How much did Rory McIlroy win at the 2023 Dubai Desert Classic? Total prize money explored

The 2023 Hero Dubai Desert Classic came to an end on Monday with Rory McIlroy lifting the trophy. The Irish golfer beat his rival Patrick Reed by one stroke to claim a dramatic victory at the Emirates Golf Club in Dubai.

World No. 1 McIlroy played a birdie putt from around 15 feet at No. 18 to finish a 4-under 68 to win the Rolex Series event. The golfer bagged $1,530,000 as prize money for the win.

Apart from the paycheck, the Irishman also clinched approximately 25.9 Official World Golf Ranking points and 1,335 DP World Tour points. McIlroy also gets a two-plus season exemption on the European Tour for winning the Dubai Desert Classic.

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2023 Hero Dubai Desert Classic prize money payouts

The 2023 Hero Dubai Desert Classic final leaderboard saw Victor Rory McIlroy bag the $1,530,000 winner's share of the $9,000,000 purse. The golfer was followed by Patrick Reed, who settled for $990,000. Third-placed Lucas Herbert won $567,000, while fourth-placed Callum Shinkwin settled for a $450,000 prize.

Interestingly, the Dubai Desert Classic had a 36-hole cut, which saw only 82 of the 132 starting players finishing the event. Nicolas Colsaerts finished 87th on the field and bagged $13,368 for his efforts.

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Here are the full 2023 Hero Dubai Desert Classic prize money payouts:

• 1: Rory McIlroy: $1,530,000
• 2: Patrick Reed - $990,000
• 3: Lucas Herbert - $567,000
• 4: Callum Shinkwin - $450,000
• 5: Julien Brun - $381,600
• T6: Thomas Pieters - $290,627
• T6: Ian Poulter - $290,627
• T8: Richard Bland - $184,213
• T8: Angel Hidalgo - $184,213
• T8: Marcus Kinhult - $184,213
• T8: Henrik Stenson - $184,213
• T8: Johannes Veerman - $184,213
• T13: Adri Arnaus - $137,414
• T13: Calum Hill - $137,414.73
• T13: Min Woo Lee - $137,414
• T16: Alexander Björk - $118,263
• T16: Romain Langasque - $118,263
• T16: Thorbjørn Olesen - $118,263
• T16: Matt Wallace - $118,263
• T20: Ryan Fox - $98,494
• T20: Rasmus Højgaard - $98,494
• T20: Jazz Janewattananond - $98,494
• T20: Matthew Jordan - $98,494
• T20: Jordan Smith - $98,494
• T20: Michael Thorbjornsen (a) - $98,494
• T20: Bernd Wiesberger - $98,494
• T20: Ashun Wu - $98,494
• T28: Marcus Armitage - $75,563
• T28: Dan Bradbury - $75,563
• T28: Jorge Campillo - $75,563
• T28: Jens Dantorp - $75,563
• T28: Ewen Ferguson - $75,563
• T28: Jacques Kruyswijk - $75,563
• T28: Pablo Larrazábal - $75,563
• T28: Adrian Otaegui - $75,563
• T28: Victor Perez - $75,563
• T28: Jeunghun Wang - $75,563
• T38: Jamie Donaldson - $50,971
• T38: Hennie Du Plessis - $50,971
• T38: Daniel Gavins - $50,971
• T38: Chase Hanna - $50,971
• T38: Tyrrell Hatton - $50,971
• T38: Nicolai Højgaard - $50,971
• T38: Andrew Johnston - $50,971
• T38: Maximilian Kieffer - $50,971
• T38: Robert Macintyre - $50,971
• T38: Kalle Samooja - $50,971
• T38: Connor Syme - $50,971
• T38: Justin Walters - $50,971
• T38: Fabrizio Zanotti - $50,971
• T51: Oliver Bekker - $32,863
• T51: Louis De Jager - $32,863
• T51: Grant Forrest - $32,863
• T51: Marcus Helligkilde - $32,863
• T51: Joost Luiten - $32,863
• T51: Richard Mansell - $32,863
• T51: Niklas Nørgaard - $32,863
• T51: Lee Westwood - $32,863
• T59: John Catlin - $25,485
• T59: Tommy Fleetwood - $25,485
• T59: Justin Harding - $25,485
• T59: Sam Horsfield - $25,485
• T59: David Law - $25,485
• T59: Jason Scrivener - $25,485
• T65: Julien Guerrier - $20,567.50
• T65: Miguel Ángel Jiménez - $20,567.50
• T65: Shaun Norris - $20,567.50
• T65: Matthew Southgate - $20,567.50
• T65: Paul Waring - $20,567.50
• T70: Ludvig Aberg (a) - $15,424
• T70: Scott Jamieson - $15,424
• T70: Mikael Lindberg - $15,424
• T70: Lukas Nemecz - $15,424
• T70: Yannik Paul - $15,424
• T75: Marcel Schneider - $13,403
• T75: Andy Sullivan - $13,403
• T75: Nicolai Von Dellingshausen - $13,403
• T78: Nathan Kimsey - $13,394
• T78: Antoine Rozner - $13,394
• T78: Dale Whitnell - $13,394
• 81: Daan Huizing - $13,387
• 82: Tapio Pulkkanen - $13,384
• T83: Daniel Hillier - $13,379
• T83: Marc Warren - $13,379
• 85: Luke Donald - $13,374
• 86: Darius Van Driel - $13,371
• 87: Nicolas Colsaerts - $13,368

After the successful Dubai Desert Classic outing, the DP World Tour will now head to the Al Hamra Golf Club for the Ras Al Khaimah Championship.