Regular sight: McIlroy won the 2011 US Open Championship after sinking his final putt in mid June . Sealed with a kiss: McIlroy set a US Open record low score of 16 under par with the victory in Maryland . Record: It made McIlroy the youngest US Open winner since Bobby Jones in 1923 and took him to World No 4 . GIRLFRIENDS . 2 – Rory McIlroy is known to have had two girlfriends over the course of his career. He broke up with childhood sweetheart Holly Sweeney in 2011 and started dating tennis player Caroline Wozniacki. £120,000 - McIlroy proposed with a diamond ring on New Year’s Eve but quite famously broke off his engagement to Wozniacki in the days after sending out wedding invitations. Rumours have since linked him to several women, though last week he said his upturn in form was down to being single and dedicating more time to golf. Old: McIlroy and Caroline Wozniacki (pictured) were proposed with a diamond ring but he famously broke it off . RECORD MAKER . 3 – McIlroy’s win at the 2014 PGA Championship makes the 25-year-old the third youngest golfer to win four major championships, after Tiger Woods (24 years and seven months) and Jack Nicklaus (25 years, two months and 21 days). McIlroy was 25 years, three months and six days. For historical conext, Walter Hagen and Gary Player won their fourth majors at 29. 20 – McIlroy is now tied 20th on the list of all-time major winners with four. McIlroy’s hat-trick of Open, WGC and PGA Championship means he is the first player since Tiger Woods in 2007-08 to win three straight PGA events, though he would need to win his next two to match Woods’s incredible five-title streak. Watch your back, Tiger: McIlroy is after any and every record set by Woods, long considered the world's best . 3 – McIlroy now ranks as the third most successful European golfer in major championship history. Only Seve Ballesteros (five) and Sir Nick Faldo (six) have won more. 14 - his number of titles, with five wins on each of the European and PGA Tours, as well as his four majors. 1 – McIlroy became world No 1 for the first time on March 4, 2012. McIlroy has held the world No 1 position for a total of 41 weeks. Woods has held the top spot for a record 683 weeks. Top: McIlroy became world No 1 for the first time in 2012 and has held the position for a total of 41 weeks so far . MONEY . £31,000 – the amount fetched at auction for the golf ball with which McIlroy won the 2014 Open at Hoylake. £14,500,000 – the amount McIlroy is believed to have earned between June 2013 and June 2014, with £12m coming from endorsements and £2.5m in prize money. That takes in one of the most disappointing spells in McIlroy’s career after he switched his equipment manufacturer to Nike. However, he has emerged as the world’s best player and that long-term Nike deal is rumoured to be worth £10m a year. In 2013, he was the 35th highest earning sportsmen, but with 2014 prize money of roughly £4.2m he will shoot up the next list. His major sponsors include Nike, Bank of Santander, Bose and Omega. £28m – The Sunday Times Rich List estimated McIlroy’s fortune to be worth £28m . £6.7m – the value of McIlroy’s Florida mansion, which has six bedrooms and nine bathrooms. He has also been pictured driving a white £300,000 Lamborghini Aventador . Rich list: McIlroy's deals with the likes of Nike mean he rakes in the money and is reportedly worth £28million .
Rory McIlroy has won three tournaments in a row including two majors after winning USPGA Championship with final round of 68 at Valhalla .
Northern Irishman has four majors - all by the age of 25 - and says: 'Never in my wildest dream did I imagine I'd have a summer like this'
Sportsmail looks at the  world's best golfer and dissects  his numbers .
