McIlroy’s latest order of merit win moved him to seven, one more than the legendary Ballesteros – who died aged 54 in 2011 – and one shy of Colin Montgomerie’s record eight. An emotional McIlroy revealed he had met Carmen ahead of the final round. The world number two collected €1,082,736 for his runners-up finish behind Fitzpatrick but also won a bonus $2 million for winning the season-long order of merit. McIlroy’s order of merit wins came in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2022, 2023, 2024 and now 2025 to move to seven in total. Although he has completed his season’s work on both the DP World Tour and the PGA Tour, McIlroy has committed to play in next month’s BMW Australian Open, which he previously won in 2015.
