Rory McIlroy might join the elite club with Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson if he wins the Genesis Scottish Open

Rory McIlroy has his eyes set on winning the 30th PGA Tour event of his career this week at the 2025 Genesis Scottish Open. He took the lead in a tie with Chris Gotterup after the third round of the PGA Tour and DP World Tour co-sanctioned event.

If McIlroy wins on Sunday, he would join the elite club of players such as Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Sam Snead, Jack Nicklaus, Byron Nelson, and Arnold Palmer, among others, to have 30 or more wins on the PGA Tour.

Ahead of the finale of the Genesis Scottish Open, the PGA Tour has shared the names of the players who have won 30 or more events on the circuit in a post on X, writing:

"Sixteen players have earned 30 or more PGA TOUR titles: Tiger Woods, Sam Snead, Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, Byron Nelson, Billy Casper, Walter Hagen, Phil Mickelson, Cary Middlecoff, Tom Watson, Gene Sarazen, Lloyd Mangrum, Vijay Singh, Jimmy Demaret, Horton Smith, @McIlroyRory eyes No. 30 on Sunday @ScottishOpen"

Rory McIlroy made a five-spot jump on the leaderboard to take the lead in the Genesis Scottish Open after carding a round of 66 on Saturday. Earlier this season, he had won three tournaments, including the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, The Players Championship, and the Masters.

McIlroy completed his career Grand Slam with his victory at the Augusta National, becoming the sixth golfer in the history of the sport to achieve the rare feat. His first win on the PGA Tour was at the Quail Hollow Championship in 2010.

Here is the list of the tournaments Rory McIlroy has won on the PGA Tour in his career:

1. Quail Hollow Championship: 2010
2. U.S. Open: 2011
3. The Honda Classic: 2012
4. PGA Championship: 2012
5. Deutsche Bank Championship: 2012
6. BMW Championship: 2012
7. The Open Championship: 2014
8. WGC-Bridgestone Invitational: 2014
9. PGA Championship (2): 2014
10. WGC-Cadillac Match Play: 2015
11. Wells Fargo Championship (2): 2015
12. Deutsche Bank Championship (2): 2016
13. Tour Championship: 2016
14. Arnold Palmer Invitational: 2018
15. The Players Championship: 2019
16. RBC Canadian Open: 2019
17. Tour Championship (2): 2019
18. WGC-HSBC Champions: 2019
19. Wells Fargo Championship (3): 2021
20. CJ Cup: 2021
21. RBC Canadian Open (2): 2022
22. Tour Championship (3): 2022
23. CJ Cup (2): 2022
24. Genesis Scottish Open: 2023
25. Zurich Classic of New Orleans (with Shane Lowry): 2024
26. Wells Fargo Championship (4): 2024
27. AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: 2025
28. The Players Championship (2): 2025
29. Masters Tournament: 2025

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Rory McIlroy reflects on his performance at the Genesis Scottish Open

After winning the Masters 2025, Rory McIlroy had a tough time on the greens. He missed the cut at the RBC Canadian Open and settled in T47 at the PGA Championship. However, this week, he bounced back and is in contention to win the title.

In the post-round press conference of the tournament on Saturday, the Northern Irish golfer opened up about his performance. He said, via ASAP Sports:

"It's my first realistic chance to win after the Masters, and I've had a great season. I won at Pebble. I won PLAYERS. I said this, when you do something that you've been dreaming your whole life to do, it was a huge moment in my life, my career.

"I think I just needed that little bit of time. And to be back here for last couple weeks, and feel like I could actually digest all of it, I feel like I came to this tournament with renewed enthusiasm and excitement for the rest of the year," he added.

Rory McIlroy started the campaign with an opening round of 68, followed by a round of 65. He played the third round of 66 to settle with a total of 11-under. The final of the Genesis Scottish Open is scheduled to take place on Sunday, July 13.