Sixteen under par for a fourth major and third win in as many tournaments. Rory McIlroy’s world is dominated by numbers, from his incredible scores on the course to his £6.7million mansion and £300,000 car. Here, Sportsmail takes a look at the figures that make up the successes and rare failures in the life of the world’s best golfer. VIDEO Scroll down to watch US PGA Championship highlights . Won: Rory McIlroy's world is dominated by numbers and Sportsmail looks at the life of the world's best golfer . VIDEO PGA Championship highlights . EARLY CAREER . 15 – Played in his first European Tour event, the Daily Telegraph Dunlop Masters, aged only 15. Darren Clarke secured him an invitation after McIlroy, an amateur, won the West of Ireland Championships. At the time, Clarke said: ‘Rory has a special talent and I have no reservations about seeking an invitation for him to play. I am sure he will enjoy and benefit from the experience.’ McIlroy shot rounds of 82 and 81 and missed the cut. Early on: McIlroy, pictured as an amateur golfer in 2007, was said to have 'a special talent' by Darren Clark . 18 – McIlroy turned professional aged 18 in September 2007 having won the silver medal for low amateur at The Open earlier in the summer. He played his first event as a professional at the British Masters and finished 42nd, earning £12,063. By comparison, Tiger Woods turned professional aged 20, immediately signed endorsements worth £40m and hit a hole-in-one on his pro debut at the Greater Milwaukee Open, albeit only finishing 60th in the process. Up and up: McIlroy turned professional in September 2007 after winning silver for low amateur at The Open . Leg to stand on: McIlroy's first event as a professional was at the British Masters and he earned £12,063 . £220,000 – the amount McIlroy earned in prize money in his first month as a professional. 114 – After McIlroy’s first year on the European Tour he was ranked 114 in the world. He broke into the top 100 on October 19, 2008 and entered the top 50 in November of that year. He has not left it since. BREAKTHROUGH ERA . 19 – McIlroy won his first professional event at the Dubai Desert Classic on February 1, 2009, aged 19. The win took him to 16th in the world ranking and earned him £258,000. That year he scored his first top-10 major finish, at the 2009 US Open . Never forget your first! McIlroy celebrates on the 18th green after winning the Dubai Desert Classic in 2009 . Congrats: McIlroy and Clarke, both of Northern Ireland, meet after the former won the Dubai Desert Classic . Proud: McIlroy poses with his parents, Rosie and Gerry, after he won first professional event at the age of 19 . 4 – McIlroy’s lead going into the final round of the 2011 Masters. His fourth-round 80 is the worst score in history by any professional golfer leading after the third round of the Masters. He finished 15th. 70 – 70 days later, McIlroy won his first major at the US Open, setting a US Open record low score of 16 under par. It made McIlroy the youngest US Open winner since Bobby Jones in 1923 and took him to fourth in the world. Regular sight: McIlroy won the 2011 US Open Championship after sinking his final putt in mid June . Sealed with a kiss: McIlroy set a US Open record low score of 16 under par with the victory in Maryland . Record: It made McIlroy the youngest US Open winner since Bobby Jones in 1923 and took him to World No 4 . GIRLFRIENDS . 2 – Rory McIlroy is known to have had two girlfriends over the course of his career. He broke up with childhood sweetheart Holly Sweeney in 2011 and started dating tennis player Caroline Wozniacki. £120,000 - McIlroy proposed with a diamond ring on New Year’s Eve but quite famously broke off his engagement to Wozniacki in the days after sending out wedding invitations. Rumours have since linked him to several women, though last week he said his upturn in form was down to being single and dedicating more time to golf. Old: McIlroy and Caroline Wozniacki (pictured) were proposed with a diamond ring but he famously broke it off . RECORD MAKER . 3 – McIlroy’s win at the 2014 PGA Championship makes the 25-year-old the third youngest golfer to win four major championships, after Tiger Woods (24 years and seven months) and Jack Nicklaus (25 years, two months and 21 days). McIlroy was 25 years, three months and six days. For historical conext, Walter Hagen and Gary Player won their fourth majors at 29. 20 – McIlroy is now tied 20th on the list of all-time major winners with four. McIlroy’s hat-trick of Open, WGC and PGA Championship means he is the first player since Tiger Woods in 2007-08 to win three straight PGA events, though he would need to win his next two to match Woods’s incredible five-title streak. Watch your back, Tiger: McIlroy is after any and every record set by Woods, long considered the world's best . 3 – McIlroy now ranks as the third most successful European golfer in major championship history. Only Seve Ballesteros (five) and Sir Nick Faldo (six) have won more. 14 - his number of titles, with five wins on each of the European and PGA Tours, as well as his four majors. 1 – McIlroy became world No 1 for the first time on March 4, 2012. McIlroy has held the world No 1 position for a total of 41 weeks. Woods has held the top spot for a record 683 weeks. Top: McIlroy became world No 1 for the first time in 2012 and has held the position for a total of 41 weeks so far . MONEY . £31,000 – the amount fetched at auction for the golf ball with which McIlroy won the 2014 Open at Hoylake. £14,500,000 – the amount McIlroy is believed to have earned between June 2013 and June 2014, with £12m coming from endorsements and £2.5m in prize money. That takes in one of the most disappointing spells in McIlroy’s career after he switched his equipment manufacturer to Nike. However, he has emerged as the world’s best player and that long-term Nike deal is rumoured to be worth £10m a year. In 2013, he was the 35th highest earning sportsmen, but with 2014 prize money of roughly £4.2m he will shoot up the next list. His major sponsors include Nike, Bank of Santander, Bose and Omega. £28m – The Sunday Times Rich List estimated McIlroy’s fortune to be worth £28m . £6.7m – the value of McIlroy’s Florida mansion, which has six bedrooms and nine bathrooms. He has also been pictured driving a white £300,000 Lamborghini Aventador . Rich list: McIlroy's deals with the likes of Nike mean he rakes in the money and is reportedly worth £28million .
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