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European Tour Creates Rory McIlroy Award, Which He Is Ineligible For

At the DP World Championship in Dubai, organisers revealed the Rory McIlroy Award, which from the 2026 season will honour the DP World Tour member with the best major performance.
Following his career Grand Slam, organisers moved to commemorate Rory McIlroy becoming the first European to complete the feat with his Masters Tournament win in April, joining Sarazen, Hogan, Player, Nicklaus and Woods.
Determined by Race to Dubai points, the prize will be awarded to the player with the most points from the Masters Tournament, PGA Championship, U.S. Open and The Open, with the first recipient at the 2026 Open Championship.
The new prize becomes the fifth DP World Tour award named after a player, with Guy Kinnings stating `Whilst 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`.
On the eve of the DP World Tour Championship, Rory McIlroy leads Marco Penge by nearly 800 points for the Race to Dubai, urging stars, `With the fractured nature of the men's professional game at the minute, this tour needs all of its stars to step up and play in the big events.

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