US EditionRory McIlroy named BBC Sports Personality of the Year as every winner confirmed
- On Thursday, Rory McIlroy clinched the BBC Sports Personality of the Year at MediaCity, Salford, winning the public vote ahead of Ellie Kildunne and Lando Norris.
- After an historic season that included Augusta, McIlroy won the Masters at Augusta National and The Players Championship, Irish Open, plus his seventh Race to Dubai title this year.
- A dramatic playoff and on-course resilience defined McIlroy's year as he clinched the Masters against Justin Rose and scored three-and-a-half points at the Ryder Cup amid hostile crowds.
- Historically, the accolade places McIlroy among golfing greats as only the third golfer in 72 years to win the BBC prize, and he is the first Northern Irishman since AP McCoy in 2010; Team Europe also won Team of the Year.
- The ceremony also recognised other stars, honouring Thierry Henry with a Lifetime Achievement award while naming Sarina Wiegman Coach of the Year and Mondo Duplantis World Sport Star.
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McIlroy crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year
Rory McIlroy was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year on Thursday after completing the career Grand Slam with a long-awaited Masters triumph. England rugby union standout Ellie Kildunne finished second and Formula One world champion Lando Norris placed third in the public vote. McIlroy won the Masters at Augusta National in April, becoming only the sixth man – and first European – to complete the full set of major championships. The 36-year-…
Not even BBC’s reality TV-style can spoil the McIlroy SPOTY party as, in sport, sometimes the good guys come out on top
Sometimes we can all agree: the right person won. Rory McIlroy was the year’s stand-out sporting achiever and it was only right he should, as 2025 draws to a close, receive the honour as the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. Not least because - as he proved with his steadfast refusal to be intimidated by drunken US golf bros at the Ryder Cup earlier this year - this is a sportsman with proper personality.
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McIlroy wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year after Masters and Ryder Cup victories in 2025
Rory McIlroy has been voted as the BBC Sports Personality of the Year to cap a year that saw him win the Masters to complete the career Grand Slam and then an away Ryder Cup with Team Europe.
McIlroy crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year after Masters victory
Dec 18 : Rory McIlroy was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year on Thursday after completing the career Grand Slam with a long-awaited Masters triumph.England rugby union standout Ellie Kildunne finished second and Formula One world champion Lando Norris placed third in the public vote.McIlroy wo
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